Riding profile

Bolton West

UK constituency — England · Mixed · north west

The question

Bolton West: will Labour lose this seat to Reform UK?

Editorial read

Bolton West, a mixed constituency in England, elected a member with Labour in the previous cycle, with a 11-point margin. The Vote-Scope model projects Reform UK ahead at 31% vote share, against 24% for Labour, and the probability of a close race is negligible.

Sitting member

Phil Brickell

Sits with Labour

Since
2024-07-04
Parliament
59th

Current forecast

Reform UK

Safe

Probability
100%
Mean margin (pts)
7.9
P(close race)
0%

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Reform UK 31.0%
  • Labour 24.4%
  • Conservative 22.6%
  • Green 13.7%
  • Lib Dems 6.1%
  • Other 2.0%

In context

How this riding stacks up

Reform UK Labour Conservative Green
HereBolton West 31.0%24.4%22.6%13.7%
National averageUnited Kingdom 25.3% +5.7 21.7% +2.8 18.9% +3.7 11.8% +1.8

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

Previous election · UK 2024

Won by
Labour
Margin
11.1 pts
Margin shift vs current projection
-3.2 pts

Detailed result · UK 2024

Candidates and votes

Candidate Party Votes % Occupation
Phil Brickell Elected Labour 17,363 38.9
Chris Green Conservative 12,418 27.8
Dylan Evans Reform UK 8,517 19.1
Vicki Attenborough Green 4,132 9.3
Donald Mcintosh Lib Dems 1,966 4.4
Patrick McGrath Other 202 0.5

Demographics

Who lives here

Population
99,084
Median age
42
Employment rate
79.6%

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

Last model run
Cycle
uk_2029