Bury South (UK Parliament constituency)

Bury South is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. As of the 2019 General Election it is the 10th most marginal seat in the country, with a majority of 402 for the Conservatives' Christian Wakeford.

Bury South
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
Boundary of Bury South in Greater Manchester
Location of Greater Manchester within England
CountyGreater Manchester
Population97,842 (2011 census)[1]
Electorate75,140 (December 2010)[2]
Major settlementsPrestwich, Radcliffe, Whitefield
Current constituency
Created1983
Member of ParliamentChristian Wakeford (Conservative)
Number of membersOne
Created fromMiddleton and Prestwich & Bury and Radcliffe

Constituency profile

The seat covers Prestwich, Whitefield and Radcliffe, towns that were absorbed into Bury Council in 1974. The western border contains much of Bury's green belt land including Philips Park in Whitefield, Prestwich Clough and Drinkwater Park, making up 500 acres of green space. Prestwich and Whitefield are residential areas with one of the largest Jewish communities outside London. Radcliffe is a former mill town which declined after the loss of industry, its only secondary school shut down, but is attempting regeneration as a commuter suburb and features a large park-and-ride Metrolink station. North Radcliffe includes Ainsworth, a rural area, along with Simister to the east of Prestwich which still has some farmland, now under threat from development. Overall this is an economically diverse area, as there are pockets of social housing in each town, while houses in areas such as Ringley Road in Whitefield, and Sheepfoot Lane in Prestwich, facing Heaton Park, can sell for over £1 million, with mostly owner-occupied semi-detached housing in between. The proportion of graduates and those employed in managerial/professional occupations is slightly above the national average.[3]

At local elections Prestwich mostly returns Labour and Liberal Democrat councillors, with some Conservative representation in Sedgley. Whitefield is a mix of safe Conservative and safe Labour, and Unsworth marginally Labour. Radcliffe was generally Labour with the exception of Radcliffe North. In 2019, the Conservatives gained their second Radcliffe North seat, and Labour lost both Radcliffe East and West wards to an independent local party, Radcliffe First.

Boundaries

1983–2010: The Metropolitan Borough of Bury wards of Besses, Holyrood, Pilkington Park, Radcliffe Central, Radcliffe North, Radcliffe South, St Mary's, and Sedgley.

2010–present: The Metropolitan Borough of Bury wards of Besses, Holyrood, Pilkington Park, Radcliffe East, Radcliffe North, Radcliffe West, St Mary's, Sedgley, and Unsworth.

The constituency was created in 1983 from parts of the former seats of Middleton and Prestwich & Bury and Radcliffe, both of which were Labour-Conservative marginals, held by Labour on slim majorities at the 1979 election. It covers the suburban towns of Radcliffe, Whitefield and Prestwich. The constituency does not contain any area of the town of Bury itself (which is in Bury North), apart from Unsworth , but only towns in the south of the Metropolitan Borough of Bury.

The seat was contested by future cabinet minister Hazel Blears in 1992, narrowly losing and would later be elected in her hometown in nearby Salford the following election until retiring in 2015.

The 2018 Boundary Commission proposals would see Bury South boundaries changed, once again becoming Prestwich and Middleton, taking Middleton from the existing Heywood and Middleton constituency and losing Radcliffe to a new Farnworth and Radcliffe constituency, while Unsworth becomes part of a newly created Bury constituency.

Members of Parliament
ElectionMember[4][5] Party
1983 David Sumberg Conservative
1997 Ivan Lewis Labour
2018[6] Independent
2019 Christian Wakeford Conservative

Elections

Elections in the 2010s
General election 2019: Bury South[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Christian Wakeford 22,034 43.8 2.3
Labour Lucy Burke 21,632 43.0 10.2
Liberal Democrats Richard Kilpatrick 2,315 4.6 2.5
Brexit Party Andrea Livesey 1,672 3.3 N/A
Independent Ivan Lewis 1,366 2.7 N/A
Green Glyn Heath 848 1.7 N/A
Independent Michael Boyle 277 0.6 N/A
Women's Equality Gemma Evans 130 0.3 N/A
Majority 402 0.8 N/A
Turnout 50,274 66.9 2.3
Conservative gain from Labour Swing 6.3
General election 2017: Bury South
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Ivan Lewis 27,165 53.3 8.2
Conservative Robert Largan[8] 21,200 41.6 6.9
UKIP Ian Henderson 1,316 2.6 10.8
Liberal Democrats Andrew Page 1,065 2.1 1.5
Independent Peter Wright 244 0.5 N/A
Majority 5,965 11.7 1.3
Turnout 50,990 69.2 5.3
Labour hold Swing 0.7
General election 2015: Bury South[9][10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Ivan Lewis 21,272 45.1 4.6
Conservative Daniel Critchlow 16,350 34.6 1.0
UKIP Séamus Martin 6,299 13.3 11.2
Liberal Democrats Paul Ankers 1,690 3.6 14.6
Green Glyn Heath 1,434 3.0 2.0
English Democrat Valerie Morris 170 0.4 0.7
Majority 4,922 10.4 3.6
Turnout 47,215 63.9 1.7
Labour hold Swing 1.8
General election 2010: Bury South[11][12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Ivan Lewis 19,508 40.4 10.5
Conservative Michelle Wiseman 16,216 33.6 5.5
Liberal Democrats Victor D'Albert 8,796 18.2 1.1
BNP Jean Purdy 1,743 3.6 N/A
UKIP Paul Chadwick 1,017 2.1 0.5
English Democrat Valerie Morris 494 1.0 N/A
Green George Heron 493 1.0 N/A
Majority 3,292 6.8 16.0
Turnout 48,267 65.6 7.1
Labour hold Swing 8.0

Elections in the 2000s
General election 2005: Bury South[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Ivan Lewis 19,741 50.4 8.8
Conservative Alexander Williams 10,829 27.7 0.8
Liberal Democrats Victor D'Albert 6,968 17.8 3.9
UKIP Jim H. Greenhalgh 1,059 2.7 2.7
Independent Yvonne Hossack 557 1.4 N/A
Majority 8,912 22.8 9.5
Turnout 39,154 58.5 0.3
Labour hold Swing 4.8
General election 2001: Bury South[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Ivan Lewis 23,406 59.2 2.3
Conservative Nicola Le Page 10,634 26.9 5.4
Liberal Democrats Tim Pickstone 5,499 13.9 5.5
Majority 12,772 32.3 7.7
Turnout 39,539 58.8 16.6
Labour hold Swing 3.9

Elections in the 1990s
General election 1997: Bury South[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Ivan Lewis 28,658 56.9 12.3
Conservative David Sumberg 16,277 32.3 13.7
Liberal Democrats Victor D'Albert 4,227 8.4 0.5
Referendum Bryan Slater 1,216 2.4 N/A
Majority 12,381 24.6 "N/A"
Turnout 50,378 75.4 6.7
Labour gain from Conservative Swing 13.0
General election 1992: Bury South[16][17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative David Sumberg 24,873 46.0 0.0
Labour Hazel Blears 24,085 44.6 3.7
Liberal Democrats Adrian Cruden 4,832 8.9 4.1
Natural Law Norma Sullivan 228 0.4 N/A
Majority 788 1.5 3.7
Turnout 54,018 82.1 2.4
Conservative hold Swing 1.9

Elections in the 1980s
General election 1987: Bury South[18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative David Sumberg 23,878 46.0 2.0
Labour Derek Boden 21,199 40.9 4.4
SDP Derek Eyre 6,772 13.1 6.4
Majority 2,679 5.1 2.4
Turnout 51,849 79.7 3.6
Conservative hold Swing 1.2
General election 1983: Bury South[19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative David Sumberg 21,718 44.0 N/A
Labour Derek Boden 17,998 36.5 N/A
SDP Keith Evans 9,628 19.5 N/A
Majority 3,720 7.5 N/A
Turnout 49,344 76.1 N/A
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See also

Notes and references
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  2. "Electorate Figures - Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Archived from the original on 6 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
  3. http://www.nomisweb.co.uk/reports/lmp/wpca/1929379923/report.aspx
  4. "Bury South 1983-". Hansard 1803-2005. UK Parliament. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  5. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 6)
  6. "MP Ivan Lewis suspended by Labour". BBC News. 23 November 2017. Retrieved 2018-12-20.
  7. Sansome, Jessica; Otter, Saffron (2019-11-14). "All the Greater Manchester General Election 2019 candidates". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 2019-11-15.
  8. "Norfolk North and Penistone & Stocksbridge choose their candidates. Latest selection news. | Conservative Home". Conservative Home.
  9. "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  10. "Bury South". BBC News. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
  11. "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  12. "Election 2010 | Constituency | Bury South". news.bbc.co.uk.
  13. "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  14. "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  15. "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  16. "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  17. "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 6 Dec 2010.
  18. "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  19. "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
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