Elections to Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 4 May 2006. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control, with the Labour Party overtaking the Liberal Democrats as the largest party and resuming control of the council after a two-year break.
20 seats were contested, with the Labour Party winning 10 seats, the Conservatives 7 and the Liberal Democrats 3 Overall turnout was 34.3%.
After the election, the composition of the council was: Labour 22 Conservative 21 Liberal Democrat 17
Election result
Council Composition Prior to the election the composition of the council was:
+ ↓ 20 19 21 Labour Conservative Lib Dems
After the election the composition of the council was:
+ ↓ 22 21 17 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
Smithills ward
Tonge with the Haulgh ward
Westhoughton North and Chew Moor ward
Westhoughton South ward
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