Bury South: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Christian Wakeford (Labour) is the MP for Bury South, elected at the general election of 4 July 2024. The 2024 count gave Christian Wakeford (Labour) 19,247 votes and Arnie Saunders (Conservative) 9,886, a majority of 9,361. Turnout, counted as valid votes over the electorate, was 56.0% (42,214 of 75,326).
Key figures
What the figures show
On the official figures, Bury South has the 45th lowest median full-time pay for jobs based here of the 632 constituencies with this figure (£31,685 a year).
68.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were in work in April 2025 to March 2026, on the Annual Population Survey estimate (95% confidence interval ±5.6 points). The economically inactive share was 27.6%.
DWP figures count 7,957 children under 16 in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, 32.5% of children here against 26.0% across the UK. Before housing costs the share was 25.5% in 2024/25, from 22.7% in 2021/22.
About 110,600 people live in Bury South: the ONS figure for mid-2024 is 110,558. 17,942 were aged 65 or over and 24,448 were under 16.
Full-time employees living in Bury South had median pay of £36,316 a year in April 2025; for jobs based in the constituency the median was £31,685. A year before, the residents' median was £34,756. The residents' figure ranks 207th 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 £265,000 and half for less. That is up 71% on £155,000 ten years before. The highest March-year median in the series was £270,000, in the year to March 2025. It ranks 256th lowest of 575 constituencies. The figure rests on 1,023 recorded sales.
4,905 business sites were registered in Bury South in March 2026 (4,815 a year before), and employed 32,000 people in 2024.
At the 2021 Census there were 42,756 households and 2,389.6 residents per square kilometre; 31.5% of workers mainly worked from home and 19.2% of residents aged 16 and over were retired.
In September 2026, 4.2% of 16 to 64 year olds in Bury South were claimants (2,855 people). That is up from 2,695 twelve months before.
MP
Christian Wakeford, Labour
- MP for Bury South since 4 July 2024
- In the House of Commons since 12 December 2019
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Christian Wakeford on this site
In Parliament
No spoken contribution by Christian Wakeford was found in Hansard since 4 July 2024 when this page was built (26 October 2026). Search Hansard.
General election, 4 July 2024
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Change in share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Wakeford | Labour | 19,247 | 45.6% | +4.0 |
| Arnie Saunders | Conservative | 9,886 | 23.4% | −20.0 |
| Jeff Armstrong | Reform UK | 6,865 | 16.3% | +12.5 |
| Michael Welton | Green Party | 2,715 | 6.4% | +4.6 |
| Andrew Page | Liberal Democrat | 1,796 | 4.3% | −1.9 |
| Sameera Ashraf | Workers Party of Britain | 1,023 | 2.4% | |
| Michael Elston | Independent | 277 | 0.7% | |
| Stephen Morris | English Democrats | 224 | 0.5% | |
| Dan Ross | Communist Party of Britain | 181 | 0.4% |
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 45.6% | Conservative 23.4% | 9,361 | 56.0% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Conservative 43.5% | Labour 41.6% | 935 | 66.5% |
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 South covers wards in 2 local authority areas, listed by the number of wards in the constituency.
Who has power over Bury South
Every body that makes decisions for Bury South, 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 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 South this page: Christian Wakeford (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 South?
UK Parliament lists Christian Wakeford, Labour, as the Member of Parliament for Bury South since the July 2024 general election.
What was the 2024 general election result in Bury South?
Christian Wakeford (Labour) won with 19,247 votes, a majority of 9,361, on a turnout of 56.0% (House of Commons Library).
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Bury South?
4.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 in September 2026, 2,855 people, on the ONS claimant count.
What is the average house price in Bury South?
The median price paid was £265,000 in the year to March 2026 (ONS, from HM Land Registry sales).
What is the average salary in Bury South?
Median full-time pay of residents was £36,316 a year in April 2025 (ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings).
How many children in Bury South live in low income families?
DWP counts 7,957 (32.5% of under-16s) in relative low income after housing costs for 2024/25.
What is the population of Bury South?
The ONS estimate for mid-2024 is 110,558 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.