Bolton North East: MP, 2024 result and local figures
The MP for Bolton North East is Kirith Entwistle (Labour), returned on 4 July 2024. The 2024 count gave Kirith Entwistle (Labour) 16,166 votes and Adele Warren (Conservative) 9,513, a majority of 6,653. Turnout, counted as valid votes over the electorate, was 54.2% (43,359 of 80,011).
Key figures
What the figures show
On the official figures, Bolton North East has the 43rd lowest median full-time pay for jobs based here of the 632 constituencies with this figure (£31,505 a year), and the 58th lowest median full-time pay of residents of the 632 constituencies with this figure (£33,348 a year).
Full-time employees living in Bolton North East had median pay of £33,348 a year in April 2025; for jobs based in the constituency the median was £31,505. A year before, the residents' median was £33,410. The residents' figure ranks 58th lowest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
About 119,100 people live in Bolton North East: the ONS figure for mid-2024 is 119,077. Children under 16 numbered 25,154; people aged 65 and over, 21,139.
DWP figures count 9,278 children under 16 in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, 36.9% of children here against 26.0% across the UK. Before housing costs the share was 33.2% in 2024/25, from 33.3% in 2021/22.
68.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were in work in April 2025 to March 2026, on the Annual Population Survey estimate (95% confidence interval ±6.3 points). The economically inactive share was 28.6%.
Half of the homes sold in the year to March 2026 went for more than £200,000 and half for less. That is up 67% on £119,995 ten years before. The highest March-year median in the series was £205,000, in the year to March 2025. It ranks 98th lowest of 575 constituencies. The figure rests on 1,153 recorded sales.
Census 2021: 47,255 households, 2,771.6 people per square kilometre, 22.8% of workers based at home, 22.2% of adults retired.
In September 2026, 5.6% of 16 to 64 year olds in Bolton North East were claimants (4,065 people). That is up from 4,060 twelve months before.
4,745 business sites were registered in Bolton North East in March 2026 (4,730 a year before), and employed 38,000 people in 2024.
MP
Kirith Entwistle, Labour
- MP for Bolton North East since 4 July 2024
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Kirith Entwistle on this site
In Parliament
Hansard records these as Kirith Entwistle's latest words in Parliament, from 14 April 2026 to 13 October 2026. Hansard search returns 97 spoken contributions by Kirith Entwistle since 4 July 2024.
I thank the hon. Member for that intervention. I agree that we should look for that to be the standard measure. I did ask for special measures, but when I turned up at court they were not implemented, so I had to walk past my perpetrator before going into the courtroom.
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I speak today as a victim of domestic abuse who has found going through the court system especially triggering and on behalf of constituents who have shared their harrowing experiences with me.
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I thank my hon. Friend for bringing this debate to the House and for mentioning the so-called experts.
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It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Dr Allin-Khan. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Bracknell (Peter Swallow) for securing this debate. I feel it is my duty as someone sadly nearing the end of parenting a child in nursery to talk specifically about early years.
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T3. Short waiting lists for cataract surgery are a success story, thanks in part to the partnership between the NHS and providers such as SpaMedica, headquartered in my constituency.
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Read from the Hansard API on 26 October 2026. Up to two items per debate; remarks under 40 characters are left out. All contributions in Hansard.
General election, 4 July 2024
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Change in share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirith Entwistle | Labour | 16,166 | 37.3% | −5.2 |
| Adele Warren | Conservative | 9,513 | 21.9% | −23.1 |
| Trevor Jones | Reform UK | 9,428 | 21.7% | +15.2 |
| Hanif Alli | Green Party | 4,683 | 10.8% | +9.2 |
| Rebecca Forrest | Liberal Democrat | 1,507 | 3.5% | −0.9 |
| Syeda Kazmi | Workers Party of Britain | 1,463 | 3.4% | |
| Kevin Allsop | Independent | 345 | 0.8% | |
| John Partington | Independent | 254 | 0.6% |
Result summary as published: Lab gain from Con. Change in share is in percentage points against the notional 2019 result on the new boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library, election results (data, read 14 October 2026).
Results on these boundaries
| Date | Election | First | Second | Majority | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 July 2024 | General election | Labour 37.3% | Conservative 21.9% | 6,653 | 54.2% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Conservative 45.0% | Labour 42.5% | 1,278 | 64.7% |
Only results on the constituency boundaries first used at the 2024 general election are shown. The 2019 figures are the House of Commons Library's notional estimates of how votes cast in 2019 would have fallen on these boundaries, not a result that was declared. Source: House of Commons Library, constituency results.
Councils
Bolton North East lies within Bolton.
- Bolton E08000001
Who has power over Bolton North East
Every body that makes decisions for Bolton North East, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Parish, town and community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 3: Local councils
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
England has no devolved parliament of its own: its laws are made by the UK Parliament.
Level 6: National government
- Bolton North East this page: Kirith Entwistle (Labour) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
| Figure | Period | Publisher | Read | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | mid-2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimants as a share of residents aged 16 to 64 | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimant count | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Employment rate, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of residents | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of people working here | April 2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median house price | the year to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Homes sold | the year to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, after housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, before housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Business sites (local units) | March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| People employed by businesses here | 2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Economically inactive, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Households | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Residents per square kilometre | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Workers mainly working from home | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Residents aged 16+ who are retired | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
"Data" is the file or query each figure was read from (its SHA-256 is in the link title); "area" shows the same table for this constituency alone.
Common questions
Who is the MP for Bolton North East?
UK Parliament lists Kirith Entwistle, Labour, as the Member of Parliament for Bolton North East since the July 2024 general election.
What was the 2024 general election result in Bolton North East?
Kirith Entwistle (Labour) won with 16,166 votes, a majority of 6,653, on a turnout of 54.2% (House of Commons Library).
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Bolton North East?
5.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 in September 2026, 4,065 people, on the ONS claimant count.
What is the average house price in Bolton North East?
The median price paid was £200,000 in the year to March 2026 (ONS, from HM Land Registry sales).
What is the average salary in Bolton North East?
Median full-time pay of residents was £33,348 a year in April 2025 (ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings).
How many children in Bolton North East live in low income families?
DWP counts 9,278 (36.9% of under-16s) in relative low income after housing costs for 2024/25.
What is the population of Bolton North East?
The ONS estimate for mid-2024 is 119,077 residents.
Built 14 October 2026 from official records; how these pages are compiled. This page lists what the record shows and gives no verdict on the MP or the area. Link moved or figure wrong? Tell us.