# Bolton South and Walkden

The middle of the North West. About 130,367 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 34 square kilometres.

Yasmin Qureshi has been the Labour MP for Bolton South and Walkden since July 2024. They won by 6,743 votes on a 46.4% turnout.

Constituency. Code E14001111. In: [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west)

## MP and the 2024 result

Yasmin Qureshi has been the Labour MP for Bolton South and Walkden since July 2024.
They won by 6,743 votes on a 46.4% turnout.

MP: [Yasmin Qureshi](https://members.parliament.uk/member/3924) (Labour).

### General election, 4 July 2024: Bolton South and Walkden

| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Yasmin Qureshi (elected) | Labour | 15,093 | 40.9% |
| Julie Pattison | Reform UK | 8,350 | 22.6% |
| Jack Khan | Workers Party of Britain | 4,673 | 12.7% |
| Mohammed Afzal | Conservative | 4,170 | 11.3% |
| Philip Kochitty | Green Party | 2,827 | 7.7% |
| Gemma Bowker | Liberal Democrat | 1,384 | 3.7% |
| Abraham Halliwell | Independent | 433 | 1.2% |

Electorate 79,622. Turnout 46.4%. Majority 6,743 (18.3%). Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: House of Commons Library, UK Parliament election results. https://electionresults.parliament.uk/elections/3318

MP as of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Key figures

- **Majority, 2024 general election: 18.3%** (July 2024). The winner in Bolton South and Walkden had a majority of 18.3% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024 (House of Commons Library). Joint 237th largest majority of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bolton-south-and-walkden#f-ge2024-majority
- **Turnout, 2024 general election: 46.4%** (July 2024). Turnout in Bolton South and Walkden at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 46.4% (House of Commons Library). 21st lowest turnout of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bolton-south-and-walkden#f-ge2024-turnout
- **Population: 123,534** (2021). Bolton South and Walkden had 123,534 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 36th most populated of 650. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bolton-south-and-walkden#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 90%** (2022). About 90% of people in Bolton South and Walkden live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bolton-south-and-walkden#f-radon-affected-share

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E14001111) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 90% of people in Bolton South and Walkden live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Average house price by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?place=E14001111) (UK House Price Index · August 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Bolton, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Bolton South and Walkden.
- [Crime and ASB by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E14001111) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Bolton, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Bolton South and Walkden.
- [Population by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E14001111) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Bolton South and Walkden had 123,534 usual residents at the census.

## How Bolton South and Walkden compares

Each constituency against every other constituency the measure covers.

| Measure | Bolton South and Walkden | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Majority, 2024 general election | 18.3% | joint 237th largest majority | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 |
| Turnout, 2024 general election | 46.4% | 21st lowest turnout | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 |
| Population | 123,534 | 36th most populated | 650 constituencies, UK · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 90% | joint 112th most people in radon Affected Areas | 650 constituencies, UK · 2022 |

## What is the population of Bolton South and Walkden?

Bolton South and Walkden had 123,534 usual residents at the census.
Bolton South and Walkden is the 36th most populated of 650 in the UK.

## Figures for the whole of Bolton

Most of Bolton South and Walkden lies in Bolton. These figures are published for the whole of Bolton, not for constituencies, so they describe the council and not Bolton South and Walkden itself. [See Bolton](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton)

- **Average house price: £203,951** (August 2026). Bolton’s average house price was £203,951 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 4.8% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £34,186** (2025). Full-time workers living in Bolton earned a median of £34,186 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 36th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 6.0×** (2025). A home in Bolton costs 6.0 times local full-time pay. Joint 93rd most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 31.4** (2025). Bolton has a deprivation score of 31.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 30th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Bolton South and Walkden in brief

The winner in Bolton South and Walkden had a majority of 18.3% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024.
Turnout in Bolton South and Walkden at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 46.4%.
Bolton South and Walkden had 123,534 usual residents at the census.
About 90% of people in Bolton South and Walkden live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

## About

- Type: Constituency
- Code: E14001111
- Council: [Bolton †](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton)
- Region: [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 33.54 km²
- People, mid-2024: 130,367*
- Wards: 8
- Middle areas: 14
- Neighbourhoods: 70
- Output areas: 367

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the council this constituency mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow it.

## Next door

[Bolton North East](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bolton-north-east), [Bolton West](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bolton-west), [Worsley and Eccles](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/worsley-and-eccles), [Bury South](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bury-south), [Salford](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/salford), [Leigh and Atherton](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/leigh-and-atherton)

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## Latest updates for Bolton South and Walkden

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E14001111

## How to cite

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