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%.

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

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%

The writ for this election was issued on 3 May 2017.

Result declared at 03:09 on 9 June 2017. Declarations times do not form part of election declarations and should be regarded as indicative rather than official.

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.