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Bolton South and Walkden
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Your member of parliament
Yasmin Qureshi
LabourLabour won Bolton South and Walkden at the 2024 general election with a majority of 6,743 votes, or 18.3 points. A swing of 9.2 points to Reform UK would take it. That makes it safer than 409 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 241.
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How safe is this seat?
Safe
A majority of 18.3 points, which is larger than 409 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
2024 general election
How the seat voted
Labour finished ahead of Reform UK by 6,743 votes.
Majority
6,743
18.3% of votes cast.
Turnout
46.4%
-13.3 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
7
36,930 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yasmin QureshiElected | Labour | 15,093 | 40.9% | +7.2 |
| Julie Pattison | Reform UK | 8,350 | 22.6% | +8.3 |
| Jack Khan | Workers Party of Britain | 4,673 | 12.7% | +11.9 |
| Mohammed Afzal | Conservative | 4,170 | 11.3% | -12.4 |
| Philip Kochitty | Green Party | 2,827 | 7.7% | +1.3 |
| Gemma Bowker | Liberal Democrat | 1,384 | 3.7% | -8.5 |
| Abraham Halliwell | Independent | 433 | 1.2% | -0.9 |
Safe. A comfortable margin. The vs UK column is each party’s share here against its own national share, summed from all 650 results. That describes the 2024 general election only: arithmetic on the published count, not a forecast.
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