Bolton North East | |
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Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | Greater Manchester |
Population | 95,288 (2011 census) [1] |
Electorate | 66,600 (December 2010) [2] |
Major settlements | Bromley Cross |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1983 |
Member of Parliament | Mark Logan (Conservative) |
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 2019 by Mark Logan, a Conservative Party MP who defected to the Labour Party after the dissolution of Parliament in May 2024. [n 2]
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]
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]
Election | Member [7] | Party | |
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1983 | Peter Thurnham | Conservative | |
Feb 1996 | Independent | ||
Oct 1996 | Liberal Democrats | ||
1997 | Sir David Crausby | Labour | |
2019 | Mark Logan | Conservative |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Green | Hanif Alli [9] | ||||
Independent | Kevin Allsop | ||||
Labour | Kirith Entwistle [10] | ||||
Liberal Democrats | Rebecca Forrest [11] | ||||
Reform UK | Trevor Jones [12] | ||||
Workers Party | Syeda Misbah Kazmi | ||||
Independent | John Partington | ||||
Conservative | Adele Warren | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | New | |
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 | % | ±% | |
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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 | % | ±% | |
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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 | New | |
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 | New | |
Majority | 4,084 | 9.4 | −2.5 | ||
Turnout | 43,277 | 64.3 | +9.8 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | −1.3 | |||
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 | New | |
Veritas | Alan Ainscow | 375 | 1.0 | New | |
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 | % | ±% | |
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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 | New | |
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 | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | David Crausby | 27,621 | 56.13 | ||
Conservative | Rob Wilson | 14,952 | 30.39 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Edmund Critchley | 4,862 | 9.88 | ||
Referendum | David Staniforth | 1,096 | 2.23 | New | |
Socialist Labour | William Kelly | 676 | 1.37 | New | |
Majority | 12,669 | 25.74 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 49,207 | 72.37 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | 10.2 [24] | |||
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. [24]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | New | |
Majority | 185 | 0.4 | −1.3 | ||
Turnout | 48,255 | 82.3 | +3.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | −0.7 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Peter Thurnham | 20,742 | 44.4 | +1.2 | |
Labour | Frank White [29] | 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 | % | ±% | |
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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 | |||
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