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]
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:
2019 notional result[7] | |||
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Party | Vote | % | |
24,890 | 56.6 | ||
13,961 | 31.7 | ||
2,361 | 5.4 | ||
1,695 | 3.9 | ||
1,077 | 2.4 | ||
Turnout | 43,984 | 58.1 | |
Electorate | 75,716 |