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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
| 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 | 18 January 2022 |
On 16 June 2022, the Bolton (Electoral Changes) Order 2022 was laid in draft in Parliament.
The draft order, if made, would give effect to the final recommendations that were consulted on during the Local Government Boundary Commission for England's review of electoral arrangements in Bolton Council and published on 18 January 2022.
The draft order will be laid in Parliament for a period of 40 sitting days. Parliament can either accept or reject our recommendations. If accepted, the new electoral arrangements will come into force at the next scheduled elections for Bolton Council in May 2023.
The draft order can be viewed here.
The draft order refers to a map which can be viewed here.
The commission has published its final recommendations for Bolton. For more information please read the resources linked below.
- A snapshot of our proposals for Bolton
- A summary of our proposals for Bolton
- Our full report on proposals for Bolton Council, which discusses individual wards
- A low-resolution map of our proposals for Bolton
- A high-resolution map of our proposals for Bolton
- Our news release
- Our letter to the Chief Executive of Bolton Council
- Mapping Files*
Parishes with new electoral arrangements:
The consultation on our proposed new electoral arrangements for Bolton Council closed on 11 October 2021. We have published the submissions received:
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.
- Draft recommendations report for Bolton Council
- Draft Recommendations Map for Bolton Council- please note: this map is very large and may take some time to download
- Summary of the Bolton report
- Fact Sheet
- News release
- Letter sent to the Chief Executive of Bolton Council
- Promotional poster [1] [2]
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:
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:
- through our consultation area,
- by e-mailing [email protected],
- 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.
The consultation on the warding arrangements for Bolton Council closed on 10 May 2021.
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:
- News release
- Letter to the Chief Executive of Bolton Council
- Electoral figures
- Promotional poster [1] [2]
- Bolton polling district map (Please note, polling district mapping data has been supplied by Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council and may contain boundary errors.)
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.
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You can make a submission to the Bolton electoral review:
- through our consultation area,
- by e-mailing [email protected], or
- 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:
- Bolton Council
- Bolton Conservative Group
- Bolton Labour Group
- Bolton Liberal Democrats
- Farnsworth and Kearsley First Party
- Horwich and Blackrod First Independents Group
- Cllr Paul Heslop
- Cllr John Walsh
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.
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.