The 1990 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 4 May 1990 to elect members of Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council in Greater Manchester, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party kept overall control of the council
22 seats were contested in the election: 18 were won by the Labour Party, 3 by the Conservative Party, and 1 by the Liberal Democrats. There were 2 seats each contested in both the Farnworth and the Kearsley wards. After the election, the composition of the council was: Labour 43 Conservative 14 Liberal Democrats 3
Election results
Council Composition Prior to the election the composition of the council was:
+ ↓ 39 16 5 Labour Conservative L
After the election the composition of the council was:
+ ↓ 43 14 3 Labour Conservative L
LD – Liberal Democrats
Ward results Astley Bridge ward
Blackrod ward
Bradshaw ward
Breightmet ward
Bromley Cross ward
Burnden ward
Central ward
Daubhill ward
Deane-cum-Heaton ward
Derby ward
Farnworth ward
Halliwell ward
Harper Green ward
Horwich ward
Hulton Park ward
Kearsley ward
Little Lever ward
Smithills ward
Tonge ward
Westhoughton ward
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