Bolton West (UK Parliament constituency)
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County constituency for the House of Commons |
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Boundary of Bolton West in Greater Manchester.
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Location of Greater Manchester within England.
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County | Greater Manchester |
Population | 94,523 (2011 census)[1] |
Electorate | 71,454 (December 2010)[2] |
Major settlements | Atherton, Blackrod, Heaton, Horwich, Westhoughton |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1950 |
Member of parliament | Chris Green (Conservative) |
Number of members | One |
Created from | Bolton |
Overlaps | |
European Parliament constituency | North West England |
Bolton West is a constituency[n 1] represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2015 by Chris Green of the Conservative Party.[n 2]
Contents
Constituency profile
The seat is on the outskirts of Greater Manchester with fields making for separate villages and towns, these buffer zones most often designated as Green belt which includes areas for sport. To date the seat has been a marginal seat[n 3] between the Labour and the Conservative parties.
Boundaries
There were major boundary changes to Bolton West in 1983 when part of its area went to create Bolton North East, but compensated by taking most of the former Westhoughton constituency.
Boundary review
Following their review of parliamentary representation in Greater Manchester, the Boundary Commission for England have recommended the creation of three constituencies to represent the Bolton area. The electoral wards used in the creation of a modified Bolton West are:
- From Bolton MBC - Heaton and Lostock, Horwich and Blackrod, Horwich North East, Smithills, Westhoughton North and Chew Moor, and Westhoughton South.
- From Wigan MBC - the ward of Atherton.
These boundaries were first contested in 2010.
Members of Parliament
Elections
Elections in the 2010s
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Chris Green | 19,744 | 40.6 | +2.3 | |
Labour | Julie Hilling | 18,943 | 39.0 | +0.5 | |
UKIP | Bob Horsefield | 7,428 | 15.3 | +11.3 | |
Liberal Democrat | Andrew Martin | 1,947 | 4.0 | -13.2 | |
Independent | Andy Smith | 321 | 0.7 | +0.7 | |
TUSC | John Vickers | 209 | 0.4 | +0.4 | |
Majority | 801 | 1.6 | |||
Turnout | 48,592 | 66.8 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Julie Hilling | 18,327 | 38.5 | −6.8 | |
Conservative | Susan Williams | 18,235 | 38.3 | +5.9 | |
Liberal Democrat | Jackie Pearcey | 8,177 | 17.2 | −1.8 | |
UKIP | Harry Lamb | 1,901 | 4.0 | +2.6 | |
Green | Rachel Mann | 545 | 1.1 | N/A | |
Independent | Jimmy Jones | 254 | 0.5 | N/A | |
You Party | Doug Bagnall | 137 | 0.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 92 | 0.19 | |||
Turnout | 47,576 | 66.8 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | −5.9 |
Elections in the 2000s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Ruth Kelly | 17,239 | 42.5 | −4.5 | |
Conservative | Philip Allott | 15,175 | 37.4 | +3.8 | |
Liberal Democrat | Tim Perkins | 7,241 | 17.9 | −0.5 | |
UKIP | Marjorie Ford | 524 | 1.3 | N/A | |
Veritas | Michael Ford | 290 | 0.7 | N/A | |
Xtraordinary People | Kate Griggs | 74 | 0.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 2,064 | 5.1 | |||
Turnout | 40,543 | 63.5 | +1.1 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | −4.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Ruth Kelly | 19,381 | 47.0 | −2.5 | |
Conservative | James Stevens | 13,863 | 33.6 | −1.5 | |
Liberal Democrat | Barbara Ronson[9] | 7,573 | 18.4 | +7.6 | |
Socialist Alliance | David Toomer | 397 | 1.0 | N/A | |
Majority | 5,518 | 13.4 | |||
Turnout | 41,214 | 62.4 | −14.9 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | −0.5 |
Elections in the 1990s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Ruth Kelly | 24,342 | 49.5 | ||
Conservative | Tom Sackville | 17,270 | 35.1 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Barbara Ronson[9] | 5,309 | 10.8 | ||
Socialist Labour | Doris Kelly | 1,374 | 2.80 | ||
Referendum | Glenda Frankl-Slater | 865 | 1.76 | ||
Majority | 7,072 | 14.39 | |||
Turnout | 49,160 | 77.3 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 11.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Tom Sackville | 26,452 | 44.4 | +0.1 | |
Labour | Clifford Morris[16] | 25,373 | 42.6 | +6.5 | |
Liberal Democrat | Barbara Ronson[9] | 7,529 | 12.6 | −6.9 | |
Natural Law | Jacqueline Phillips | 240 | 0.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,079 | 1.8 | −6.4 | ||
Turnout | 59,594 | 83.5 | +3.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | −3.2 |
Elections in the 1980s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Tom Sackville | 24,779 | 44.33 | ||
Labour | Guy James Harkin | 20,186 | 36.11 | ||
Social Democratic | David Thomas Eccles | 10,936 | 19.56 | ||
Majority | 4,593 | 8.22 | |||
Turnout | 80.04 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Tom Sackville | 23,731 | 45.09 | ||
Labour | Dennis Green | 16,579 | 31.50 | ||
Social Democratic | Ron Baker | 12,321 | 23.41 | ||
Majority | 7,152 | 13.59 | |||
Turnout | 78.14 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Elections in the 1970s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Ann Taylor | 17,857 | 44.81 | ||
Conservative | B. H. Watson | 17,257 | 43.30 | ||
Liberal | J. Fish | 4,392 | 11.02 | ||
National Front | K. Bernal | 348 | 0.87 | ||
Majority | 600 | 1.51 | |||
Turnout | 79.36 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Ann Taylor | 16,967 | 43.26 | ||
Conservative | Robert Redmond | 16,061 | 40.95 | ||
Liberal | Philip Stefan Linney[23] | 5,127 | 13.07 | ||
National Front | W. Roberts | 1,070 | 2.73 | ||
Majority | 906 | 2.31 | |||
Turnout | 77.24 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Robert Redmond | 16,562 | 40.61 | ||
Labour | Ann Taylor | 15,959 | 39.13 | ||
Liberal | Philip Stefan Linney[23] | 8,264 | 20.26 | ||
Majority | 603 | 1.48 | |||
Turnout | 81.06 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Robert Redmond | 19,225 | 51.67 | ||
Labour | Gordon Oakes | 17,981 | 48.33 | ||
Majority | 1,244 | 3.34 | |||
Turnout | 73.99 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Elections in the 1960s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Gordon Oakes | 19,390 | 50.57 | ||
Conservative | C. B. S. Dobson | 14,473 | 37.74 | ||
Liberal | R. Glenton | 4,483 | 11.69 | ||
Majority | 4,917 | 12.82 | |||
Turnout | 78.29 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Gordon Oakes | 16,519 | 41.17 | ||
Conservative | D. Sisson | 13,522 | 33.70 | ||
Liberal | Arthur Holt | 10,086 | 25.14 | ||
Majority | 2,997 | 7.47 | |||
Turnout | 78.15 | ||||
Labour gain from Liberal | Swing |
Elections in the 1950s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Arthur Holt | 23,533 | 54.63 | ||
Labour | P. Cameron | 19,545 | 45.37 | ||
Majority | 3,988 | 9.26 | |||
Turnout | 79.72 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Arthur Holt | 24,827 | 55.37 | ||
Labour | James Haworth | 20,014 | 44.63 | ||
Majority | 4,813 | 10.73 | |||
Turnout | 79.05 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Arthur Holt | 26,271 | 52.76 | ||
Labour | John Lewis | 23,523 | 47.24 | ||
Majority | 2,748 | 5.52 | |||
Turnout | 84.79 | ||||
Liberal gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | John Lewis | 23,232 | 44.62 | ||
Conservative | Walter Wharton Tong[32] | 18,184 | 34.92 | ||
Liberal | Alan Lever Tillotson | 10,653 | 20.46 | ||
Majority | 5,048 | 9.69 | |||
Turnout | 87.55 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
See also
Notes
- ↑ A county constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
- ↑ As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.
- ↑ As it has most often given marginal majorities of less than 10%
References
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- ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 4)[self-published source][better source needed]
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- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Barbara Olwyn Ronson. Links in a Chain. Retrieved on 13 May 2010.
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- ↑ General Election Results 1997 and 2001: Bolton West. Political Science Resources. Retrieved 14 May 2010.
- ↑ General Election 1997: Bolton West. BBC. Retrieved 17 May 2010.
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- ↑ General Election 9 April 1992: Bolton West. Political Science Resources. Retrieved 14 May 2010.
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- ↑ Clifford Morris. Links in a Chain. Retrieved on 13 May 2010.
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- ↑ General Election 11 June 1987: Bolton West. Political Science Resources. Retrieved 14 May 2010.
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- ↑ General Election 9 June 1983: Bolton West. Political Science Resources. Retrieved 14 May 2010.
- ↑ General Election 3 May 1979: Bolton West. Political Science Resources. Retrieved 14 May 2010.
- ↑ General Election 10 October 1974: Bolton West. Political Science Resources. Retrieved 14 May 2010.
- ↑ 23.0 23.1 Philip Stefan Linney. Links in a Chain. Retrieved on 13 May 2010.
- ↑ General Election 28 February 1974: Bolton West. Political Science Resources. Retrieved 14 May 2010.
- ↑ General Election 18 June 1970: Bolton West. Political Science Resources. Retrieved 14 May 2010.
- ↑ General Election 31 March 1966: Bolton West. Political Science Resources. Retrieved 14 May 2010.
- ↑ General Election 15 October 1964: Bolton West. Political Science Resources. Retrieved 14 May 2010.
- ↑ General Election 8 October 1959: Bolton West. Political Science Resources. Retrieved 14 May 2010.
- ↑ General Election 26 May 1955: Bolton West. Political Science Resources. Retrieved 14 May 2010.
- ↑ General Election 25 October 1951: Bolton West. Political Science Resources. Retrieved 14 May 2010.
- ↑ General Election 23 February 1950: Bolton West. Political Science Resources. Retrieved 14 May 2010.
- ↑ Walter Wharton Tong. Links in a Chain. Retrieved on 13 May 2010.
External links
- nomis Constituency Profile for Bolton West — presenting data from the ONS annual population survey and other official statistics.
- Accuracy disputes from March 2012
- Articles lacking reliable references from March 2012
- Wikipedia articles incorporating an LRPP-MP template with two unnamed parameters
- Use dmy dates from July 2013
- Parliamentary constituencies in Greater Manchester
- Politics of Bolton Borough
- United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies established in 1950