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.
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.
Boundaries 1885-1918: The existing parliamentary borough, and so much of the municipal borough of Bury as was not already included in the parliamentary borough.
1918-1950: The county borough of Bury and the urban district of Tottington.
Members of Parliament
ElectionMember Party 1832 Richard Walker Whig-Radical 1852 Frederick Peel Peelite 1857 Robert Needham Philips Radical 1859 Frederick Peel Liberal 1865 Robert Needham Philips Liberal 1885 Sir Henry James Liberal 1886 Liberal Unionist 1895 James Kenyon Conservative 1902 by-election Sir George Toulmin Liberal 1918 Charles Ainsworth Conservative 1935 Alan Chorlton Conservative 1945 Walter Fletcher Conservative1950 constituency abolished: see Bury & Radcliffe
Elections 1830s – 1840s – 1850s – 1860s – 1870s – 1880s – 1890s – 1900s – 1910s – 1920s – 1930s –1940s – Back to Top
Elections in the 1830s
Elections in the 1840s
Elections in the 1850s
Elections in the 1860s
Elections in the 1870s
Elections in the 1880s
Elections in the 1890s
Elections in the 1900s
Elections in the 1910s
General Election 1914–15:
Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by July 1914, the following candidates had been selected; Liberal: George Toulmin Unionist:
Elections in the 1920s
Elections in the 1930s
Elections in the 1940s General Election 1939–40 Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1940. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place from 1939 and by the end of this year, the following candidates had been selected; Labour: William Harvey MooreManchester Evening News 4 April 1939
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