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Bolton South East

Every general election in Bolton South East since 1983 (until 2019). Latest: Yasmin Qureshi, Labour, majority 7,598.

2019 general election

CandidatePartyVotesShareShare bar
Yasmin Qureshi Elected sitting MPLabour21,51653.0%
Johno LeeConservative13,91834.3%
Mark CunninghamBrexit Party
The Brexit Party		2,9687.3%
Kevin WalshLiberal Democrats1,4113.5%
David FigginsGreen7912.0%
Valid votes40,604
Majority7,59818.7%

Lab hold Turnout 58.7% of 69,163 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%1983198719921997200120052010201520172019Labour, 1983: 48.3%Labour, 1987: 54.3%Labour, 1992: 54.3%Labour, 1997: 68.9%Labour, 2001: 61.9%Labour, 2005: 56.9%Labour, 2010: 47.4%Labour, 2015: 50.5%Labour, 2017: 60.7%Labour, 2019: 53.0%Conservative, 1983: 30.7%Conservative, 1987: 31.2%Conservative, 1992: 28.7%Conservative, 1997: 19.7%Conservative, 2001: 24.2%Conservative, 2005: 20.4%Conservative, 2010: 25.6%Conservative, 2015: 20.3%Conservative, 2017: 29.7%Conservative, 2019: 34.3%Liberal Democrats, 1992: 10.6%Liberal Democrats, 1997: 8.8%Liberal Democrats, 2001: 11.5%Liberal Democrats, 2005: 19.0%Liberal Democrats, 2010: 15.9%Liberal Democrats, 2015: 2.6%Liberal Democrats, 2017: 1.9%Liberal Democrats, 2019: 3.5%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1983: 20.5%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1987: 14.5%UK Independence Party, 2010: 4.0%UK Independence Party, 2015: 23.6%UK Independence Party, 2017: 6.6%
Vote share in Bolton South East at each general election Lab Con LD Alliance UKIP

Boundary changes in 2024

Where the voters of the old Bolton South East (2010–2019 boundaries) live now:

Shares of population, from the House of Commons Library’s boundary analysis in the UK Parliament election results data.

Every result

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
2019Lab Yasmin QureshiCon7,59818.758.7%Lab hold
2017Lab Yasmin QureshiCon13,12631.061.4%Lab hold
2015Lab Yasmin QureshiUKIP10,92826.858.5%Lab hold
2010Lab Yasmin QureshiCon8,63421.857.0%Lab hold
2005LabCon11,63836.550.2%
2001LabCon12,87137.750.1%Lab hold
1997LabCon21,31149.265.1%
1992LabCon12,69125.675.5%Lab hold
1987LabCon11,38123.174.9%Lab hold
1983LabCon8,75317.672.6%

Constituency boundaries were redrawn several times (most recently in 1983, 1997, 2005 (Scotland), 2010 and 2024), so the area behind the name changed over time. Before 2010 results are by party; candidate names start in 2010.

Questions and answers

Who last won Bolton South East?

Yasmin Qureshi (Labour) won Bolton South East at the 2019 general election with a majority of 7,598.

Which parties have won Bolton South East?

At the 10 general elections held under this name since 1983: Labour 10.

Official results House of Commons Library and UK Parliament election results data. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. How we use this data

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