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    1976 handbook

    Bolton: 1976 local elections

    20 wards with results. Council page

    Before (end of 1975)

    Not known.

    After (end of 1976)

    Not known.

    Ward results

    No. 1 (Great Lever)1 seat · turnout 36.1%
    S. HaslamConservative2,283
    G. HarkinLabour1,504
    No. 10 (Bradford)1 seat · turnout 37.7%
    T. McEwenLabour1,205
    A. MillsConservative498
    N. DuffieldInd SOC56
    No. 11 (Heaton)1 seat · turnout 47.5%
    J. HanscombConservative1,996
    A. MoonLabour213
    No. 12 (Rumworth & Hulton)1 seat · turnout 38.6%
    A. GledhillConservative2,112
    P. JonesLabour1,381
    J. WalshNF341
    No. 13 (Church-East-North)1 seat · turnout 48.2%
    E. CrookInd Con1,227
    W. HallConservative961
    P. JohnsonLabour799
    No. 14 (Farnworth North)1 seat · turnout 31.9%
    R. NearyLabour1,428
    A. NuttallConservative1,232
    M. HarmsworthLIB331
    No. 15 (Farnworth South)1 seat · turnout 25.2%
    W. HardmanLabour1,290
    J. BarrowLIB550
    L. SharplesConservative493
    No. 17 (Blackrod & Horwich South)1 seat · turnout 48.5%
    C. EverinConservative1,915
    L. WatkinsonLabour1,194
    No. 18 (Kearsley)1 seat · turnout 42.4%
    T. LewisLabour1,479
    E. BellLIB1,376
    T. RothwellConservative810
    No. 19 (Little Lever)1 seat · turnout 37.8%
    J. HodsonConservative1,192
    E. BlackwellLabour1,105
    R. RichardsonLIB645
    No. 20 (Bradshaw)1 seat · turnout 34.1%
    T. GreenhalghConservative1,723
    A. GrimesLabour446
    No. 21 (Bromley Cross-Eagley-Egerton)1 seat · turnout 38.5%
    A. PoulsomConservative2,666
    C. BenjaminLabour591
    No. 22 (Westhoughton North Central & South)1 seat · turnout 39.8%
    J. CleeLabour1,331
    J. RodenConservative1,184
    K. BrownIndependent307
    No. 23 (Westhoughton East & Hulton)1 seat · turnout 42.7%
    F. WalshConservative1,870
    C. KnowlesLabour625
    No. 3 (Tonge)1 seat · turnout 41.9%
    K. KnowlesConservative2,631
    B. IddonLabour1,983
    No. 4 (Smithills)1 seat · turnout 37.9%
    M. HowarthConservative3,057
    G. HartLabour897
    R. LangleyIndependent151
    No. 5 (Halliwell)1 seat · turnout 32.1%
    W. HallConservative1,742
    R. JohnsonLabour1,389
    No. 7 (West)1 seat · turnout 32.5%
    D. ClarkeLabour1,419
    B. HollandConservative1,171
    No. 8 (Deane-Cum-Lostock)1 seat · turnout 41.5%
    F. RushtonConservative2,260
    J. WalkerLabour648
    No. 9 (Derby)1 seat · turnout 31.4%
    R. LeverLabour1,170
    D. SmithConservative663