Election 97

Bolton South East


Result 97 gain
from Labour
Current MP 97 David Young (Not reselected)
Majority 0 ( 0.0%)
Conservative 97 8,545 (19.7%)
Labour 97 29,856 (68.9%)
LibDem 97 3,805 ( 8.8%)
Nationalist 97 0 ( 0.0%)
Other 97 1,143 ( 2.6%)
Elected party 97
Electorate 97 66,459
Turnout 97 43,349 (65.2%)



1992 MP David Young (Not reselected)
Old constituency name Bolton South East
Majority 92 12,671 (25.6%)
Conservative 92 14,192 (28.7%)
Labour 92 26,863 (54.3%)
LibDem 92 5,236 (10.6%)
Nationalist 92 0 ( 0.0%)
Other 92 3,181 ( 6.4%)
Elected party 92 Labour
Electorate 92 66,566
Turnout 92 49,472 (74.3%)
Bolton South East



Tory change -9.0%
Labour change +14.6%
Lib Dem change -1.8%
Nationalist change +0.0%
Other change -3.8%
Electorate change -0.2%
Turnout Change -9.1%
Robert Waller wrote

Bolton South East runs from inner-city areas to peripheral council estates and takes in some outlying communities such as Farnworth and Kearsley. Most areas demonstrate, to a greater or lesser extent, loyalty to Labour, making this Labour's one safe seat in Bolton.


Super Profiles

47 0.12 9.03 1
394 1.04 11.17 9
3,427 9.07 11.25 81
9,551 25.28 14.70 172
5,761 15.25 10.45 146
0 0.00 2.81 0
1,894 5.01 8.01 63
6,409 16.96 15.25 111
5,801 15.35 7.13 215
4,497 11.90 10.17 117