Links in a Chain - the Mayors of Bolton
Links in a Chain - The Mayors of Bolton
HomeBoltonFarnworthKearsleyLittle LeverHorwichWesthoughtonTurtonBlackrodMayoral InsigniaFreedom of BoltonCivic HeraldryBolton Town HallIndexLinksThanksContact Us

Carole Ruth Swarbrick

Mayor of Bolton: 2015-16 (Liberal Democrat)

Born: Hartlepool, County Durham 1954

Educated: Henry Smith Grammar School, Hartlepool, County Durham

Born Carole Ruth Smith.

Grew up in Brackhall, Hartlepool. Parents owned a dairy.

Father was a staunch Conservative while her mother came from a family of socialist miners.

Studied economics.

Worked as a teacher with most of her career spent teaching in special education.

Councillor for Smithills Ward from 1996 to 2019.

Governor of Church Road and Ladywood schools.

Her friend, Jaleh Hayes, was Mayoress.

Appointed Honorary Alderman 2019.

 

Click for larger image Formal portrait of Carole Swarbrick as Mayor of Bolton.

Click for larger image
Click for larger image Formal portrait of Carole Swarbrick as Mayor of Bolton with Mayoress Jalah Hayes.

Click for larger image
Click for larger image Carole Ruth Swarbrick presented with her scroll as Honorary Alderman by Hilary Fairclough, Mayor of Bolton, on Wednesday 9 October 2019.

Click for larger image
Carole Swarbrick

 

Heritage Lottery Fund Logo
Arms of Bolton Metropolitan Borough
Bolton Council
colour band