Elections to Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 10 June 2004. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 2003. The council stayed under no overall control, with the Liberal Democrats overtaking the Labour Party, by 1 seat, as the largest party and assuming control of the council from Labour. Overall turnout was 43.5%.
Election result
Council Composition Prior to the election the composition of the council was:
+ ↓ 27 19 14 Labour Conservative Lib Dems
After the election the composition of the council was:
+ ↓ 20 19 21 Labour Conservative Lib Dems
Ward results Astley Bridge ward
Bradshaw ward
Breightmet ward
Bromley Cross ward
Crompton ward
Farnworth ward
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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