Bolton South and Walkden (UK Parliament constituency)
| Bolton South and Walkden | |
|---|---|
| County constituency for the House of Commons | |
| County | Greater Manchester |
| Major settlements | Bolton, Walkden, Great Lever, Kearsley, Little Hulton |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2024 |
| Member of Parliament | TBA (TBA) |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | 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 will first be contested at the 2024 general election.[2]
Boundaries[edit]
The constituency comprises the following (as they existed on 1 December 2020):
- The Metropolitan Borough of Bolton wards Farnworth, Great Lever, Harper Green, Kearsley, and Rumworth.
- The City of Salford wards Little Hulton, Walkden North, and Walkden South.[3]
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:
- The Metropolitan Borough of Bolton wards of: Farnworth North; Farnworth South; Great Lever; Kearsley; Queens Park & Central (part); Rumworth (nearly all); and a very small part of Hulton.
- The City of Salford wards of: Little Hulton; Walkden North; Walkden South.
Elections[edit]
Elections in the 2020s[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Don Prof Reis Abraham Halliwell Prf | ||||
| Conservative | Mohammed Afzal | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Gemma-Jane Bowker | ||||
| Workers Party | Jack Khan | ||||
| Green | Philip Kochitty | ||||
| Reform UK | Julie Pattison | ||||
| Labour | Yasmin Qureshi | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| win (new seat) | |||||
References[edit]
- ^ "Walkden could become part of Bolton constituency under boundary changes". The Bolton News. 2022-02-24. Retrieved 2024-01-07.
- ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – North West | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
- ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 5 North West region.
- ^ "New Seat Details - Bolton South and Walkden". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-01-07.
- ^ LGBCE. "Bolton | LGBCE". www.lgbce.org.uk. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
- ^ "The Bolton (Electoral Changes) Order 2022".
- ^ "Statement of Persons Nominated and Notice of Poll". Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
.svg){kind=small}  | This article relating to a constituency of the Parliament of the United Kingdom or its predecessors is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |