This seat was last contested in May 2023, when Labour won it with 52 per cent. The ward's most recent contest, in May 2026, filled a different seat and was won by the Greens with 50 per cent. 7 candidates are standing.
| Party | Share |
|---|---|
| Ind | 43.6% |
| Labour | 30.6% |
| Green | 15.0% |
| Reform UK | 8.1% |
| Conservative | 1.7% |
| Liberal Democrats | 1.1% |
Bolton elects its councillors by thirds: each ward has three councillors, elected in separate years, so the three seats can be held by different parties. This by-election is for one of Rumworth's three seats. A gain or hold goes by that seat - the party that last won it - not by which party won the ward's most recent contest, which is usually a different seat.
| Result | Conservative | Labour | Liberal Democrats | Green | Reform UK | Independents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | 3% | 35% | 3% | 50% | 10% | - |
| May 2024 | 4% | 30% | 1% | 13% | 3% | 48% |
| May 2023 | 42% | 52% | 1% | 5% | 1% | - |
Winning share of all votes cast in bold. Multi-member wards elect several councillors at once. Includes any county-division contest covering the same ground.
Bolton is a metropolitan borough: it runs every local service, from schools to bins. Current control: no overall control.
Seats under the independents-and-others heading here have been won by Farnworth and Kearsley First Party, Horwich & Blackrod First Independents, One Kearsley and independents at elections since 2022.
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Wards coloured by the party that last won them; the by-election ward is outlined. Hover a ward for its last result.
There is no county council above Bolton. Transport and some strategic functions sit with the Greater Manchester Combined Authority.
The ward is part of the Bolton South and Walkden constituency. Labour MP Yasmin Qureshi won it at the 2024 general election with 41 per cent of the vote.