Bolton North East (UK Parliament constituency)


Bolton North East is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament.

Constituency profile

Bolton North East has more often than not to date been a marginal seat between Labour and Conservative candidates. In 1992, David Crausby came tantalisingly close to gaining the seat, as Labour were expecting to do. It would not be until 1997 that Labour gained the seat, with a huge 12,000 majority, holding it for the next 22 years. Altogether the national statistics collected reflect a socially diverse seat in terms of income, this has been a highly marginal seat when national polls are close, with lower than average social housing and a lower ranking in the Index of Multiple Deprivation than the average for the metropolitan county.

Boundaries

1983–1997: The Metropolitan Borough of Bolton wards of Astley Bridge, Bradshaw, Breightmet, Bromley Cross, Central, and Tonge.
1997–2010: The Metropolitan Borough of Bolton wards of Astley Bridge, Bradshaw, Breightmet, Bromley Cross, Central, Halliwell, and Tonge.
2010–present: The Metropolitan Borough of Bolton wards of Astley Bridge, Bradshaw, Breightmet, Bromley Cross, Crompton, Halliwell, and Tonge with the Haulgh.
Bolton North East was created for the 1983 general election from parts of the constituencies of Bolton West and the former Bolton East. It covers Bolton's town centre, and the districts in close proximity are Labour-voting areas, whereas the outer suburbs are much more Conservative inclined. Labour comfortably held the seat in 2010, with very little swing from the previous election.

Members of Parliament

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

Elections in the 2000s

Elections in the 1990s

Elections in the 1980s