The 2018 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2018 to elect members of Bolton Council in Greater Manchester, England. This was on the same day as other local elections. The Labour Party retained overall control of the Council with a majority of 1.
21 seats were contested and the Conservative Party won 9 seats, the Labour Party won 8 seats, the Liberal Democrats won 2 seats, and Farnworth and Kearsley First won 2 seats.
After the election, the total composition of the council was as follows:
Prior to the election the composition of the council was:
After the election the composition of the council was:
<span style="color:#FDBB30;">LD - Liberal Democrats</span><br /> <span style="color:purple;">U - UKIP</span><br /> <span style="color:#2F52A3;">FK - Farnworth and Kearsley First</span>