Bolton North East (UK Parliament constituency)

Bolton North East is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. It is a marginal seat between Labour and the Conservatives.

Boundaries

Bolton North East was created for the 1983 General Election from parts of the constituencies of Bolton West and the former Bolton East. A socially very mixed and highly marginal seat, it covers Bolton's town centre, and the districts in close proximity (Breightmet, Crompton, Halliwell, Tonge with the Haulgh) are Labour areas, whereas the outer suburbs (Astley Bridge, Bradshaw, Bromley Cross) are much more Conservative inclined.

Boundary review

Following their review of parliamentary representation in Greater Manchester, the Boundary Commission for England have recommended the continuation of three constituencies to represent the Bolton area. The electoral wards used in the creation of a modified Bolton North East are:

• Astley Bridge, Bradshaw, Breightmet, Bromley Cross, Crompton, Halliwell, and Tonge with the Haulgh

Members of Parliament

Election		Member	Party
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" |	1983	Peter Thurnham	Conservative
style="background-color: Template:Liberal Democrats (UK)/meta/color" |	1996		Liberal Democrat
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" |	1997	David Crausby	Labour

Election results

General Election 2010: Bolton North East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Ankers
	YOU Party	Norma Armston
	UKIP	Duncan Campbell
	Labour	David Crausby
	Conservative	Deborah Dunleavy

General Election 2005: Bolton North East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David Crausby	16,874	45.7	−8.6
	Conservative	Paul Brierley	12,771	34.6	+1.9
	Liberal Democrats	Adam Killeya	6,044	16.4	+6.1
	UKIP	Kevin Epsom	640	1.7	+1.7
	Veritas	Alan Ainscow	375	1.0	+1.0
	Socialist Labour	Lynne Lowe	207	0.6	−0.4
Majority			4,103	11.1
Turnout			36,911	54.8	−1.2
	Labour hold		Swing	-5.2

General Election 2001: Bolton North East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David Crausby	21,166	54.3	−1.8
	Conservative	Michael Winstanley	12,744	32.7	+2.3
	Liberal Democrats	Tim Perkins	4,004	10.3	+0.4
	Green	Kenneth McIvor	629	1.6	N/A
	Socialist Labour	Lynne Lowe	407	1.0	−0.3
Majority			8,422	21.6
Turnout			38,950	56.0	−16.3
	Labour hold		Swing

See also

• List of Parliamentary constituencies in Greater Manchester

References

• Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs