Hilary Fairclough: councillor for Astley Bridge, Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council

Hilary Fairclough is a Conservative councillor for the Astley Bridge ward on Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council, according to the council's own published list. Hilary Fairclough is also Deputy Leader of the Conservative Group.

Council: Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council
Name as published: Mrs Hilary Fairclough
Ward: Astley Bridge
Party: Conservative
Posts: Deputy Leader of the Conservative Group
Official profile: bolton.moderngov.co.uk
Source: Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 2 November 2026 (saved copy)

How to contact Hilary Fairclough

These are the details Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council publishes for Hilary Fairclough, exactly as published on 2 November 2026:

Email: hilary.fairclough@bolton.gov.uk
Post: c/o Bolton Town Hall, Victoria Square, Bolton, BL1 1RU
Official profile: bolton.moderngov.co.uk

Who else represents Astley Bridge

Ryan Bailey Reform UK
Toby Hewitt Conservative

Conservative on Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council

Conservative holds 10 of the 59 seats on Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council. The largest group is Labour, with 12. Seats by party: Labour 12, Reform UK 10, Conservative 10, Labour and Cooperative 6, Liberal Democrats 6, Green Party 5 and others.

Leaders and post holders on Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council

Nadim Muslim Leader of the Conservative Group
Maureen Flitcroft Leader of Farnworth and Kearsley First
Mohammed Iqbal The Mayor
Hanif Alli Leader of the Green Party Group
Andrea Finney Vice-Chair of Licensing Committee
David Grant Leader of H & B First Independents
Derek Wunderley Deputy Leader of Reform UK Group
Akhtar Zaman Leader of the Council

All 59 councillors of Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council, by ward and party.

Who has power over Astley Bridge

Hilary Fairclough sits on Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council, at level 3 of the ten levels of power. These are the bodies above Bolton, each with its own page:

Greater Manchester Combined Authority led by Bev Craig
Greater Manchester Police led by Stephen Watson
Bolton North East: Kirith Entwistle (Labour) MP
Bolton South and Walkden: Yasmin Qureshi (Labour) MP
Bolton West: Phil Brickell (Labour) MP
UK government and all 650 MPs
United Nations, IMF, G7 and G20

The full ladder of power over Bolton, from residents' groups to the G20.

Where this comes from

Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 2 November 2026 (saved copy). Published by Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council. The page is rebuilt from the official list each time it is read again, so anything the council changes or removes changes here too. Name or seat out of date? Tell us.