Riding profile

Bolton North East

UK constituency — England · Urban · north west

The question

Bolton North East: will Labour lose this seat to Reform UK?

Current forecast

Reform UK

Safe

Probability
100%
Mean margin (pts)
7.7
P(close race)
0%

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Reform UK 33.3%
  • Labour 25.6%
  • Conservative 18.0%
  • Green 12.2%
  • Other 6.5%
  • Lib Dems 4.1%

Watch list

The tightest races

Smallest projected margin. Open one for the numbers.

  1. Birmingham ErdingtonReform UK60 %0.5 pt margin
  2. Derby NorthLabour62 %0.5 pt margin
  3. Middlesbrough and Thornaby EastReform UK62 %0.5 pt margin

In context

How this riding stacks up

Reform UK Labour Conservative Green
HereBolton North East 33.3%25.6%18.0%12.2%
National averageUnited Kingdom 25.4% +7.9 21.8% +3.8 19.3% −1.3 10.8% +1.4

Nationwide averages computed across the 650 riding-level projections (unweighted mean).

Editorial read

Bolton North East, an urban constituency in England, elected a member with Labour in the previous cycle, with a 15-point margin. The Vote-Scope model projects Reform UK ahead at 33% vote share, against 26% for Labour, and the probability of a close race is negligible.

Sitting member

Kirith Entwistle

Sits with Labour

Since
2024-07-04
Parliament
59th

Previous election · 2024

Won by
Labour
Margin
15.3 pts
Margin shift vs current projection
-7.7 pts

Detailed result · UK 2024

Candidates and votes

Candidate Party Votes % Occupation
Kirith Entwistle Elected Labour 16,166 37.3
Adele Warren Conservative 9,513 21.9
Trevor Jones Reform UK 9,428 21.7
Hanif Alli Green 4,683 10.8
Rebecca Forrest Lib Dems 1,507 3.5
Syeda Kazmi Other 1,463 3.4
Kevin Allsop Other 345 0.8
John Partington Other 254 0.6

Demographics

Who lives here

Population
115,119
Median age
39
Employment rate
68.3%

Data source : ONS mid-2022 population + Jan 2026 labour market

Last model run
Cycle
uk_2029