Bury and Radcliffe (UK Parliament constituency)
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 | |
|---|---|
| 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.
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