Bolton West (UK Parliament constituency)
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| Bolton West County constituency |
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| Bolton West shown within Greater Manchester, and Greater Manchester shown within England | |
| Created: | 1950 |
| MP: | Ruth Kelly |
| Party: | Labour |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| County: | Greater Manchester |
| EP constituency: | North West England |
Bolton West is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. It is a marginal seat between Labour and the Conservatives.
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[edit] Boundaries
This is the constituency of the high-profile Labour MP and somewhat controversial Government minister,Ruth Kelly.It is rumoured that Ms Kelly is looking for safer territory to continue her parliamentary career;the area has never been safely Labour,and has had significant Liberal and Conservative representation in the past.Locally,Labour have only one councillor at present,ironically in Atherton,the only ward which does not lie within Bolton's boundaries (it is in neighbouring Wigan);the Liberal Democrats have the most councillors,particularly strong in Horwich and Westhoughton.The only ward from the town of Bolton itself,Heaton and Lostock,is safely Conservative.
[edit] Boundary review
Following their review of parliamentary representation in Greater Manchester, the Boundary Commission for England have recommended the creation of three constituencies to represent Bolton. The electoral wards used in the creation of a modified Bolton West are:
- From Bolton - Heaton and Lostock, Horwich and Blackrod, Horwich North East, Smithills, Westhoughton North and Chew Moor, and Westhoughton South
- From Wigan the ward of Atherton
[edit] Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
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| 1950 | John Lewis | Labour | |
| 1951 | Arthur Holt | Liberal | |
| 1964 | Gordon Oakes | Labour | |
| 1970 | Robert Redmond | Conservative | |
| 1974 | Ann Taylor | Labour | |
| 1983 | Thomas Sackville | Conservative | |
| 1997 | Ruth Kelly | Labour | |
[edit] Election results
| General Election 2005: Bolton West | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Ruth Kelly | 17,239 | 42.5 | -4.5 | |
| Conservative | Philip Allott | 15,175 | 37.4 | +3.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Tim Perkins | 7,241 | 17.9 | -0.5 | |
| UK Independence | Marjorie Ford | 524 | 1.3 | +1.3 | |
| Veritas | Michael Ford | 290 | 0.7 | +0.7 | |
| Xtraordinary People | Kate Griggs | 74 | 0.2 | +0.2 | |
| Majority | 2,064 | 5.1 | |||
| Turnout | 40,543 | 63.5 | +1.1 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | -4.2 | |||
| General Election 2001: Bolton West | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Ruth Kelly | 19,381 | 47.0 | -2.5 | |
| Conservative | James Stevens | 13,863 | 33.6 | -1.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Barbara Ronson | 7,573 | 18.4 | +7.6 | |
| Socialist Alliance | David Toomer | 397 | 1.0 | N/A | |
| Majority | 5,518 | 13.4 | |||
| Turnout | 41,214 | 62.4 | -14.9 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
