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Election for the constituency of Bolton South East on 8 June 2017

An election to the 57th Parliament of the United Kingdom for the constituency area of Bolton South East, held as part of the general election on 8 June 2017.

Labour hold by Yasmin Qureshi with a majority of 13,126 - 31.0% - on a turnout of 61.4%.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
QURESHI, Yasmin Lab 25,676 60.7% 10.2%
POCHIN, Sarah Con 12,550 29.7% 9.3%
ARMSTRONG, Jeff UKIP 2,779 6.6% -17.1%
HARASIWKA, Frank LD 781 1.8% -0.8%
JOHNSON, Alan Green 537 1.3% -1.7%

Under section 13(b) of the Representation of the People Act 1985, a candidate gaining 5% or less of the vote share will forfeit their deposit.

An electorate of 68,886, having a valid vote count of 42,323 and an invalid vote count of 97.

Result declared at 03:09 on 9 June 2017.