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Bolton Council

Bolton Council

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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

For historical political control and leadership, see Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council elections.

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]

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  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. Elected in May 2023 as a One Kearsley candidate and crossed the floor to the Labour Party in October 2023[5]
  7. Deputy Leader of the Labour Group
  8. Leader of the Liberal Democrat Group
  9. Leader of the Labour Group
  10. By-election following the resignation of Bernadette Eckersley-Fallon.[6]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Council minutes, 18 May 2022". Bolton Council. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  2. [2]
    "Council press release, 27 September 2022". Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  3. [3]
    Tooth, Jack (17 May 2023). "Bolton Council leader confirmed as Nick Peel at town hall". The Bolton News. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
  4. [4]
    Bolton Council. "Elected Members". Bolton Council. Archived from the original on 2 August 2016. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  5. [5]
    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. [6]
    Harrigan, Joe (2 October 2023). "Bolton Council: Westhoughton councillor resigns seat". The Bolton news. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
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