Bury South (UK Parliament constituency)

UK constituency infobox
Name = Bury South
Map1 = BurySouth
Map2 = GreaterManchester
Entity = Greater Manchester
Type = Borough
County = Greater Manchester
Year = 1983
MP = Ivan Lewis
Party = Labour
EP = North West England

Bury South is a 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.

Boundaries

The Bury South constituency covers the towns of Radcliffe, Whitefield and Prestwich, a notable Jewish area. Strangely, the Bury South constituency includes the Bolton area of Breightmet, which borders with Bury. The name of the seat is misleading as it does not contain any area of the town of Bury itself, but only towns in the south of the borough. It has swung strongly in Labour's favour since the party regained it in 1997.

Members of Parliament

* 1983—1997: David Sumberg (Conservative)
* 1997—"current": Ivan Lewis (Labour)

Election results

Election box begin
title=Next United Kingdom general election: Bury SouthElection box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Victor D'Albert
votes =
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Ivan Lewis
votes =
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Michelle Wiseman
votes =
percentage =
change =

Election box begin
title=General Election 2005: Bury SouthElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Ivan Lewis
votes = 19,741
percentage = 50.4
change = -8.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Alex Williams
votes = 10,829
percentage = 27.7
change = +0.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Victor D'Albert
votes = 6,968
percentage = 17.8
change = +3.9Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Jim Greenhalgh
votes = 1,059
percentage = 2.7
change = +2.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Yvonne Hossack
votes = 557
percentage = 1.4
change = +1.4Election box majority
votes = 8,912
percentage = 22.8
change = Election box turnout
votes = 39,154
percentage = 58.5
change = -0.3Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing = -4.8

Election box begin
title=General Election 2001: Bury SouthElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Ivan Lewis
votes = 23,406
percentage = 59.2
change = +2.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Nicola Le Page
votes = 10,634
percentage = 26.9
change = -5.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Tim Pickstone
votes = 5,499
percentage = 13.9
change = +5.5Election box majority
votes = 12,772
percentage = 32.3
change = Election box turnout
votes = 39,539
percentage = 58.8
change = -16.6Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing = 3.85

Election box begin
title=General Election 1997: Bury SouthElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Ivan Lewis
votes = 28,658
percentage = 56.9
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = David Sumberg
votes = 16,277
percentage = 32.3
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Victor D'Albert
votes = 4,227
percentage = 8.4
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Referendum Party
candidate = B. Slater
votes = 1,216
percentage = 2.4
change =Election box majority
votes = 12,381
percentage = 24.6
change = Election box turnout
votes = 50,378
percentage = 75.7
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
loser = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

See also

* List of Parliamentary constituencies in Greater Manchester