The 1990 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 4 May 1990 to elect members of Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council in Greater Manchester, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party kept overall control of the council
22 seats were contested in the election: 18 were won by the Labour Party, 3 by the Conservative Party, and 1 by the Liberal Democrats. There were 2 seats each contested in both the Farnworth and the Kearsley wards. After the election, the composition of the council was:
Prior to the election the composition of the council was:
After the election the composition of the council was:
<span style="color:#FDBB30;">LD â Liberal Democrats</span>