THE Conservatives seem likely to continue leading Bolton Council after they became the largest party after the local elections. They won three more seats and lost one and now have 20 councillors of the borough’s 60. Labour also gained a councillor and held on to the seven seats they were defending and now have a total of 19 councillors. There were 21 seats fought for on Thursday in 20 wards across Bolton, with 99 candidates standing. The results were announced after a lengthy counting process at the University of Bolton stadium with counting and verification starting at 9am and the last result announced after 6pm.