Bury and Radcliffe (UK Parliament constituency)

Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox UK constituency mainBury 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

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Bury and Radcliffe in Lancashire, boundaries used 1974-83

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

Members of Parliament

Election		Member	Party
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" |	1950	Walter Fletcher	Conservative
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" |	1955	John Bidgood	Conservative
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" |	1964	David Ensor	Labour
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" |	1970	Michael Fidler	Conservative
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" |	Oct 1974	Frank White	Labour
1983		constituency abolished: see Bury North & Bury South

Election results

Elections in the 1950s

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General election 1950: Bury and Radcliffe

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		John Owen	25,705	44.4
		Colin Hindley	5,662	9.8
Majority			780	1.4
Turnout			57,852	87.0
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General election 1951: Bury and Radcliffe

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Lewis Wright	28,058	48.4
Majority			1,891	3.2
Turnout			58,007	86.5
	hold		Swing	+0.7

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General election 1955: Bury and Radcliffe

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Thomas Brennan	24,331	46.4
Majority			3,749	7.2
Turnout			52,411	80.2
	hold		Swing	+2.0

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General election 1959: Bury and Radcliffe

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Robert Patrick Walsh	24,715	46.3
Majority			3,908	7.4
Turnout			53,338	82.2
	hold		Swing	+0.1

Elections in the 1960s

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General election 1964: Bury and Radcliffe

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		John Bidgood	22,639	41.9
		Charles L. Scholes	7,589	14.0
Majority			1,226	2.2
Turnout			54,093	82.3
	gain from Template:Yesno		Swing	+4.8

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General election 1966: Bury and Radcliffe

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		John Bidgood	22,298	41.5
		Charles L. Scholes	4,694	8.7
Majority			4,471	8.3
Turnout			53,761	81.3
	hold		Swing	+3.1

Elections in the 1970s

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General election 1970: Bury and Radcliffe

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Dennis V. Hunt	26,592	47.2
Majority			3,204	5.6
Turnout			56,388	75.6
	gain from Template:Yesno		Swing	+7.0

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General election February 1974: Bury and Radcliffe

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Frank White	30,768	49.7
Majority			345	0.6
Turnout			61,881	80.2
	hold		Swing	−2.5

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General election October 1974: Bury and Radcliffe

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Michael Fidler	25,988	41.3
		A. Benson	10,463	16.6
Majority			442	0.7
Turnout			62,891	80.8
	gain from Template:Yesno		Swing	+0.7

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General election 1979: Bury and Radcliffe

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Peter J. Le Bosquet	29,156	45.2
		S. Vickers	5,711	8.9
		J.M. Bridge	414	0.6
Majority			38	0.1
Turnout			64,475	82.6
	hold		Swing	−0.3