Elections to Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 2 May 2002. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party kept overall control of the council.
21 seats were contested in the election with 2 seats being contested in the Burnden ward. 12 were won by the Labour Party, with 5 won by the Conservatives and 4 won by the Liberal Democrats
After the election, the composition of the council was Labour 31 Conservative 16 Liberal Democrat 13
Result
Council Composition Prior to the election the composition of the council was:
+ ↓ 34 15 11 Labour Conservative Lib Dems
After the election the composition of the council was:
+ ↓ 31 16 13 Labour Conservative Lib Dems
Ward results Astley Bridge ward
Blackrod ward
Bradshaw ward
Breightmet ward
Bromley Cross ward
Burnden ward
Central ward
Daubhill ward
Deane-cum-Heaton ward
Derby ward
Farnworth ward
Halliwell ward
Harper Green ward
Horwich ward
Hulton Park ward
Kearsley ward
Little Lever ward
Smithills ward
Tonge ward
Westhoughton ward
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