Estimated electorate: 86,234
Based on the updated constituency boundaries and current opinion polls, we project that the result in Bolton South and Walkden will be as follows:
Based on predicted vote shares (GB): Labour: 44% | Conservative: 27% | Liberal Democrat: 11.3% | Green: 6.8% | Reform/Brexit: 6.1%
For all new seats and a full forecast of the next general election, please see our Electoral Analysis.
The following candidates are expected to stand in the new Bolton South and Walkden constituency at the next election:
There may be further candidates standing for whom data is not yet available.
Data Source: https://candidates.democracyclub.org.uk
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If we can recruit 18,930 members in Bolton South and Walkden, we can potentially swing the seat at the next election to whichever of Labour or Conservative has the best climate policy. That's 22.0% of the electorate in this seat.
We need 24,451 members in this constituency to have a chance of swinging the seat to whichever of Labour, Conservative or Reform/Brexit has the best climate policy. That's 28.4% of the electorate in this seat.
We need 26,781 members in this constituency to be able to elect a Green MP. That's 31.1% of the electorate.