UK Polling History: Election of 5 July 1945 – Bolton
Result summary
| Parties | |||
| Labour | Conservative | Liberal | |
| Votes | 44,232 | 31,787 | 18,181 |
| Votes gained | +2,837 | -22,165 | -4,617 |
| Share of votes | 47.0% | 33.7% | 19.3% |
| Share of eligible voters | 36.7% | 26.4% | 15.1% |
| Gain in share of votes | +3.5% | -22.8% | -3.1% |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | +3.3% | -17.1% | -3.8% |
| Total votes: | 94,200 | |
| Electorate: | 120,551 | |
| Turnout: | 78.1% | |
| Outcome: | Labour gain from Conservative | |
| Swing: | 13.2% | Labour from Conservative |
Polling history
List of contests
| Date | Type | Parties | ||||
| Conservative | Labour | Liberal | National Liberal |
Others | ||
| Date | Type | Parties | ||||
| Conservative | Labour | Liberal | National Liberal |
Others | ||
| 5 July 1945 | General Election | 31,787 | 44,232 | 18,181 | 0 | |
| 14 November 1935 | General Election | 53,952 | 41,395 | 0 | ||
| 27 October 1931 | General Election | 66,014 | 33,947 | 0 | ||
| 30 May 1929 | General Election | 36,779 | 41,974 | 22,798 | Uncontested | |
| 29 October 1924 | General Election | 34,306 | 30,061 | 9,520 | 1 | |
| 6 December 1923 | General Election | 22,920 | 23,428 | 22,184 | 0 | |
| 15 November 1922 | General Election | 22,975 | 20,604 | 13,412 | 16,569 | 12 |
| 14 December 1918 | General Election | Uncontested | 3 | |||