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    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 Elections 1979 (3 May 1979), 21 seats on Bolton were filled: The Labour Party 12, Conservative Party 8 and LIB 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
    Bolton: seats won by party at each election
    ElectionDateSeats won by party
    Local Elections 19877 May 1987The Labour Party 1
    Local by-elections 07 Aug 19867 August 1986The Labour Party 1
    Local Elections 19843 May 1984The Labour Party 1
    Local Elections 19835 May 1983The Labour Party 1
    Local Elections 19826 May 1982The Labour Party 1
    Local Elections 19801 May 1980The Labour Party 3
    Local Elections 19793 May 1979The Labour Party 12, Conservative Party 8, LIB 1
    Local Elections 19784 May 1978The Labour Party 11, Conservative Party 9
    Local Elections 19766 May 1976Conservative Party 12, The Labour Party 7, Ind Con 1
    Local Elections 19751 May 1975Conservative Party 15, The Labour Party 4, LIB 1
    Local Elections 10 May 1973 (metropolitan and Welsh districts)10 May 1973Conservative Party 22, The Labour Party 11, LIB 2, Independent 1
    Bolton: UK General Election 05 Jul 1945
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    John Henry JonesThe Labour Party44,59524%Yes
    John LewisThe Labour Party43,26623.3%No
    Jo ReynoldsConservative Party31,21716.8%No
    Cyril Fullard EntwistleConservative Party30,91116.6%No
    Robert Kewley SpeddingLiberal Democrats18,1809.8%No
    Brian Reginald ConnellLiberal Democrats17,7109.5%No
    Bolton: UK General Election 14 Nov 1935
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Cyril Fullard EntwistleConservative Party54,12929%Yes
    John HaslamConservative Party52,46528.2%No
    Albert LawThe Labour Party39,89021.4%No
    John LynchThe Labour Party39,87121.4%No
    Bolton: UK General Election 27 Oct 1931
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Cyril Fullard EntwistleConservative Party66,38533.9%Yes
    John HaslamConservative Party63,40232.4%No
    Albert LawThe Labour Party33,73617.2%No
    Michael BrothersThe Labour Party32,04916.4%No
    Bolton: UK General Election 30 May 1929
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Albert LawThe Labour Party43,52024%Yes
    Michael BrothersThe Labour Party37,88820.9%No
    Cyril Fullard EntwistleUnionist36,66720.3%No
    Cecil HiltonUnionist35,85019.8%No
    Patrick Redmond BarryLiberal Democrats27,07415%No
    Bolton: UK General Election 29 Oct 1924
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Joseph Herbert CunliffeUnionist34,69023.7%Yes
    Cecil HiltonUnionist33,40522.8%No
    Albert LawThe Labour Party30,63220.9%No
    William Harold HutchinsonThe Labour Party28,91819.8%No
    John Brian TaylorLiberal Democrats10,0366.9%No
    Alfred Ernest HoltLiberal Democrats8,5585.9%No
    Bolton: UK General Election 06 Dec 1923
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Albert LawThe Labour Party25,13318.6%Yes
    Joseph Herbert CunliffeUnionist22,83316.9%No
    Cecil HiltonUnionist22,64016.8%No
    William EdgeLiberal Democrats22,17316.4%No
    Fleming EcclesThe Labour Party21,04515.6%No
    John Fletcher SteeleLiberal Democrats21,04015.6%No
    Bolton: UK General Election 15 Nov 1922
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    William RussellUnionist37,49129.3%Yes
    William EdgeNational Liberal31,01524.3%No
    Samuel LomaxThe Labour Party20,55916.1%No
    William AbrahamThe Labour Party20,15615.8%No
    Isaac EdwardsLiberal Democrats18,53414.5%No
    Bolton: UK General Election 14 Dec 1918
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Robert TootillThe Labour Party0—No
    William EdgeLiberal with Coalition Coupon0—Yes

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