Elections to Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 3 May 2012. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 2016.
22 seats were contested, including all 3 Bradshaw seats, following the resignation of Conservative married couple, Diane and Paul Brierley. The Labour Party won 14 seats, whilst the Conservatives won 7 seats and the Liberal Democrats 1 seat.
After the election, the composition of the council was as follows: Labour 41 Conservative 16 Liberal Democrats 3
Election result
Council Composition Prior to the election the composition of the council was:
+ ↓ 35 20 5 Labour Conservative L
After the election the composition of the council was:
+ ↓ 41 16 3 Labour Conservative L
L – Liberal Democrats
Ward results
Astley Bridge ward
Bradshaw ward All three seats were up for election. Dean stood again for election in 2014, Haslam in 2015, and Hall in 2016.
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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