County Greater Manchester Electorate 69,088 (December 2010) European Parliament constituency North West England Number of members 1 | Population 101,747 (2011 census) Created 1983 Member of parliament Yasmin Qureshi | |
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Created from Bolton East
Bolton West
Farnworth Replaced by Bolton East, Bolton West, Farnworth | ||
Bolton South East is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Yasmin Qureshi of the Labour Party.
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Constituency profile
This area has elected Labour candidates to be MP since its creation in 1983, with majorities of more than 15% so to date it has been a safe seat. Unlike the other two Bolton seats, it has remained safely Labour. This is reflected too by the majority of wards returning councillors for Labour; a notably stronger ward for the Conservative Party to date has been Hulton whose councillors from 2012 are from that party.
Boundaries
1983-2010: The Metropolitan Borough of Bolton wards of Burnden, Daubhill, Derby, Farnworth, Harper Green, Kearlsey, and Little Lever.
2010–present: The Metropolitan Borough of Bolton wards of Farnworth, Great Lever, Harper Green, Hulton, Kearsley, Little Lever and Darcy Lever, and Rumworth.
Following a boundary reorganization in the early 1980s, parts of the former constituencies of Bolton East and Farnworth were combined to create this constituency with effect from the 1983 General Election.