Bolton East (UK Parliament constituency)

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Bolton East
Former borough constituency
for the House of Commons
County Lancashire, until 1974
Greater Manchester from 1974
Major settlements Bolton
1950–1983
SeatsOne
Created from Bolton
Replaced by Bolton North East and Bolton South East

Bolton East was a borough constituency in the town of Bolton in Greater Manchester (formerly in Lancashire). It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

Contents

The constituency was created for the 1950 general election. It was abolished in boundary changes for the 1983 general election, when most of Bolton East became part of the new constituency of Bolton South East.

Boundaries

Bolton East in Lancashire, boundaries used 1974-83 BoltonEast1974Constituency.svg
Bolton East in Lancashire, boundaries used 1974-83

The County Borough of Bolton wards of Astley Bridge, Bradford, Church, Darcy Lever-cum-Breightmet, East, Great Lever, Hulton, North, and Tonge.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMember [1] Party
1950 Alfred Booth Labour
1951 Philip Bell Conservative
1960 by-election Edwin Taylor Conservative
1964 Robert Howarth Labour
1970 Laurance Reed Conservative
Feb 1974 David Young Labour
1983 constituency abolished: see Bolton North East and Bolton South East

Election results

Elections in the 1950s

General election 1950: Bolton East [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Alfred Booth 24,826 45.48
Conservative Philip Bell 21,11738.68
Liberal Arthur Holt 8,64715.84
Majority 3,7096.80
Turnout 54,59087.46
Labour win (new seat)
General election 1951: Bolton East [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Philip Bell 27,106 50.33 +11.6
Labour Alfred Booth 26,75149.7+4.2
Majority 3550.66N/A
Turnout 53,85784.75−2.71
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +3.8
General election 1955: Bolton East [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Philip Bell 26,145 53.60 +3.3
Labour Alfred Booth 22,63446.40−3.3
Majority 3,5117.20+6.5
Turnout 58,77979.19−5.5
Conservative hold Swing +3.3
General election 1959: Bolton East [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Philip Bell 25,885 52.8 −0.8
Labour Ronald Haines23,15347.2+0.8
Majority 2,7325.6−1.6
Turnout 59,03880.95+1.7
Conservative hold Swing −0.8

Elections in the 1960s

1960 Bolton East by-election [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Edwin Taylor 15,499 37.8 −15.0
Labour Robert Howarth 14,85836.2−11.0
Liberal Frank Byers 10,17324.8New
New Conservative John E. Dayton4931.2New
Majority 6411.6−4.0
Turnout 41,023
Conservative hold Swing -2.0
General election 1964: Bolton East [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Robert Howarth 21,937 46.09
Conservative Edwin Taylor 18,78539.47
Liberal A. Cooper6,87314.44
Majority 3,1526.62N/A
Turnout 47,59580.36
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
General election 1966: Bolton East [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Robert Howarth 26,613 59.21
Conservative Edwin Taylor 18,33140.79
Majority 8,28218.42
Turnout 44,94476.96
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1970s

General election 1970: Bolton East [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Laurance Reed 22,769 50.52
Labour Robert Howarth 22,29849.48
Majority 4711.04N/A
Turnout 45,06773.50
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
General election February 1974: Bolton East [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Young 19,833 41.28
Conservative Laurance Reed 18,22037.93
Liberal Tim J. Akeroyd8,72818.17
National Front G. Booth1,2592.62New
Majority 1,6133.35N/A
Turnout 48,04080.58
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
General election October 1974: Bolton East [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Young 21,569 46.77
Conservative John Heddle 17,50437.95
Liberal Tim J. Akeroyd5,79212.56
National Front G. Booth1,1062.40
More Prosperous Britain Harold Smith1490.32New
Majority 4,0658.82
Turnout 46,12076.64
Labour hold Swing
General election 1979: Bolton East [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Young 21,920 47.60
Conservative R. Baldwin20,06843.58
Liberal S. B. Lawrence3,6037.82
National Front J. Hamilton4570.99
Majority 1,8524.02
Turnout 46,04878.74
Labour hold Swing

See also

References

  1. ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 4)
  2. ↑ General Election 23 February 1950: Bolton East. Political Science Resources. Retrieved 14 May 2010.
  3. ↑ General Election 25 October 1951: Bolton East. Political Science Resources. Retrieved 14 May 2010.
  4. ↑ General Election 26 May 1955: Bolton East. Political Science Resources. Retrieved 14 May 2010.
  5. ↑ General Election 8 October 1959: Bolton East. Political Science Resources. Retrieved 14 May 2010.
  6. ↑ By-election 1960: Bolton East Archived September 11, 2011, at the Wayback Machine . British Election Ephemera Archive. Retrieved 14 May 2010.
  7. ↑ General Election 15 October 1964: Bolton East. Political Science Resources. Retrieved 14 May 2010.
  8. ↑ General Election 31 March 1966: Bolton East. Political Science Resources. Retrieved 14 May 2010.
  9. ↑ General Election 18 June 1970: Bolton East. Political Science Resources. Retrieved 14 May 2010.
  10. ↑ General Election 28 February 1974: Bolton East. Political Science Resources. Retrieved 14 May 2010.
  11. ↑ General Election 10 October 1974: Bolton East. Political Science Resources. Retrieved 14 May 2010.
  12. ↑ General Election 3 May 1979: Bolton East. Political Science Resources. Retrieved 14 May 2010.
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