Constituency profile

Bolton North East

North West · Borough constituency · Bolton borough

Kirith Entwistle MP
Sitting MP

Kirith Entwistle

Labour

First elected July 2024

Current PollCheck projection

Region & type
North West
Borough constituency, Bolton council
Last 5 GE winners
LLLCL
Labour 4/5, Conservative 1/5
EU referendum 2016
58.1% Leave
UK average 51.9%; +6.2pp above mean
Current outlook
Reform UK +14.6pp
Vulnerability score 9/10 (Labour projected to lose)
NorthernLeave-leaningWorking-class profile

Who lives in Bolton North East? Constituency demographics

From the 2021 Census and 2016 EU referendum estimates. Constituency-level data on 2024 boundaries.

Leave vote 2016
58.1%
UK average ~52%
Degree or above
26.5%
UK average ~34%
No qualifications
22.6%
UK average ~18%
Owner-occupied
60.0%
UK average ~63%
Renting (social + private)
39.3%
UK average ~36%
Median age
39.6
UK median ~40
Age 65+
22.5%
UK average ~19%
Age 18-34
30.2%
UK average ~28%

How did Bolton North East vote in 2024 and how would it vote now?

2024 vote shares from the HoC Library. Current projection is at the 7-poll average.

2024 general election

Lab gain from Con · majority 6,653 votes (15.4pp) · turnout 54.2%

Current projection

If a general election were held today, at current poll average

Map of Bolton North East

Switch between ward-level 2024 election winners and a demographic view. Ward winners are Britain Elects' / New Statesman modelled estimates with an average ~4pp margin of error per ward. The demographic view splits the seat into small neighbourhoods (around 1,500 residents each, from the 2021 Census). Hover any area for detail.

Council layer (not Westminster)

Bolton North East within Bolton

The Westminster constituency of Bolton North East sits entirely within Bolton Council. Local council elections are a separate ballot from Westminster general elections - the figures below are from the council elections held on Thursday 7 May 2026.

Council overlap

CouncilShare of seatProjection
Bolton
69 LSOAs
100%View projection ›

Most recent council ward results

Latest council winner per ward. Where May 2026 elections happened, those are shown; otherwise the most recent year on the ward’s pre-2026 boundary (via DCLEAPIL, 2014-2024). The "Shift since GE2024" column is only computed for May 2026 results - earlier council votes pre-date the GE, so no directional shift is shown.

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Ward GE2024 winner Latest council winner Shift since GE2024 Turnout

Projection trajectory

PollCheck's projection for Bolton North East at each of the last 60 GB polls. Hover the chart for the underlying poll details.

Who has won Bolton North East at past general elections?

2024 result is on current boundaries. The 2019 row is the UK Parliament's notional recalculation onto the 2024 boundaries (directly comparable to 2024). The 2010, 2015 and 2017 rows are on the boundaries in force at the time and aren't directly comparable.

Year Result MP Lab Con LD Right (Ref/UKIP) Green Other Majority Turnout
2010Lab holdDavid Crausby45.9%36.5%13.0%4.2% UKIP-0.4%4,08464.7%
2015Lab holdDavid Crausby43.0%32.8%2.9%18.8% UKIP2.6%-4,37763.6%
2017Lab holdDavid Crausby50.6%42.2%2.9%3.5% UKIP0.8%-3,79767.2%
2019notionalConservative winnerMark Logan 2019 MP, pre-review boundary42.4%45.0%4.4%-1.6%6.6%1,27864.7%
2024Lab gain from ConKirith Entwistle37.3%21.9%3.5%21.7% Ref10.8%4.8%6,65354.2%

Earlier years are on pre-2024 boundaries; comparable results on the new boundary will be added when sourced.

Constituencies most like Bolton North East

Five seats with similar demographic profiles to Bolton North East. Politics shown for context.

What would change this seat?

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