Labour celebrate becoming largest party on Bolton Council as Tories endure election losses in night of high drama
Labour are now the largest party on Bolton Council after a night of high drama at ‘all out’ elections to decide who runs the borough. They gained seats from the Conservatives to finish the night with 26 councillors, the Tories, who previously controlled the council lost 10 seats and now have 16.
There is one independent member, Derek Bullock, who was nominated as a Conservative but was later ditched from the party and will not retain the Tory whip at council meetings. Labour took two seats from the Conservatives in Rumworth ward and gained other seats from them in Astley Bridge, Hulton and Breightmet.
Asked if he expects to lead the council, Labour leader Nick Peel, said: “I will say to the independent parties and Lib Dems that the public of Bolton profoundly rejected the Tories. “Please don’t prop up a lame duck Tory administration that has now been rejected.He added that the results had been ‘bitter sweet’ for his party.
“We were aware of this during the campaign and failed to get our message across that it was the independents who were propping up a Conservative council.” Conservative leader Martyn Cox said earlier in the evening it had been a ‘lively election’ and thanked his ‘fabulous team’ for their efforts during the campaign.
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