Bury South (UK Parliament constituency)

Bury South
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
Map
Interactive map of boundaries from 2024
Map of constituency
Boundary of Bury South in North West England
CountyGreater Manchester
Population97,842 (2011 census)[1]
Electorate74,598 (2023)[2]
Major settlementsPrestwich, Radcliffe, Whitefield
Current constituency
Created1983
Member of ParliamentChristian Wakeford (Labour)
SeatsOne
Created fromMiddleton and Prestwich & Bury and Radcliffe

Bury South is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom since 2019 by Christian Wakeford. Wakeford was elected as a Conservative but defected to the Labour Party in January 2022.[3] He was re-elected at the 2024 general election.

  1. ^ "Bury South: Usual Resident Population, 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
  2. ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – North West". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Tory MP Christian Wakeford defects to Labour". BBC News. 19 January 2022. Retrieved 19 January 2022.