2026 LOCAL ELECTION RESULTS – Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council
Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council
Election: Local election, Thursday 7 May 2026
Seats contested: 20
Result summary from seats contested: Reform UK 9, Green Party 3, Conservative 3, Labour 2, Horwich & Blackrod First Independents 2, Liberal Democrats 1.
Astley Bridge
Result: Reform UK gain
Elected: Ryan Bailey, Reform UK
Majority: 387
Candidates: Ryan Bailey, Reform UK, 1,635; John Walsh, Conservative, 1,248; Lee Thorne, Green Party, 1,147; Phil Warren, Labour Party, 807; Sarita Chohan, Liberal Democrats, 106; Peter Brett Hopkinson, Independent, 53.
Bradshaw
Result: Conservative hold
Elected: Les Webb, Conservative
Majority: 89
Candidates: Les Webb, Conservative, 1,801; Sandra Harris, Reform UK, 1,712; Peter Dennis Firth, Labour & Co-Operative Party, 745; Jennifer Entwistle, Green Party, 423; Christine Anne Strawbridge, Liberal Democrats, 130.
Breightmet
Result: Reform UK gain
Elected: Mike Tucker, Reform UK
Majority: 916
Candidates: Mike Tucker, Reform UK, 1,890; Adele Kay Warren, Conservative, 974; Kate Elizabeth Taylor, Labour & Co-Operative Party, 605; Gillian Fernley, Green Party, 413; Derek John Gradwell, Liberal Democrats, 80; Wendy Ann Hopkinson, Independent, 33.
Bromley Cross
Result: Conservative hold
Elected: Charlotte Anne Cadden, Conservative
Majority: 125
Candidates: Charlotte Anne Cadden, Conservative, 1,794; Jayden Cain, Reform UK, 1,669; Joe Burton, Green Party, 718; Bill Lovat, Labour Party, 597; Jim Priest, Liberal Democrats, 164.
Farnworth North
Result: Labour hold
Elected: Nadeem Ayub, Labour Party
Majority: 22
Candidates: Nadeem Ayub, Labour Party, 1,131; Rees Gibbon, Reform UK, 1,109; Philip Kochitty, Green Party, 648; Sandra Baker, Farnworth & Kearsley First, 642; Champak Mistry, Independent, 235; Ryan Cain, Conservative, 103; Andrew John Tonge, Liberal Democrats, 35.
Farnworth South
Result: Reform UK gain
Elected: Julie Pattison, Reform UK
Majority: 264
Candidates: Julie Pattison, Reform UK, 1,220; Paul Sanders, Farnworth & Kearsley First, 956; Wesley McArdle, Labour Party, 343; David Wright, Green Party, 338; Kubbar Alom, Conservative, 59; Jennifer Louise Tonge, Liberal Democrats, 40.
Great Lever
Result: Labour hold
Elected: Mohammed Iqbal, Labour Party
Majority: 679
Candidates: Mohammed Iqbal, Labour Party, 1,918; Mahboob Alom, Green Party, 1,239; Gus Heyes, Reform UK, 755; Yusuf Butt, Conservative, 159; Rishikesh Ratilal Chohan, Liberal Democrats, 116.
Halliwell
Result: Green gain
Elected: Baggy Khan, Green Party
Majority: 308
Candidates: Baggy Khan, Green Party, 1,752; Safwaan Patel, Labour Party, 1,444; Philip Booth, Reform UK, 744; Elizabeth Anne Elliott, Conservative, 136; Caroline Anne Turner-Preece, Liberal Democrats, 115.
Heaton, Lostock & Chew Moor
Result: Conservative hold
Elected: Anne Barbara Galloway, Conservative
Majority: 738
Candidates: Anne Barbara Galloway, Conservative, 2,112; Hetan Ajwani, Reform UK, 1,374; Salim Qureshi, Labour Party, 1,065; Alexander James Rostron, Green Party, 760; Paul Martin, Liberal Democrats, 299.
Horwich North
Result: Horwich & Blackrod First Independents hold
Elected: Andrea Jane Finney, Horwich & Blackrod First Independents
Majority: 662
Candidates: Andrea Jane Finney, Horwich & Blackrod First Independents, 1,905; Stephen Martindale, Reform UK, 1,243; Helena Carman, Green Party, 585; Graham Dawson, Labour Party, 536; Carol Forshaw, Conservative, 257; Charlotte Chloe Minnie Moncado-Sears, Independent, 252; Scott Turner-Preece, Liberal Democrats, 74.
Horwich South & Blackrod
Result: Horwich & Blackrod First Independents hold
Elected: Peter Wright, Horwich & Blackrod First Independents
Majority: 715
Candidates: Peter Wright, Horwich & Blackrod First Independents, 1,775; Matthew Kyle, Reform UK, 1,060; Joshua Johnathan Callum Cook, Labour Party, 378; Michael Jarvis, Green Party, 375; Paul Norris, Conservative, 293; John William Strawbridge, Liberal Democrats, 79; Antony Moncado-Sears, Independent, 49.
Hulton
Result: Reform UK gain
Elected: Derek Bullock, Reform UK
Majority: 960
Candidates: Derek Bullock, Reform UK, 1,939; Emma Julia Schofield, Labour Party, 979; Alan Johnson, Green Party, 947; Shafi Patel, Conservative, 470; Linda Christine Maher, Liberal Democrats, 160.
Kearsley
Result: Reform UK gain
Elected: Roger Pedley, Reform UK
Majority: 409
Candidates: Roger Pedley, Reform UK, 1,564; Tracey Wilkinson, Farnworth & Kearsley First, 1,155; George Butler, Labour & Co-Operative Party, 255; Tony Brendon Sandy Peers, Green Party, 176; Glenys Ratcliffe, Conservative, 103; Jack Tebay, Advance UK, 71; David Charles Tyas Cooper, Liberal Democrats, 49.
Little Lever & Darcy Lever
Result: Reform UK gain
Elected: Derek Wunderley, Reform UK
Majority: 1,116
Candidates: Derek Wunderley, Reform UK, 2,040; David Michael Meehan, Conservative, 924; Rach Gilmour, Labour Party, 618; Ben William Dolata, Green Party, 345; Susan Mary Martin, Liberal Democrats, 143; Fin Cozens-Stott, Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition, 40.
Queens Park & Central
Result: Green gain
Elected: Zan Arif, Green Party
Majority: 46
Candidates: Zan Arif, Green Party, 1,090; Richard Silvester, Labour & Co-Operative Party, 1,044; Nimesh Vara, Reform UK, 609; Richard Elliott, Conservative, 206; Rebekah Susan Mary Fairhurst, Liberal Democrats, 160.
Rumworth
Result: Green hold
Elected: Ismail Ibrahim, Green Party
Majority: 687
Candidates: Ismail Ibrahim, Green Party, 2,346; Sajid Ali, Labour Party, 1,659; Ghansham Hiriji Patel, Reform UK, 463; Gillian Elizabeth Wroe, Liberal Democrats, 137; Shahjahan Shah, Conservative, 119.
Smithills
Result: Liberal Democrats hold
Elected: Sue Priest, Liberal Democrats
Majority: 148
Candidates: Sue Priest, Liberal Democrats, 1,713; Simon Roscoe, Reform UK, 1,565; Elora Hunt, Green Party, 563; Liam O’Callaghan, Labour Party, 533; Raymond Ndokwo, Conservative, 184.
Tonge with the Haulgh
Result: Reform UK gain
Elected: Trevor Jones, Reform UK
Majority: 760
Candidates: Trevor Jones, Reform UK, 2,089; Nick Peel, Labour & Co-Operative Party, 1,329; Gaynor Margaret Richards, Green Party, 600; Hafiz Tahir-Mahmood Butt, Conservative, 251; Rebecca Forrest, Liberal Democrats, 166.
Westhoughton North & Hunger Hill
Result: Reform UK gain
Elected: David Lewis, Reform UK
Majority: 710
Candidates: David Lewis, Reform UK, 1,781; Neil Maher, Liberal Democrats, 1,071; Martin Tighe, Conservative, 964; Louise Warburton, Green Party, 439; Paul Leslie Saunders, Labour Party, 403.
Westhoughton South
Result: Reform UK gain
Elected: Glen Clarke, Reform UK
Majority: 94
Candidates: Glen Clarke, Reform UK, 1,644; David Arthur Wilkinson, Liberal Democrats, 1,550; Christina Ruth Saunders, Labour Party, 455; Simon Penhallow, Green Party, 306; Colin Higson, Conservative, 276; Jack Speight, Westhoughton First Independents, 100; Richard Adam Bates, Independent, 57.