Bolton East (UK Parliament constituency) explained

Bolton East
Parliament:uk
Year:1950
Abolished:1983
Type:Borough
Elects Howmany:One
Region:England
County:Lancashire, until 1974
Greater Manchester from 1974
Towns:Bolton

Bolton East was a borough constituency in the town of Bolton in Greater Manchester (formerly in Lancashire). It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

The constituency was created for the 1950 general election. It was abolished in boundary changes for the 1983 general election, when most of Bolton East became part of the new constituency of Bolton South East.

Boundaries

The County Borough of Bolton wards of Astley Bridge, Bradford, Church, Darcy Lever-cum-Breightmet, East, Great Lever, Hulton, North, and Tonge.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1950Alfred BoothLabour
1951Philip BellConservative
Edwin TaylorConservative
1964Robert HowarthLabour
1970Laurance ReedConservative
Feb 1974David YoungLabour
1983constituency abolished: see Bolton North East and Bolton South East

Election results

Elections in the 1970s

See also