Bolton.
Labour Party-controlled metropolitan_borough. £338m net revenue. 20 wards across 3 parliamentary constituencies.
31 May 2026
Labour Party chamber, Labour Party MPs.
Bolton is a metropolitan_borough controlled by Labour Party (20 of 60 seats). Net revenue is £338m for 2025-26. It covers 20 wards spanning 3 parliamentary constituencies.
Who sits in the chamber.
Labour Party 33% · last contested 7 May 2026
Councillors — the people.
| Councillor | Ward | Elected | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Bailey | Ref | Astley Bridge | 2026 |
| Toby Hewitt | Con | Astley Bridge | 2024 |
| Hilary Constance Fairclough | Con | Astley Bridge | 2023 |
| Les Webb | Con | Bradshaw | 2026 |
| Jackie Schofield | Lab | Bradshaw | 2024 |
| James Moller | Con | Bradshaw | 2023 |
| Mike Tucker | Ref | Breightmet | 2026 |
| Robert John Morrisey | Lab | Breightmet | 2024 |
| Sean Fielding | Lab | Breightmet | 2023 |
| Charlotte Anne Cadden | Con | Bromley Cross | 2026 |
| Nadim Muslim | Con | Bromley Cross | 2024 |
| Samantha Connor | Con | Bromley Cross | 2023 |
Where revenue comes from.
Revenue mix is close to the councils (metropolitan_borough) median: 45% council tax, 41% central grants.
Source · MHCLG — Final LGFS 2025-26 Core Spending Power table · derived (CT exact; grants/rates split from SFA baseline)
Band-D bill.
| Council slice | £1,860 |
| County / upper-tier | £0 |
| Police | £270 |
| Fire & rescue | £0 |
| GLA precept | £129 |
| Parish average | £7 |
| Total Band-D | £2,267 |
Parish precepts apply on top, vary by parish
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How does Bolton split its revenue across services, compared with peer councils (metropolitan_borough)-class councils? Each row is one of the ten standard service buckets. The vertical line at the centre is the cohort median share; the coloured square is where this council sits. Squares to the right of centre mean a bigger share of revenue than the median peer; to the left, a smaller share.
The subtitle on each row (“X% of net spend”) is what share of this council’s revenue goes to that service. The rank (“15 of 61”) is where this council sits within the cohort, sorted by that share descending. The delta (“+26% vs median”) is a relative reading: the council allocates 26% more of its revenue to that service than the median peer would. A small absolute difference can still be a big relative one.
Higher share doesn’t mean waste — it can reflect demographic need (more older residents), rurality, or a policy choice (e.g. keeping a service in-house). Lower share doesn’t mean efficiency — some councils move costs to fees, ringfenced accounts, or grants. £-per-head would be sharper than share-of-revenue; LAD population is pending ingest. Comparisons are within the same council type only.
Every invoice over £500, published under the Local Government Transparency Code. Best-effort, not statutory — counts and totals net negatives (refunds/reversals).
Top by total — last 180 days
| Supplier | Paid | Share | Pmts |
|---|---|---|---|
| REVENUE & BENEFITS BACS PAYMENTS | £11.69m | 23.6% | 25 |
| HAVEN POWER LIMITED | £0.93m | 1.9% | 67 |
| BOLTON AT HOME LIMITED#HB REFUNDS & INVOICES | £0.89m | 1.8% | 27 |
| GREATER MANCHESTER MENTAL HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST | £0.84m | 1.7% | 15 |
| AGILISYS LIMITED | £0.83m | 1.7% | 23 |
| EVOUCHERS LIMITED | £0.64m | 1.3% | 2 |
| REDACTED - PERSONAL DATA | £0.56m | 1.1% | 314 |
| AABAN PARTNERSHIP LIMITED | £0.55m | 1.1% | 11 |
| PIKE VIEW CARE LIMITED | £0.51m | 1.0% | 4 |
| CH BOLTON LIMITED | £0.48m | 1.0% | 11 |
By service area · top supplier
| Service | Top supplier | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Corporate And Central | REVENUE & BENEFITS BACS PAYMENTS | £8.96m |
| Waste And Recycling | HAVEN POWER LIMITED | £0.84m |
| Childrens Services | AABAN PARTNERSHIP LIMITED | £0.55m |
| Planning And Economic | BOLTON AT HOME LIMITED#HB REFUNDS & INVOICES | £0.45m |
| Adult Social Care | NHS GREATER MANCHESTER INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | £0.40m |
| Public Health | GREATER MANCHESTER MENTAL HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST | £0.39m |
| Housing And Homelessness | BOLTON AT HOME LIMITED#HB REFUNDS & INVOICES | £0.34m |
| Highways And Transport | J HOPKINS (CONTRACTORS) LTD | £0.13m |
| Constituency | Wards | % of council | Current MP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bolton West | 9 | 45% | Phil Brickell | Lab |
| Bolton North East | 7 | 35% | Kirith Entwistle | Lab |
| Bolton South and Walkden | 4 | 20% | Yasmin Qureshi | Lab |
Sources, methods & last update
DCLEAPIL v1.0 (historic)
Core Spending Power table · 2025-26
vs 35 other councils (metropolitan_borough)
Police, Fire, Parish on top
5,814 payments · 3 Dec 2025 – 31 Mar 2026
2023 boundaries
Pending ingest at LAD level