[n 2] Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat was subject to boundary changes which incorporated the community of Walkden in the City of Salford.

As a consequence, it was replaced with the constituency of Bolton South and Walkden, which was first contested at the 2024 general election.

Residents were generally poorer than the UK average,[5] though the Hulton ward is more Conservative, and there were smaller villages and suburban areas such as Ringley, as well as green spaces such as the 750-acre Moses Gate Country Park.

1983–2010: The Metropolitan Borough of Bolton wards of Burnden, Daubhill, Derby, Farnworth, Harper Green, Kearsley, and Little Lever.

This area has elected Labour candidates to be MP since its creation in 1983, with majorities of more than 15%; therefore, until 2019, it could have been seen as a safe seat.