Bolton South East (UK Parliament constituency)

Bolton South East
Former borough constituency for the House of Commons
Boundary of Bolton South East in Greater Manchester
Location of Greater Manchester within England
County	Greater Manchester
Population	101,747 (2011 census) [1]
Electorate	69,088 (December 2010) [2]
Major settlements	Bolton, Farnworth, Kearsley, Moses Gate
1983–2024
Seats	One
Created from	Bolton East Bolton West Farnworth [3]
Replaced by	Bolton South and Walkden

Bolton South East was a constituency in the House of Commons ^{[n 1]} . ^{[n 2]}

Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat was subject to boundary changes which incorporated the community of Walkden in the City of Salford. As a consequence, it was replaced with the constituency of Bolton South and Walkden , which was first contested at the 2024 general election. ^[4]

Constituency profile

The seat covered the southern part of Bolton town and its suburbs around the M61 motorway. Towns such as Farnworth and Kearsley are former mining areas. Residents were generally poorer than the UK average, ^[5] though the Hulton ward is more Conservative, and there were smaller villages and suburban areas such as Ringley, as well as green spaces such as the 750-acre Moses Gate Country Park.

Boundaries

Map of boundaries 2010-2024

1983–2010: The Metropolitan Borough of Bolton wards of Burnden, Daubhill, Derby, Farnworth, Harper Green, Kearsley, and Little Lever.

2010–2024: The Metropolitan Borough of Bolton wards of Farnworth, Great Lever, Harper Green, Hulton, Kearsley, Little Lever and Darcy Lever, and Rumworth.

Following a boundary reorganization in the early 1980s, parts of the former constituencies of Bolton East and Farnworth were combined to create this constituency, with effect from the 1983 general election.

Members of Parliament

Election		Member [6]	Party
	1983	David Young	Labour
	1997	Dr Brian Iddon	Labour
	2010	Yasmin Qureshi	Labour

Elections

This area has elected Labour candidates to be MP since its creation in 1983, with majorities of more than 15%; therefore, until 2019, it could have been seen as a safe seat. Unlike the other two Bolton seats, it has remained safely Labour. This is also reflected by the majority of wards returning councillors for Labour; a notably stronger ward for the Conservative Party to date has been Hulton, which has often returned Conservative councillors. ^[7]

Elections in the 2010s

General election 2019: Bolton South East ^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Yasmin Qureshi	21,516	53.0	―7.7
	Conservative	Johno Lee	13,918	34.3	+4.6
	Brexit Party	Mark Cunningham	2,968	7.3	New
	Liberal Democrats	Kev Walsh	1,411	3.5	+1.7
	Green	David Figgins	791	1.9	+0.6
Majority			7,598	18.7	―12.3
Turnout			40,604	58.7	―2.7
	Labour hold		Swing	-6.2

General election 2017: Bolton South East ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Yasmin Qureshi	25,676	60.7	+10.2
	Conservative	Sarah Pochin	12,550	29.7	+9.4
	UKIP	Jeff Armstrong	2,779	6.6	―17.0
	Liberal Democrats	Frank Harasiwka	781	1.8	―0.8
	Green	Alan Johnson	537	1.3	―1.6
Majority			13,126	31.0	+4.1
Turnout			42,323	61.4	+2.9
	Labour hold		Swing	+0.5

General election 2015: Bolton South East ^{[10] [11]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Yasmin Qureshi	20,555	50.5	+3.1
	UKIP	Jeff Armstrong	9,627	23.6	+19.7
	Conservative	Mudasir Dean	8,289	20.3	―5.3
	Green	Alan Johnson	1,200	2.9	+1.3
	Liberal Democrats	Darren Reynolds	1,072	2.6	―13.3
Majority			10,928	26.9	+4.9
Turnout			40,743	58.5	+1.9
	Labour hold		Swing

General election 2010: Bolton South East ^{[12] [13]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Yasmin Qureshi	18,782	47.4	―8.3
	Conservative	Andy Morgan	10,148	25.6	+2.9
	Liberal Democrats	Donal O'Hanlon	6,289	15.9	―2.2
	BNP	Sheila Spink	2,012	5.1	New
	UKIP	Ian Sidaway	1,564	3.9	+1.4
	Green	Alan Johnson	614	1.6	New
	CPA	Navaid Syed	195	0.5	New
Majority			8,634	21.8	+11.2
Turnout			39,604	56.6
	Labour hold		Swing	―5.6

Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: Bolton South East ^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Brian Iddon	18,129	56.9	―5.0
	Conservative	Deborah Dunleavy	6,491	20.4	―3.8
	Liberal Democrats	Frank Harasiwka	6,047	19.0	+7.5
	UKIP	Florence Bates	840	2.6	New
	Veritas	David Jones	343	1.1	New
Majority			11,638	36.5	―1.2
Turnout			31,850	50.0	―0.1
	Labour hold		Swing	―0.6

General election 2001: Bolton South East ^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Brian Iddon	21,129	61.9	―7.0
	Conservative	Haroon Rashid	8,258	24.2	+4.5
	Liberal Democrats	Frank Harasiwka	3,941	11.5	+2.7
	Socialist Labour	John Kelly	826	2.4	New
Majority			12,871	37.7	―11.5
Turnout			34,154	50.1	―15.1
	Labour hold		Swing	―5.8

Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: Bolton South East ^{[16] [17] [18]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Brian Iddon	29,856	68.9	+14.6
	Conservative	Paul Carter	8,545	19.7	―9.0
	Liberal Democrats	Frank Harasiwka	3,805	8.8	―1.8
	Referendum	William Pickering	973	2.3	New
	Natural Law	Lewis Walch	170	0.4	―0.2
Majority			21,311	49.2	+23.6
Turnout			43,349	65.2	―10.3
	Labour hold		Swing	+11.8

General election 1992: Bolton South East ^{[19] [20]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David Young	26,906	54.3	0.0
	Conservative	Nicholas Wood-Dow	14,215	28.7	―2.5
	Liberal Democrats	Dennis Lee	5,243	10.6	―3.9
	Independent Labour	William Hardman [21]	2,894	5.8	New
	Natural Law	Lewis Walch	290	0.6	New
Majority			12,691	25.6	+2.5
Turnout			49,548	75.5	+0.6
	Labour hold		Swing	+1.3

Elections in the 1980s

General election 1987: Bolton South East ^{[22] [23]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David Young	26,791	54.3	+6.0
	Conservative	Stanley Windle	15,410	31.2	+0.5
	Liberal	Frank Harasiwka	7,161	14.5	―6.0
Majority			11,381	23.1	+5.5
Turnout			49,362	74.9	+1.3
	Labour hold		Swing	+2.8

General election 1983: Bolton South East ^{[24] [25]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David Young	23,984	48.3
	Conservative	John Walsh [26]	15,231	30.7
	Liberal	Margaret Rothwell [27]	10,157	20.5
	Independent	Tom Keen	296	0.6
Majority			8,753	17.6
Turnout			49,668	73.6
	Labour win (new seat)

See also

• List of parliamentary constituencies in Greater Manchester

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.

References

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13. Statement of Persons Nominated Archived 2 July 2010 at the Wayback Machine Bolton Council
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20. "UK General Election results April 1992". Richard Kimber's Political Science Resources. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
21. William Hardman. Links in a Chain. Retrieved 14 May 2010.
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27. Margaret Patricia Rothwell. Links in a Chain. Retrieved 14 May 2010.

External links

• nomis Constituency Profile for Bolton South East — presenting data from the ONS annual population survey and other official statistics.
• Bolton South East UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 1997 – April 2010) at MapIt UK
• Bolton South East UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 2010 – May 2024) at MapIt UK

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