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Bury South
Every general election in Bury South since 1983. Latest: Christian Wakeford, Labour, majority 9,361.
2024 general election
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Share bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Wakeford Elected sitting MP | Labour | 19,247 | 45.6% | |
| Arnie Saunders | Conservative | 9,886 | 23.4% | |
| Jeff Armstrong | Reform UK | 6,865 | 16.3% | |
| Michael Welton | Green | 2,715 | 6.4% | |
| Andrew Page | Liberal Democrats | 1,796 | 4.3% | |
| Sameera Ashraf | Workers Party of Britain | 1,023 | 2.4% | |
| Michael Elston | Independent | 277 | 0.7% | |
| Stephen Morris | English Democrats | 224 | 0.5% | |
| Dan Ross | Communist Party of Britain | 181 | 0.4% | |
| Valid votes | 42,214 | |||
| Majority | 9,361 | 22.2% | ||
Lab gain from Con Turnout 56.0% of 75,326 electors. Full result →
Boundary changes in 2024
Where the voters of today’s Bury South lived under the old (2010–2019) boundaries:
- Bury South84.8%
- Blackley and Broughton15.2%
Where the voters of the old Bury South (2010–2019 boundaries) live now:
- Bury South89.0%
- Bury North11.0%
Shares of population, from the House of Commons Library’s boundary analysis in the UK Parliament election results data.
Every result
Download CSV| Election | Winner | Runner-up | Majority | % | Turnout | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Lab Christian Wakeford | Con | 9,361 | 22.2 | 56.0% | Lab gain from Con |
| 2019 | Con Christian Wakeford | Lab | 402 | 0.8 | 66.9% | Con gain from Lab |
| 2017 | Lab Ivan Lewis | Con | 5,965 | 11.7 | 69.2% | Lab hold |
| 2015 | Lab Ivan Lewis | Con | 4,922 | 10.4 | 63.9% | Lab hold |
| 2010 | Lab Ivan Lewis | Con | 3,292 | 6.8 | 65.6% | Lab hold |
| 2005 | Lab | Con | 8,912 | 22.8 | 58.3% | |
| 2001 | Lab | Con | 12,772 | 32.3 | 58.8% | Lab hold |
| 1997 | Lab | Con | 12,381 | 24.6 | 75.4% | |
| 1992 | Con | Lab | 788 | 1.5 | 82.1% | Con hold |
| 1987 | Con | Lab | 2,679 | 5.2 | 79.7% | Con hold |
| 1983 | Con | Lab | 3,720 | 7.5 | 75.2% |
Constituency boundaries were redrawn several times (most recently in 1983, 1997, 2005 (Scotland), 2010 and 2024), so the area behind the name changed over time. Before 2010 results are by party; candidate names start in 2010.
Questions and answers
Who is the MP for Bury South?
Christian Wakeford (Labour) won Bury South at the 2024 general election with a majority of 9,361.
Which parties have won Bury South?
At the 11 general elections held under this name since 1983: Labour 7, Conservative 4.
Which region is Bury South in?
Bury South is in North West.
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