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.
Bury and Radcliffe | |
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Former Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | Lancashire, until 1974; Greater Manchester, from 1974 |
Major settlements | Bury and Radcliffe |
1950–1983 | |
Seats | One |
Created from | Bury Heywood and Radcliffe |
Replaced by | Bury North Bury South |
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 edit
The County Borough of Bury, the Borough of Radcliffe, and the Urban District of Tottington.
Members of Parliament edit
Election | Member | Party | |
---|---|---|---|
1950 | Walter Fletcher | Conservative | |
1955 | John Bidgood | Conservative | |
1964 | David Ensor | Labour | |
1970 | Michael Fidler | Conservative | |
Oct 1974 | Frank White | Labour | |
1983 | constituency abolished: see Bury North & Bury South |
Election results edit
Elections in the 1950s edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Walter Fletcher | 26,485 | 45.8 | ||
Labour | John Owen | 25,705 | 44.4 | ||
Liberal | Colin Hindley | 5,662 | 9.8 | ||
Majority | 780 | 1.4 | |||
Turnout | 57,852 | 87.0 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Walter Fletcher | 29,949 | 51.6 | +5.8 | |
Labour | Lewis Wright | 28,058 | 48.4 | +4.0 | |
Majority | 1,891 | 3.2 | +1.8 | ||
Turnout | 58,007 | 86.5 | −0.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +0.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Bidgood | 28,080 | 53.6 | +2.0 | |
Labour | Thomas Brennan | 24,331 | 46.4 | −2.0 | |
Majority | 3,749 | 7.2 | +4.0 | ||
Turnout | 52,411 | 80.2 | −6.3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +2.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Bidgood | 28,623 | 53.7 | +0.1 | |
Labour | Robert Patrick Walsh | 24,715 | 46.3 | −0.1 | |
Majority | 3,908 | 7.4 | +0.2 | ||
Turnout | 53,338 | 82.2 | +2.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +0.1 |
Elections in the 1960s edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David Ensor | 23,865 | 44.1 | −2.2 | |
Conservative | John Bidgood | 22,639 | 41.9 | −11.8 | |
Liberal | Charles L. Scholes | 7,589 | 14.0 | New | |
Majority | 1,226 | 2.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 54,093 | 82.3 | +0.1 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +4.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David Ensor | 26,769 | 49.8 | +5.7 | |
Conservative | John Bidgood | 22,298 | 41.5 | −0.4 | |
Liberal | Charles L. Scholes | 4,694 | 8.7 | −5.3 | |
Majority | 4,471 | 8.3 | +6.1 | ||
Turnout | 53,761 | 81.3 | −1.0 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +3.1 |
Elections in the 1970s edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Michael Fidler | 29,796 | 52.8 | +11.3 | |
Labour | Dennis V. Hunt | 26,592 | 47.2 | −2.6 | |
Majority | 3,204 | 5.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 56,388 | 75.6 | −5.7 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +7.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Michael Fidler | 31,113 | 50.3 | −2.5 | |
Labour | Frank White | 30,768 | 49.7 | +2.5 | |
Majority | 345 | 0.6 | -5.0 | ||
Turnout | 61,881 | 80.2 | +4.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | −2.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Frank White | 26,430 | 42.0 | −7.7 | |
Conservative | Michael Fidler | 25,988 | 41.3 | −9.0 | |
Liberal | A. Benson | 10,463 | 16.6 | New | |
Majority | 442 | 0.7 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 62,891 | 80.8 | +0.6 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +0.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Frank White | 29,194 | 45.3 | +3.3 | |
Conservative | Peter J. Le Bosquet | 29,156 | 45.2 | +3.9 | |
Liberal | S. Vickers | 5,711 | 8.9 | −7.7 | |
National Front | J.M. Bridge | 414 | 0.6 | New | |
Majority | 38 | 0.1 | -0.6 | ||
Turnout | 64,475 | 82.6 | +1.8 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
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