Bolton North East (UK Parliament constituency)
Bolton North East | |
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Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
![]() Boundary of Bolton North East in North West England | |
County | Greater Manchester |
Population | 95,288 (2011 census)[1] |
Electorate | 77,020 (2023)[2] |
Major settlements | Bromley Cross |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1983 |
Member of Parliament | Kirith Entwistle (Labour) |
Seats | One |
Created from | Bolton West Bolton East Darwen[3] |
Bolton North East is a constituency[n 1] represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Kirith Entwistle, a Labour Party MP.[n 2]
Constituency profile
The seat covers the north part of Bolton town and extends into the West Pennine Moors.
Bolton North East has more often than not to date been a marginal seat[n 3] between Labour and Conservative candidates. In 1992, Labour's David Crausby came tantalisingly close to gaining the seat, but did not, as his party were expecting to. It would not be until 1997 that Labour gained the seat, with a huge 12,000 majority, holding it for the next 22 years. Altogether, the national statistics collected reflect a socially diverse seat in terms of income; this has been a highly marginal seat when national polls are close, with lower than average social housing, and less deprivation than the average for the metropolitan county.[4]
Boundaries
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Bolton North East was created for the 1983 general election from parts of the constituencies of Bolton West and the former Bolton East. It covers Bolton's town centre, and the districts in close proximity (Breightmet, Crompton, Halliwell, Tonge with the Haulgh) are Labour-voting areas, whereas the outer suburbs (Astley Bridge, Bradshaw, Bromley Cross) are much more Conservative inclined. Labour comfortably held the seat in 2010, with very little swing from the previous election.
1983–1997: The Metropolitan Borough of Bolton wards of Astley Bridge, Bradshaw, Breightmet, Bromley Cross, Central, and Tonge.
1997–2010: The Metropolitan Borough of Bolton wards of Astley Bridge, Bradshaw, Breightmet, Bromley Cross, Central, Halliwell, and Tonge.
2010–2024: The Metropolitan Borough of Bolton wards of Astley Bridge, Bradshaw, Breightmet, Bromley Cross, Crompton, Halliwell, and Tonge with the Haulgh.
2024–present: The Metropolitan Borough of Bolton wards of Astley Bridge; Bradshaw; Breightmet; Bromley Cross; Halliwell; Little Lever & Darcy Lever; Queens Park & Central (majority); and Tonge with the Haulgh.[5]
- Expanded to bring the electorate within the permitted range by transferring the ward of Little Lever & Darcy Lever from Bolton South East.[6]
Members of Parliament
Election | Member[7] | Party | |
---|---|---|---|
1983 | Peter Thurnham | Conservative | |
Feb 1996 | Independent | ||
Oct 1996 | Liberal Democrats | ||
1997 | Sir David Crausby | Labour | |
2019 | Mark Logan | Conservative | |
2024 | Kirith Entwistle | Labour |
Elections
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Elections in the 2020s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Kirith Entwistle[10] | 16,166 | 37.3 | −5.1 | |
Conservative | Adele Warren | 9,513 | 21.9 | −23.1 | |
Reform UK | Trevor Jones[11] | 9,428 | 21.7 | +15.2 | |
Green | Hanif Alli[12] | 4,683 | 10.8 | +9.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Rebecca Forrest[13] | 1,507 | 3.5 | −0.9 | |
Workers Party | Syeda Kazmi | 1,463 | 3.4 | N/A | |
Independent | Kevin Allsop | 345 | 0.8 | N/A | |
Independent | John Partington | 254 | 0.6 | N/A | |
Majority | 6,653 | 15.3 | +14.5 | ||
Turnout | 43,552 | 54.4 | −9.2 | ||
Registered electors | 80,011 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +8.1 |
Elections in the 2010s
2019 notional result[14] | |||
---|---|---|---|
Party | Vote | % | |
Conservative | 22,436 | 45.0 | |
Labour | 21,158 | 42.4 | |
Brexit Party | 3,259 | 6.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | 2,188 | 4.4 | |
Green | 803 | 1.6 | |
Turnout | 49,844 | 64.7 | |
Electorate | 77,020 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Mark Logan | 19,759 | 45.4 | +3.2 | |
Labour | David Crausby | 19,381 | 44.5 | −6.1 | |
Brexit Party | Trevor Jones | 1,880 | 4.3 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Warren Fox | 1,847 | 4.2 | +1.3 | |
Green | Liz Spencer | 689 | 1.6 | +0.8 | |
Majority | 378 | 0.9 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 43,556 | 64.5 | −2.7 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +4.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David Crausby | 22,870 | 50.6 | +7.6 | |
Conservative | James Daly | 19,073 | 42.2 | +9.4 | |
UKIP | Harry Lamb | 1,567 | 3.5 | −15.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Warren Fox | 1,316 | 2.9 | 0.0 | |
Green | Liz Spencer | 357 | 0.8 | −1.8 | |
Majority | 3,797 | 8.4 | −1.8 | ||
Turnout | 45,183 | 67.2 | +3.6 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | −0.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David Crausby | 18,541 | 43.0 | −3.1 | |
Conservative | James Daly | 14,164 | 32.8 | −3.7 | |
UKIP | Harry Lamb | 8,117 | 18.8 | +14.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Stephen Rock | 1,236 | 2.9 | −10.1 | |
Green | Laura Diggle | 1,103 | 2.6 | N/A | |
Majority | 4,377 | 10.2 | +0.8 | ||
Turnout | 43,161 | 63.6 | −0.7 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David Crausby | 19,870 | 45.9 | −0.4 | |
Conservative | Deborah Dunleavy | 15,786 | 36.5 | +2.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Paul Ankers | 5,624 | 13.0 | −3.1 | |
UKIP | Neil Johnson | 1,815 | 4.2 | +2.4 | |
You Party | Norma Armston | 182 | 0.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 4,084 | 9.4 | −2.5 | ||
Turnout | 43,277 | 64.3 | +9.8 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | −1.3 |
Elections in the 2000s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David Crausby | 16,874 | 45.7 | −8.6 | |
Conservative | Paul Brierley | 12,771 | 34.6 | +1.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Adam Killeya | 6,044 | 16.4 | +6.1 | |
UKIP | Kevin Epsom | 640 | 1.7 | N/A | |
Veritas | Alan Ainscow | 375 | 1.0 | N/A | |
Socialist Labour | Lynne Lowe | 207 | 0.6 | −0.4 | |
Majority | 4,103 | 11.1 | −10.5 | ||
Turnout | 36,911 | 54.8 | −1.2 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | −5.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David Crausby | 21,166 | 54.3 | −1.8 | |
Conservative | Michael Winstanley | 12,744 | 32.7 | +2.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Tim Perkins | 4,004 | 10.3 | +0.4 | |
Green | Kenneth McIvor | 629 | 1.6 | N/A | |
Socialist Labour | Lynne Lowe | 407 | 1.0 | −0.4 | |
Majority | 8,422 | 21.6 | −4.1 | ||
Turnout | 38,950 | 56.0 | −16.4 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1990s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David Crausby | 27,621 | 56.1 | ||
Conservative | Rob Wilson | 14,952 | 30.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Edmund Critchley | 4,862 | 9.9 | ||
Referendum | David Staniforth | 1,096 | 2.2 | N/A | |
Socialist Labour | William Kelly | 676 | 1.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 12,669 | 25.7 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 49,207 | 72.4 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | 10.2[26] |
For the 1997 general election the boundaries of the seat were significantly redrawn. The Times Guide to the House of Commons 1997 estimated that had the new boundaries been used for the previous general election rather than being narrowly held by the Conservatives, the seat would have been won by the Labour candidate with a majority of 3,017 over the Conservatives. Thus technically the seat was notionally a Labour hold at this election rather than a gain for the party. The swing above is based on this notional result.[26]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Peter Thurnham | 21,644 | 44.9 | +0.5 | |
Labour | David Crausby | 21,459 | 44.5 | +1.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Brian Dunning | 4,971 | 10.3 | −2.7 | |
Natural Law | Peter Tong | 181 | 0.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 185 | 0.4 | −1.3 | ||
Turnout | 48,255 | 82.3 | +3.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | −0.7 |
Elections in the 1980s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Peter Thurnham | 20,742 | 44.4 | +1.2 | |
Labour | Frank White[31] | 19,929 | 42.7 | +4.9 | |
SDP | John Alcock | 6,060 | 13.0 | −5.3 | |
Majority | 813 | 1.7 | −3.7 | ||
Turnout | 46,731 | 78.7 | +1.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Peter Thurnham | 19,632 | 43.2 | ||
Labour | Ann Taylor | 17,189 | 37.8 | ||
SDP | John Alcock | 8,311 | 18.3 | ||
BNP | David P. Ball | 186 | 0.4 | ||
Independent | Thomas Keen | 104 | 0.2 | ||
Majority | 2,443 | 5.4 | |||
Turnout | 45,318 | 77.1 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) |
See also
Notes
- ^ A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
- ^ As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.
- ^ As it has more often than not given marginal majorities of less than 10%
References
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- ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – North West". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
- ^ "'Bolton North East', June 1983 up to May 1997". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Archived from the original on 11 March 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
- ^ "Local statistics - Office for National Statistics". neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 11 February 2003. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
- ^ "New Seat Details - Bolton North East". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
- ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 5 North West region.
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 4)
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- ^ "Election 2010 - Constituency - Bolton North East". BBC News -.
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External links
- nomis Constituency Profile for Bolton North East — presenting data from the ONS annual population survey and other official statistics.
- Bolton North East UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 1997 – April 2010) at MapIt UK
- Bolton North East UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 2010 – May 2024) at MapIt UK
- Bolton North East UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK
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