Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council
| Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council | |
|---|---|
| Third of council elected three years out of four | |
Coat of arms
|
|
| Type | |
| Type | |
| Houses | Unicameral |
|
Term limits
|
None |
| History | |
| Founded | 1 April 1974 |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 60 councillors |
|
Joint committees
|
Greater Manchester Combined Authority Greater Manchester Police and Crime Panel |
|
37 / 60
|
|
|
15 / 60
|
|
|
5 / 60
|
|
|
3 / 60
|
|
| Elections | |
|
Last election
|
2014 (one third of councillors) 2015 (one third of councillors) 2016 (one third of councillors) |
|
Next election
|
2018 (one third of councillors) 2019 (one third of councillors) 2020 (one third of councillors) |
| Website | |
| www |
|
Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council is the local authority of the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton in Greater Manchester, England. It is a metropolitan district council, one of ten in Greater Manchester and one of 36 in the metropolitan counties of England, and provides the majority of local government services in Bolton.
The current local authority was first elected in 1973, a year before formally coming into its powers and prior to the creation of the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton on 1 April 1974. The council gained borough status, entitling it to be known as Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council.
Since 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:
There are 20 wards, each represented by three councillors.
...
Wikipedia