Bolton South and Walkden (UK Parliament constituency)

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Bolton South and Walkden is a proposed constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament. [1] Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it will first be contested at the next general election. [2]

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Boundaries

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

The constituency will be composed of the following (as they existed on 1 December 2020):

The Bolton Borough wards are currently part of Bolton South East and the Salford City wards part of Worsley and Eccles South - with both constituencies set to be abolished. [4]

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

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

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Next general election: Bolton South and Walkden
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Conservative Mohammed Afzal [7]
Liberal Democrats Gemma-Jane Bowker [8]
Reform UK Julie Pattison [9]

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References

  1. ↑ "Walkden could become part of Bolton constituency under boundary changes". The Bolton News. 2022-02-24. Retrieved 2024-01-07.
  2. ↑ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – North West | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
  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 2024-01-07.
  5. ↑ LGBCE. "Bolton | LGBCE". www.lgbce.org.uk. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
  6. ↑ "The Bolton (Electoral Changes) Order 2022".
  7. ↑ "Conservative Party candidate selected to fight for Bolton South and Walkden". Yahoo! News. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
  8. ↑ "Liberal Democrat Prospective Parliamentary Candidates". Mark Pack . Retrieved 27 January 2024.
  9. ↑ "Bolton South and Walkden Constituency". Reform UK . Retrieved 27 January 2024.
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