Bolton East (UK Parliament constituency)

Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1950–1983

Bolton East

Former borough constituency
for the House of Commons
County| Lancashire, until 1974
Greater Manchester from 1974
Major settlements| Bolton
1950–1983
Seats| One
Created from| Bolton
Replaced by| Bolton North East and Bolton South East

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

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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

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Election | Member[1] | Party

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| 1950 | Alfred Booth | Labour
| 1951 | Philip Bell | Conservative
| 1960 by-election | Edwin Taylor | Conservative
| 1964 | Robert Howarth | Labour
| 1970 | Laurance Reed | Conservative
| Feb 1974 | David Young | Labour
1983 | constituency abolished: see Bolton North East and Bolton South East

## Election results

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### Elections in the 1950s

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General election 1950: Bolton East [2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Alfred Booth | 24,826  | 45.48  |
| Conservative | Philip Bell | 21,117  | 38.68  |
| Liberal | Arthur Holt | 8,647  | 15.84  |
Majority  | 3,709  | 6.80  |
Turnout | 54,590  | 87.46  |
| Labour win (new seat)
General election 1951: Bolton East [3] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Philip Bell | 27,106  | 50.33  | +11.6
| Labour | Alfred Booth | 26,751  | 49.7  | +4.2
Majority  | 355  | 0.66  | N/A
Turnout | 53,857  | 84.75  | −2.71
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +3.8  |
General election 1955: Bolton East [4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Philip Bell | 26,145  | 53.60  | +3.3
| Labour | Alfred Booth | 22,634  | 46.40  | −3.3
Majority  | 3,511  | 7.20  | +6.5
Turnout | 58,779  | 79.19  | −5.5
| Conservative hold | Swing | +3.3  |
General election 1959: Bolton East [5] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Philip Bell | 25,885  | 52.8  | −0.8
| Labour | Ronald Haines  | 23,153  | 47.2  | +0.8
Majority  | 2,732  | 5.6  | −1.6
Turnout | 59,038  | 80.95  | +1.7
| Conservative hold | Swing | −0.8  |

### Elections in the 1960s

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1960 Bolton East by-election[6] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Edwin Taylor | 15,499  | 37.8  | −15.0
| Labour | Robert Howarth | 14,858  | 36.2  | −11.0
| Liberal | Frank Byers | 10,173  | 24.8  | New
| New Conservative | John E. Dayton  | 493  | 1.2  | New
Majority  | 641  | 1.6  | −4.0
Turnout | 41,023  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing | -2.0  |
General election 1964: Bolton East [7] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Robert Howarth | 21,937  | 46.09  |
| Conservative | Edwin Taylor | 18,785  | 39.47  |
| Liberal | A. Cooper  | 6,873  | 14.44  |
Majority  | 3,152  | 6.62  |
Turnout | 47,595  | 80.36  |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |  |
General election 1966: Bolton East [8] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Robert Howarth | 26,613  | 59.21  |
| Conservative | Edwin Taylor | 18,331  | 40.79  |
Majority  | 8,282  | 18.42  |
Turnout | 44,944  | 76.96  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |

### Elections in the 1970s

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General election 1970: Bolton East [9] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Laurance Reed | 22,769  | 50.52  |
| Labour | Robert Howarth | 22,298  | 49.48  |
Majority  | 471  | 1.04  | N/A
Turnout | 45,067  | 73.50  |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |  |
General election February 1974: Bolton East [10] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | David Young | 19,833  | 41.28  |
| Conservative | Laurance Reed | 18,220  | 37.93  |
| Liberal | Tim J. Akeroyd  | 8,728  | 18.17  |
| National Front | G. Booth  | 1,259  | 2.62  | New
Majority  | 1,613  | 3.35  |
Turnout | 48,040  | 80.58  |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |  |
General election October 1974: Bolton East [11] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | David Young | 21,569  | 46.77  |
| Conservative | John Heddle | 17,504  | 37.95  |
| Liberal | Tim J. Akeroyd  | 5,792  | 12.56  |
| National Front | G. Booth  | 1,106  | 2.40  |
| More Prosperous Britain | Harold Smith  | 149  | 0.32  | New
Majority  | 4,065  | 8.82  |
Turnout | 46,120  | 76.64  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
General election 1979: Bolton East [12] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | David Young | 21,920  | 47.60  |
| Conservative | R. Baldwin  | 20,068  | 43.58  |
| Liberal | S. B. Lawrence  | 3,603  | 7.82  |
| National Front | J. Hamilton  | 457  | 0.99  |
Majority  | 1,852  | 4.02  |
Turnout | 46,048  | 78.74  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |

## See also

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* List of parliamentary constituencies in Greater Manchester

## References

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1. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 4)
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 Archived September 11, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. 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.