page_title: 1987 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election
hierarchical_section_title: 1987 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election
context_page_description: The 1987 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 7 May 1987 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.
  20 seats were contested in the election: 13 were won by the Labour Party, 6 by the Conservative Party, and 1 by the Liberal Party. After the election, the composition of the council was
  Labour 38
  Conservative 16
  Liberal Party 5
  Social Democratic Party 1
context_section_description: The 1987 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 7 May 1987 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.
  20 seats were contested in the election: 13 were won by the Labour Party, 6 by the Conservative Party, and 1 by the  Liberal Party. After the election, the composition of the council was
  Labour 38
  Conservative 16
  Liberal Party 5
  Social Democratic Party 1
caption: The Metropolitan Borough of Bolton shown within England
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