Metropolitan Borough of Bury
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| Borough of Bury | |
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| Geography | |
| Status: | Metropolitan borough |
| Region: | North West England |
| Ceremonial County: | Greater Manchester |
| Area: - Total | Ranked 244th 99.48 km² |
| Admin. HQ: | Bury |
| ONS code: | 00BM |
| Demographics | |
| Population: - Total (2003 est.) - Density | Ranked 78th 181,880 1,828 / km² |
| Ethnicity: | 93.9% White 4.0% S.Asian |
| Politics | |
 Bury Metropolitan Borough Council http://www.bury.gov.uk/ | |
| Leadership: | Leader & Cabinet |
| Executive: | Labour |
| 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.
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Parliamentary Constituencies
The Metropolitan Borough of Bury currently consists of two parliamentary constituencies:
Twin Towns
China
France
- Angoulême, Charente département
- Tulle, Corrèze département
Germany
USA
External Links
- Bury MBC website (http://www.bury.gov.uk)
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Administrative counties with multiple districts: Cheshire, Cumbria, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, Merseyside |
