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Bolton South East — UK General Election Results

Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30

Bolton South East was won by Labour at the 2019 general election, with a majority of 7,598 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Bolton South East from 1983 to 2019.

Full Election History, 1983–2019

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1983 David Young (Labour) 23,984 48.3% John Walsh (Conservative) 8,753 (17.6 pts) 73.6%
1987 David Young (Labour) 26,791 54.3% Stanley Windle (Conservative) 11,381 (23.1 pts) 74.9%
1992 David Young (Labour) 26,906 54.3% Nicholas Wood-Dow (Conservative) 12,691 (25.6 pts) 75.5%
1997 Brian Iddon (Labour) 29,856 68.9% Paul Carter (Conservative) 21,311 (49.2 pts) 65.2%
2001 Brian Iddon (Labour) 21,129 61.9% Haroon Rashid (Conservative) 12,871 (37.7 pts) 50.1%
2005 Brian Iddon (Labour) 18,129 56.9% Deborah Dunleavy (Conservative) 11,638 (36.5 pts) 50.0%
2010 Yasmin Qureshi (Labour) 18,782 47.4% Andy Morgan (Conservative) 8,634 (21.8 pts) 57.3%
2015 Yasmin Qureshi (Labour) 20,555 50.5% Jeff Armstrong (UKIP) 10,928 (26.8 pts) 58.7%
2017 Yasmin Qureshi (Labour) 25,676 60.7% Sarah Pochin (Conservative) 13,126 (31.0 pts) 61.6%
2019 Yasmin Qureshi (Labour) 21,516 53.0% Johno Lee (Conservative) 7,598 (18.7 pts) 58.9%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Young Labour 23,98448.3% Yes
John Walsh Conservative 15,23130.7% No
Margaret Rothwell Liberal 10,15720.4% No
Tom Keen Independent 2960.6% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Young Labour 26,79154.3% Yes
Stanley Windle Conservative 15,41031.2% No
Frank Harasiwka Liberal 7,16114.5% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Young Labour 26,90654.3% Yes
Nicholas Wood-Dow Conservative 14,21528.7% No
Dennis Lee Liberal Democrat 5,24310.6% No
William Hardman Independent Labour 2,8945.8% No
Lewis Walch Natural Law 2900.6% No

1997

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Brian Iddon Labour 29,85668.9% Yes
Paul Carter Conservative 8,54519.7% No
Frank Harasiwka Liberal Democrat 3,8058.8% No
William Pickering Referendum Party 9732.2% No
Lewis Walch Natural Law 1700.4% No

2001

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Brian Iddon Labour 21,12961.9% Yes
Haroon Rashid Conservative 8,25824.2% No
Frank Harasiwka Liberal Democrat 3,94111.5% No
John Kelly Socialist Labour 8262.4% No

2005

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Brian Iddon Labour 18,12956.9% Yes
Deborah Dunleavy Conservative 6,49120.4% No
Frank Harasiwka Liberal Democrat 6,04719.0% No
Florence Bates UKIP 8402.6% No
David Jones Veritas 3431.1% No

2010

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Yasmin Qureshi Labour 18,78247.4% Yes
Andy Morgan Conservative 10,14825.6% No
Donal O'Hanlon Liberal Democrat 6,28915.9% No
Mary Spink BNP 2,0125.1% No
Ian Sidaway UKIP 1,5643.9% No
Alan Johnson Green 6141.6% No
Wavaid Syed Christian Peoples Alliance 1950.5% No

2015

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Yasmin Qureshi Labour 20,55550.5% Yes
Jeff Armstrong UKIP 9,62723.6% No
Mudasir Dean Conservative 8,28920.3% No
Alan Johnson Green 1,2002.9% No
Darren Reynolds Liberal Democrat 1,0722.6% No

2017

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Yasmin Qureshi Labour 25,67660.7% Yes
Sarah Pochin Conservative 12,55029.7% No
Jeff Armstrong UKIP 2,7796.6% No
Frank Harasiwka Liberal Democrat 7811.8% No
Alan Johnson Green 5371.3% No

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Yasmin Qureshi Labour 21,51653.0% Yes
Johno Lee Conservative 13,91834.3% No
Mark Cunningham Brexit Party 2,9687.3% No
Kevin Walsh Liberal Democrat 1,4113.5% No
David Figgins Green 7911.9% No

Margin Over Time

Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.

1983: Labour margin 17.6 pts 1987: Labour margin 23.1 pts 1992: Labour margin 25.6 pts 1997: Labour margin 49.2 pts 2001: Labour margin 37.7 pts 2005: Labour margin 36.5 pts 2010: Labour margin 21.8 pts 2015: Labour margin 26.8 pts 2017: Labour margin 31.0 pts 2019: Labour margin 18.7 pts 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001 2005 2010 2015 2017 2019

Trend

Bolton South East has been contested at 10 general elections on record since 1983. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Labour.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Bolton South East in the 2019 general election?

Labour won Bolton South East in 2019 with 21,516 votes (53.0%), a majority of 7,598 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won Bolton South East since 1983?

Since 1983, Bolton South East has been won by: Labour.

What was the closest result in Bolton South East?

The closest result on record for Bolton South East was 1983, when Labour beat Conservative by just 8,753 votes (17.6 percentage points).

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