| Election Name: | 2006 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election |
| Country: | England |
| Type: | Parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Party Colour: | yes |
| Previous Election: | 2004 |
| Previous Year: | 2004 |
| Next Election: | 2007 |
| Next Year: | 2007 |
| Majority Seats: | 37 |
| Election Date: | 4 May 2006 |
| Party1: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Seats1: | 10 |
| Seats After1: | 22 |
| Seat Change1: | 2 |
| Popular Vote1: | 25,452 |
| Percentage1: | 37.7% |
| Swing1: | 6.5% |
| Party2: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Seats2: | 7 |
| Seats After2: | 21 |
| Seat Change2: | 2 |
| Popular Vote2: | 27,096 |
| Percentage2: | 40.1% |
| Swing2: | 4.5% |
| Party3: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
| Seats3: | 3 |
| Seats After3: | 17 |
| Seat Change3: | 4 |
| Popular Vote3: | 12,789 |
| Percentage3: | 18.9% |
| Swing3: | 11.2% |
| Map Size: | 350px |
| Council control | |
| Posttitle: | Council control after election |
| Before Party: | No overall control |
| After Party: | No overall control |
Elections to Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 4 May 2006. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control, with the Labour Party overtaking the Liberal Democrats as the largest party and resuming control of the council after a two-year break.
20 seats were contested, with the Labour Party winning 10 seats, the Conservatives 7 and the Liberal Democrats 3Overall turnout was 34.3%.
After the election, the composition of the council was
Prior to the election the composition of the council was:
| 20 | 19 | 21 | |
| Labour | Conservative | Lib Dems |
After the election the composition of the council was:
| 22 | 21 | 17 | |
| Labour | Conservative | Lib Dems |