Bolton West (UK Parliament constituency)
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| Bolton West County constituency |
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| Bolton West shown within Greater Manchester, and Greater Manchester shown within England | |
| Created: | 1950 |
| MP: | Ruth Kelly |
| Party: | Labour |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| County: | Greater Manchester |
| EP constituency: | North West England |
Bolton West 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
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.[1] Locally, Labour have only one councillor at present, ironically in Atherton, the only ward which does not lie within Bolton MBC's boundaries (it is in neighbouring Wigan MBC); the Liberal Democrats have the most councillors, particularly strong in Horwich and Westhoughton. The only ward from the town of Bolton itself, Heaton and Lostock, is safely Conservative.
[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 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
[edit] Members of Parliament
[edit] Election results
| Confirmed candidates for the next UK general election [2] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Ruth Kelly | ||||
| UK Independence | Harry Lamb | ||||
| Conservative | Susan Williams | ||||
| General Election 2005: Bolton West | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| 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 | |
| UK Independence | Marjorie Ford | 524 | 1.3 | +1.3 | |
| Veritas | Michael Ford | 290 | 0.7 | +0.7 | |
| Xtraordinary People | Kate Griggs | 74 | 0.2 | +0.2 | |
| Majority | 2,064 | 5.1 | |||
| Turnout | 40,543 | 63.5 | +1.1 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | -4.2 | |||
| General Election 2001: Bolton West | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Ruth Kelly | 19,381 | 47.0 | -2.5 | |
| Conservative | James Stevens | 13,863 | 33.6 | -1.5 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Barbara Ronson | 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 | ||||
[edit] References
- ^ Bolton West constituency profile. URL accessed 6 June 2007.
- ^ Bolton West, UKPollingReport
