Bolton South and Walkden (UK Parliament constituency)

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Bolton South and Walkden
County constituency
for the House of Commons
CountyGreater Manchester
Current constituency
Created2024
Member of ParliamentNone
SeatsOne
Created fromBolton South East (part)
Worsley and Eccles South (part)

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