2026 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election
2026 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election
The 2026 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election will take place on Thursday 7 May 2026, alongside other local elections in the United Kingdom. One third of the 60 members of Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council in Greater Manchester will be elected.
Council composition
<table><thead><tr><th>After 2024 election</th><th>Before 2026 election</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Party</td><td>Seats</td><td>Party</td><td>Seats</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Labour</td><td>26</td><td></td><td>Labour</td><td>25</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Conservative</td><td>15</td><td></td><td>Conservative</td><td>15</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Liberal Democrats</td><td>6</td><td></td><td>Liberal Democrats</td><td>6</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Farnworth and Kearsley First</td><td>5</td><td></td><td>Farnworth and Kearsley First</td><td>5</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Horwich and Blackrod First</td><td>6</td><td></td><td>Horwich and Blackrod First</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Green</td><td>1</td><td></td><td>Green</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>1</td><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>5</td></tr></tbody></table>
Council composition
• June 2024: Ryan Bamforth (Horwich and Blackrod First) leaves party to sit as an independent • November 2024: Charlotte Sears (Horwich and Blackrod First) and Samantha Williamson (Horwich and Blackrod First) leave party to sit as independents • August 2025: Susan Haworth (Labour) leaves party to sit as an independent
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