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Elections to Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 3 May 2012. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 2016.
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22 seats were contested, including all 3 Bradshaw seats, following the resignation of Conservative married couple, Diane and Paul Brierley. The Labour Party won 14 seats, whilst the Conservatives won 7 seats and the Liberal Democrats 1 seat.
After the election, the composition of the council was as follows:
Council Composition
Prior to the election the composition of the council was:
After the election the composition of the council was:
L - Liberal Democrats
Bradshaw ward
All three seats were up for election. Dean stood again for election in 2014, Haslam in 2015, and Hall in 2016.