Bury South — UK General Election Results
Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30
Bury South was won by Labour at the 2024 general election, with a majority of 9,361 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Bury South from 1983 to 2024.
Full Election History, 1983–2024
Election
Elected
Votes
Vote Share
Runner-up
Majority
Turnout
1983
David Sumberg (Conservative)
21,718
44.0%
Derek Boden (Labour)
3,720 (7.5 pts)
76.1%
1987
David Sumberg (Conservative)
23,878
46.1%
Derek Boden (Labour)
2,679 (5.2 pts)
79.7%
1992
David Sumberg (Conservative)
24,873
46.0%
Hazel Blears (Labour)
788 (1.5 pts)
82.1%
1997
Ivan Lewis (Labour)
28,658
56.9%
David Sumberg (Conservative)
12,381 (24.6 pts)
75.7%
2001
Ivan Lewis (Labour)
23,406
59.2%
Nicola Le Page (Conservative)
12,772 (32.3 pts)
58.8%
2005
Ivan Lewis (Labour)
19,741
50.4%
Alexander Williams (Conservative)
8,912 (22.8 pts)
58.5%
2010
Ivan Lewis (Labour)
19,508
40.4%
Michelle Wiseman (Conservative)
3,292 (6.8 pts)
65.8%
2015
Ivan Lewis (Labour)
21,272
45.1%
Daniel Critchlow (Conservative)
4,922 (10.4 pts)
64.2%
2017
Ivan Lewis (Labour)
27,165
53.3%
Robert Largan (Conservative)
5,965 (11.7 pts)
69.3%
2019
Christian Wakeford (Conservative)
22,034
43.8%
Lucy Burke (Labour)
402 (0.8 pts)
67.0%
2024
Christian Wakeford (Labour)
19,247
45.6%
Arnie Saunders (Conservative)
9,361 (22.2 pts)
56.3%
Full Result Breakdown by Election
1983
Candidate Party Votes Share Elected
David Sumberg
Conservative
21,718 44.0%
Yes
Derek Boden
Labour
17,998 36.5%
No
Keith Evans
Social Democratic Party
9,628 19.5%
No
1987
Candidate Party Votes Share Elected
David Sumberg
Conservative
23,878 46.1%
Yes
Derek Boden
Labour
21,199 40.9%
No
Derek Eyre
Social Democratic Party
6,772 13.1%
No
1992
Candidate Party Votes Share Elected
David Sumberg
Conservative
24,873 46.0%
Yes
Hazel Blears
Labour
24,085 44.6%
No
Adrian Cruden
Liberal Democrat
4,832 8.9%
No
Norma Sullivan
Natural Law
228 0.4%
No
1997
Candidate Party Votes Share Elected
Ivan Lewis
Labour
28,658 56.9%
Yes
David Sumberg
Conservative
16,277 32.3%
No
Victor D'Albert
Liberal Democrat
4,227 8.4%
No
Bryan Slater
Referendum Party
1,216 2.4%
No
2001
Candidate Party Votes Share Elected
Ivan Lewis
Labour
23,406 59.2%
Yes
Nicola Le Page
Conservative
10,634 26.9%
No
Tim Pickstone
Liberal Democrat
5,499 13.9%
No
2005
Candidate Party Votes Share Elected
Ivan Lewis
Labour
19,741 50.4%
Yes
Alexander Williams
Conservative
10,829 27.7%
No
Victor D'Albert
Liberal Democrat
6,968 17.8%
No
Jim Greenhalgh
UKIP
1,059 2.7%
No
Yvonne Hossack
Independent
557 1.4%
No
2010
Candidate Party Votes Share Elected
Ivan Lewis
Labour
19,508 40.4%
Yes
Michelle Wiseman
Conservative
16,216 33.6%
No
Victor D'Albert
Liberal Democrat
8,796 18.2%
No
Jean Purdy
BNP
1,743 3.6%
No
Paul Chadwick
UKIP
1,017 2.1%
No
Valarie Morris
English Democrats
494 1.0%
No
George Heron
Green
493 1.0%
No
2015
Candidate Party Votes Share Elected
Ivan Lewis
Labour
21,272 45.1%
Yes
Daniel Critchlow
Conservative
16,350 34.6%
No
Séamus Martin
UKIP
6,299 13.3%
No
Paul Ankers
Liberal Democrat
1,690 3.6%
No
Glyn Heath
Green
1,434 3.0%
No
Valerie Morris
English Democrats
170 0.4%
No
2017
Candidate Party Votes Share Elected
Ivan Lewis
Labour
27,165 53.3%
Yes
Robert Largan
Conservative
21,200 41.6%
No
Ian Henderson
UKIP
1,316 2.6%
No
Andrew Page
Liberal Democrat
1,065 2.1%
No
Peter Wright
Independent
244 0.5%
No
2019
Candidate Party Votes Share Elected
Christian Wakeford
Conservative
22,034 43.8%
Yes
Lucy Burke
Labour
21,632 43.0%
No
Richard Kilpatrick
Liberal Democrat
2,315 4.6%
No
Andrea Livesey
Brexit Party
1,672 3.3%
No
Ivan Lewis
Independent
1,366 2.7%
No
Glyn Heath
Green
848 1.7%
No
Michael Boyle
Independent
277 0.6%
No
Gemma Evans
Women's Equality Party
130 0.3%
No
2024
Candidate Party Votes Share Elected
Christian Wakeford
Labour
19,247 45.6%
Yes
Arnie Saunders
Conservative
9,886 23.4%
No
Jeff Armstrong
Reform UK
6,865 16.3%
No
Michael Welton
Green
2,715 6.4%
No
Andrew Page
Liberal Democrat
1,796 4.3%
No
Sameera Ashraf
Workers Party of Britain
1,023 2.4%
No
Michael Elston
Independent
277 0.7%
No
Stephen Morris
English Democrats
224 0.5%
No
Dan Ross
Communist
181 0.4%
No
Margin Over Time
Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.
1983: Conservative margin 7.5 pts 1987: Conservative margin 5.2 pts 1992: Conservative margin 1.5 pts 1997: Labour margin 24.6 pts 2001: Labour margin 32.3 pts 2005: Labour margin 22.8 pts 2010: Labour margin 6.8 pts 2015: Labour margin 10.4 pts 2017: Labour margin 11.7 pts 2019: Conservative margin 0.8 pts 2024: Labour margin 22.2 pts 1983
1987
1992
1997
2001
2005
2010
2015
2017
2019
2024
Trend
Bury South has been contested at 11 general elections on record since 1983. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Conservative, Labour.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won Bury South in the 2024 general election?
Labour won Bury South in 2024 with 19,247 votes (45.6%), a majority of 9,361 votes over Conservative in second place.
Which parties have won Bury South since 1983?
Since 1983, Bury South has been won by: Conservative, Labour.
What was the closest result in Bury South?
The closest result on record for Bury South was 2019, when Conservative beat Labour by just 402 votes (0.8 percentage points).
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