2008 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election

Elections to Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 1 May 2008. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.
20 seats were contested with 9 being won by the Conservatives, 7 by the Labour Party and 4 by the Liberal Democrats.
Overall turnout was 35.03%.
After the election, the composition of the council was

Labour 27
Conservative 23
Liberal Democrat 9
Independent 1

Council Composition

Prior to the election the composition of the council was:
After the election the composition of the council was:

Ward results

Halliwell ward

Rumworth ward

Conservative candidate for Rumworth, Zahid Raja, withdrew before the election.