Bury North: MP, 2024 result and local figures
The MP for Bury North is Mr James Frith (Labour), returned on 4 July 2024. James Frith took the seat for Labour in July 2024 with 19,625 votes (43.1%), ahead of James Daly (Conservative) on 12,681. Turnout, counted as valid votes over the electorate, was 58.6% (45,520 of 77,686); the winning margin was 6,944 votes.
Key figures
What the figures show
68.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were in work in April 2025 to March 2026, on the Annual Population Survey estimate (95% confidence interval ±5.4 points). The economically inactive share was 24.8%.
6,204 children in Bury North were in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, the Department for Work and Pensions estimates: 30.7% of under-16s, where the UK share is 26.0%. Before housing costs the share was 27.3% in 2024/25, from 24.8% in 2021/22.
Full-time employees living in Bury North had median pay of £35,351 a year in April 2025; for jobs based in the constituency the median was £37,814. A year before, the residents' median was £34,615. The residents' figure ranks 160th lowest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
Half of the homes sold in the year to March 2026 went for more than £230,000 and half for less. That is up 64% on £140,000 ten years before. The highest March-year median in the series was £233,500, in the year to March 2025. It ranks 176th lowest of 575 constituencies. The figure rests on 1,173 recorded sales.
About 105,500 people live in Bury North: the ONS figure for mid-2024 is 105,497. Children under 16 numbered 20,235; people aged 65 and over, 20,558.
4,800 business sites were registered in Bury North in March 2026 (4,800 a year before), and employed 49,000 people in 2024.
In September 2026, 4.7% of 16 to 64 year olds in Bury North were claimants (3,035 people). That is up from 2,915 twelve months before.
Census 2021: 43,242 households, 1,776.1 people per square kilometre, 27.8% of workers based at home, 23.8% of adults retired.
MP
Mr James Frith, Labour
- MP for Bury North since 4 July 2024
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Mr James Frith on this site
In Parliament
What Mr James Frith said most recently in Parliament, word for word from Hansard (20 October 2026). Hansard search returns 158 spoken contributions by Mr James Frith since 4 July 2024.
The Government remain committed to longer-term reform of the dental contract. We have to look much more at the outcomes that we are commissioning, and not simply concentrate on units of activity, which have not aged well and are part of the problem that we are trying to address.
Medicine supply chains are complicated, global and highly regulated. On the point that the hon. Gentleman makes about price and prospective profiteering, I would be very happy to speak with him in more detail. The overwhelming majority of medicines are in good supply.
It is an honour to have the opportunity to respond to the champion for Harlow. It also presents me with the opportunity to make clear that, contrary to reports over the summer, should men suspect that they have symptoms, they can go to their GP and seek a PSA—prostate-specific …
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I am happy to meet the hon. Gentleman and his colleagues about this matter. A theme is developing of the demands on treatment in rural and coastal communities, where people are expected to travel further, particularly those facing radiotherapy.
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I thank my hon. Friend and welcome her back from maternity leave—what a time that is. I know that she has been campaigning relentlessly on the issue of dental schools, but also on addressing the dental deserts that we speak about so frequently.
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Read from the Hansard API on 26 October 2026. Up to two items per debate; remarks under 40 characters are left out. All contributions in Hansard.
General election, 4 July 2024
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Change in share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Frith | Labour | 19,625 | 43.1% | −1.8 |
| James Daly | Conservative | 12,681 | 27.9% | −19.4 |
| Lynda Rosewell | Reform UK | 7,385 | 16.2% | +13.5 |
| Shafat Ali | Workers Party of Britain | 1,917 | 4.2% | |
| Owain Sutton | Green Party | 1,747 | 3.8% | +2.1 |
| Mark Alcock | Liberal Democrat | 1,317 | 2.9% | −0.2 |
| Anwarul Haq | Independent | 571 | 1.3% | |
| Spencer Donnelly | Independent | 277 | 0.6% |
Result summary as published: Lab gain from Con. Change in share is in percentage points against the notional 2019 result on the new boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library, election results (data, read 14 October 2026).
Results on these boundaries
| Date | Election | First | Second | Majority | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 July 2024 | General election | Labour 43.1% | Conservative 27.9% | 6,944 | 58.6% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Conservative 47.3% | Labour 44.9% | 1,282 | 69.4% |
Only results on the constituency boundaries first used at the 2024 general election are shown. The 2019 figures are the House of Commons Library's notional estimates of how votes cast in 2019 would have fallen on these boundaries, not a result that was declared. Source: House of Commons Library, constituency results.
Councils
Bury North lies within Bury.
- Bury E08000002
Who has power over Bury North
Every body that makes decisions for Bury North, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Parish, town and community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 3: Local councils
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
England has no devolved parliament of its own: its laws are made by the UK Parliament.
Level 6: National government
- Bury North this page: Mr James Frith (Labour) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
| Figure | Period | Publisher | Read | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | mid-2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimants as a share of residents aged 16 to 64 | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimant count | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Employment rate, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of residents | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of people working here | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median house price | the year to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Homes sold | the year to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, after housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, before housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Business sites (local units) | March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| People employed by businesses here | 2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Economically inactive, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Households | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Residents per square kilometre | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Workers mainly working from home | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Residents aged 16+ who are retired | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
"Data" is the file or query each figure was read from (its SHA-256 is in the link title); "area" shows the same table for this constituency alone.
Common questions
Who is the MP for Bury North?
UK Parliament lists Mr James Frith, Labour, as the Member of Parliament for Bury North since the July 2024 general election.
What was the 2024 general election result in Bury North?
James Frith (Labour) won with 19,625 votes, a majority of 6,944, on a turnout of 58.6% (House of Commons Library).
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Bury North?
4.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 in September 2026, 3,035 people, on the ONS claimant count.
What is the average house price in Bury North?
The median price paid was £230,000 in the year to March 2026 (ONS, from HM Land Registry sales).
What is the average salary in Bury North?
Median full-time pay of residents was £35,351 a year in April 2025 (ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings).
How many children in Bury North live in low income families?
DWP counts 6,204 (30.7% of under-16s) in relative low income after housing costs for 2024/25.
What is the population of Bury North?
The ONS estimate for mid-2024 is 105,497 residents.
Built 14 October 2026 from official records; how these pages are compiled. This page lists what the record shows and gives no verdict on the MP or the area. Link moved or figure wrong? Tell us.