Bolton South and Walkden (UK Parliament constituency)

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Bolton South and Walkden is a proposed constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament.[1] Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it will first be contested at the next general election.[2]

Boundaries[edit]

Map
Map of boundaries from 2024

The constituency will be composed of the following (as they existed on 1 December 2020):

  • The Metropolitan Borough of Bolton wards of: Farnworth; Great Lever; Harper Green; Kearsley; Rumworth.
  • The City of Salford wards of: Little Hulton; Walkden North; Walkden South.[3]

The Bolton Borough wards are currently part of Bolton South East and the Salford City wards part of Worsley and Eccles South - with both constituencies set to be abolished.[4]

Following a local government boundary review in Bolton which came into effect in May 2023,[5][6] the constituency will now comprise the following from the next 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]

Next general election: Bolton South and Walkden
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mohammed Afzal[7]
Liberal Democrats Gemma-Jane Bowker[8]
Reform UK Julie Pattison[9]
Workers Party Jack Khan[10]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Walkden could become part of Bolton constituency under boundary changes". The Bolton News. 2022-02-24. Retrieved 2024-01-07.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 5 North West region.
  4. ^ "New Seat Details - Bolton South and Walkden". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-01-07.
  5. ^ LGBCE. "Bolton | LGBCE". www.lgbce.org.uk. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
  6. ^ "The Bolton (Electoral Changes) Order 2022".
  7. ^ "Conservative Party candidate selected to fight for Bolton South and Walkden". Yahoo! News. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
  8. ^ "Liberal Democrat Prospective Parliamentary Candidates". Mark Pack. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
  9. ^ "Bolton South and Walkden Constituency". Reform UK. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
  10. ^ https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/ex-cricketer-monty-panesar-stand-29085262