Preceded by Walter Hall Preceded by John Bragg Name Barbara Ronson Spouse Robert Ronson | Succeeded by Anthony Connell Succeeded by Kevan James Helsby Role Politician Party Liberal Democrats | |
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Barbara Olwyn Ronson (born 16 December 1942) is a retired Liberal Democrat politician from Horwich in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton in Greater Manchester, England.
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Early life
Born as Barbara Olwyn Gettins in Bolton, she was educated at Pikes Lane School, Bolton; Bolton School (Girls Division); Manchester College of Commerce (now Manchester Metropolitan University); and Bolton Institute of Higher Education (now the University of Bolton). In 1964, she married Robert Ronson at Saviour's Church in Bolton.
Political career
Barbara Ronson was elected as a councillor to Bolton Borough Council in 1986; at first representing the Horwich ward, then through name and slight boundary changes in 2004, she represented the Horwich North East ward. She was also elected as a councillor to Horwich Town Council in 1987. Her husband, Robert Ronson, was also a town and borough councillor.
In the 1992, 1997 and 2001 General Elections, she was an unsuccessful candidate in the Bolton West Constituency. During her political career, she has been Mayor of Horwich 1996–1997, Leader of Bolton Council 2004–2006, and Mayor of Bolton 2007–2008.
Barbara and her husband stood down as town and borough councillors in 2011.