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Bury South

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Dispatch
Apr 2026

A safe Lab seat, won with 46% of the vote in 2024. Covers Prestwich, Radcliffe and Whitefield. Population 102,151. Recorded crime is 100% below the national average.

One of Westminster's more unusual Labour MPs, Christian Wakeford has been a reliable government loyalist in recent months -- voting in line with Labour on every recorded division, including backing the government's position across six successive Lords amendment defeats on the Victims and Courts Bill in March 2026 and rejecting opposition motions on oil and gas policy and defence spending. His 95% participation rate is above the Commons average, suggesting a conscientious parliamentary presence, though no speech data is available to indicate what he has been saying from the despatch box.

His voting record shows consistent alignment with the government agenda, workers' rights, and progressive taxation, while scoring zero on measures favouring business interests, parliamentary scrutiny of the executive, or local democratic autonomy -- all broadly typical of a Labour backbencher with no deviation from party norms. The stance profile flags a notably low 8% alignment on "pro-victims-rights" measures despite his votes on the Victims and Courts Bill, reflecting Labour's position of opposing Lords amendments rather than voting against victims' protections per se. He sits on the Committee of Selection and the Armed Forces Bill Select Committee.

443
Commons votes
This parliament
£28k
Median income
HMRC · 2024
75.3k
Electorate
2024 GE

Lab regained this seat from Con — last held it in 2017.

Current Member of Parliament

Christian Wakeford

Christian Wakeford

Labour Party

Christian Wakeford is the Labour MP for Bury South, and has been an MP continually since 12 December 2019. He currently holds the Government post of Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury.

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Voting at a Glance

A safe Lab seat, won with 46% of the vote in 2024. Covers Prestwich, Radcliffe and Whitefield. Population 102,151. Recorded crime is 100% below the national average.

2024 General Election

§ 06This week in Westminster.Live · today’s sittingOrder Paper · refreshed daily

Wakeford’s scheduled Commons activity this week — whipped divisions, oral questions, debates — drawn from the House of Commons Order Paper.

§ 07The record, at a glance.481 divisions voted

Two readings of the same data. Issue volume shows where Wakeford has cast the most ballots — a proxy for engagement, not direction. Notable votes are the moments where the whip was free or where they broke ranks.

Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted · cumulative this Parliament
Taxation
92
Economy
86
Employment
49
Crime & Policing
45
Education
41
Constitution and Democracy
33
Notable votes
Free votes and rebellions — moments the MP’s own judgment matters more than the whip

No rebellions or free votes recorded yet.

§ 08The local picture.10 wards

Constituencies are not uniform. Below — the local council make-up, key facts worth knowing, and the neighbouring seats on either side.

WardCouncillorVotesParty
BessesMiriam Rahimov1,528Labour P
Bury WestDene John Vernon1,632Conserva
HolyroodImran Raza Rizvi1,680Labour P
Kersal Broughton ParkArnie Saunders1,289Conserva
Pilkington ParkElizabeth Jayne Fitzgerald1,710Labour P
Radcliffe EastKen Simpson1,390Radcliff
Radcliffe North AinsworthAndrea Booth1,467Radcliff
Radcliffe WestDes Duncalfe1,320Radcliff
SedgleyAlan Quinn1,832Labour P
UnsworthJodie Kathleen Hook1,724Labour P
Population (2021 Census)
102,151
Electorate 75,326 · 2024 register
Median income
£27,500
HMRC SPI 2024
Households renting privately
20.1%
England average 20.0%
Schools
59
32 primary · 8 secondary
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