Greater Manchester mayoral election full result for Bolton

Following the count of first and second preference votes from the election held on July 30, Ms Craig was elected Mayor of Greater Manchester with a total of 309,525 votes, compared with 157,178 for Reform UK’s Sian Astley.

The Labour and Co-operative Party candidate finished with almost twice as many votes as her Reform rival across Greater Manchester, giving her a winning margin of more than 152,000 votes.

Bolton voters also backed Craig, although the race was closer locally than in some other districts.

In the first preference vote, Craig received 19,718 votes, ahead of Astley’s 12,524.

While Labour maintained a clear lead in Bolton, Reform recorded one of its stronger performances in the borough, with Astley securing around 63 per cent of Labour’s first preference total.

Across Greater Manchester as a whole, Labour’s lead was even more pronounced, with Craig polling 251,449 first preference votes compared with Astley’s 111,928.

After second preference votes were counted, Craig received an additional 4,170 votes from Bolton electors, while Astley added 4,998.

Across Greater Manchester, Craig gained 58,076 second preference votes and Astley gained 45,250.

Bolton recorded 49,213 verified ballot papers from an electorate of 217,169, representing a turnout of 23 per cent.

That was slightly below the Greater Manchester-wide turnout of 25.14 per cent.

Across the city-region, Labour led decisively from the first round.

Craig’s tally of 251,449 first preference votes was more than double that of Astley, who finished second on 111,928.

The two candidates progressed to the final stage of the count, where Craig extended her lead through second preference votes to secure the mayoralty.

The election also delivered a disappointing result for the Conservatives across Greater Manchester.

Conservative candidate Phil Eckersley finished fifth overall with 41,021 first preference votes, placing behind Labour, Reform UK, the Green Party and Restore Britain.

Green Party candidate Geraldine Coggins finished third across Greater Manchester with 64,968 votes, while Restore Britain’s Marlon West secured fourth place on 46,289 votes.

In Bolton, the Conservatives finished fourth.

Mr Eckersley received 5,041 first preference votes, comfortably trailing Labour and Reform UK, while securing just 54 votes fewer than the Greens, with Ms Coggins on 5,095 votes.

However, as was the case across Greater Manchester, the Conservatives remained ahead of the Liberal Democrats.

Liberal Democrat candidate Richard Kilpatrick secured 1,016 votes in Bolton, well behind the Conservatives’ total.

Bolton’s result closely mirrored the wider Greater Manchester picture, though the Conservatives performed marginally better within the borough.

The borough’s full first preference result saw Labour win 19,718 votes, followed by Reform UK on 12,524.

The Green Party was third with 5,095 votes, the Conservatives fourth on 5,041 votes, Restore Britain took 4,820 votes, the Liberal Democrats received 1,016 and independent candidate Marcus Farmer secured 484 votes.

Across Greater Manchester, the first preference totals were Labour on 251,449, Reform UK on 111,928, the Green Party on 64,968, Restore Britain on 46,289, the Conservatives on 41,021, the Liberal Democrats on 14,702 and independent Marcus Farmer on 2,969.

The result means Labour retains control of the Greater Manchester mayoralty, with Bolton contributing a significant share of the party’s support as Bev Craig secured a convincing victory both in the borough and across the city-region.