Bolton, UK Parliamentary general election
At the most recent election (5 July 1945), John Henry Jones (The Labour Party) won Bolton, with a majority of 1,329 votes.
At the Local by-elections 07 Aug 1986 (7 August 1986), 1 seats on Bolton were filled: The Labour Party 1. The Labour Party won a majority of the seats contested.
- Area type
- constituency
- Within
- UK Parliamentary general election
- Elections recorded
- 8
- Wards / divisions
- 21
| Election | Date | Seats won by party |
|---|---|---|
| Local by-elections 07 Aug 1986 | 7 August 1986 | The Labour Party 1 |
| Local Elections 1978 | 4 May 1978 | Conservative Party 1, The Labour Party 1 |
| Local Elections 1975 | 1 May 1975 | Conservative Party 3 |
| Local Elections 10 May 1973 (metropolitan and Welsh districts) | 10 May 1973 | Conservative Party 1, Independent 1, The Labour Party 1 |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Henry Jones | The Labour Party | 44,595 | 24% | Yes |
| John Lewis | The Labour Party | 43,266 | 23.3% | No |
| Jo Reynolds | Conservative Party | 31,217 | 16.8% | No |
| Cyril Fullard Entwistle | Conservative Party | 30,911 | 16.6% | No |
| Robert Kewley Spedding | Liberal Democrats | 18,180 | 9.8% | No |
| Brian Reginald Connell | Liberal Democrats | 17,710 | 9.5% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cyril Fullard Entwistle | Conservative Party | 54,129 | 29% | Yes |
| John Haslam | Conservative Party | 52,465 | 28.2% | No |
| Albert Law | The Labour Party | 39,890 | 21.4% | No |
| John Lynch | The Labour Party | 39,871 | 21.4% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cyril Fullard Entwistle | Conservative Party | 66,385 | 33.9% | Yes |
| John Haslam | Conservative Party | 63,402 | 32.4% | No |
| Albert Law | The Labour Party | 33,736 | 17.2% | No |
| Michael Brothers | The Labour Party | 32,049 | 16.4% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albert Law | The Labour Party | 43,520 | 24% | Yes |
| Michael Brothers | The Labour Party | 37,888 | 20.9% | No |
| Cyril Fullard Entwistle | Unionist | 36,667 | 20.3% | No |
| Cecil Hilton | Unionist | 35,850 | 19.8% | No |
| Patrick Redmond Barry | Liberal Democrats | 27,074 | 15% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Herbert Cunliffe | Unionist | 34,690 | 23.7% | Yes |
| Cecil Hilton | Unionist | 33,405 | 22.8% | No |
| Albert Law | The Labour Party | 30,632 | 20.9% | No |
| William Harold Hutchinson | The Labour Party | 28,918 | 19.8% | No |
| John Brian Taylor | Liberal Democrats | 10,036 | 6.9% | No |
| Alfred Ernest Holt | Liberal Democrats | 8,558 | 5.9% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albert Law | The Labour Party | 25,133 | 18.6% | Yes |
| Joseph Herbert Cunliffe | Unionist | 22,833 | 16.9% | No |
| Cecil Hilton | Unionist | 22,640 | 16.8% | No |
| William Edge | Liberal Democrats | 22,173 | 16.4% | No |
| Fleming Eccles | The Labour Party | 21,045 | 15.6% | No |
| John Fletcher Steele | Liberal Democrats | 21,040 | 15.6% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Russell | Unionist | 37,491 | 29.3% | Yes |
| William Edge | National Liberal | 31,015 | 24.3% | No |
| Samuel Lomax | The Labour Party | 20,559 | 16.1% | No |
| William Abraham | The Labour Party | 20,156 | 15.8% | No |
| Isaac Edwards | Liberal Democrats | 18,534 | 14.5% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Tootill | The Labour Party | 0 | — | No |
| William Edge | Liberal with Coalition Coupon | 0 | — | Yes |