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Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council
Local authority area: Bolton
Bolton is a metropolitan borough, in the North West England region of England. It covers 139.8 km² and had 298,903 residents in 2022 — about 2,138 people per km². The authority dates from 1974. The council is based in Bolton.
Town hall in the administrative centreBolton Town Hall
Photo: Stephen McKay · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
People
Population
Estimates recorded for Bolton, 2012–2022.
Residents, 2022298,903+7.1% since 2012
Land area139.8km²54.0 sq mi
Density2,138/ km²people per square kilometre
Rank by population#76of 382 UK councils · #69 in England
Population estimates5 data points
279K281.6K285.4K288.2K298.9K
20122015201820202022
History
How the council came to be
- 1974Created
Bolton became a local authority area.
Same region, same type
All councils in North WestOther metropolitan boroughs in North West
Elections
20 electoral wards
Census 2021: 295,957 residents in 118,789 households across the wards; 17.1% aged 65+, 61.5% of homes owned, 24.8% of households without a car.
1Great Lever5,907 households · 9.9% aged 65+19,8382Queens Park & Central7,302 households · 12.0% aged 65+18,6553Rumworth5,868 households · 9.5% aged 65+18,2314Breightmet7,147 households · 17.7% aged 65+17,5265Halliwell5,696 households · 11.1% aged 65+15,7976Tonge with the Haulgh6,760 households · 15.1% aged 65+15,639
Visit
Council offices
Offices, town halls and local council offices in the area.
COne Stop Shop Bolton CouncilCouncil office · Bolton BL1 1RJ · hours listedCThe SquareCouncil office · Bolton BL1 1RZ · hours listedTBolton Town HallTown hall · Bolton BL1 1RU · hours listedTFarnworth Town HallTown hall · Bolton BL4 7PD
Westminster
Constituencies
Source: Wikidata Q1364541 (CC0)Figures as recorded with their reference year; boundaries may have changed since.