Shafaqat Shaikh: councillor for Hulton, Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council

Shafaqat Shaikh is a Labour councillor for the Hulton ward on Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council, according to the council's own published list.

Council: Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council
Ward: Hulton
Party: Labour
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 Shafaqat Shaikh

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

Email: shafaqat.shaikh@bolton.gov.uk
Phone: 07773434846
Post: C/o Bolton Town Hall,, Victoria Square,, Bolton., BL1 1RU
Official profile: bolton.moderngov.co.uk

Who else represents Hulton

Derek Bullock Reform UK
Fazeelah Khan Labour

Labour on Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council

Labour holds 12 of the 59 seats on Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council, the largest group. 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

Hilary Fairclough Deputy Leader of the Conservative Group
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

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

Who has power over Hulton

Shafaqat Shaikh 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.