The 2016 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2016 to elect members of Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council in Greater Manchester, England. This was on the same day as other local elections.
20 seats were contested and the Labour Party won 12 seats, the Conservatives won 5 seats, UKIP won 2 seats and the Liberal Democrats won 1 seat.
After the election, the total composition of the council was as follows: Labour 37 Conservative 15 UK Independence Party 5 Liberal Democrats 3.
Election result
Council Composition Prior to the election the composition of the council was:
+ ↓ 39 15 3 3 Labour Conservative LD U
After the election the composition of the council was:
+ ↓ 37 15 3 5 Labour Conservative LD U
LD - Liberal Democrats U - UKIP
Ward results Astley Bridge ward
Bradshaw ward
Breightmet ward
Bromley Cross ward
Crompton ward
Farnworth ward Councillor Ibrahim resigned in February 2018 due to time pressures. Paul Sanders of the Farnworth & Kearsley First Party won the by-election a month later.
Great Lever ward
Halliwell ward
Harper Green ward
Heaton and Lostock ward
Horwich and Blackrod ward
Horwich North East ward
Hulton ward
Kearsley ward
Little Lever and Darcy Lever ward
Rumworth ward
Smithills ward
Tonge with the Haulgh ward
Westhoughton North and Chew Moor ward
Westhoughton South ward
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