Bolton North East (UK Parliament constituency)

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Bolton North East
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
North West England - Bolton North East constituency.svg
Boundary of Bolton North East in North West England
County Greater Manchester
Population95,288 (2011 census) [1]
Electorate 66,600 (December 2010) [2]
Major settlements Bromley Cross
Current constituency
Created 1983
Member of Parliament Mark Logan (Conservative)
SeatsOne
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]

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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

Bolton North East (UK Parliament constituency)
Map of boundaries from 2024

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

ElectionMember [7] Party
1983 Peter Thurnham Conservative
Feb 1996 Independent
Oct 1996 Liberal Democrats
1997 Sir David Crausby Labour
2019 Mark Logan Conservative

Elections

Bolton North East election results 1997-2017 BoltonNEGraph.svg
Bolton North East election results 1997–2017

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Bolton North East [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
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

Elections in the 2010s

General election 2019: Bolton North East [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mark Logan 19,759 45.4 +3.2
Labour David Crausby 19,38144.5−6.1
Brexit Party Trevor Jones1,8804.3New
Liberal Democrats Warren Fox1,8474.2+1.3
Green Liz Spencer6891.6+0.8
Majority3780.9N/A
Turnout 43,55664.5-2.7
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +4.7
General election 2017: Bolton North East [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Crausby 22,870 50.6 +7.6
Conservative James Daly 19,07342.2+9.4
UKIP Harry Lamb1,5673.5−15.3
Liberal Democrats Warren Fox1,3162.90.0
Green Liz Spencer3570.8−1.8
Majority3,7978.4−1.8
Turnout 45,18367.2+3.6
Labour hold Swing −0.8
General election 2015: Bolton North East [15] [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Crausby 18,541 43.0 −3.1
Conservative James Daly 14,16432.8−3.7
UKIP Harry Lamb8,11718.8+14.6
Liberal Democrats Stephen Rock1,2362.9−10.1
Green Laura Diggle1,1032.6New
Majority4,37710.2+0.8
Turnout 43,16163.6−0.7
Labour hold Swing
General election 2010: Bolton North East [17] [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Crausby 19,870 45.9 −0.4
Conservative Deborah Dunleavy15,78636.5+2.2
Liberal Democrats Paul Ankers5,62413.0−3.1
UKIP Neil Johnson1,8154.2+2.4
You PartyNorma Armston1820.4New
Majority4,0849.4−2.5
Turnout 43,27764.3+9.8
Labour hold Swing −1.3

Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: Bolton North East [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Crausby 16,874 45.7 −8.6
Conservative Paul Brierley12,77134.6+1.9
Liberal Democrats Adam Killeya6,04416.4+6.1
UKIP Kevin Epsom6401.7New
Veritas Alan Ainscow3751.0New
Socialist Labour Lynne Lowe2070.6−0.4
Majority4,10311.1-10.5
Turnout 36,91154.8−1.2
Labour hold Swing −5.2
General election 2001: Bolton North East [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Crausby 21,166 54.3 −1.8
Conservative Michael Winstanley12,74432.7+2.3
Liberal Democrats Tim Perkins4,00410.3+0.4
Green Kenneth McIvor6291.6New
Socialist Labour Lynne Lowe4071.0−0.4
Majority8,42221.6-4.1
Turnout 38,95056.0−16.4
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: Bolton North East [21] [22] [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Crausby 27,62156.13
Conservative Rob Wilson 14,95230.39
Liberal Democrats Edmund Critchley4,8629.88
Referendum David Staniforth1,0962.23New
Socialist Labour William Kelly6761.37New
Majority12,66925.74N/A
Turnout 49,20772.37
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]

General election 1992: Bolton North East [25] [26]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Thurnham 21,644 44.9 +0.5
Labour David Crausby 21,45944.5+1.8
Liberal Democrats Brian Dunning4,97110.3−2.7
Natural Law Peter Tong1810.4New
Majority1850.4−1.3
Turnout 48,25582.3+3.6
Conservative hold Swing −0.7

Elections in the 1980s

General election 1987: Bolton North East [27] [28]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Thurnham 20,742 44.4 +1.2
Labour Frank White [29] 19,92942.7+4.9
SDP John Alcock6,06013.0−5.3
Majority8131.7-3.7
Turnout 46,73178.7+1.6
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1983: Bolton North East [30] [31]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Thurnham 19,632 43.2
Labour Ann Taylor 17,18937.8
SDP John Alcock8,31118.3
BNP David P. Ball1860.4
Independent Thomas Keen1040.2
Majority2,4435.4
Turnout 45,31877.1
Conservative win (new seat)

See also

Notes

  1. A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
  2. 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.
  3. As it has more often than not given marginal majorities of less than 10%

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