Bolton North East (UK Parliament constituency)

Coordinates: 53°35′13″N 2°24′36″W / 53.587°N 2.410°W

Bolton North East
Borough constituency for the House of Commons
Boundary of Bolton North East in Greater Manchester.
Location of Greater Manchester within England.
County	Greater Manchester
Population	95,288 (2011 census)[1]
Electorate	66,600 (December 2010)[2]
Current constituency
Created	1983
Member of parliament	David Crausby (Labour)
Number of members	One
Created from	Bolton West Bolton East Darwen[3]
Overlaps
European Parliament constituency	North West England

Bolton North East is a constituency^{[n 1]} represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 1997 by David Crausby of the Labour Party.^{[n 2]}

Constituency profile

Bolton North East has more often than not to date been a marginal seat^{[n 3]} between Labour and Conservative candidates. Altogether the national statistics collected reflect a socially diverse seat in terms of income and this has been a highly marginal seat when national polls are close, with lower than average social housing and a lower ranking in the Index of Multiple Deprivation than the average for the metropolitan county.^[4]

Boundaries

1983-1997: The Metropolitan Borough of Bolton wards of Astley Bridge, Bradshaw, Breightmet, Bromley Cross, Central, and Tonge.

1997-2010: The Metropolitan Borough of Bolton wards of Astley Bridge, Bradshaw, Breightmet, Bromley Cross, Central, Halliwell, and Tonge.

2010–present: The Metropolitan Borough of Bolton wards of Astley Bridge, Bradshaw, Breightmet, Bromley Cross, Crompton, Halliwell, and Tonge with the Haulgh.

Bolton North East was created for the 1983 General Election from parts of the constituencies of Bolton West and the former Bolton East. Specifically it covers Bolton's town centre, and the districts in close proximity (Breightmet, Crompton, Halliwell, Tonge with the Haulgh) are Labour areas, whereas the outer suburbs (Astley Bridge, Bradshaw, Bromley Cross) are much more Conservative inclined. Labour comfortably held the seat in 2010, with very little swing from the previous election.

Members of Parliament

Election		Member[5]	Party
	1983	Peter Thurnham	Conservative
	1996		Liberal Democrat
	1997	David Crausby	Labour

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2015: Bolton North East^[6][7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	David Crausby	18,541	43.0	−3.0
	Conservative	James Daly	14,164	32.8	−3.7
	UKIP	Harry Lamb	8,117	18.8	+14.6
	Liberal Democrat	Stephen Rock	1,236	2.9	−10.1
	Green	Laura Diggle	1,103	2.6	+2.6
Majority			4,377	10.1	+0.7
Turnout			43,161	63.6	-0.7
	Labour hold		Swing

General Election 2010: Bolton North East^[8][9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	David Crausby	19,870	45.9	−0.4
	Conservative	Deborah Dunleavy	15,786	36.5	+2.2
	Liberal Democrat	Paul Ankers	5,624	13.0	−3.1
	UKIP	Neil Johnson	1,815	4.2	+2.4
	You Party	Norma Armston	182	0.4	N/A
Majority			4,084	9.4	−2.5
Turnout			43,277	64.3	+9.8
	Labour hold		Swing	−1.3

Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2005: Bolton North East^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	David Crausby	16,874	45.7	−8.6
	Conservative	Paul Brierley	12,771	34.6	+1.9
	Liberal Democrat	Adam Killeya	6,044	16.4	+6.1
	UKIP	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^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	David Crausby	21,166	54.3	−1.8
	Conservative	Michael Winstanley	12,744	32.7	+2.3
	Liberal Democrat	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

Elections in the 1990s

General Election 1997: Bolton North East^[12][13][14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	David Crausby	27,621	56.13
	Conservative	Robert Owen Biggs Wilson	14,952	30.39
	Liberal Democrat	Edmund Critchley	4,862	9.88
	Referendum	David Staniforth	1,096	2.23
	Socialist Labour	William Kelly	676	1.37
Majority			12,669	25.75
Turnout			49,207	72.37
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	10.2

General Election 1992: Bolton North East^[15][16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Peter Thurnham	21,644	44.9	+0.5
	Labour	David Crausby	21,459	44.5	+1.8
	Liberal Democrat	Brian Frederick Dunning	4,971	10.3	−2.7
	Natural Law	Peter Tong	181	0.4	N/A
Majority			185	0.4	−1.4
Turnout			48,255	82.3	+3.6
	Conservative hold		Swing	−0.7

Elections in the 1980s

General Election 1987: Bolton North East^[17][18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Peter Thurnham	20,742	44.4	+1.2
	Labour	Frank Richard White[19]	19,929	42.7	+4.9
	Social Democratic	John Herbert Alcock	6,060	13.0	−5.3
Majority			813	1.74
Turnout				78.7
	Conservative hold		Swing

General Election 1983: Bolton North East^[20][21]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Peter Thurnham	19,632	43.2	N/A
	Labour	Winifred Ann Taylor	17,189	37.8	N/A
	Social Democratic	John Herbert Alcock	8,311	18.3	N/A
	BNP	David P. Ball	186	0.4	N/A
	Independent	Thomas Leslie Keen	104	0.2	N/A
Majority			2,443	5.4	N/A
Turnout				77.1	N/A
	Conservative win (new seat)

See also

• List of Parliamentary constituencies in Greater Manchester

Notes and references

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.
3. As it has more often than not given marginal majorities of less than 10%

References

1. "Bolton North 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. Archived from the original on 6 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
3. "'Bolton North East', June 1983 up to May 1997". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
4. 2001 Census
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 North East". BBC News. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
8. "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
9. BBC - Election 2010 - Bolton North East
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 North East. Political Science Resources. Retrieved 14 May 2010.
14. General Election 1997: Bolton North 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. "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
18. General Election 11 June 1987: Bolton North East. Political Science Resources. Retrieved 14 May 2010.
19. Frank Richard White. Links in a Chain. Retrieved 14 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 North East. Political Science Resources. Retrieved 14 May 2010.

External links

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