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Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2008

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Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2008

Elections to Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 1 May 2008. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.

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20 seats were contested with 9 being won by the Conservatives, 7 by the Labour Party and 4 by the Liberal Democrats.

Overall turnout was 35.03%.

After the election, the composition of the council was

  • Labour 27
  • Conservative 23
  • Liberal Democrat 9
  • Independent 1
  • Council Composition

    Prior to the election the composition of the council was:


    After the election the composition of the council was:

    Rumworth ward

    Conservative candidate for Rumworth, Zahid Raja, withdrew before the election.

    References

    Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2008 Wikipedia