Bolton East was a
borough constituency in the town of
Bolton
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in
Greater Manchester
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(formerly in
Lancashire
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The non-metropolitan county of Lancash ...
). It returned one
Member of Parliament
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(MP) to the
House of Commons
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of the
Parliament of the United Kingdom
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.
The constituency was created for the
1950 general election. It was abolished in boundary changes for the
1983 general election, when most of Bolton East became part of the new constituency of
Bolton South East.
Boundaries
The County Borough of Bolton wards of Astley Bridge, Bradford, Church, Darcy Lever-cum-Breightmet, East, Great Lever, Hulton, North, and Tonge.
Members of Parliament
Election results
Elections in the 1950s
Elections in the 1960s
Elections in the 1970s
See also
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List of parliamentary constituencies in Greater Manchester
The ceremonial and metropolitan county of Greater Manchester is divided into 27 parliamentary constituencies—16 borough constituencies and 11 county constituencies. At the 2019 general election in Greater Manchester, Labour won 18 seats and t ...
References
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Politics of the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton
Parliamentary constituencies in North West England (historic)
Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1950
Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 1983