Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council elections

Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council elections are generally held three years out of every four, with a third of the council being elected each time. Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council, generally known as Bolton Council, is the local authority for the metropolitan borough of Bolton in Greater Manchester, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2023, 60 councillors have been elected from 20 wards.

Council elections
Between 1973 and 1980, there were 69 councillors; three seats for each of the 23 wards. Following ward boundary changes for the 1980 election, the number of wards was reduced to 20 and all 60 seats were contested. Further boundary changes were made for the 2004 election and again all council seats were contested.


 * 1973 election
 * 1975 election
 * 1976 election
 * 1978 election
 * 1979 election
 * 1980 election
 * 1982 election
 * 1983 election
 * 1984 election
 * 1986 election
 * 1987 election
 * 1988 election
 * 1990 election
 * 1991 election
 * 1992 election
 * 1994 election
 * 1995 election
 * 1996 election
 * 1998 election
 * 1999 election
 * 2000 election
 * 2002 election
 * 2003 election
 * 2004 election
 * 2006 election
 * 2007 election
 * 2008 election
 * 2010 election
 * 2011 election
 * 2012 election
 * 2014 election
 * 2015 election
 * 2016 election
 * 2018 election
 * 2019 election
 * 2021 election
 * 2022 election
 * 2023 election
 * 2024 election