Bury, UK Parliamentary general election
At the most recent election (5 July 1945), Walter Fletcher (Conservative Party) won Bury, with a majority of 110 votes.
At the Local Elections 1982 (6 May 1982), 1 seats on Bury were filled: Conservative Party 1. Conservative Party won a majority of the seats contested.
- Area type
- constituency
- Within
- UK Parliamentary general election
- Elections recorded
- 8
- Wards / divisions
- 14
| Election | Date | Seats won by party |
|---|---|---|
| Local Elections 1982 | 6 May 1982 | Conservative Party 1 |
| Local Elections 1980 | 1 May 1980 | Conservative Party 1 |
| Local Elections 1979 | 3 May 1979 | Conservative Party 3 |
| Local Elections 1976 | 6 May 1976 | Conservative Party 3 |
| Local Elections 1975 | 1 May 1975 | Conservative Party 3 |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walter Fletcher | Conservative Party | 14,012 | 39.9% | Yes |
| Sydney Hand | The Labour Party | 13,902 | 39.6% | No |
| Arthur Walter James | Liberal Democrats | 7,211 | 20.5% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Ernest Leofric Chorlton | Conservative Party | 18,425 | 49.4% | Yes |
| Baroness Summerskill Edith Summerskill | The Labour Party | 12,845 | 34.4% | No |
| Donald McIntosh Johnson | Liberal Democrats | 6,065 | 16.2% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Ainsworth | Conservative Party | 24,975 | 70.3% | Yes |
| James Bell | The Labour Party | 10,532 | 29.7% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Ainsworth | Unionist | 14,845 | 42.2% | Yes |
| James Bell | The Labour Party | 13,175 | 37.5% | No |
| Clifford Stanley Ickringill | Liberal Democrats | 7,160 | 20.4% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Ainsworth | Unionist | 13,382 | 46.9% | Yes |
| Harry Wallace | The Labour Party | 10,286 | 36.1% | No |
| James Duckworth | Liberal Democrats | 4,847 | 17% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Ainsworth | Unionist | 10,680 | 40.3% | Yes |
| Harry Wallace | The Labour Party | 9,568 | 36.1% | No |
| James Duckworth | Liberal Democrats | 6,251 | 23.6% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Ainsworth | Unionist | 10,830 | 41.2% | Yes |
| Harry Wallace | The Labour Party | 9,643 | 36.7% | No |
| William Alfred Lewins | Liberal Democrats | 5,795 | 22.1% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Ainsworth | Unionist | 10,043 | 45.9% | Yes |
| George Toulmin | Liberal with Coalition Coupon | 6,862 | 31.4% | No |
| Harry Wallace | The Labour Party | 4,973 | 22.7% | No |
