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Bury South
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Your member of parliament
Christian Wakeford
LabourLabour won Bury South at the 2024 general election with a majority of 9,361 votes, or 22.2 points. A swing of 11.1 points to Conservative would take it. That makes it safer than 471 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 179.
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How safe is this seat?
Safe
A majority of 22.2 points, which is larger than 471 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
2024 general election
How the seat voted
Labour finished ahead of Conservative by 9,361 votes.
Majority
9,361
22.2% of votes cast.
Turnout
56.0%
-3.7 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
9
42,214 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian WakefordElected | Labour | 19,247 | 45.6% | +11.9 |
| Arnie Saunders | Conservative | 9,886 | 23.4% | -0.3 |
| Jeff Armstrong | Reform UK | 6,865 | 16.3% | +2.0 |
| Michael Welton | Green Party | 2,715 | 6.4% | +0.0 |
| Andrew Page | Liberal Democrat | 1,796 | 4.3% | -8.0 |
| Sameera Ashraf | Workers Party of Britain | 1,023 | 2.4% | +1.7 |
| Michael Elston | Independent | 277 | 0.7% | -1.4 |
| Stephen Morris | English Democrats | 224 | 0.5% | +0.5 |
| Dan Ross | Communist Party of Britain | 181 | 0.4% | +0.4 |
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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