Bolton Council

Bolton Council
Arms of Bolton Council
Council Logo
Type
Type
History
Founded1 April 1974
Leadership
Andrew Morgan,
Conservative
since 15 May 2024[1]
Nick Peel,
Labour
since 16 May 2023
Sue Johnson
since 26 September 2022[2]
Structure
Seats60 councillors
Bolton Borough Council composition
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.

  1. ^ "New mayor will champion the amazing work of Bolton charities". Bolton Council. 15 May 2024. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Council press release, 27 September 2022". Retrieved 29 January 2023.