- Source: 2015 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election
- San Francisco
- 2015 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election
- 2012 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election
- 2011 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election
- Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council elections
- Bolton Council
- 2016 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election
- 2023 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election
- 2022 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election
- Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council elections
- Bury Metropolitan Borough Council elections
The 2015 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election was held on 7 May 2015 to elect members of Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council in Greater Manchester, England. This took place on the same day as other local elections
22 seats were contested, including 2 seats in the Heaton and Lostock ward following the retirement of Conservative Councillor Alan Rushton, and 2 seats in Westhoughton North following the resignation of Labour Councillor Sean Harkin. The Labour Party won 14 seats, the Conservatives won 6 seats, UKIP won 1 seat and the Liberal Democrats won 1 seat.
After the election, the total composition of the council was as follows:
Labour 39
Conservative 15
UK Independence Party 3
Liberal Democrats 3.
Election result
Council Composition
Prior to the election the composition of the council was:
After the election the composition of the council was:
LD - Liberal Democrats
U - UKIP
Ward results
= Astley Bridge ward
== Bradshaw ward
== Breightmet ward
== Bromley Cross ward
== Crompton ward
== Farnworth ward
== Great Lever ward
== Halliwell ward
== Harper Green ward
== Heaton and Lostock ward
=Two seats were up for election in this ward.
= Horwich and Blackrod ward
== Horwich North East ward
== Hulton ward
== Kearsley ward
== Little Lever and Darcy Lever ward
== Rumworth ward
== Smithills ward
== Tonge with the Haulgh ward
== Westhoughton North and Chew Moor ward
=Two seats were up for election in this ward.
= Westhoughton South ward
=Notes
References
"Full list of council hopefuls revealed". The Bolton News. 13 April 2015. p. 4.
"Bolton Council Election Results". The Bolton News. 9 May 2015. p. 3.
Thorp, Liam (10 May 2015). "Plenty of shocks in Bolton Council elections - but not a lot of change". The Bolton News.