Bolton South and Walkden (UK Parliament constituency)
| Bolton South and Walkden | |
|---|---|
| County constituency for the House of Commons | |
 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) |
| Seats | One |
| 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.
Boundaries
The constituency is defined as comprising the following as they existed on 1 December 2020:
- The Metropolitan Borough of Bolton wards of Farnworth, Great Lever, Harper Green, Kearsley, and Rumworth.
- The City of Salford wards of Little Hulton, Walkden North, and Walkden South.[3]
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:
- The Metropolitan Borough of Bolton wards of: Farnworth North; Farnworth South; Great Lever; Kearsley; Queens Park & Central (part); Rumworth (nearly all); and a very small part of Hulton.
- The City of Salford wards of: Little Hulton; Walkden North; Walkden South.
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Yasmin Qureshi | Labour | |
Elections
Elections in the 2020s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Yasmin Qureshi | 15,093 | 40.9 | −15.7 | |
| Reform UK | Julie Pattison | 8,350 | 22.6 | +17.2 | |
| Workers Party | Jack Khan | 4,673 | 12.7 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Mohammed Afzal | 4,170 | 11.3 | −20.4 | |
| Green | Philip Kochitty | 2,827 | 7.7 | +5.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Gemma-Jane Bowker | 1,384 | 3.7 | −0.2 | |
| Independent | Reis Halliwell | 433 | 1.2 | N/A | |
| Majority | 6,743 | 18.3 | −6.6 | ||
| Turnout | 37,068 | 46.6 | −11.7 | ||
| Registered electors | 79,622 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing |  16.5
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Elections in the 2010s
| 2019 notional result[8] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | |
| Labour | 24,890 | 56.6 | |
| Conservative | 13,961 | 31.7 | |
| Brexit Party | 2,361 | 5.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 1,695 | 3.9 | |
| Green | 1,077 | 2.4 | |
| Turnout | 43,984 | 58.1 | |
| Electorate | 75,716 | ||
References
- ^ "Walkden could become part of Bolton constituency under boundary changes". The Bolton News. 24 February 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 5 North West region.
- ^ "New Seat Details - Bolton South and Walkden". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
- ^ LGBCE. "Bolton | LGBCE". www.lgbce.org.uk. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
- ^ "The Bolton (Electoral Changes) Order 2022".
- ^ "General election results 2024". Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
- ^ "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.
External links
- Bolton South and Walkden UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK
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