Bury | |
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Former Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | Greater Manchester (now Greater Manchester) |
Major settlements | Bury |
1832–1950 | |
Seats | One |
Created from | Lancashire |
Replaced by | Bury & Radcliffe |
Bury was a borough constituency centred on the town of Bury in Lancashire. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
The constituency was created for the 1832 general election, and abolished for the 1950 general election, when it was largely replaced by the new constituency of Bury & Radcliffe.
1885-1918: The existing parliamentary borough, and so much of the municipal borough of Bury as was not already included in the parliamentary borough. [1]
1918-1950: The county borough of Bury and the urban district of Tottington. [2]
1830s – 1840s – 1850s – 1860s – 1870s – 1880s – 1890s – 1900s – 1910s – 1920s – 1930s –1940s – Back to Top |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Richard Walker | 306 | 66.7 | ||
Radical | Edmund Grundy [17] | 153 | 33.3 | ||
Majority | 153 | 33.4 | |||
Turnout | 459 | 85.8 | |||
Registered electors | 535 | ||||
Whig win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Richard Walker | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 526 | ||||
Whig hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Richard Walker | 251 | 57.8 | N/A | |
Radical | James Paul Cobbett [18] | 96 | 22.1 | N/A | |
Conservative | Robert Spankie | 87 | 20.0 | New | |
Majority | 155 | 35.7 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 434 | 68.1 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 637 | ||||
Whig hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Richard Walker | 325 | 53.0 | −4.8 | |
Conservative | Henry Hardman [19] | 288 | 47.0 | +27.0 | |
Majority | 37 | 6.0 | −29.7 | ||
Turnout | 613 | 79.8 | +11.7 | ||
Registered electors | 768 | ||||
Whig hold | Swing | −15.9 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Richard Walker | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 868 | ||||
Whig hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Peelite | Frederick Peel | 472 | 53.5 | New | |
Whig | Adam Haldane-Duncan [20] [21] [22] | 410 | 46.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 62 | 7.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 882 | 92.0 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 959 | ||||
Peelite gain from Whig | Swing | N/A | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Radical | Robert Needham Philips | 565 | 51.6 | N/A | |
Peelite | Frederick Peel | 530 | 48.4 | −5.1 | |
Majority | 35 | 3.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,095 | 89.9 | −2.1 | ||
Registered electors | 1,218 | ||||
Radical gain from Peelite | Swing | N/A | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Frederick Peel | 641 | 57.3 | +8.9 | |
Liberal | Thomas Barnes | 478 | 42.7 | N/A | |
Majority | 163 | 14.6 | +11.4 | ||
Turnout | 1,119 | 86.8 | −3.1 | ||
Registered electors | 1,218 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Robert Needham Philips | 595 | 51.0 | N/A | |
Liberal | Frederick Peel | 572 | 49.0 | −8.3 | |
Majority | 23 | 2.0 | −12.6 | ||
Turnout | 1,167 | 86.3 | −0.5 | ||
Registered electors | 1,352 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Robert Needham Philips | 2,830 | 55.6 | +4.6 | |
Conservative | George Cadogan | 2,264 | 44.4 | New | |
Majority | 566 | 11.2 | +9.2 | ||
Turnout | 5,094 | 91.2 | +4.9 | ||
Registered electors | 5,587 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Robert Needham Philips | 3,016 | 54.7 | −0.9 | |
Conservative | Oliver Ormerod Walker [23] | 2,500 | 45.3 | +0.9 | |
Majority | 516 | 9.4 | −1.7 | ||
Turnout | 5,516 | 88.5 | −2.7 | ||
Registered electors | 6,236 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | −0.9 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Robert Needham Philips | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 6,835 | ||||
Liberal hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Henry James | 3,976 | 51.2 | N/A | |
Conservative | John Lawson | 3,787 | 48.8 | New | |
Majority | 189 | 2.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 7,763 | 94.5 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 8,214 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Unionist | Henry James | Unopposed | |||
Liberal Unionist gain from Liberal |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Unionist | Henry James | 4,070 | 55.7 | N/A | |
Liberal | John Parks | 3,241 | 44.3 | New | |
Majority | 829 | 11.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 7,311 | 93.4 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 7,831 | ||||
Liberal Unionist hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | James Kenyon | 3,890 | 54.8 | -0.9 | |
Liberal | John Frederick Cheetham | 3,215 | 45.2 | +0.9 | |
Majority | 675 | 9.6 | -1.8 | ||
Turnout | 7,105 | 89.0 | −4.4 | ||
Registered electors | 7,986 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | -0.9 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | James Kenyon | 4,132 | 55.7 | +0.9 | |
Liberal | George Toulmin | 3,283 | 44.3 | −0.9 | |
Majority | 849 | 11.4 | +1.8 | ||
Turnout | 7,415 | 86.4 | −2.6 | ||
Registered electors | 8,581 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +0.9 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | George Toulmin | 4,213 | 52.6 | +8.3 | |
Liberal Unionist | Harry Levy-Lawson | 3,799 | 47.4 | −8.3 | |
Majority | 414 | 5.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 8,012 | 91.2 | +4.8 | ||
Registered electors | 8,786 | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +8.3 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | George Toulmin | 4,626 | 56.9 | +12.6 | |
Conservative | Reginald Jaffray Lucas | 3,499 | 43.1 | −12.6 | |
Majority | 1,127 | 13.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 8,125 | 89.6 | +3.2 | ||
Registered electors | 9,068 | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +12.6 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | George Toulmin | 4,866 | 53.3 | -3.6 | |
Conservative | Edwin Leach Hartley | 4,258 | 46.7 | +3.6 | |
Majority | 608 | 6.6 | -7.2 | ||
Turnout | 9,124 | 94.5 | +4.9 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing | -3.6 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | George Toulmin | 4,509 | 51.5 | -1.8 | |
Conservative | Edwin Leach Hartley | 4,254 | 48.5 | +1.8 | |
Majority | 255 | 3.0 | -3.6 | ||
Turnout | 8,763 | 90.7 | -3.8 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing | +1.8 | |||
General Election 1914–15:
Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by the July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Charles Ainsworth | 10,043 | 45.9 | -2.6 | |
C | Liberal | George Toulmin | 6,862 | 31.4 | -20.1 |
Labour | Harry Wallace | 4,973 | 22.7 | New | |
Majority | 3,181 | 14.5 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 21,878 | 67.0 | -23.7 | ||
Registered electors | 32,666 | ||||
Unionist gain from Liberal | Swing | +8.7 | |||
Cindicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Charles Ainsworth | 10,830 | 41.2 | −4.7 | |
Labour | Harry Wallace | 9,643 | 36.7 | +14.0 | |
Liberal | William Alfred Lewins | 5,795 | 22.1 | −9.3 | |
Majority | 1,187 | 4.5 | −10.0 | ||
Turnout | 26,268 | 81.3 | +14.3 | ||
Registered electors | 32,304 | ||||
Unionist hold | Swing | −9.4 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Charles Ainsworth | 10,680 | 40.3 | −0.9 | |
Labour | Harry Wallace | 9,568 | 36.1 | −0.6 | |
Liberal | James Duckworth | 6,251 | 23.6 | +1.5 | |
Majority | 1,112 | 4.2 | −0.3 | ||
Turnout | 26,499 | 80.8 | −0.5 | ||
Registered electors | 32,803 | ||||
Unionist hold | Swing | −0.2 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Charles Ainsworth | 13,382 | 46.9 | +6.6 | |
Labour | Harry Wallace | 10,286 | 36.1 | 0.0 | |
Liberal | James Duckworth | 4,847 | 17.0 | −6.6 | |
Majority | 3,096 | 10.8 | +6.6 | ||
Turnout | 28,515 | 86.5 | +5.7 | ||
Registered electors | 32,982 | ||||
Unionist hold | Swing | +3.3 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Charles Ainsworth | 14,845 | 42.1 | −4.8 | |
Labour | James Bell | 13,175 | 37.5 | +1.4 | |
Liberal | Clifford Stanley Ickringill | 7,160 | 20.4 | +3.4 | |
Majority | 1,670 | 4.6 | −6.2 | ||
Turnout | 35,180 | 81.4 | −5.1 | ||
Registered electors | 43,216 | ||||
Unionist hold | Swing | −3.1 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Charles Ainsworth | 24,975 | 70.3 | +28.2 | |
Labour | James Bell | 10,532 | 29.7 | -7.8 | |
Majority | 14,443 | 40.6 | +36.0 | ||
Turnout | 35,507 | 81.6 | +0.2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +17.9 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Alan Chorlton | 18,425 | 49.4 | -20.9 | |
Labour | Edith Summerskill | 12,845 | 34.4 | +4.7 | |
Liberal | Donald Johnson | 6,065 | 16.2 | New | |
Majority | 5,580 | 15.0 | -25.6 | ||
Turnout | 37,335 | 83.3 | +1.7 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | -12.8 | |||
General Election 1939–40 Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1940. 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;
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Walter Fletcher | 14,012 | 39.9 | -9.5 | |
Labour | Sydney Hand | 13,902 | 39.6 | +5.2 | |
Liberal | Arthur Walter James | 7,211 | 20.5 | +4.3 | |
Majority | 110 | 0.3 | -14.7 | ||
Turnout | 35,125 | 78.2 | -5.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | -7.3 | |||
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