Electorate 66,600 (December 2010) European Parliament constituency North West England Number of members 1 | Population 95,288 (2011 census) Created 1983 | |
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Created from Bolton WestBolton EastDarwen Replaced by | ||
Bolton North East is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 1997 by Sir David Crausby of the Labour Party.
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Constituency profile
Bolton North East has more often than not to date been a marginal seat 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.
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.