Bury South (UK Parliament constituency)

Bury South
Bury South
Borough constituency; for the House of Commons
	Boundary of Bury South in Greater Manchester
	Location of Greater Manchester within England
County	Greater Manchester
Population	97,842 (2011 census)
Electorate	75,140 (December 2010)
Major settlements	Prestwich, Radcliffe, Whitefield
Current constituency
Created	1983
Member of Parliament	Ivan Lewis (Labour)
Seats	One
Created from	Middleton and Prestwich & Bury and Radcliffe

53°34′48″N 2°17′56″W / 53.580°N 2.299°W / 53.580; -2.299

Bury South is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. Since 1997 the MP has been Ivan Lewis of the Labour Party.

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. It covers the suburban towns of Radcliffe, Whitefield and Prestwich. The name of the seat is somewhat misleading as it 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.

Members of Parliament

Election		Member^[3]^[4]	Party
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	1983	David Sumberg	Conservative
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	1997	Ivan Lewis	Labour

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2015: Bury South^[5]^[6]
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^[7]^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ivan Lewis	19,508	40.4	−10.5
	Conservative	Michelle Wiseman	16,216	33.6	+5.5
	Liberal Democrats	Victor David 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^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ivan Lewis	19,741	50.4	−8.8
	Conservative	Alexander Paul Williams	10,829	27.7	+0.8
	Liberal Democrats	Victor David D'Albert	6,968	17.8	+3.9
	UKIP	Jim H. Greenhalgh	1,059	2.7	+2.7
	Independent	Mrs. Yvonne Hossack	557	1.4	N/A
Majority			8,912	22.8
Turnout			39,154	58.5	−0.3
	Labour hold		Swing	−4.8

General Election 2001: Bury South^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ivan Lewis	23,406	59.2	+2.3
	Conservative	Mrs. Nicola Lesley Le Page	10,634	26.9	−5.4
	Liberal Democrats	Tim David Pickstone	5,499	13.9	+5.5
Majority			12,772	32.3
Turnout			39,539	58.8	−16.6
	Labour hold		Swing	+3.85

Elections in the 1990s

General Election 1997: Bury South^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ivan Lewis	28,658	56.9	+12.3
	Conservative	David Sumberg	16,277	32.3	−13.7
	Liberal Democrats	Victor David D'Albert	4,227	8.4	−0.5
	Referendum	Bryan Hilton Slater	1,216	2.4	N/A
Majority			12,381	24.6
Turnout			50,378	75.4
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

General Election 1992: Bury South^[12]^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Sumberg	24,873	46.0	+0.0
	Labour	Hazel Blears	24,085	44.6	+3.7
	Liberal Democrats	Adrian Hugh Cruden	4,832	8.9	−4.1
	Natural Law	Mrs Norma Annette 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^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Sumberg	23,878	46.0	+2.0
	Labour	Derek Boden	21,199	40.9	+4.4
	SDP	Derek Anthony Eyre	6,772	13.1	−6.4
Majority			2,679	5.1
Turnout			51,849	79.7
	Conservative hold		Swing	−1.2

General Election 1983: Bury South^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Sumberg	21,718	44.0	N/A
	Labour	Derek Boden	17,998	36.5	N/A
	SDP	Keith John Evans	9,628	19.5	N/A
Majority			3,720	7.5	N/A
Turnout			49,344	76.1	N/A
	Conservative win (new seat)

Notes and references

^ "Bury South: Usual Resident Population, 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
^ "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. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "Bury South 1983-". Hansard 1803-2005. UK Parliament. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 6)
^ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
^ "Bury South". BBC News. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
^ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; 26 July 2013 suggested (help)
^ BBC - Election 2010 - Bury South
^ "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
^ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
^ "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
^ "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
^ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Retrieved 6 Dec 2010.
^ "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
^ "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

External links

nomis Constituency Profile for Bury South — presenting data from the ONS annual population survey and other official statistics.

[1] "Bury South: Usual Resident Population, 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 7 February 2015.

[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. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[3] "Bury South 1983-". Hansard 1803-2005. UK Parliament. Retrieved 2 February 2015.

[rayment-4] Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 6)

[electoralcalculus-5] "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.

[2015_result-6] "Bury South". BBC News. Retrieved 11 May 2015.

[electoralcalculus2010-7] "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; 26 July 2013 suggested (help)

[8] BBC - Election 2010 - Bury South

[electoralcalculus2005-9] "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

[electoralcalculus2001-10] "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

[electoralcalculus1997-11] "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

[electoralcalculus1992-12] "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

[13] "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Retrieved 6 Dec 2010.

[electoralcalculus1987-14] "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

[electoralcalculus1983-15] "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

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