Riding profile

Bolton South and Walkden

UK constituency — England · Urban · north west

The question

Bolton South and Walkden: who wins this toss-up?

Current forecast

Reform UK

Toss-up

Probability
100%
Mean margin (pts)
2.4
P(close race)
100%

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Reform UK 31.6%
  • Labour 29.2%
  • Other 13.2%
  • Green 10.9%
  • Conservative 10.6%
  • Lib Dems 4.2%

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 Other Green
HereBolton South and Walkden 31.6%29.2%13.2%10.9%
National averageUnited Kingdom 25.4% +6.2 21.8% +7.4 5.0% +8.1 10.8% +0.1

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

Editorial read

Bolton South and Walkden, an urban constituency in England, elected a member with Labour in the previous cycle, with a 18-point margin. The Vote-Scope model projects Reform UK ahead at 32% vote share, against 29% for Labour, and the race could swing.

Sitting member

Yasmin Qureshi

Sits with Labour

Since
2010-05-06
Parliament
59th

Previous election · 2024

Won by
Labour
Margin
18.3 pts
Margin shift vs current projection
-15.9 pts

Detailed result · UK 2024

Candidates and votes

Candidate Party Votes % Occupation
Yasmin Qureshi Elected Labour 15,093 40.9
Julie Pattison Reform UK 8,350 22.6
Jack Khan Other 4,673 12.7
Mohammed Afzal Conservative 4,170 11.3
Philip Kochitty Green 2,827 7.7
Gemma Bowker Lib Dems 1,384 3.8
Abraham Halliwell Other 433 1.2

Demographics

Who lives here

Population
125,207
Median age
34
Employment rate
61.4%

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

Last model run
Cycle
uk_2029