Bolton North East (UK Parliament constituency)
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| Bolton North East Borough constituency |
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| Bolton North East shown within Greater Manchester, and Greater Manchester shown within England | |
| Created: | 1983 |
| MP: | David Crausby |
| Party: | Labour |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| County: | Greater Manchester |
| EP constituency: | North West England |
Bolton North East is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. It is a marginal seat between Labour and the Conservatives.
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[edit] Boundaries
A socially very mixed and highly marginal seat, it covers Bolton's town centre,and the districts in close proximity (Breightmet, Crompton, Halliwell, Tonge with the Haulgh) are good Labour areas, whereas the outer suburbs (Astley Bridge, Bradshaw, Bromley Cross) are much more Conservative inclined.
[edit] 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 Bolton. The electoral wards used in the creation of a modified Bolton North East are:
- Astley Bridge, Bradshaw, Breightmet, Bromley Cross, Crompton, Halliwell, and Tonge with the Haulgh
[edit] Members of Parliament
- 1983 – 1997: Peter Thurnham, Conservative then Liberal Democrat
- 1997 – present: David Crausby, Labour
[edit] Election results
| General Election 2005: Bolton North East | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | David Crausby | 16,874 | 45.7 | -8.6 | |
| Conservative | Paul Brierley | 12,771 | 34.6 | +1.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Adam Killeya | 6,044 | 16.4 | +6.1 | |
| UK Independence | Kevin Epsom | 640 | 1.7 | +1.7 | |
| Veritas | Alan Ainscow | 375 | 1.0 | +1.0 | |
| Socialist Labour | Lynne Lowe | 207 | 0.6 | -0.4 | |
| Majority | 4,103 | 11.1 | |||
| Turnout | 36,911 | 54.8 | -1.2 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | -5.2 | |||
| General Election 2001: Bolton North East | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | David Crausby | 21,166 | 54.3 | -1.8 | |
| Conservative | Michael Winstanley | 12,744 | 32.7 | +2.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Tim Perkins | 4,004 | 10.3 | +0.4 | |
| Green | Kenneth McIvor | 629 | 1.6 | N/A | |
| Socialist Labour | Lynne Lowe | 407 | 1.0 | -0.3 | |
| Majority | 8,422 | 21.6 | |||
| Turnout | 38,950 | 56.0 | -16.3 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
