Bolton South and Walkden (UK Parliament constituency) explained

Bolton South and Walkden
Parliament:uk
Year:2024
Type:County
Elects Howmany:One
Electorate:79,622 (2024)
Mp:Yasmin Qureshi
Region:England
County:Greater Manchester
Towns:Bolton, Walkden, Great Lever, Kearsley, Little Hulton
European:South East England
Previous: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]

Boundaries

The constituency comprises the following (as they existed on 1 December 2020):

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 following 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:

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result[7]
PartyVote%
24,890 56.6
13,961 31.7
2,361 5.4
1,695 3.9
1,077 2.4
Turnout43,98458.1
Electorate75,716

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 24 February 2022 . Walkden could become part of Bolton constituency under boundary changes . 7 January 2024 . The Bolton News . en.
  2. Web site: The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – North West Boundary Commission for England . 31 July 2023 . boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk.
  3. Web site: The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023 . Schedule 1 Part 5 North West region.
  4. Web site: New Seat Details - Bolton South and Walkden . 7 January 2024 . www.electoralcalculus.co.uk.
  5. Web site: LGBCE . Bolton LGBCE . 19 April 2024 . www.lgbce.org.uk . en.
  6. Web site: The Bolton (Electoral Changes) Order 2022 .
  7. Web site: Notional results for a UK general election on 12 December 2019 . 11 July 2024 . Rallings & Thrasher, Professor David Denver (Scotland), Nicholas Whyte (NI) for Sky News, PA, BBC News and ITV News . UK Parliament.