Contenders line up for Bolton’s ‘closely fought, closely watched’ election

Bolton West, which includes Horwich and Westhoughton, has been held by Conservative MP Chris Green since 2015.

He recently hosted Conservative Party chairman Richard Holden, who visited ahead of May’s the council elections, and hopes this will also shore up his support for the national poll as well.

Mr Green said: “I was delighted that the chairman of the Conservative Party came over to Bolton to support our local election…