2019 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election information
Election in Bolton, England
Bolton Council Election 2019
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2 May 2019
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20 Seats up for Election
First party
Second party
Third party
Party
Labour
Conservative
Liberal Democrats
Seats before
30
19
3
Seats after
23
20
6
Seat change
7
1
3
Popular vote
22,927
20,862
9,283
Percentage
32.8%
29.8%
13.3%
Fourth party
Fifth party
Sixth party
Party
Farnworth and Kearsley First
UKIP
Horwich and Blackrod First
Seats before
3
3
1
Seats after
5
3
2
Seat change
2
1
Popular vote
5,162
7,809
3,059
Percentage
7.4%
11.2%
4.4%
Seventh party
Party
Independent Politician
Seats before
1
Seats after
1
Seat change
Popular vote
881
Percentage
1.3%
Leader of the Council before election
Labour
Leader of the Council
Conservative
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The 2019 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of Bolton Council in Greater Manchester, England.[1][2][3] This was on the same day as other local elections. The Labour Party, which had run the council since 2006 and had maintained a majority since 2011, lost overall control of the Council.
20 seats were contested and the Labour Party won 6 seats, the Conservative Party won 6 seats, the Liberal Democrats won 3 seats, Farnworth and Kearsley First won 2 seats, Horwich and Blackrod First won 2 seat, and UKIP won 1 seat.
After the election, the total composition of the council was as follows:
Labour 24
Conservative 20
Liberal Democrats 6
Farnworth and Kearsley First 5
UK Independence Party 3
Horwich and Blackrod First 2
The Conservatives formed an agreement with all the other opposition parties, the Liberal Democrats, Farnworth and Kearsley First, UKIP and Horwich and Blackrod First in order to form a minority administration.[4][5] For the first time since the period between 2004 and 2006, the Labour Party went into opposition. This was also the first time in history at Bolton Council that the party with the largest number of seats was not in charge of running the council.
^"Notices and results: local election May 2019". bolton.gov.uk. Bolton Council. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
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