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Bury North
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Your member of parliament
Mr James Frith
LabourLabour won Bury North at the 2024 general election with a majority of 6,944 votes, or 15.3 points. A swing of 7.7 points to Conservative would take it. That makes it safer than 346 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 304.
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How safe is this seat?
Safe
A majority of 15.3 points, which is larger than 346 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
2024 general election
How the seat voted
Labour finished ahead of Conservative by 6,944 votes.
Majority
6,944
15.3% of votes cast.
Turnout
58.6%
-1.1 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
8
45,520 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James FrithElected | Labour | 19,625 | 43.1% | +9.4 |
| James Daly | Conservative | 12,681 | 27.9% | +4.2 |
| Lynda Rosewell | Reform UK | 7,385 | 16.2% | +1.9 |
| Shafat Ali | Workers Party of Britain | 1,917 | 4.2% | +3.5 |
| Owain Sutton | Green Party | 1,747 | 3.8% | -2.6 |
| Mark Alcock | Liberal Democrat | 1,317 | 2.9% | -9.3 |
| Anwarul Haq | Independent | 571 | 1.3% | -0.8 |
| Spencer Donnelly | Independent | 277 | 0.6% | -1.4 |
Safe. A comfortable margin. The vs UK column is each party’s share here against its own national share, summed from all 650 results. That describes the 2024 general election only: arithmetic on the published count, not a forecast.
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