Bolton East (UK Parliament constituency)

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Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox UK constituency main Bolton East was a borough constituency in the town of Bolton in Greater Manchester (formerly in Lancashire). It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

The constituency was created for the 1950 general election. It was abolished in boundary changes for the 1983 general election, when most of Bolton East became part of the new constituency of Bolton South East.

Boundaries

File:BoltonEast1974Constituency.svg
Bolton East in Lancashire, boundaries used 1974-83

The County Borough of Bolton wards of Astley Bridge, Bradford, Church, Darcy Lever-cum-Breightmet, East, Great Lever, Hulton, North, and Tonge.

Members of Parliament

Election Member[1] Party
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | 1950 Alfred Booth Labour
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | 1951 Philip Bell Conservative
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | 1960 by-election Edwin Taylor Conservative
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | 1964 Robert Howarth Labour
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | 1970 Laurance Reed Conservative
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | Feb 1974 David Young Labour
1983 constituency abolished: see Bolton North East and Bolton South East

Election results

Elections in the 1950s

General election 1950: Bolton East [2]
Party Candidate Votes % <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Alfred Booth 24,826 45.48
Script error: No such module "Political party". Philip Bell 21,117 38.68
Script error: No such module "Political party". Arthur Holt 8,647 15.84
Majority 3,709 6.80 Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout 54,590 87.46 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". win (new seat)

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General election 1951: Bolton East [3]
Party Candidate Votes % <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Philip Bell 27,106 50.33 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Alfred Booth 26,751 49.7 Script error: No such module "String".
Majority 355 0.66 Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout 53,857 84.75 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". gain from Script error: No such module "Political party". Template:Yesno Swing +3.8

Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

General election 1955: Bolton East [4]
Party Candidate Votes % <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Philip Bell 26,145 53.60 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Alfred Booth 22,634 46.40 Script error: No such module "String".
Majority 3,511 7.20 Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout 58,779 79.19 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". hold Swing +3.3

Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

Template:Election box winning candidate with party link
General election 1959: Bolton East [5]
Party Candidate Votes % <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Ronald Haines 23,153 47.2 Script error: No such module "String".
Majority 2,732 5.6 Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout 59,038 80.95 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". hold Swing −0.8

Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

Elections in the 1960s

Template:Election box winning candidate with party link
1960 Bolton East by-election[6]
Party Candidate Votes % <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Robert Howarth 14,858 36.2 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Frank Byers 10,173 24.8 Script error: No such module "String".
New Conservative John E. Dayton 493 1.2 Script error: No such module "String".
Majority 641 1.6 Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout 41,023 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". hold Swing -2.0

Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

General election 1964: Bolton East [7]
Party Candidate Votes % <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Robert Howarth 21,937 46.09
Script error: No such module "Political party". Edwin Taylor 18,785 39.47
Script error: No such module "Political party". A. Cooper 6,873 14.44
Majority 3,152 6.62 Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout 47,595 80.36 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". gain from Script error: No such module "Political party". Template:Yesno Swing

Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

General election 1966: Bolton East [8]
Party Candidate Votes % <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Robert Howarth 26,613 59.21
Script error: No such module "Political party". Edwin Taylor 18,331 40.79
Majority 8,282 18.42 Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout 44,944 76.96 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". hold Swing

Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

Elections in the 1970s

General election 1970: Bolton East [9]
Party Candidate Votes % <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Laurance Reed 22,769 50.52
Script error: No such module "Political party". Robert Howarth 22,298 49.48
Majority 471 1.04 Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout 45,067 73.50 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". gain from Script error: No such module "Political party". Template:Yesno Swing

Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

General election February 1974: Bolton East [10]
Party Candidate Votes % <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Script error: No such module "Political party". David Young 19,833 41.28
Script error: No such module "Political party". Laurance Reed 18,220 37.93
Script error: No such module "Political party". Tim J. Akeroyd 8,728 18.17
Script error: No such module "Political party". G. Booth 1,259 2.62 Script error: No such module "String".
Majority 1,613 3.35 Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout 48,040 80.58 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". gain from Script error: No such module "Political party". Template:Yesno Swing

Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

General election October 1974: Bolton East [11]
Party Candidate Votes % <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Script error: No such module "Political party". David Young 21,569 46.77
Script error: No such module "Political party". John Heddle 17,504 37.95
Script error: No such module "Political party". Tim J. Akeroyd 5,792 12.56
Script error: No such module "Political party". G. Booth 1,106 2.40
Script error: No such module "Political party". Harold Smith 149 0.32 Script error: No such module "String".
Majority 4,065 8.82 Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout 46,120 76.64 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". hold Swing

Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

General election 1979: Bolton East [12]
Party Candidate Votes % <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Script error: No such module "Political party". David Young 21,920 47.60
Script error: No such module "Political party". R. Baldwin 20,068 43.58
Script error: No such module "Political party". S. B. Lawrence 3,603 7.82
Script error: No such module "Political party". J. Hamilton 457 0.99
Majority 1,852 4.02 Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout 46,048 78.74 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". hold Swing

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See also

References

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  1. Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
  2. General Election 23 February 1950: Bolton East. Political Science Resources. Retrieved 14 May 2010.
  3. General Election 25 October 1951: Bolton East. Political Science Resources. Retrieved 14 May 2010.
  4. General Election 26 May 1955: Bolton East. Political Science Resources. Retrieved 14 May 2010.
  5. General Election 8 October 1959: Bolton East. Political Science Resources. Retrieved 14 May 2010.
  6. By-election 1960: Bolton East Template:Webarchive. British Election Ephemera Archive. Retrieved 14 May 2010.
  7. General Election 15 October 1964: Bolton East. Political Science Resources. Retrieved 14 May 2010.
  8. General Election 31 March 1966: Bolton East. Political Science Resources. Retrieved 14 May 2010.
  9. General Election 18 June 1970: Bolton East. Political Science Resources. Retrieved 14 May 2010.
  10. General Election 28 February 1974: Bolton East. Political Science Resources. Retrieved 14 May 2010.
  11. General Election 10 October 1974: Bolton East. Political Science Resources. Retrieved 14 May 2010.
  12. General Election 3 May 1979: Bolton East. Political Science Resources. Retrieved 14 May 2010.

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