Bury and Radcliffe (UK Parliament constituency) explained

Bury and Radcliffe
Parliament:uk
Year:1950
Abolished:1983
Type:Borough
Elects Howmany:One
Region:England
County:Lancashire, until 1974;
Greater Manchester, from 1974
Towns:Bury and Radcliffe

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 (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was a Conservative seat until the 1964 General Election when Labour won it for the first time.

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.

Boundaries

The County Borough of Bury, the Borough of Radcliffe, and the Urban District of Tottington.

Members of Parliament

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ElectionMemberParty
1950Walter FletcherConservative
1955John BidgoodConservative
1964David EnsorLabour
1970Michael FidlerConservative
Oct 1974Frank WhiteLabour
1983constituency abolished: see Bury North & Bury South