Bury and Radcliffe (UK Parliament constituency)

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Bury and Radcliffe
Former borough constituency
for the House of Commons
County Lancashire, until 1974;
Greater Manchester, from 1974
Major settlements Bury and Radcliffe
19501983
SeatsOne
Created from Bury
Heywood and Radcliffe
Replaced by Bury North
Bury South

Bury and Radcliffe was a parliamentary constituency centred on the towns of Bury and Radcliffe in North West England. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was a Conservative seat until the 1964 General Election when Labour won it for the first time.

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The constituency was created for the 1950 general election, and abolished for the 1983 general election, when it was split into two new constituencies – Bury North and Bury South.

Boundaries

Bury and Radcliffe in Lancashire, boundaries used 1974-83 BuryRadcliffe1974Constituency.svg
Bury and Radcliffe in Lancashire, boundaries used 1974-83

The County Borough of Bury, the Borough of Radcliffe, and the Urban District of Tottington.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1950 Walter Fletcher Conservative
1955 John Bidgood Conservative
1964 David Ensor Labour
1970 Michael Fidler Conservative
Oct 1974 Frank White Labour
1983 constituency abolished: see Bury North & Bury South

Election results

Elections in the 1950s

General election 1950: Bury and Radcliffe
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Walter Fletcher 26,485 45.8
Labour John Owen25,70544.4
Liberal Colin Hindley5,6629.8
Majority7801.4
Turnout 57,85287.0
Conservative win (new seat)
General election 1951: Bury and Radcliffe
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Walter Fletcher 29,949 51.6 +5.8
Labour Lewis Wright 28,05848.4+4.0
Majority1,8913.2+1.8
Turnout 58,00786.50.5
Conservative hold Swing +0.7
General election 1955: Bury and Radcliffe
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Bidgood 28,080 53.6 +2.0
Labour Thomas Brennan24,33146.42.0
Majority3,7497.2+4.0
Turnout 52,41180.26.3
Conservative hold Swing +2.0
General election 1959: Bury and Radcliffe
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Bidgood 28,623 53.7 +0.1
Labour Robert Patrick Walsh24,71546.30.1
Majority3,9087.4+0.2
Turnout 53,33882.2+2.0
Conservative hold Swing +0.1

Elections in the 1960s

General election 1964: Bury and Radcliffe
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Ensor 23,865 44.1 2.2
Conservative John Bidgood 22,63941.911.8
Liberal Charles L. Scholes7,58914.0New
Majority1,2262.2N/A
Turnout 54,09382.3+0.1
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +4.8
General election 1966: Bury and Radcliffe
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Ensor 26,769 49.8 +5.7
Conservative John Bidgood 22,29841.50.4
Liberal Charles L. Scholes4,6948.75.3
Majority4,4718.3+6.1
Turnout 53,76181.31.0
Labour hold Swing +3.1

Elections in the 1970s

General election 1970: Bury and Radcliffe
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Michael Fidler 29,796 52.8 +11.3
Labour Dennis V. Hunt26,59247.22.6
Majority3,2045.6N/A
Turnout 56,38875.65.7
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +7.0
General election February 1974: Bury and Radcliffe
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Michael Fidler 31,113 50.3 2.5
Labour Frank White 30,76849.7+2.5
Majority3450.6−5.0
Turnout 61,88180.2+4.6
Conservative hold Swing 2.5
General election October 1974: Bury and Radcliffe
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Frank White 26,430 42.0 7.7
Conservative Michael Fidler 25,98841.39.0
Liberal A. Benson10,46316.6New
Majority4420.7N/A
Turnout 62,89180.8+0.6
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +0.7
General election 1979: Bury and Radcliffe
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Frank White 29,194 45.3 +3.3
Conservative Peter J. Le Bosquet29,15645.2+3.9
Liberal S. Vickers5,7118.97.7
National Front J.M. Bridge4140.6New
Majority380.1−0.6
Turnout 64,47582.6+1.8
Labour hold Swing

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