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
Prior to the election the composition of the council was:
26 | 22 | 12 | |
Labour | Conservative | Lib Dems |
After the election the composition of the council was:
28 | 23 | 9 | |
Labour | Conservative | Lib Dems |
Conservative candidate for Rumworth, Zahid Raja, withdrew before the election.[1]