Bury and Radcliffe | |
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Former Borough constituency for the House of Commons |
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County |
Lancashire, until 1974; Greater Manchester, from 1974 |
Major settlements | Bury and Radcliffe |
1950–1983 | |
Number of members | One |
Replaced by |
Bury North Bury South |
Created from |
Bury Heywood and Radcliffe |
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 to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
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.
1950-1983: The County Borough of Bury; the Municipal Borough of Radcliffe; and the Urban District of Tottington.