Everything about The Metropolitan Borough Of Bury totally explained
The
Metropolitan borough of Bury is a
metropolitan borough of
Greater Manchester, in the northwest of
England. Lying to the north of the
City of Manchester, the borough consists of six towns:
Bury,
Ramsbottom,
Tottington,
Radcliffe,
Whitefield and
Prestwich, and has a population of 181,900. On the north side Bury bounds the Lancashire districts of
Rossendale and
Blackburn with Darwen.
The metropolitan borough, which is in land area, came into existence on
April 1,
1974, with the transfer of functions from the
county borough of Bury and the boroughs of Prestwich and Radcliffe, along with the urban districts of Tottington and Whitefield, and part of the urban district of Ramsbottom.
Local wards
In 2004 the Electoral Commission reviewed the electoral arrangements for Bury and The Borough of Bury (Electoral Changes) Order 2004 came into force on the day of the election of councillors in 2004. The order provided for the creation of 17 new wards. These are :-
Besses,
Church,
East,
Elton,
Holyrood,
Moorside,
North Manor,
Pilkington Park,
Radcliffe East,
Radcliffe North,
Radcliffe West,
Ramsbottom,
Redvales,
St Mary's,
Sedgley,
Tottington,
Unsworth,
These 17 wards are each represented by 3 councillors to form a council of 51 members. The Bury electorate figures based on the 2006 forecast are:
Total electorate - 140,697
Average electorate for ward - 8,276
Average number of electors for councillor - 2,759
At the local elections in May 2007 the average turnout to vote was 38.12%. This varied locally with 46.99% of electors voting in North Manor ward and a low turnout of only 30.06% in Besses ward.
In July 2008 the Borough will be the first in Greater Manchester to hold a referendum on whether to install a
directly-elected mayor. This is a result of a campaign against congestion charge plans that raised a petition with 9,460 names, well above the required five per cent of of voters needed to trigger a mayoral vote.
Parliamentary constituencies
The Metropolitan Borough of Bury currently consists of two parliamentary constituencies:
Unparished areas
Showing former status (prior to 1974)
The entirety of the borough is
unparished.
Bury (County Borough)
Prestwich (Municipal Borough)
Radcliffe (Municipal Borough)
Ramsbottom (Urban District) (part)
Tottington (Urban District)
Whitefield (Urban District)
Coat of Arms
The Coat of Arms contains symbols from the six constituent towns with the design based of the old Bury County Borough arms. The shield is divided, with interweaving alluding to the textile industry, diagonally. On the shield a bee represents industry and papyrus papermaking, from Bury, with a ram's head and bullock's head from Ramsbotton and Tottington respectively. The silver colour represents Whitefield whilst the shield is supported with figures from the crests of Radcliffe and Prestwich. These represent the Radcliffe and Egerton families and wear a red rose, for Lancashire, and a cogwheel for industy. The motto 'Forward in Unity' sits on a scroll under the shield.
Demography
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