Metropolitan Borough of Bury

The Metropolitan Borough of Bury was created on 1 April 1974, by the Local Government Act 1972 as one of the ten metropolitan districts of Greater Manchester. Prior to this, the area was represented by six other boroughs and districts:

• Bury (County Borough)
• Prestwich (Municipal Borough)
• Radcliffe (Municipal Borough)
• Ramsbottom (Urban District) (part)
• Tottington (Urban District)
• Whitefield (Urban District)

In 2006, facing a budget shortfall of over £10 million, Bury Metropolitan Council decided to sell its painting by L. S. Lowry called "A Riverbank". The work, which depicts the River Irwell and cost £175 in 1951, was expected to fetch between £500,000 and £800,000.{{cite news |title=Council's Lowry sold for £1.25M |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/6157204.stm |work=BBC Online |date=17 November 2006 |access-date=15 January 2008 | location=London}} Between the announcement and the sale at Christie's, the council was accused of "selling off the family silver". The authority, which had the painting on display at Bury Art Museum, said it was putting its people before a picture. The painting raised £1.25 million for the authority on 17 November 2006 at the auction in London, costing the bidder £1,408,000 including commission. Consequently, the council's membership of the Museums Association was cancelled and it was deregistered by the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council,{{cite web |title=Bury excluded by MA and de-accredited |url=https://www.museumsassociation.org/museums-journal/news/2009/11/14648-2/ |website=Museums Association|access-date=11 September 2020 |date=13 November 2009}}[http://www.mla.gov.uk/website/news/press_releases/Bury MLA – Press Releases – MLA removes Bury Art Gallery and Museum from national accreditation scheme]{{Dead link|date=April 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} a quango that was disbanded in 2011, transferring some of its duties to Arts Council England.{{cite web |title=Research from the MLA |url=https://www.artscouncil.org.uk/our-approach-research/research-mla |website=Arts Council England |access-date=11 September 2020}}

In July 2008 the borough was the first in Greater Manchester to hold a referendum on whether to install a directly-elected mayor.[http://www.bury.gov.uk/CouncilGovernmentAndDemocracy/Mayoralreferendum2008.htm Bury Metropolitan Borough Council] This was the result of a campaign against congestion charge plans that raised a petition with 9,460 names, well above the required five per cent of voters needed to trigger a mayoral vote.{{cite news|url=http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/s/1034807_bury_to_vote_on_mayor|title=Bury to vote on mayor|author=Britton, Paul|date=1 February 2008|work=Manchester Evening News}} The proposal to have an elected mayor was rejected.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/7489025.stm|title=Bury elected mayor plan rejected|date=4 July 2008|work=BBC News}}

The Metropolitan Borough of Bury currently consists of two parliamentary constituencies:

• Bury North – James Frith (Labour)
• Bury South – Christian Wakeford (Labour)

{{main|Bury Metropolitan Borough Council}}

The borough has 17 wards, each represented by 3 councillors to form a council of 51 members. As of 2020, there were 148,595 electors, with an average of 2,914 per councillor.{{cite web |title=New electoral arrangements for Bury Council |url=https://www.lgbce.org.uk/sites/default/files/2023-04/bury_final_report.pdf |website=The Local Government Boundary Commission for England |access-date=5 January 2024}}

At the 2023 Bury Metropolitan Borough Council election the average turnout to vote was 34.3%, varying locally from 45% in North Manor ward to only 25% in Bury East.

The borough falls under the Greater Manchester Combined Authority, and is represented by the council leader, Eamonn O'Brien.

The entirety of the borough is unparished.

The coat of arms contains symbols representing the six constituent towns, with the design based on the arms of the old County Borough of Bury. The shield is divided diagonally by interweaving alluding to the textile industry. On the shield are a bee (representing industry) and papyrus (papermaking) from Bury; a ram's head and a bullock's head represent Ramsbottom and Tottington respectively. The silver field 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 industry). The motto 'Forward in Unity' sits on a scroll under the shield.

At the 2021 UK census, the Metropolitan Borough of Bury had a total population of 193,846.{{cite web|url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/uk/northwestengland/admin/bury/E43000156__bury/|title=Bury (Metropolitan Borough, United Kingdom) with population statistics, charts, map and location.}} The population density is {{convert|1815|/km2|/sqmi|abbr=on}}.{{cite web | title = Bury Metropolitan Borough population density | publisher = Statistics.gov.uk | url = http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=3&b=276777&c=bury&d=13&e=16&g=350821&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1200583534937&enc=1&dsFamilyId=789 | access-date = 17 January 2008 | archive-date = 12 June 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110612173229/http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=3&b=276777&c=bury&d=13&e=16&g=350821&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1200583534937&enc=1&dsFamilyId=789 | url-status = dead }}

When the Census was taken there were 74,335 households in Bury with an average of 2.4 persons in each one. In more detail, 39.4% of households were married couples living together, 28.9% were one-person households, 8.7% were co-habiting couples and 10.7% were lone parents.{{cite web | title = Bury Metropolitan Borough household data | publisher = Statistics.gov.uk | url = http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=3&b=276777&c=bury&d=13&e=16&g=350821&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1200583534875&enc=1&dsFamilyId=165 | access-date = 17 January 2008 | archive-date = 12 June 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110612173221/http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=3&b=276777&c=bury&d=13&e=16&g=350821&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1200583534875&enc=1&dsFamilyId=165 | url-status = dead }} Of all the households 75.11% lived in houses they owned, with or without a mortgage, significantly higher than the national average of 68.07%.{{cite web | title =Bury Metropolitan Borough housing data | publisher = Statistics.gov.uk | url = http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=3&b=276777&c=bury&d=13&e=16&g=350821&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1200583534875&enc=1| access-date = 17 January 2008 }}

Of people aged 16–74 in Bury 42.93% were economically active in 2001, higher than the national average of 40.81%.{{cite web | title =Bury Metropolitan Borough economic activity data | publisher = Statistics.gov.uk | url = http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=3&b=276777&c=bury&d=13&e=16&g=350821&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1200583534875&enc=1 | access-date = 17 January 2008 }}

29.2% of this age group (16–74) had no academic qualifications, slightly higher than 28.9% in all of England.{{cite web | title = Bury Metropolitan Borough qualifications | publisher = Statistics.gov.uk | url = http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=3&b=276777&c=bury&d=13&e=16&g=350821&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1200583534937&enc=1&dsFamilyId=103 | access-date = 17 January 2008 | archive-date = 12 June 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110612173338/http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=3&b=276777&c=bury&d=13&e=16&g=350821&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1200583534937&enc=1&dsFamilyId=103 | url-status = dead }}

5.8% of Bury's residents were born outside the United Kingdom, significantly lower than the national average of 9.2%.{{cite web | title = Bury Metropolitan Borough country of birth data | publisher = Statistics.gov.uk | url = http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=3&b=276777&c=bury&d=13&e=16&g=350821&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1200583534875&enc=1&dsFamilyId=85 | access-date = 17 January 2008 | archive-date = 12 June 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110612173358/http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=3&b=276777&c=bury&d=13&e=16&g=350821&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1200583534875&enc=1&dsFamilyId=85 | url-status = dead }} The largest minority group was recorded as Asian, at 4% of the population.{{cite web | title = Bury Metropolitan Borough ethnic group data | publisher = Statistics.gov.uk | url = http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=3&b=276777&c=bury&d=13&e=16&g=350821&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1200583534875&enc=1&dsFamilyId=87 | access-date = 17 January 2008 | archive-date = 12 June 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110612173409/http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=3&b=276777&c=bury&d=13&e=16&g=350821&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1200583534875&enc=1&dsFamilyId=87 | url-status = dead }}

{{Historical populations

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|1801|12169

|1811|14987

|1821|17646

|1831|22331

|1841|33696

|1851|38613

|1861|61749

|1871|84885

|1881|108020

|1891|117677

|1901|123882

|1911|130415

|1921|132599

|1931|134825

|1941|138276

|1951|141817

|1961|157142

|1971|174165

|1981|175459

|1991|179168

|2001|180612

|2011|185060

|2021|193846

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The historical population table details the population change since 1801, including the percentage change since the last available census data. Although the Metropolitan Borough of Bury has only existed since 1974, figures have been generated by combining data from the towns, villages, and civil parishes that would later be constituent parts of the borough.

In 1971 34,980 people living in Bury were employed in manufacturing. By 2001 this had fallen to 13,690 – a decrease of 61%. During the same period the numbers of people employed in service industries increased from 34,200 to 54,227, a gain of 58.5%.{{cite web|url=http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/data_cube_table_page.jsp?data_theme=T_IND&data_cube=N_IND_redist&u_id=10080630&c_id=10001043&add=Y|title=A Vision of Britain through Time Standardised Industry data|work=visionofbritain.org.uk}}

Between 1974 and 1986, the Conservative Party controlled the council. In 1986, the Labour Party gained control and continued in power, at first with an overall Labour majority and subsequently through a Labour executive running the council in a state of no overall control, until 2007. The May elections in 2007 saw the Conservative Party become the largest group on the council and the Conservative Group took control of the council and its executive. The leader of the council was named as Councillor Bob Bibby. At the 2008 local elections, the Conservatives won three more seats and took overall control of the council. In 2010, the Conservatives lost overall control with the new council having 23 Conservative, 20 Labour and 8 Liberal Democrat councillors.{{Cite news | title = Election 2010 – Bury – Con lose to NOC | newspaper = BBC News Online | date = 7 May 2010 | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/election2010/council/html/3667.stm | access-date = 25 July 2010}}

The Audit Commission{{cite web |title = Bury Metropolitan Borough Council comprehensive performance assessment (CPA) scorecard 2006 |publisher = Audit Commission |url = http://cpa.audit-commission.gov.uk/STCCScorecard.aspx?TaxID=101417 |year = 2006 |access-date = 28 January 2008 |archive-url = https://archive.today/20120709042446/http://cpa.audit-commission.gov.uk/STCCScorecard.aspx?TaxID=101417 |archive-date = 9 July 2012 |url-status = dead }} reported in 2006 that Bury Council continues to make good and sustained progress in improving services for local people. Overall the council was awarded 'three star' status, similar to 47% of all local authorities.

The council was said to be improving well in children's services, particularly in social care. The Audit Commission also noted that resident satisfaction was rising, reflecting improvements in the quality of the environment and services generally. Ten parks have achieved green flag status, recycling levels are above average and street cleanliness is improving. The council is on target to reach its Decent Homes target by 2010.

The assessment concluded that the council has improved the way it uses its resources to deliver its plans, improving how it manages its finances and service performance and strengthening arrangements to make sure that it achieves good value for money.

{{See also|List of schools in Bury}}

There are 60 primary schools, 13 secondary schools, 3 special schools and 2 Pupil Referral Units in the Borough.{{cite web|title=Find a School|url=http://www.bury.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=10413|website=bury.go.uk|publisher=Bury MBC|access-date=25 November 2016}} Overall, Bury was ranked 23rd of the all local education authorities in SATs performance and 3rd in Greater Manchester in 2006.{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/6209672.stm |title=LEA SATs performance |work=BBC Online |date=7 December 2006 |access-date=18 December 2007 | location=London}} In 2007, Bury LEA was ranked 45th out of 148 in the country – and 3rd in Greater Manchester – based on the percentage of pupils attaining at least 5 A*-C grades at GCSE including maths and English (47.8% compared with the national average of 45.8%).{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/6250433.stm |title=How different LEAs performed |work=BBC Online |date=17 January 2007 |access-date=18 December 2007 | location=London}} The schools of the area compete annually in the Bury Schools Athletics Championships.

The borough has two colleges of further education. Bury College, which was originally Bury Technical College. In 1974, it merged with Radcliffe Technical College to form the Bury Metropolitan College of Further Education and, in 1987, it was renamed Bury College following its merger with Peel Sixth Form College, Stand Sixth Form College and a number of Youth Training Schemes. Holy Cross College was formerly Bury Convent Grammar School. It was a direct grant Catholic girls' school founded in 1878 by the Daughters of the Cross, a congregation of religious from Liège. In 2007 it was named 7th in the country.{{clarify |date=November 2016 }}

Bury is also home to one of the UK's oldest Islamic seminaries, Darul Uloom Bury, which was established in 1979 and located in Holcombe.

{{See also|List of Scheduled Monuments in Greater Manchester|Grade I listed buildings in Greater Manchester|Grade II* listed buildings in Greater Manchester|List of public art in Greater Manchester}}

File:Standing stones, Outwood.jpg

As of February 2004, Bury has 5 Grade I, 8 Grade II*, and 228 Grade II listed buildings.{{cite web|title=Bury's historic built environment |url=http://burydem.bury.gov.uk/aksbury/images/att2329.doc |format=DOC |author=Bury Metropolitan Borough Council |publisher=Bury.gov.uk |date=19 February 2004 |access-date=27 May 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090327152147/http://burydem.bury.gov.uk/aksbury/images/att2329.doc |archive-date=27 March 2009 }}

Bury is at the heart of the largest public art scheme in the UK – the Irwell Sculpture Trail. Works in the borough include Ulrich Ruckriem's sculpture in Radcliffe, on the site of the former Outwood Colliery. Ruckreim{{cite web|url=http://www.namenderkunst.com/e/ulrich-ruckriem/index.shtml|title=Ulrich Rückriem|work=namenderkunst.com}} is one of Germany's most eminent artists, best known for his monumental stone sculptures. His work at Outwood is one of his largest stone settings to date. Edward Allington's Tilted Vase sits in Market Place in the centre of Ramsbottom and has become a distinctive feature of interest.

There are six local nature reserves (LNRs) in the borough:{{cite web|title=Nature Reserves|url=https://www.bury.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=11211|publisher=Bury Council|access-date=12 February 2018}}

• Chapelfield LNR, a Grade B Site of Biological Importance (SBI) with notable Water Violet Hottonia palustris.{{cite web|title=Chapelfield Local Nature Reserve|url=https://www.bury.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=11078|publisher=Bury Council|access-date=12 February 2018}}
• Chesham Woods LNR, a group of six woodlands and grazing meadows, established as the borough's second LNR in 2000{{cite web|title=Chesham Woods Local Nature Reserve|url=https://www.bury.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=11073|publisher=Bury Council|access-date=12 February 2018}}
• Hollins Vale LNR, encompassing two Sites of Biological Importance: an area of grasslands which with historic hedgerows which Hollins Brook runs through; and woodland plantation.{{cite web|title=Hollins Vale Local Nature Reserve|url=https://www.bury.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=11080|publisher=Bury Council|access-date=12 February 2018}}{{cite web|title=A Walk in Hollins Vale Local Nature Reserve|url=https://www.bury.gov.uk/CHttpHandler.ashx?id=2772&p=0|publisher=Hollins Conservation Group|access-date=12 February 2018}}
• Kirklees Valley LNR, through which the Kirklees Trail passes.{{cite web|title=Kirklees Valley Local Nature Reserve|url=https://www.bury.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=11070|publisher=Bury Council|access-date=12 February 2018}}
• Philips Park LNR within the long-established Philips Park, the first and largest LNR in the borough, created in 1999, with a range of habitats, a countryside centre and a mountain bike trail .{{cite web|title=A Walk in Philips Park Local Nature Reserve|url=https://www.bury.gov.uk/CHttpHandler.ashx?id=2140&p=0|publisher=Friends of Prestwich Forest Park and Bury Council|access-date=12 February 2018}}
• Redisher LNR, also called Redisher Wood LNR,{{cite web|title=Redisher Woods LNR|url=https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteLNRDetail.aspx?SiteCode=L1009235&SiteName=redisher&countyCode=&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea=|publisher=Natural England|access-date=12 February 2018}} a woodland valley around Holcombe Brook{{cite web|title=Redisher Local Nature Reserve|url=https://www.bury.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=11069|publisher=Bury Council|access-date=12 February 2018}}{{cite web|title=A Walk in Redisher Local Nature Reserve|url=https://www.bury.gov.uk/CHttpHandler.ashx?id=2775&p=0|publisher=Friends of Redisher Wood LNR and Bury Council|access-date=12 February 2018}}

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{{See also|List of churches in Greater Manchester}}

At the 2021 UK census, 48.8% of people in Bury stated they were Christian. 29.4% of people stated they had no religion, 9.9% following the Muslim and 5.5% the Jewish faiths.{{cite web|url=https://www.ons.gov.uk/census/maps/choropleth/identity/religion/religion-tb/no-religion?lad=E08000002|title=Religion - Census Maps, ONS}} The Jewish community in Prestwich and Whitefield is the second largest in the country.{{cite web |title = Prestwich local area partnership |author = Bury Metropolitan Borough Council |publisher = Bury.gov.uk |url = http://www.bury.gov.uk/LocalAreaPartnerships/Prestwich/default.htm |access-date = 28 January 2008 }}

Bury is covered by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Salford,{{cite web|title=Parishes of the Diocese |publisher=Salforddiocese.org.uk |url=http://www.salforddiocese.org.uk/parishes/masstimes.html |access-date=7 May 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070502121806/http://www.salforddiocese.org.uk/parishes/masstimes.html |archive-date=2 May 2007 |url-status=dead }} and the Anglican Diocese of Manchester.{{cite web|title=About the Diocese of Manchester |url=http://www.manchester.anglican.org/pdf/about_manchester_diocese.pdf |publisher=Manchester.anglican.org |access-date=24 January 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080229022137/http://www.manchester.anglican.org/pdf/about_manchester_diocese.pdf |archive-date=29 February 2008 |url-status=dead }}

There are four Grade I listed churches in Bury. The Church of All Saints, at Stand in Whitefield, was built in 1826.{{NHLE|desc=Church of All Saints|num=1356818 |access-date=23 December 2007}} The Parish Church of St Mary, Radcliffe, is a 14th-century church with a 15th-century tower.{{NHLE|desc=Church of St Mary and St Bartholomew|num=1163125|access-date=23 December 2007}} The Church of St Mary the Virgin, Prestwich, is a 15th-century church.{{cite web|title=Church of St Mary |url=http://www.bury.gov.uk/Environment/LandAndPremises/Buildings/ListedBuildings/ListedBuildings.htm |author=Bury Metropolitan Borough Council |publisher=bury.gov.uk |access-date=23 December 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071026130543/http://www.bury.gov.uk/Environment/LandAndPremises/Buildings/ListedBuildings/ListedBuildings.htm |archive-date=26 October 2007 }}{{NHLE|desc=Church of St Mary|num=1067252 |access-date=23 December 2007}} The current Church of St Mary the Virgin, Bury, was built in 1876 by J. S. Crowther.{{NHLE|desc=Parish Church of St Mary, Bury|num=1067236 |access-date=13 January 2008}} Of the nine Grade II* listed buildings in Bury, two are churches: [http://www.christchurch-walshaw.co.uk Christ Church], Walshaw and the Presbyterian Chapel in Ainsworth.{{cite web|title=Church of St Mary |url=http://www.bury.gov.uk/Environment/LandAndPremises/Buildings/ListedBuildings/ListedBuildings.htm |author=Bury Metropolitan Borough Council |publisher=bury.gov.uk |access-date=24 January 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071026130543/http://www.bury.gov.uk/Environment/LandAndPremises/Buildings/ListedBuildings/ListedBuildings.htm |archive-date=26 October 2007 }}

There are around 6 Mosques in Bury including one of the oldest Islamic seminaries in the United Kingdom, Darul Uloom Bury, which was established in 1979 in Holcombe.

The original Jewish immigrant community in Manchester was based in the inner city. As in other cities the community gradually moved outward geographically and upward economically from its roots establishing itself in the more leafy suburbs of Crumpsall and Broughton Park as well as the town of Prestwich. Later, a second migration of young families in the mid-1960s sought pastures even further away from these traditional areas settling in Whitefield, Sunny Bank and Unsworth.{{cite web|title=Bury Hebrew Congregation History|url=http://www.buryhc.org.uk/history.htm|access-date=24 January 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080406231322/http://www.buryhc.org.uk/history.htm|archive-date=6 April 2008|url-status=dead}} There are now about 10 synagogues in the borough.{{cite web|title=Greater Manchester Synagogues|url=http://www.manchester2002-uk.com/worship/worship7.html|access-date=24 January 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080120111825/http://www.manchester2002-uk.com/worship/worship7.html|archive-date=20 January 2008|url-status=usurped}}

The Metropolitan Borough of Bury has five twin towns, in China, France, Germany and the United States.[http://www.bury.gov.uk/CommunityAndLiving/Twinning/China.htm Bury Council : Twinning : China] Retrieved 8 January 2010[http://www.bury.gov.uk/CommunityAndLiving/Twinning/France.htm Bury Council : Twinning : France] Retrieved 8 January 2010[http://www.bury.gov.uk/CommunityAndLiving/Twinning/UnitedStatesofAmerica.htm Bury Council : Twinning : United States of America] Retrieved 8 January 2010 Two of these were originally twinned with a place within the Metropolitan Borough prior to its creation in 1974.

The following individuals and groups have received the Freedom of the Borough of Bury.

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