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Data Last Updated: 1 March 2024
Application Last Amended: 11 January 2024
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23 February 1950 | 54,590/62,514 | 87.32 | |
Labour Party | 24,826 | 45.48 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 21,117 | 38.68 | |
Liberal Party | 8,647 | 15.84 | |
Majority | 3,709 | 6.79 | |
25 October 1951 | 53,857/63,546 | 84.75 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 27,106 | 50.33 | |
Labour Party | 26,751 | 49.67 | |
Majority | 355 | 0.66 | |
The Conservative and Liberal Associations made an electoral pact that the Conservatives would contest Bolton East and the Liberals Bolton West in an attempt to defeat the Labour candidates in both constituencies. | |||
26 May 1955 | 48,779/61,601 | 79.19 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 26,145 | 53.60 | |
Labour Party | 22,634 | 46.40 | |
Majority | 3,511 | 7.20 | |
8 October 1959 | 49,038/60,580 | 80.95 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 25,885 | 52.79 | |
Labour Party | 23,153 | 47.21 | |
Majority | 2,732 | 5.57 | |
1960 Resignation of Philip Bell on appointment as a County Court Judge. | |||
16 November 1960 | 41,023/60,163 | 68.19 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 15,499 | 37.78 | |
Labour Party | 14,858 | 36.22 | |
Liberal Party | 10,173 | 24.80 | |
New CON | 493 | 1.20 | |
Majority | 641 | 1.56 | |
15 October 1964 | 47,595/59,227 | 80.36 | |
Labour Party | 21,937 | 46.09 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 18,785 | 39.47 | |
Liberal Party | 6,873 | 14.44 | |
Majority | 3,152 | 6.62 | |
31 March 1966 | 44,944/58,401 | 76.96 | |
Labour Party | 26,613 | 59.21 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 18,331 | 40.79 | |
Majority | 8,282 | 18.43 | |
18 June 1970 | 45,067/61,243 | 73.59 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 22,769 | 50.52 | |
Labour Party | 22,298 | 49.48 | |
Majority | 471 | 1.05 | |
28 February 1974 | 48,040/59,647 | 80.54 | |
Labour Party | 19,833 | 41.28 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 18,220 | 37.93 | |
Liberal Party | 8,728 | 18.17 | |
National Front | 1,259 | 2.62 | |
Majority | 1,613 | 3.36 | |
10 October 1974 | 46,120/60,161 | 76.66 | |
Labour Party | 21,569 | 46.77 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 17,504 | 37.95 | |
Liberal Party | 5,792 | 12.56 | |
National Front | 1,106 | 2.40 | |
Campaign for a More Prosperous Britain | 149 | 0.32 | |
Majority | 4,065 | 8.81 | |
3 May 1979 | 46,048/58,482 | 78.74 | |
Labour Party | 21,920 | 47.60 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 20,068 | 43.58 | |
Liberal Party | 3,603 | 7.82 | |
National Front | 457 | 0.99 | |
Majority | 1,852 | 4.02 | |