Bolton (UK Parliament constituency)

It returned two Members of Parliament (MPs) to the House of Commons for the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the bloc vote system.

Created by the Reform Act 1832, it was represented by two Members of Parliament.

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Bowring resigned after being appointed Consul-General at Canton, China, causing a by-election.

The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place from 1939 and by the end of this year, the following candidates had been selected; However, in the by-election held in 1940 no other parties contested the seat due to the War-time electoral pact meaning that the Conservative candidate Edward Cadogan was elected unopposed.