Bolton West Constituency (BCon/CCon)

Created: 1949  

Statistics

Population

Population

Densities and rates of growth. Age structure: concentrations of young people, and of the old.
Political Life

Political Life

Election results, plus information on turn-out.
Place marker map of Great Britain and Ireland

Notes

Cheffins records this unit as being created and used as a Borough Constituency from 1949 and later changing to be a County Constituency. The Third Periodical Review re-designated it as a County Constituency and it has remained this at all subsequent reviews. The unit information has been amended accordingly.

The following alternate names exist for this unit:

Name Status Language Start End Authority
BOLTON WEST Preferred English     Richard H.A. Cheffins, Parliamentary Constituencies and their registers since 1832 (London: The British Library, 1998)
WEST BOLTON Alternate English     Richard H.A. Cheffins, Parliamentary Constituencies and their registers since 1832 (London: The British Library, 1998)
E14000580 Code: Office for National Statistics English   03 Jul 2024 House of Commons Library, Boundary review 2023: Which seats will change in the UK?
E14001112 Code: Office for National Statistics English 04 Jul 2024   House of Commons Library, Boundary review 2023: Which seats will change in the UK?

The unit has had the following statuses:

Status Abbreviation Start End Authority
Borough Constituency BCon 1949 1982 Richard H.A. Cheffins, Parliamentary Constituencies and their registers since 1832 (London: The British Library, 1998) Within copyright. Permission granted to project.
County Constituency CCon 1983   Boundary Commission for England, Third Periodical Report (London: H.M.S.O., 1983)

This unit was part of the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
ENGLAND Dep Country 1949   Richard H.A. Cheffins, Parliamentary Constituencies and their registers since 1832 (London: The British Library, 1998)

Boundary Map of Bolton West Constituency (BCon/CCon)

If the boundaries of the Constituency changed over time, this map will show all the different boundaries.

Maps

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Bolton West Constituency (BCon/CCon) through time, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/12745000

Date accessed: 08th April 2026