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Bury Metropolitan Borough Council
http://www.bury.gov.uk/
Borough of Bury
Geography
Status:Metropolitan borough
Region:North West England
Ceremonial County:Greater Manchester
Traditional County:Lancashire
Area:
- Total
Ranked 244th
99.48 km²
Admin. HQ:Bury
ONS code:00BM
Demographics
Population:
- Total ()
- Density
Ranked

/ km²
Ethnicity:93.9% White
4.0% S.Asian
Politics
Leadership:Leader & Cabinet
Executive:
MPs:David Chaytor, Ivan Lewis
The Metropolitan borough of Bury is a metropolitan borough in northern Greater Manchester. The borough consists of six towns: Bury, Ramsbottom, Tottington, Radcliffe, Whitefield and Prestwich.

The borough has an area of 24,511 acres and serves a population of 181,900.

The current borders date from April 1, 1974, when the former county borough of Bury merged with the boroughs of Prestwich and Radcliffe, along with the urban districts of Tottington and Whitefield, and part of the urban district of Ramsbottom.

Parliamentary Constituencies


The Metropolitan Borough of Bury currently consists of two parliamentary constituencies:

Twin Towns


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Unparished Areas


Showing former status (prior to 1974)

The entirety of the borough is unparished.

  1. Bury (County Borough)
  2. Prestwich (Municipal Borough)
  3. Radcliffe (Municipal Borough)
  4. Ramsbottom (Urban District) (part)
  5. Tottington (Urban District)
  6. Whitefield (Urban District)

External links


Local government in Greater Manchester | Metropolitan boroughs

Bury (Borough) | Bury (distrikt) | Bury (storstadsdistrikt)

 

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