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Review Body

The Commission is carrying out an electoral review of Bolton Council. 

The aim of the electoral review is to recommend ward boundaries that mean each councillor represents approximately the same number of voters.  

We also aim to ensure that the ward boundaries reflect the interests and identities of local communities, as well as promoting effective local government.  

To achieve these aims, we need to re-draw ward boundaries across Bolton. You can find out more about the review below

Review Dates
  Date From: Date To:
Consultation on warding arrangements 05 January 2021 10 May 2021
Consultation on draft recommendations 03 August 2021 11 October 2021
Final recommendations 11 January 2022 
Latest information

The consultation on draft recommendations for Bolton City Council closed on 11 October 2021. 

On 3 August 2021, we published our draft recommendations for the electoral review of Bolton Council. 

From 3 August 2021 to 11 October 2021, we are accepting opinions and comments (submissions) from the public on these recommendations for Bolton Council.  

As a result of our draft recommendations on new warding patterns, we are making changes to the parish electoral arrangements for the following parish and town councils:

·       Horwich Town Council

·       Westhoughton Town Council

 

To view an interactive map of the draft recommendations, visit our consultation area. You can view both the existing and proposed boundaries, search by area or postcode, and have your say. A non-interactive image of the proposed ward boundaries is also available.  

You can make a submission to the Bolton electoral review:  

  1.   through our consultation area,
  2. by e-mailing [email protected],
  3. or writing to the following address:

The Review Officer (Bolton) 

Local Government Boundary Commission for England 

PO BOX 133

Blyth

NE24 9FL

 

 

Information on how reviews work is available on our How Reviews Work Page.  

You may also wish to read our document Electoral Reviews: Technical Guidance, which contains guidance on the review process and information on the legislation reviews are carried out under. 

If you have any feedback regarding our review process then click here. 

Previous Steps:

The consultation on the warding arrangements for Bolton Council closed on 10 May 2021.

Submissions received

 

The consultation on warding arrangements for Bolton Council closed on 10 May 2021

From 05 January 2021 to 15 March 2021 we are accepting opinions and comments (submissions) from the public on where you believe ward boundaries should be in Bolton Council.

The Commission is minded to recommend that Bolton should have 60 councillors in the future. This is no change from the current number of councillors.

The Commission now needs information from people and groups across Bolton to help it to produce new wards boundaries to accommodate 60 councillors.

For more information, see our:

To view an interactive map of the existing warding boundaries, visit our consultation area. You can search by area or postcode and have your say. A non-interactive image of the current ward boundaries is also available.

You can make a submission to the Bolton electoral review:

  1. through our consultation area, 
  2. by e-mailing [email protected], or
  3. writing to the following address:

 

  Review Officer (Bolton)

 Local Government Boundary Commission for England

PO Box 133 

Blyth 

NE24 9FE 

Information on how reviews work is available on our How Reviews Work Page.

For a quick guide on how to propose a pattern of wards click here.

You may also wish to read our document Electoral Reviews: Technical Guidance, which contains guidance on the review process and information on the legislation reviews are carried out under.

As part of the initial stages of the review, we consulted with Bolton Council on the most appropriate number of councillors to be elected to the council in future.  

We received eight submissions on council size: 

The Commission is minded to recommend that 60 councillors should serve Bolton Borough Council in the future. This is no change from the current number of councillors.

Previous reviews

The Boundary Committee for England (BCFE) began reviewing the electoral arrangements of Bolton on 14 May 2002.

Final recommendations, published on 14 October 2003.

Map 1 Exsting wards in Bolton;

Map 2 Our final recommendations for Bolton;

Map A1 illustrates the proposed ward boundaries which can be found in more detail in the large maps;

Large map 1, large map 2, large map 3 and large map 4 illustrate the existing and proposed warding arrangements for Bolton.

Draft recommendations, published on 25 February 2003.

Map 1 Existing wards in Bolton;

Map 2 Our draft recommendations for Bolton;

Map A1 illustrates, in outline form, the proposed ward boundaries and indicates the areas which are shown in more detail in the large maps;

Large map 1, large map 2, large map 3 and large map 4 illustrate the existing and proposed warding arrangements for Bolton.