Bury Constituency (PBCon) : Political Parties

Election of 10th Dec 1832 to 8th Jan, 1833
Party Votes Outcome
Liberal (1) 306 Elected
Liberal (2) 153

More information about the 1833 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 6th Jan 1835 to 6th Feb, 1835
Party Votes Outcome
Liberal -1 Elected

More information about the 1835 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 24th Jul 1837 to 18th Aug, 1837
Party Votes Outcome
Liberal (1) 251 Elected
Liberal (2) 96
Conservative 87

More information about the 1837 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 29th Jun 1841 to 22nd Jul, 1841
Party Votes Outcome
Liberal 325 Elected
Conservative 288

More information about the 1841 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 29th Jul 1847 to 26th Aug, 1847
Party Votes Outcome
Liberal -1 Elected

More information about the 1847 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 7th Jul 1852 to 31st Jul, 1852
Party Votes Outcome
Liberal (1) 472 Elected
Liberal (2) 410

More information about the 1852 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 27th Mar 1857 to 24th Apr, 1857
Party Votes Outcome
Liberal (1) 565 Elected
Liberal (2) 530

More information about the 1857 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 28th Apr 1859 to 18th May, 1859
Party Votes Outcome
Liberal (1) 641 Elected
Liberal (2) 478

More information about the 1859 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 11th Jul 1865 to 24th Jul, 1865
Party Votes Outcome
Liberal (1) 595 Elected
Liberal (2) 572

More information about the 1865 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 17th Nov 1868 to 7th Dec, 1868
Party Votes Outcome
Liberal 2830 Elected
Conservative 2264

More information about the 1868 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 31st Jan 1874 to 17th Feb, 1874
Party Votes Outcome
Liberal 3016 Elected
Conservative 2500

More information about the 1874 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 31st Mar 1880 to 27th Apr, 1880
Party Votes Outcome
Liberal -1 Elected

More information about the 1880 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 24th Nov 1885 to 18th Dec, 1885
Party Votes Outcome
Liberal 3976 Elected
Conservative 3787

More information about the 1885 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 1st Jul 1886 to 27th Jul, 1886
Party Votes Outcome
Liberal Unionist -1 Elected

More information about the 1886 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 4th Jul 1892 to 26th Jul, 1892
Party Votes Outcome
Liberal Unionist 4070 Elected
Liberal 3241

More information about the 1892 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 13th Jul 1895 to 7th Aug, 1895
Party Votes Outcome
Conservative 3890 Elected
Liberal 3215

More information about the 1895 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 1st Oct 1900 to 24th Oct, 1900
Party Votes Outcome
Conservative 4132 Elected
Liberal 3283

More information about the 1900 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 10th May, 1902
Party Votes Outcome
Liberal 4213 Elected
Liberal Unionist 3799

This was a by-election.



Election of 12th Jan 1906 to 8th Feb, 1906
Party Votes Outcome
Liberal 4626 Elected
Conservative 3499

More information about the 1906 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 15th Jan 1910 to 10th Feb, 1910
Party Votes Outcome
Liberal 4866 Elected
Conservative 4258

More information about the 1910 Feb General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 3rd Dec 1910 to 19th Dec, 1910
Party Votes Outcome
Liberal 4509 Elected
Conservative 4254

More information about the 1910 Dec General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 14th Dec, 1918
Party Votes Outcome
Conservative 10043 Elected
Coalition Liberal 6862
Labour 4973

More information about the 1918 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 15th Nov, 1922
Party Votes Outcome
Conservative 10830 Elected
Labour 9643
Liberal 5795

More information about the 1922 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 6th Dec, 1923
Party Votes Outcome
Conservative 10680 Elected
Labour 9568
Liberal 6251

More information about the 1923 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 29th Oct, 1924
Party Votes Outcome
Conservative 13382 Elected
Labour 10286
Liberal 4847

More information about the 1924 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 30th May, 1929
Party Votes Outcome
Conservative 14845 Elected
Labour 13175
Liberal 7160

More information about the 1929 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 27th Oct, 1931
Party Votes Outcome
Conservative 24975 Elected
Labour 10532

More information about the 1931 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 14th Nov, 1935
Party Votes Outcome
Conservative 18425 Elected
Labour 12845
Liberal 6065

More information about the 1935 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 5th Jul, 1945
Party Votes Outcome
Conservative 14012 Elected
Labour 13902
Liberal 7211

More information about the 1945 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election




Here we present how the economic foundations of each locality have changed over time, identifying the traditional sectors of Agriculture, Mining and Manufacturing which dominated many areas in the nineteenth century, but also breaking down Services into those which, broadly, sell directly to consumers; those which deal mainly with other buinesses, including financial services; and public services, including education and health.

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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Bury Constituency (PBCon) through time | Historical Statistics on Political Life | Political Parties, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 10th April 2026