2021 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election

Bolton Council Election 2021

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20 Seats up for Election
First party Second party Third party   Party Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats Seats before 18 18 7 Seats after 20 19 5 Seat change 2 1 2 Popular vote 30,255 27,517 7,562 Percentage 38.8% 35.3% 9.7%   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Party Farnworth and Kearsley First Horwich and Blackrod First UKIP Seats before 4 2 2 Seats after 5 3 1 Seat change 1 1 1 Popular vote 4,203 2,380 585 Percentage 5.4% 3.0% 0.7%
Map showing the results of the 2021 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election
Leader of the Council before election Conservative Leader of the Council Conservative

The 2021 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election to elect members of Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council took place on 6 May 2021, on the same day as other local elections.^[1][2]

21 seats were contested, including a by election in Astley Bridge Ward, following the death of Cllr Paul Wild. The Conservative Party won 10 seats, the Labour Party won 7 seats, Farnworth and Kearsley First won 2 seats, Horwich and Blackrod First won 1 seat, and the Liberal Democrats won 1 seat.

After the election, the total composition of the council was as follows:

• Conservative 20
• Labour 19
• Liberal Democrats 5
• Farnworth and Kearsley First 5
• Horwich and Blackrod First 3
• UK Independence Party 1
• Independents 7