Bolton North East.
Labour Party MP Kirith Entwistle holds the seat on 37.3% of the vote.
1 Jun 2026
Appointed to a Treasury parliamentary role in September 2025, Kirith Entwistle has been one of the more visible new Labour MPs from the 2024 intake. She voted against her party twice: opposing the Liberal Democrats' proportional representation bill in December 2024, and backing a strengthened advertising ban in the Assisted Dying Bill in June 2025 -- placing her on the more cautious end of that conscience vote. She has attracted positive local coverage for securing £20 million in government investment for Bolton North East and running a youth employment drop-in event targeting the area's high joblessness.
A 99.5% party-line voter across 406 of 515 votes -- slightly below the Commons average for participation -- she reliably backs workers' rights and progressive taxation measures. Her stance profile is notably sceptical of Lords scrutiny (0% aligned) and parliamentary scrutiny more broadly (11%), though both figures sit at or above the Labour average. She speaks frequently on economy and jobs, crime, health, and local government, and her 92 contributions across 55 debates suggest active engagement.
Her Treasury appointment and Modernisation Committee membership offer useful levers for a first-term MP. Two deviations stand out in the data: she votes less supportively on pension protection than the average Labour MP (17% versus 43%), and she leans more cautious than her party on assisted dying access. Recent news coverage, averaged across 17 articles over the past 90 days, is mildly positive, with housing and health the most prominent topics. No voting record predates her July 2024 election.
Ward-level direction-of-travel: who controls what, who flipped recently, who holds the line.
| Ward | Latest winner | Votes | Council | Last cycle |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Astley Bridge | Ryan Bailey | 1,635 | Bolton Ref | May 2026 |
| Bradshaw | Les Webb | 1,801 | Bolton Ref | May 2026 |
| Breightmet | Mike Tucker | 1,890 | Bolton Ref | May 2026 |
| Bromley Cross | Charlotte Anne Cadden | 1,794 | Bolton Ref | May 2026 |
| Halliwell | Baggy Khan | 1,752 | Bolton Ref | May 2026 |
| Little Lever Darcy Lever | Derek Wunderley | 2,040 | Bolton Ref | May 2026 |
| Tonge With The Haulgh | Trevor Jones | 2,089 | Bolton Ref | May 2026 |
Source · Democracy Club · DCLEAPIL v1.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The seat’s population is concentrated in Bolton (Bolton) (101,757), with Little Lever (10,065) as the second pole. Total population across named built-up areas: 113,545.
Source · ONS Built-Up Areas · Census 2021
| Settlement | Pop. | Class |
|---|---|---|
| Bolton (Bolton) | 101,757 | city |
| Little Lever | 10,065 | town |
| Rural & dispersed | 1,723 | village |
Headline indicators.
| Indicator | Local | National | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment rate | 52.5% | 57.1% | -8% |
| Owner-occupied | 59.3% | 63.1% | -6% |
| Private rented | 18.2% | 20.0% | -9% |
| Social rented | 22.2% | 16.8% | +32% |
Ethnicity.
Source · Census 2021
Population by age & sexCensus 2021 · 18 bands · click to expand
Source · Census 2021 (ONS) · % of usual residents; tick marks the median seat per band
Income tax contribution.
| Total income tax | £187m |
| Taxpayers | 52,000 |
| Median per taxpayer | £2,170 |
| Mean per taxpayer | £3,580 |
Source · HMRC SPI · ±8% confidence
Where the money flows back in.
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Headline rate.
By category.
Source · data.police.uk · 3-month rate per 1,000 pop
2024 — full result.
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kirith EntwistleWON | Lab | 16,166 | 37.3 |
| Adele Warren | Con | 9,513 | 21.9 |
| Trevor Jones | Ref | 9,428 | 21.7 |
| Hanif Alli | Grn | 4,683 | 10.8 |
| Rebecca Forrest | LD | 1,507 | 3.5 |
| Syeda Kazmi | Ind | 1,463 | 3.4 |
| Kevin Allsop | Ind | 345 | 0.8 |
| John Partington | Ind | 254 | 0.6 |
Turnout 43,359
Prior contests.
| Year | Winner | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Mark Logan | Con | 45.4 |
| 2017 | David Crausby | Lab | 50.6 |
| 2015 | David Crausby | Lab | 43.0 |
| 2010 | Crausby, David | Lab | 45.9 |
Sources, methods & last update
2023 boundary review
DCLEAPIL v1.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Census 2021
National avg over 575 seats
±8% confidence
LSOA-aggregated · rolling 12mo