Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Alfred Booth | Labour | |
| 1951 | Philip Bell | Conservative | |
| 1960 by-election | Edwin Taylor | Conservative | |
| 1964 | Robert Howarth | Labour | |
| 1970 | Laurance Reed | Conservative | |
| Feb 1974 | David Young | Labour | |
| 1983 | constituency abolished: see Bolton North East and Bolton South East | ||
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