Bolton South East (UK Parliament constituency)

Bolton South East is a constituency[n 1] represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Yasmin Qureshi of the Labour Party.[n 2]

Bolton South East
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
Outline map
Boundary of Bolton South East in Greater Manchester
Outline map
Location of Greater Manchester within England
CountyGreater Manchester
Population101,747 (2011 census)[1]
Electorate69,088 (December 2010)[2]
Major settlementsBolton, Farnworth, Kearsley, Moses Gate
Current constituency
Created1983
Member of ParliamentYasmin Qureshi (Labour)
SeatsOne
Created fromBolton East
Bolton West
Farnworth[3]

Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat will be subject to boundary changes which will incorporate the community of Walkden in the City of Salford. As a consequence, it will be renamed Bolton South and Walkden, to be first contested at the next general election.[4]

Constituency profile

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

Boundaries

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

2010–present: 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
ElectionMember[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 49,549 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

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
  1. "Bolton South East: Usual Resident Population, 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
  2. "Electorate Figures - Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Archived from the original on 6 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
  3. "'Bolton South East', June 1983 up to May 1997". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  4. "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – North West | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
  5. Electoral Calculus https://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/fcgi-bin/seatdetails.py?seat=Bolton+South+East
  6. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 4)
  7. "Bolton MB Council Election Results". Archived from the original on 23 September 2012. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
  8. Sansome, Jessica; Otter, Saffron (14 November 2019). "All the Greater Manchester General Election 2019 candidates". men. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
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  13. Statement of Persons Nominated Archived 2 July 2010 at the Wayback Machine Bolton Council
  14. "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  15. "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  16. "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  17. General Election Results 1997 and 2001: Bolton South East Archived 3 June 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Political Science Resources. Retrieved 13 May 2010.
  18. General Election 1997: Bolton South East. BBC. Retrieved 17 May 2010.
  19. "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  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.
  22. "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  23. General Election 11 June 1987: Bolton South East Archived 11 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Political Science Resources. Retrieved 13 May 2010.
  24. "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  25. General Election 9 June 1983: Bolton South East Archived 28 June 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Political Science Resources. Retrieved 13 May 2010.
  26. John Walsh. Links in a Chain. Retrieved 14 May 2010.
  27. Margaret Patricia Rothwell. Links in a Chain. Retrieved 14 May 2010.

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