Bury South (UK Parliament constituency)

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

Bury South
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
Outline map
Boundary of Bury South in Greater Manchester.
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Location of Greater Manchester within England.
County Greater Manchester
Population 97,842 (2011 census)[1]
Electorate 75,140 (December 2010)[2]
Major settlements Prestwich, Radcliffe, Whitefield
Current constituency
Created 1983
Member of parliament Ivan Lewis (Independent)
Number of members One
Created from Middleton and Prestwich & Bury and Radcliffe
Overlaps
European Parliament constituency North West England

Bury South is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Since 1997 the MP has been Ivan Lewis of the Labour Party. On 23 November 2017, Lewis was suspended by the Labour Party over accusations of sexual harassment.[3]

Constituency profile

The seat covers Prestwich, Whitefield and Radcliffe which were all former districts that were absorbed into Bury Council in 1974. The western side contains much of Bury's green belt land including Philips Park in Whitefield, Prestwich Clough and Drinkwater Park. Prestwich and Whitefield are leafy comfortable residential areas with one of the largest Orthodox Jewish communities outside London. Radcliffe is a former mill town which declined after the loss of industry but is regenerating as a commuter suburb and has a large park-and-ride Metrolink station. North Radcliffe includes Ainsworth which is more rural in nature in along with Simister to the east of Prestwich which still has some farmland.

The seat is bordered in the south by Heaton Park, one of the largest urban parks in Europe and hosts the annual Parklife concert and is a major tourist attraction though the park itself is included in the Manchester Blackley and Broughton constituency.

At local elections Prestwich mostly returns Labour or Liberal Democrat councillors, Whitefield is safe Conservative and Unsworth marginal but generally Labour. Holyrood in Prestwich being an exceptional Liberal Democrat stronghold, Radcliffe is generally Labour with the exception of Radcliffe North and in recent years Radcliffe East which has been very marginal between Labour and the Conservatives. As of 2018, the Conservatives won Radcliffe North with a 15% swing whilst Labour held their other two Radcliffe seats.

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, both of which were Labour-Conservative marginals. 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.

The 2018 Boundary Commission proposals would see Bury South boundaries changed, once again becoming Prestwich and Middleton, taking Middleton from the existing Heywood and Middleton constituency and losing Radcliffe to a new Farnworth and Radcliffe constituency, while Unsworth becomes part of a newly created Bury constituency.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMember[4][5] Party
1983 David Sumberg Conservative
1997 Ivan Lewis Labour
2017[6] Independent

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2017: Bury South
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Ivan Lewis 27,165 53.3 Increase8.2
Conservative Robert Largan[7] 21,200 41.6 Increase6.9
UKIP Ian Henderson 1,316 2.6 Decrease10.8
Liberal Democrat Andrew Page 1,065 2.1 Decrease1.5
Independent Peter Wright 244 0.5 Increase0.5
Majority 5,965 11.7 +1.3
Turnout 50,990 69.2 Increase5.3
Labour hold Swing Increase0.7
General Election 2015: Bury South[8][9]
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 Democrat 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[10][11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Ivan Lewis 19,508 40.4 −10.5
Conservative Michelle Wiseman 16,216 33.6 +5.5
Liberal Democrat Victor 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[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Ivan Lewis 19,741 50.4 −8.8
Conservative Alexander Williams 10,829 27.7 +0.8
Liberal Democrat Victor D'Albert 6,968 17.8 +3.9
UKIP Jim H. Greenhalgh 1,059 2.7 +2.7
Independent 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[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Ivan Lewis 23,406 59.2 +2.3
Conservative Nicola Le Page 10,634 26.9 −5.4
Liberal Democrat Tim 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[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Ivan Lewis 28,658 56.9 +12.3
Conservative David Sumberg 16,277 32.3 −13.7
Liberal Democrat Victor D'Albert 4,227 8.4 −0.5
Referendum Bryan 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[15][16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative David Sumberg 24,873 46.0 +0.0
Labour Hazel Blears 24,085 44.6 +3.7
Liberal Democrat Adrian Cruden 4,832 8.9 −4.1
Natural Law Norma 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[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative David Sumberg 23,878 46.0 +2.0
Labour Derek Boden 21,199 40.9 +4.4
Social Democratic Derek 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[18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative David Sumberg 21,718 44.0 N/A
Labour Derek Boden 17,998 36.5 N/A
Social Democratic Keith 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)

See also

Notes and references

  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.
  3. ↑ "MP Ivan Lewis suspended by Labour". BBC News. 23 November 2017. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
  4. ↑ "Bury South 1983-". Hansard 1803-2005. UK Parliament. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  5. ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 6)
  6. ↑ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42098762
  7. ↑ "Norfolk North and Penistone & Stocksbridge choose their candidates. Latest selection news. | Conservative Home". Conservative Home.
  8. ↑ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  9. ↑ "Bury South". BBC News. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
  10. ↑ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  11. ↑ BBC - Election 2010 - Bury South
  12. ↑ "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  13. ↑ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  14. ↑ "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  15. ↑ "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  16. ↑ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Retrieved 6 Dec 2010.
  17. ↑ "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  18. ↑ "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
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