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.
| 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) |
Boundaries
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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
edit| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Yasmin Qureshi | Labour | |
Elections
editElections in the 2020s
edit| 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
edit| 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
edit- ^ "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
edit- Bolton South and Walkden UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK