| Barbara Ronson | |
| Office: | Mayor of Bolton |
| Term Start: | 2007 |
| Term End: | 2008 |
| Predecessor: | Walter Hall |
| Successor: | Anthony Connell |
| Office2: | Leader of Bolton Council |
| Term Start2: | 2004 |
| Term End2: | 2006 |
| Predecessor2: | Robert Howarth |
| Successor2: | Clifford Morris |
| Office3: | Mayor of Horwich |
| Term Start3: | 1996 |
| Term End3: | 1997 |
| Predecessor3: | John Bragg |
| Successor3: | Kevan James Helsby |
| Birth Date: | 16 December 1942 |
| Birth Place: | Bolton, England |
| Death Date: | 28 October 2018 (aged 75) |
| Death Place: | Royal Bolton Hospital, England |
| Birthname: | Barbara Olwyn Gettins |
| Nationality: | British |
| Party: | Liberal Democrat |
| Spouse: | Robert Ronson |
| Children: | 2 sons |
Barbara Olwyn Ronson (16 December 1942 – 28 October 2018) was a Liberal Democrat politician from Horwich in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton in Greater Manchester, England.[1]
Born as Barbara Olwyn Gettins in Bolton, she was educated at Pikes Lane School, Bolton; Bolton School (Girls Division); Manchester College of Commerce (now Manchester Metropolitan University); and Bolton Institute of Higher Education (now the University of Bolton).[1] In 1964, she married Robert Ronson at Saviour's Church in Bolton.[2]
Barbara Ronson was elected as a Councillor to Bolton Borough Council in 1986; at first representing the Horwich ward and then, through name and slight boundary changes in 2004,[3] the Horwich North East ward.[4] She was also elected as a Councillor to Horwich Town Council in 1987.[1] Her husband, Robert Ronson, was also a town and Borough Councillor.[4] [5]
In the 1992, 1997 and 2001 General Elections, she was an unsuccessful candidate in the Bolton West Constituency.[6] [7] During her political career, she was Mayor of Horwich 1996–1997,[1] Leader of Bolton Council 2004–2006,[8] [9] and Mayor of Bolton 2007–2008.[1] [10]
Both Barbara and Robert Ronson stood down as town and Borough Councillors in 2011.[11]
Barbara Ronson died in hospital on 28 October 2018, aged 75 years.[12] In the same year, her son Mike died on 13 June 2018, aged 51 years,[13] and her husband Robert (Bob) died on 3 December 2018, aged 83 years.[14]