Bolton South East (UK Parliament constituency)

Coordinates: 53°33′58″N 2°24′00″W / 53.566°N 2.400°W

Bolton South East
Borough constituency for the House of Commons
Boundary of Bolton South East in Greater Manchester.
Location of Greater Manchester within England.
County	Greater Manchester
Population	101,747 (2011 census)[1]
Electorate	69,088 (December 2010)[2]
Current constituency
Created	1983
Member of parliament	Yasmin Qureshi (Labour)
Number of members	One
Created from	Bolton East Bolton West Farnworth[3]
Overlaps
European Parliament constituency	North West England

Bolton South East is a constituency^{[n 1]} represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Yasmin Qureshi of the Labour Party.^{[n 2]}

Constituency profile

This area has elected Labour candidates to be MP since its creation in 1983, with majorities of more than 15% so to date it has been a safe seat. Unlike the other two Bolton seats, it has remained safely Labour. This is reflected too by the majority of wards returning councillors for Labour; a notably stronger ward for the Conservative Party to date has been Hulton whose councillors from 2012 are from that party.^[4]

Boundaries

1983-2010: The Metropolitan Borough of Bolton wards of Burnden, Daubhill, Derby, Farnworth, Harper Green, Kearlsey, and Little Lever.

2010-present: The Metropolitan Borough of Bolton wards of Farnworth, Great Lever, Harper Green, Hulton, Kearsley, Little Lever and Darcy Lever, and Rumworth.

Following a boundary reorganization in the early 1980s, parts of the former constituencies of Bolton East and Farnworth were combined to create this constituency with effect from the 1983 General Election.

Members of Parliament

Election		Member[5]	Party
	1983	David Young	Labour
	1997	Dr Brian Iddon	Labour
	2010	Yasmin Qureshi	Labour

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2015: Bolton South East[6][7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Yasmin Qureshi	20,555	50.5	+3.0
	UKIP	Jeff Armstrong	9,627	23.6	+19.7
	Conservative	Mudasir Dean	8,289	20.3	-5.3
	Green	Alan Johnson	1,200	2.9	+1.4
	Liberal Democrat	Darren Reynolds	1,072	2.6	-13.2
Majority			10,928	26.8
Turnout			40,743	58.5
	Labour hold		Swing

General Election 2010: Bolton South East[8][9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Yasmin Qureshi	18,782	47.4	−8.3
	Conservative	Andy Morgan	10,148	25.6	+2.9
	Liberal Democrat	Donal O'Hanlon	6,289	15.9	−2.2
	BNP	Sheila Spink	2,012	5.1	N/A
	UKIP	Ian Sidaway	1,564	3.9	+1.4
	Green	Alan Johnson	614	1.6	N/A
	Christian Peoples	Navaid Syed	195	0.5	N/A
Majority			8,634	21.8
Turnout			39,604	56.6
	Labour hold		Swing	−5.6

Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2005: Bolton South East[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Brian Iddon	18,129	56.9	−5.0
	Conservative	Deborah Dunleavy	6,491	20.4	−3.8
	Liberal Democrat	Frank Harasiwka	6,047	19.0	+7.5
	UKIP	Florence Bates	840	2.6	N/A
	Veritas	David Jones	343	1.1	N/A
Majority			11,638	36.5
Turnout			31,850	50.0	−0.1
	Labour hold		Swing	−0.6

General Election 2001: Bolton South East[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Brian Iddon	21,129	61.9	−7.0
	Conservative	Haroon Rashid	8,258	24.2	+4.5
	Liberal Democrat	Frank Harasiwka	3,941	11.5	+2.8
	Socialist Labour	John Kelly	826	2.4	N/A
Majority			12,871	37.7
Turnout			34,154	50.1	−15.0
	Labour hold		Swing	−5.8

Elections in the 1990s

General Election 1997: Bolton South East[12][13][14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Brian Iddon	29,856	68.9	+14,6
	Conservative	Paul Carter	8,545	19.7	−9.0
	Liberal Democrat	Frank Harasiwka	3,805	8.8	−1.8
	Referendum	William Pickering	973	2.3	N/A
	Natural Law	Lewis Walch	170	0.4	−0.2
Majority			21,311	49.2
Turnout			43,349	65.2
	Labour hold		Swing	+11.8

General Election 1992: Bolton South East[15][16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David Young	26,906	54.3	+0.0
	Conservative	Nicholas J. S. Wood-Dow	14,215	28.7	−2.5
	Liberal Democrat	Dennis Lee	5,243	10.6	−3.9
	Independent Labour	William Hardman[17]	2,894	5.8	N/A
	Natural Law	Lewis Walch	290	0.6	N/A
Majority			12,691	25.6	+2.6
Turnout			49,549	75.5	+0.7
	Labour hold		Swing	+1.3

General Election 1987: Bolton South East[18][19]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	[[|N/A]]	David Young	26,791	54.3	+6.0
	Conservative	Stanley Windle	15,410	31.2	+0.5
	Liberal	Frank Harasiwka	7,161	14.5	−6.0
Majority			11,381	23.1
Turnout			49,362	74.9
	Labour hold		Swing	+2.8

General Election 1983: Bolton South East[20][21]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David Young	23,984	48.3	N/A
	Conservative	John Walsh[22]	15,231	30.7	N/A
	Liberal	Margaret Patricia Rothwell[23]	10,157	20.5	N/A
	Independent	Tom Keen	296	0.6	N/A
Majority			8,753	17.6	N/A
Turnout			49,668	73.6	N/A
	Labour win (new seat)

See also

• List of Parliamentary constituencies in Greater Manchester

Notes

1. A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
2. 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.

References

1. "Bolton South East: Usual Resident Population, 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
2. "Electorate Figures - Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
3. "'Bolton South East', June 1983 up to May 1997". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
4. Bolton MB Council Election Results
5. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 4)
6. "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
7. "Bolton South East". BBC News. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
8. "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
9. Statement of Persons Nominated Bolton Council
10. "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
11. "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
12. "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
13. General Election Results 1997 and 2001: Bolton South East. Political Science Resources. Retrieved 13 May 2010.
14. General Election 1997: Bolton South East. BBC. Retrieved 17 May 2010.
15. "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
16. "UK General Election results April 1992". Richard Kimber's Political Science Resources. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Retrieved 2010-12-06.
17. William Hardman. Links in a Chain. Retrieved 14 May 2010.
18. "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
19. General Election 11 June 1987: Bolton South East. Political Science Resources. Retrieved 13 May 2010.
20. "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
21. General Election 9 June 1983: Bolton South East. Political Science Resources. Retrieved 13 May 2010.
22. John Walsh. Links in a Chain. Retrieved 14 May 2010.
23. Margaret Patricia Rothwell. Links in a Chain. Retrieved 14 May 2010.

External Links

• nomis Constituency Profile for Bolton South East — presenting data from the ONS annual population survey and other official statistics.