Bolton South and Walkden (UK Parliament constituency)

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Bolton South and Walkden
County constituency
for the House of Commons
North West England - Bolton South and Walkden constituency.svg
Boundary of Bolton South and Walkden in North West England
County Greater Manchester
Electorate 79,622 (2024)
Major settlements Bolton, Walkden, Great Lever, Kearsley, Little Hulton
Current constituency
Created 2024
Member of Parliament Yasmin Qureshi (Labour)
SeatsOne
Created from Bolton South East (part)
Worsley and Eccles South (part)

Bolton South and Walkden is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament. [1] Created as a result of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election. [2] Since 2024, it has been represented by Labour's Yasmin Qureshi, who was MP for the predecessor seat of Bolton South East from 2010 to 2024.

Contents

Boundaries

Bolton South and Walkden (UK Parliament constituency)
Map of boundaries from 2024

The constituency is defined as comprising the following as they existed on 1 December 2020:

The Bolton Borough wards were formerly part of Bolton South East and the Salford City wards part of Worsley and Eccles South - with both constituencies abolished as a result of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies. [4]

Following a local government boundary review in Bolton which came into effect in May 2023, [5] [6] the constituency now comprises the following from the 2024 general election:

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
2024 Yasmin Qureshi Labour

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Bolton South and Walkden [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Yasmin Qureshi 15,093 40.9 −15.7
Reform UK Julie Pattison8,35022.6+17.2
Workers Party Jack Khan4,67312.7N/A
Conservative Mohammed Afzal4,17011.3−20.4
Green Philip Kochitty2,8277.7+5.3
Liberal Democrats Gemma-Jane Bowker1,3843.7−0.2
Independent Reis Halliwell4331.2N/A
Majority 6,74318.3−6.6
Turnout 36,93046.4−11.9
Registered electors 79,622
Labour hold Swing −16.5

Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result [8]
PartyVote %
Labour 24,89056.6
Conservative 13,96131.7
Brexit Party 2,3615.4
Liberal Democrats 1,6953.9
Green 1,0772.4
Turnout43,98458.1
Electorate75,716

References

  1. ↑ "Walkden could become part of Bolton constituency under boundary changes". The Bolton News. 24 February 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  2. ↑ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – North West | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  3. ↑ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 5 North West region.
  4. ↑ "New Seat Details - Bolton South and Walkden". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  5. ↑ LGBCE. "Bolton | LGBCE". www.lgbce.org.uk. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  6. ↑ "The Bolton (Electoral Changes) Order 2022".
  7. ↑ "General election results 2024". Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  8. ↑ "Notional results for a UK general election on 12 December 2019". Rallings & Thrasher, Professor David Denver (Scotland), Nicholas Whyte (NI) for Sky News, PA, BBC News and ITV News. UK Parliament . Retrieved 11 July 2024.
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