Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council: all 59 councillors
Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council has 59 councillors on the official list. The largest group is Labour, with 12 of the 59 seats. Every name below comes from the council's own published list: Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 2 November 2026 (saved copy, with contact details removed).
See Bolton: local statistics and who has power over Bolton, from the council up to the G20.
Seats by party
- Labour: 12 councillors
- Reform UK: 10 councillors
- Conservative: 10 councillors
- Labour and Cooperative: 6 councillors
- Liberal Democrats: 6 councillors
- Green Party: 5 councillors
- Horwich and Blackrod First Independent: 5 councillors
- Farnworth and Kearsley First: 3 councillors
- Independent: 2 councillors
Leaders and post holders
- Mrs Hilary Fairclough (Conservative): Deputy Leader of the Conservative Group
- Jackie Schofield (Labour and Cooperative): Executive Cabinet Member for Health and Wellbeing
- Sean Fielding (Labour and Cooperative): Executive Cabinet Member for Adults and Community Housing Services
- Robert Morrisey (Labour and Cooperative): Executive Cabinet Member for Climate Change, Environmental Services and Regulatory Services
- Nadim Muslim (Conservative): Leader of the Conservative Group
- Nadeem Ayub (Labour): Executive Cabinet Member for Highways, Transport, Planning and Development
- Hamid Khurram (Labour): Executive Cabinet Member for Stronger Communities
- Maureen Flitcroft (Farnworth and Kearsley First): Leader of Farnworth and Kearsley First
- Mohammed Iqbal (Labour): The Mayor
- Hanif Alli (Green Party): Leader of the Green Party Group
- Rabiya Jiva (Labour): Executive Cabinet Member for Children's Services
- Andrew Morgan (Conservative): Chairman of Planning Committee
- Andrea Finney (Horwich and Blackrod First Independent): Vice-Chair of Licensing Committee
- David Grant (Horwich and Blackrod First Independent): Leader of H & B First Independents
- Debbie Newall (Labour): Executive Cabinet Member for Culture
- Derek Wunderley (Reform UK): Deputy Leader of Reform UK Group
- Akhtar Zaman (Labour): Leader of the Council
- Susan Priest (Liberal Democrats): Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrats and Chair of Licensing Committee
- Garry Veevers (Liberal Democrats): Leader of the Liberal Democrat Group
- Martin Donaghy (Labour and Cooperative): Deputy Leader of the Council
- Trevor Jones (Reform UK): Leader of Reform UK Group
- Emily Mort (Labour and Cooperative): Vice-Chair of Planning Committee
Every councillor, by ward
| Ward | Name | Party | Posts | Term began |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Astley Bridge | Mrs Hilary Fairclough | Conservative | Deputy Leader of the Conservative Group | |
| Astley Bridge | Ryan Bailey | Reform UK | 7 May 2026 | |
| Astley Bridge | Toby Hewitt | Conservative | 2 May 2024 | |
| Bradshaw | Jackie Schofield | Labour and Cooperative | Executive Cabinet Member for Health and Wellbeing | 2 May 2024 |
| Bradshaw | James Moller | Conservative | ||
| Bradshaw | Les Webb | Conservative | ||
| Breightmet | Mike Tucker | Reform UK | 7 May 2026 | |
| Breightmet | Robert Morrisey | Labour and Cooperative | Executive Cabinet Member for Climate Change, Environmental Services and Regulatory Services | |
| Breightmet | Sean Fielding | Labour and Cooperative | Executive Cabinet Member for Adults and Community Housing Services | |
| Bromley Cross | Charlotte Cadden | Conservative | 7 May 2026 | |
| Bromley Cross | Nadim Muslim | Conservative | Leader of the Conservative Group | |
| Bromley Cross | Samantha Connor | Conservative | ||
| Farnworth North | Hamid Khurram | Labour | Executive Cabinet Member for Stronger Communities | |
| Farnworth North | Nadeem Ayub | Labour | Executive Cabinet Member for Highways, Transport, Planning and Development | |
| Farnworth North | Susan Haworth | Reform UK | 6 August 2025 | |
| Farnworth South | Julie Pattison | Reform UK | 7 May 2026 | |
| Farnworth South | Maureen Flitcroft | Farnworth and Kearsley First | Leader of Farnworth and Kearsley First | |
| Farnworth South | Paula Connor-Bennett | Farnworth and Kearsley First | 2 May 2024 | |
| Great Lever | Karen Hon | Labour | ||
| Great Lever | Mohammed Ayub | Labour | ||
| Great Lever | Mohammed Iqbal | Labour | The Mayor | |
| Halliwell | Baggy Khan | Green Party | 7 May 2026 | |
| Halliwell | Hanif Alli | Green Party | Leader of the Green Party Group | 2 May 2024 |
| Halliwell | Rabiya Jiva | Labour | Executive Cabinet Member for Children's Services | |
| Heaton, Lostock and Chew Moor | Andrew Morgan | Conservative | Chairman of Planning Committee | |
| Heaton, Lostock and Chew Moor | Anne Galloway | Conservative | ||
| Heaton, Lostock and Chew Moor | Martyn Cox | Conservative | ||
| Horwich North | Andrea Finney | Horwich and Blackrod First Independent | Vice-Chair of Licensing Committee | 7 May 2026 |
| Horwich North | John Scoble | Horwich and Blackrod First Independent | 3 July 2026 | |
| Horwich North | Victoria Rigby | Horwich and Blackrod First Independent | ||
| Horwich South and Blackrod | David Grant | Horwich and Blackrod First Independent | Leader of H & B First Independents | |
| Horwich South and Blackrod | Peter Wright | Horwich and Blackrod First Independent | ||
| Horwich South and Blackrod | Samantha Williamson | Liberal Democrats | 5 May 2022 | |
| Hulton | Derek Bullock | Reform UK | 7 May 2026 | |
| Hulton | Fazeelah Khan | Labour | 2 May 2024 | |
| Hulton | Shafaqat Shaikh | Labour | ||
| Kearsley | Debbie Newall | Labour | Executive Cabinet Member for Culture | |
| Kearsley | Roger Pedley | Reform UK | 7 May 2026 | |
| Kearsley | Sylvia Crossley | Farnworth and Kearsley First | 2 May 2024 | |
| Little Lever and Darcy Lever | Andrea Taylor-Burke | Independent | 7 May 2026 | |
| Little Lever and Darcy Lever | Derek Wunderley | Reform UK | Deputy Leader of Reform UK Group | 7 May 2026 |
| Little Lever and Darcy Lever | Liam Barnard | Labour | ||
| Queens Park and Central | Akhtar Zaman | Labour | Leader of the Council | |
| Queens Park and Central | Mrs Linda Thomas | Labour and Cooperative | ||
| Queens Park and Central | Zan Arif | Green Party | 7 May 2026 | |
| Rumworth | Ayyub Patel | Independent | 2 May 2024 | |
| Rumworth | Ismail Ibrahim | Green Party | 7 May 2026 | |
| Rumworth | Yusuf Davda | Green Party | 31 July 2026 | |
| Smithills | Garry Veevers | Liberal Democrats | Leader of the Liberal Democrat Group | |
| Smithills | Roger Hayes | Liberal Democrats | ||
| Smithills | Susan Priest | Liberal Democrats | Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrats and Chair of Licensing Committee | |
| Tonge with the Haulgh | Emily Mort | Labour and Cooperative | Vice-Chair of Planning Committee | |
| Tonge with the Haulgh | Martin Donaghy | Labour and Cooperative | Deputy Leader of the Council | |
| Tonge with the Haulgh | Trevor Jones | Reform UK | Leader of Reform UK Group | 7 May 2026 |
| Westhoughton North and Hunger Hill | Arthur Price | Liberal Democrats | ||
| Westhoughton North and Hunger Hill | David Lewis | Reform UK | 7 May 2026 | |
| Westhoughton North and Hunger Hill | Deirdre McGeown | Liberal Democrats | ||
| Westhoughton South | Glen Clarke | Reform UK | 7 May 2026 | |
| Westhoughton South | John McHugh | Labour | 2 May 2024 |
Source
Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 2 November 2026 (saved copy, with contact details removed). Each name links to that councillor's profile on the official site. Published by Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council. We do not reproduce home addresses, phone numbers or emails; use the official profile to contact a councillor. Name or seat out of date? Tell us.