Bury (UK Parliament constituency)

Bury was a borough constituency centred on the town of Bury in Lancashire. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

For the constituency in Suffolk, see Bury St Edmunds (UK Parliament constituency).

Bury
Former Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
CountyGreater Manchester
(now Greater Manchester)
Major settlementsBury
1832–1950
SeatsOne
Created fromLancashire
Replaced byBury & Radcliffe

The constituency was created for the 1832 general election, and abolished for the 1950 general election, when it was largely replaced by the new constituency of Bury & Radcliffe.

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