The Lib Dems have won the Kearsley ward with a slim majority of 27. Former Deputy leader of the Labour Party in Bolton, Guy Harkin, failed in his bid to return to the world of local politics.
KEARSLEY: Diane Bamber (Con) 463; Guy Harkin (Lab) 1,188; Margaret Rothwell (Lib Dem) 1,215; Majority 27.
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