Bolton Council

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Bolton Council
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Type
Type
History
Founded1 April 1974
Leadership
Mohammed Ayub,
Labour
since 18 May 2022 [1]
Nick Peel,
Labour
since 16 May 2023
Chief Executive
Sue Johnson
since 26 September 2022 [2]
Structure
Seats60
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Political groups
  Labour (26)
  Conservative (15)
  Liberal Democrat (6)
  Horwich and Blackrod First (6)
  Farnworth and Kearsley First (5)
  Green (1)
  Independent (1)
Joint committees
Greater Manchester Combined Authority
Greater Manchester Police, Fire and Crime Panel
Length of term
4 years
Elections
Last election
2024 (one third)
Next election
2025 (one third)
Meeting place
Bolton Town Hall.jpg
Bolton Town Hall
Website
www.bolton.gov.uk

Bolton Council, also called Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council is the local authority of the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton in Greater Manchester, England. It is a Metropolitan Borough Council, one of ten in Greater Manchester and one of 36 in the Metropolitan Counties of England, and provides the majority of local government services in Bolton Metropolitan Borough.

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History

The current local authority was first elected in 1973, a year before formally coming into its powers and prior to the creation of the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton on 1 April 1974. The council was created as a metropolitan district with borough, entitling it to be known as Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council.

Political control

Since the 2019 election, Bolton has been under no overall control. Since the 2023 election, the Labour Party had led a minority administration. The leader of the council since May 2023 has been Nick Peel. [3]

Wards and councillors

There are 20 wards, each represented by three councillors. [4]

WardCouncillorPartyDate first electedTerm of office
Astley Bridge
Hilary Fairclough [lower-alpha 1] Conservative
4 May 2000
2023–27
John Walsh Conservative
7 May 1998
2023–26
Toby Hewitt Conservative
2 May 2024
2024–28
Bradshaw
James Moller Conservative
4 May 2023
2023–27
Les Webb Conservative
4 May 2023
2023–26
Jackie Schofield Labour
2 May 2024
2024–28
Breightmet
Sean Fielding Labour Co-op
4 May 2023
2023–27
Adele Warren Conservative
3 May 2018
2023–26
Robert Morrisey Labour Co-op
4 May 2023
2024–28
Bromley Cross
Samantha Jayne Connor Conservative
2 May 2019
2023–27
Amy Marie Cowen Conservative
28 Oct 2021
2023–26
Nadim Muslim Conservative
3 May 2018
2024–28
Farnworth North
Hamid Kurram Labour
3 May 2018
2023–27
Nadeem Ayub Labour
5 May 2022
2023–26
Susan Haworth Labour
16 October 2014
2024–28
Farnworth South
Maureen Flitcroft Farnworth and Kearsley First
4 May 2023
2023–27
Paul Sanders Farnworth and Kearsley First
9 March 2018
2023–26
Paula Connor-Bennett Farnworth and Kearsley First
2 May 2024
2024–28
Great Lever
Mohammed Ayub Labour
4 May 2006
2023–27
Mohammed Iqbal Labour
1 May 2008
2023–26
Karen Hon Labour
4 May 2023
2024–28
Halliwell
Rabiya Jiva Labour
6 May 2021
2023–27
Safwaan Patel Labour
4 May 2023
2023–26
Hanif Alli Green
2 May 2024
2024–28
Heaton, Lostock
and Chew Moor
Martyn Cox [lower-alpha 2] Conservative
6 May 2010
2023–27
Anne Galloway Conservative
3 May 2018
2023–26
Andrew Morgan Conservative
7 May 2015
2024–28
Horwich North
Ryan Bamforth Horwich and Blackrod First
4 May 2023
2023–27
Craig Rotheram Horwich and Blackrod First
4 May 2023
2023–26
Victoria Rigby Horwich and Blackrod First
4 May 2023
2024–28
Horwich South
and Blackrod
David Grant Horwich and Blackrod First
6 May 2021
2023–27
Peter Wright Horwich and Blackrod First
2 May 2019
2023–26
Samantha Williamson Horwich and Blackrod First
3 May 2018
2024–28
Hulton
Aalaina Khan Labour
4 May 2023
2023–27
Shafaqat Shaikh Labour
4 May 2023
2023–26
Fazeelah Khan Labour
2 May 2024
2024–28
Kearsley
Debbie Newall Labour [lower-alpha 3]
5 May 2022
2023–27
Tracey Wilkinson [lower-alpha 4] Farnworth and Kearsley First
16 November 2023 [lower-alpha 5] . [5]
2023–26
Sylvia Crossley Farnworth and Kearsley First
2 May 2024
2024–28
Little Lever
and Darcy Lever
Andrea Taylor-Burke Conservative
6 May 2021
2023–27
David Meehan Conservative
5 May 2022
2023–26
Liam Barnard Labour
4 May 2023
2024–28
Queens Park
and Central
Akhtar Zaman Labour
2 May 2002
2023–27
Richard Silvester Labour Co-op
5 May 2011
2023–26
Linda Thomas [lower-alpha 6] Labour
5 October 1995
2024–28
Rumworth
Abdul Atcha Labour
5 May 2022
2023–27
Sajid Ali Labour
4 May 2023
2023–24
Ayyub Patel Independent
2 May 2024
2024–28
Smithills
Roger Hayes [lower-alpha 7] Liberal Democrats
7 May 1998
2023–27
Susan Priest Liberal Democrats
5 May 2022
2023–26
Garry Veevers Liberal Democrats
2 May 2019
2024–28
Tonge with The Haulgh
Martin Donaghy Labour Co-op
3 May 2012
2023–27
Nicholas Peel [lower-alpha 8] Labour Co-op
4 May 2000
2023–26
Emily Mort Labour Co-op
5 May 2022
2024–28
Westhoughton North
and Hunger Hill
Arthur Price Liberal Democrats
4 May 2023
2023–27
Martin Tighe Conservative
4 May 2023
2023–26
Deirdre McGeown Liberal Democrats 16 November 2023 [lower-alpha 9]
2024–28
Westhoughton South
David Chadwick Labour
4 May 2023
2023–27
David Wilkinson Liberal Democrats
3 May 2018
2023–26
John McHugh Labour
2 May 2024
2024–28
  1. Deputy Leader of the Conservative Group
  2. Leader of the Conservative Group
  3. Elected in May 2022 as a One Kearsley candidate and crossed the floor to the Labour Party in October 2023 [5]
  4. Leader of Farnworth and Kearsley First
  5. Elected in a by-election following the resignation of Paul Heslop, Leader of One Kearsley
  6. Deputy Leader of the Labour Group
  7. Leader of the Liberal Democrat Group
  8. Leader of the Labour Group
  9. By-election following the resignation of Bernadette Eckersley-Fallon. [6]

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References

  1. "Council minutes, 18 May 2022". Bolton Council. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  2. "Council press release, 27 September 2022" . Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  3. Tooth, Jack (17 May 2023). "Bolton Council leader confirmed as Nick Peel at town hall". The Bolton News. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
  4. Bolton Council. "Your Councillors - Bolton Council". Bolton Council. Archived from the original on 17 May 2024. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
  5. 1 2 Gee, Chris (4 October 2023). "Party leader quits and two of his colleagues join Labour in turbulent week for Greater Manchester council". Manchester Evening News . Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  6. Harrigan, Joe (2 October 2023). "Bolton Council: Westhoughton councillor resigns seat". The Bolton news. Retrieved 19 October 2023.