Bury North 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. It is a marginal seat between Labour and the Conservatives.

Boundaries

The constituency of Bury North covers the towns of Ramsbottom, Tottington and Bury.

Following the 2000 Boundary Review, the local government ward of Unsworth is transferred from Bury North to Bury South. No other changes are suggested. A traditional Labour-Conservative marginal, Ramsbottom and Tottington are mostly Tory, whereas the town of Bury itself (particularly the Bury East ward) is generally more favourable to Labour, but not always overwhelmingly so.

History

The Bury North constituency was created in 1983 following the abolition of the pre-existing Bury and Radcliffe constituency.Ramsbottom was also transferred from Rossendale to Bury North.With the loss of Ramsbottom,Rossendale linked with Darwen.

Members of Parliament

• David Chaytor, Labour (1997 - present)
• Alistair Burt, Conservative (1983 - 1997)

Election results

Elections in the 2000s

Elections in the 1990s

Elections in the 1980s

See also

• List of Parliamentary constituencies in Greater Manchester