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Westhoughton South results in Bolton Council elections 2026
There were 20 of town hall’s 60 seats up for grabs with Reform UK winning the most on the night with nine.
The Greens won three while the Conservatives also won three, with Labour winning two, the Horwich and Blackrod First Independents two and the Liberal Democrats one.
Overall this left Labour with the most seats with 20, but 10 off what they need for a majority.
The Conservatives were left in second place with 11 seats and Reform UK on third with 10 and the five Liberal Democrat with five.
When counting was done there were also four Greens, four Horwich and Blackrod First Independents, three Farnworth and Kearsley First Councillors and three independents.
Westhoughton South
Richard Adam Bates – Independent – 57
Glen Clarke – Reform UK – 1644
Colin Higson – Conservative Party – 276
Simon Penhallow – Green Party – 306
Christina Ruth Saunders – Labour Party – 455
Jack Speight – Westhoughton First Independents – 100
David Arthur Wilkinson – Liberal Democrats – 1550
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