Bury South (UK Parliament constituency)

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Bury South
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
Bury South (UK Parliament constituency)
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Boundary of Bury South in North West England
County Greater Manchester
Population97,842 (2011 census) [1]
Electorate 74,598 (2023) [2]
Major settlements Prestwich, Radcliffe, Whitefield
Current constituency
Created 1983
Member of Parliament Christian Wakeford (Labour)
SeatsOne
Created from Middleton and Prestwich & Bury and Radcliffe

Bury South is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom since 2019 by Christian Wakeford. Wakeford was elected as a Conservative but defected to the Labour Party in January 2022. [3] He was re-elected at the 2024 general election.

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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), but only towns in the south of the Metropolitan Borough of Bury.

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

2010–2024: The Metropolitan Borough of Bury wards of Besses, Holyrood, Pilkington Park, Radcliffe East, Radcliffe North, Radcliffe West, St Mary's, Sedgley, and Unsworth.

2024–present: Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies which came into effect for the 2024 general election, the constituency comprises the following as they existed on 1 December 2020:

The Radcliffe North ward was transferred to Bury North, offset by the gain of the City of Salford ward of Kersal & Broughton Park from the abolished Blackley and Broughton constituency.

History

Between 1997 and 2019, the seat was represented by Ivan Lewis. Lewis belonged to the Labour Party and was a minister during the Blair and Brown governments, but was suspended in 2018 due to allegations of indecent behaviour. He stood unsuccessfully as an independent in the 2019 election. Prior to 1997, it had been represented by Conservative David Sumberg since the constituency's creation in 1983.

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 2017 General Election saw Robert Largan as the runner-up Conservative candidate, who would later be elected for High Peak at the following general election in 2019.

At the 2019 General Election it was the 10th most marginal seat in the country, [5] with a majority of 402 for the Conservative Party candidate Christian Wakeford. Wakeford defected to the Labour Party on 19 January 2022. [3] He was re-elected as the Labour Party candidate at the 2024 general election.

Constituency profile

The seat covers Prestwich, Whitefield and Radcliffe, towns that were absorbed into the Metropolitan Borough of Bury in 1974, plus, since 2024, the ward of Kersal and Broughton Park from the City of Salford. The western border along the Irwell Valley 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, Whitefield and Broughton Park 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, with its only secondary school shut down; it is attempting regeneration as a commuter suburb and features a large park-and-ride Metrolink station. Simister to the east of Prestwich opposite Heaton Park still has some farmland, which has been 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. [6]

At local elections, Prestwich mostly returns Labour and Liberal Democrat councillors, with some historic 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, however a localist party, Radcliffe First, has taken from Labour all of the Radcliffe seats within this constituency. The Kersal and Broughton Park ward of Salford has returned mostly Conservative or Independent councillors.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMember [7] [8] Party
1983 David Sumberg Conservative
1997 Ivan Lewis Labour
November 2017 Independent
2019 Christian Wakeford Conservative
January 2022 Labour

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Bury South [9] [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Christian Wakeford 19,247 45.6 +4.0
Conservative Arnie Saunders9,88623.4–20.1
Reform UK Jeff Armstrong6,86516.3+12.6
Green Michael Welton2,7156.4+4.6
Liberal Democrats Andrew Page1,7964.3–1.9
Workers Party Sameera Ashraf1,0232.4N/A
Independent Michael Elston2770.7N/A
English Democrat Stephen Morris2240.5N/A
Communist Dan Ross1810.4N/A
Majority9,36122.2N/A
Turnout 42,21456.0–10.5
Registered electors 75,339
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +12.0

Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result [11]
PartyVote %
Conservative 21,57443.5
Labour 20,63941.6
Liberal Democrats 3,0596.2
Brexit Party 1,8473.7
Others1,6153.3
Green 9001.8
Turnout49,63466.5
Electorate74,598
General election 2019: Bury South [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Christian Wakeford 22,034 43.8 +2.2
Labour Lucy Burke21,63243.0–10.3
Liberal Democrats Richard Kilpatrick2,3154.6+2.5
Brexit Party Andrea Livesey1,6723.3N/A
Independent Ivan Lewis withdrawn1,3662.7N/A
Green Glyn Heath8481.7N/A
Independent Michael Boyle2770.6N/A
Women's Equality Gemma Evans1300.3N/A
Majority4020.8N/A
Turnout 50,27466.9–2.3
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +6.3
General election 2017: Bury South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ivan Lewis 27,165 53.3 +8.2
Conservative Robert Largan [13] 21,20041.6+7.0
UKIP Ian Henderson1,3162.6–10.7
Liberal Democrats Andrew Page1,0652.1–1.5
Independent Peter Wright2440.5N/A
Majority5,96511.7+1.2
Turnout 50,99069.2+5.3
Labour hold Swing +0.7
General election 2015: Bury South [14] [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ivan Lewis 21,272 45.1 +4.7
Conservative Daniel Critchlow16,35034.6+1.0
UKIP Séamus Martin6,29913.3+11.2
Liberal Democrats Paul Ankers1,6903.6–14.6
Green Glyn Heath1,4343.0+2.0
English Democrat Valerie Morris1700.4–0.6
Majority4,92210.5+3.7
Turnout 47,21563.9–1.7
Labour hold Swing +1.8
General election 2010: Bury South [16] [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ivan Lewis 19,508 40.4 –10.5
Conservative Michelle Wiseman16,21633.6+5.5
Liberal Democrats Victor D'Albert8,79618.2+1.1
BNP Jean Purdy1,7433.6N/A
UKIP Paul Chadwick1,0172.1–0.5
English Democrat Valerie Morris4941.0N/A
Green George Heron4931.0N/A
Majority3,2926.8–16.0
Turnout 48,26765.6+7.1
Labour hold Swing –8.0

Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: Bury South [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ivan Lewis 19,741 50.4 –8.8
Conservative Alexander Williams10,82927.7+0.8
Liberal Democrats Victor D'Albert6,96817.8+3.9
UKIP Jim Greenhalgh1,0592.7N/A
Independent Yvonne Hossack5571.4N/A
Majority8,91222.7–9.6
Turnout 39,15458.5–0.3
Labour hold Swing –4.8
General election 2001: Bury South [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ivan Lewis 23,406 59.2 +2.3
Conservative Nicola Le Page10,63426.9–5.4
Liberal Democrats Tim Pickstone5,49913.9+5.5
Majority12,77232.3+7.7
Turnout 39,53958.8–16.6
Labour hold Swing +3.9

Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: Bury South [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ivan Lewis 28,658 56.9 +12.3
Conservative David Sumberg 16,27732.3–13.7
Liberal Democrats Victor D'Albert4,2278.4–0.5
Referendum Bryan Slater1,2162.4N/A
Majority12,38124.6N/A
Turnout 50,37875.4–6.7
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +13.0
General election 1992: Bury South [21] [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Sumberg 24,873 46.0 Steady2.svg 0.0
Labour Hazel Blears 24,08544.6+3.7
Liberal Democrats Adrian Cruden4,8328.9–4.2
Natural Law Norma Sullivan2280.4N/A
Majority7881.4–3.7
Turnout 54,01882.1+2.4
Conservative hold Swing –1.9

Elections in the 1980s

General election 1987: Bury South [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Sumberg 23,878 46.0 +2.0
Labour Derek Boden21,19940.9+4.4
SDP Derek Eyre6,77213.1–6.4
Majority2,6795.1–2.4
Turnout 51,84979.7+3.6
Conservative hold Swing –1.2
General election 1983: Bury South [24]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Sumberg 21,718 44.0
Labour Derek Boden17,99836.5
SDP Keith Evans9,62819.5
Majority3,7207.5
Turnout 49,34476.1
Conservative win (new seat)

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