Bolton Council

Bolton Council
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Type
Type	Metropolitan borough
History
Founded	1 April 1974
Leadership
Mayor	Andrew Morgan, Conservative since 15 May 2024[1]
Leader	Nick Peel, Labour since 16 May 2023
Chief Executive	Sue Johnson since 26 September 2022[2]
Structure
Seats	60 councillors
Political groups	Labour (26)   Conservative (15)   Horwich & Blackrod First (6)   Liberal Democrat (6)   Farnworth & 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	2 May 2024
Next election	7 May 2026
Meeting place
Town Hall, Victoria Square, Bolton, BL1 1RU
Website
www.bolton.gov.uk

Bolton Council, or Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council, is the local authority of the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton in Greater Manchester, England. It is a metropolitan borough council and provides the majority of local government services in the borough. The council has been a member of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority since 2011.

The council has been under no overall control since 2019, and has been led by a Labour minority administration since 2023. It is based at Bolton Town Hall.