Bury and Radcliffe (UK Parliament constituency)
Appearance
Bury and Radcliffe | |
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Former borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | Lancashire, until 1974; Greater Manchester, from 1974 |
Major settlements | Bury and Radcliffe |
1950–1983 | |
Seats | One |
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 to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
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.
Members of Parliament
Election | Member | Party | |
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style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | 1950 | Walter Fletcher | Conservative |
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | 1955 | John Bidgood | Conservative |
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | 1964 | David Ensor | Labour |
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | 1970 | Michael Fidler | Conservative |
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Oct 1974 | Frank White | Labour |
1983 | constituency abolished: see Bury North & Bury South |
Election results
Elections in the 1950s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Walter Fletcher | 26,485 | 45.8 | N/A | |
Labour | John Owen | 25,705 | 44.4 | N/A | |
Liberal | Colin Hindley | 5,662 | 9.8 | N/A | |
Majority | 780 | 1.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 57,852 | 87.0 | N/A | ||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Walter Fletcher | 29,949 | 51.6 | +5.8 | |
Labour | Lewis Tatham Wright | 28,058 | 48.4 | +4.0 | |
Majority | 1,891 | 3.3 | +1.9 | ||
Turnout | 58,007 | 86.5 | −0.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +0.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | John Claude Bidgood | 28,080 | 53.6 | +2.0 | |
Labour | Thomas Brennan | 24,331 | 46.4 | −2.0 | |
Majority | 3,749 | 7.2 | |||
Turnout | 52,411 | 80.2 | −6.3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +2.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | John Claude Bidgood | 28,623 | 53.7 | +0.1 | |
Labour | Robert Patrick Walsh | 24,715 | 46.3 | −0.1 | |
Majority | 3,908 | 7.3 | |||
Turnout | 53,338 | 82.2 | +2.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +0.1 |
Elections in the 1960s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Alick Charles David Ensor | 23,865 | 44.1 | −2.2 | |
Conservative | John Claude Bidgood | 22,639 | 41.9 | −11.8 | |
Liberal | Charles L. Scholes | 7,589 | 14.0 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,226 | 2.3 | |||
Turnout | 54,093 | 82.3 | +0.1 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +4.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Alick Charles David Ensor | 26,769 | 49.8 | +5.7 | |
Conservative | John Claude Bidgood | 22,298 | 41.5 | −0.4 | |
Liberal | Charles L. Scholes | 4,694 | 8.7 | −5.3 | |
Majority | 4,471 | 8.3 | |||
Turnout | 53,761 | 81.3 | −1.0 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +3.1 |
Elections in the 1970s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Michael M. Fidler | 29,796 | 52.8 | +11.3 | |
Labour | Dennis V. Hunt | 26,592 | 47.2 | −2.6 | |
Majority | 3,204 | 5.7 | |||
Turnout | 56,388 | 75.6 | −5.7 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +7.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Michael M. Fidler | 31,113 | 50.3 | −2.5 | |
Labour | Frank Richard White | 30,768 | 49.7 | +2.5 | |
Majority | 345 | 0.6 | |||
Turnout | 61,881 | 80.2 | +4.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | −2.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Frank Richard White | 26,430 | 42.0 | −7.7 | |
Conservative | Michael M. Fidler | 25,998 | 41.3 | −9.0 | |
Liberal | A. Benson | 10,463 | 16.6 | N/A | |
Majority | 442 | 0.7 | |||
Turnout | 62,891 | 80.8 | +0.6 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +0.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Frank Richard White | 29,194 | 45.3 | +3.3 | |
Conservative | P.J. Le Bosquet | 29,156 | 45.2 | +3.9 | |
Liberal | S. Vickers | 5,711 | 8.9 | −7.7 | |
National Front | J.M. Bridge | 414 | 0.6 | N/A | |
Majority | 38 | 0.1 | |||
Turnout | 64,475 | 82.6 | +1.8 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |