Elections to Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 1 May 2008. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.
20 seats were contested with 9 being won by the Conservatives, 7 by the Labour Party and 4 by the Liberal Democrats.
Overall turnout was 35.03%.
After the election, the composition of the council was Labour 27 Conservative 23 Liberal Democrat 9 Independent 1
Election result
Council Composition Prior to the election the composition of the council was:
+ ↓ 26 22 12 Labour Conservative Lib Dems
After the election the composition of the council was:
+ ↓ 28 23 9 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 Conservative candidate for Rumworth, Zahid Raja, withdrew before the election.
Smithills ward
Tonge with the Haulgh ward
Weshoughton North and Chew Moor ward
Weshoughton South ward
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