Labour take control at Bolton Council as new leader elected
manchestereveningnews.co.ukBolton Council is to be controlled by Labour after Nick Peel was elected to lead the authority. At a full council meeting on Tuesday evening the Labour leader was elected to the post meaning his group, which is the largest party in the chamber but does not hold a majority of seats, will run the administration.
After ‘all out’ elections on May 4, Coun Peel’s group held 26 of the 60 seats. The Conservatives, who ran the council until yesterday, had 16 members, the Liberal Democrats have six seats, the same number as Horwich & Blackrod First.
One Kearsley have three councillors, Farnworth & Kearsley First two and there is one independent. With all 60 members of the council present, a motion to elect Coun Peel as leader was proposed by Coun Linda Thomas.
The vote was 29 in favour, 25 against, with all six Horwich and Blackrod First members abstaining from the vote. The three One Kearsley members voted in favour of electing Coun Peel while all Conservative, Liberal Democrat, Farnworth and Kearsley First and independent councillors voted against.
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