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Bury Metropolitan Borough Council
Local authority area: Bury
Bury is a metropolitan borough, in the North West England region of England. It covers 99.5 km² and had 194,606 residents in 2022 — about 1,957 people per km². The authority dates from 1974. The council is based in Bury.
Town hall in the administrative centreBury Town Hall
Photo: David Ingham · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
People
Population
Estimates recorded for Bury, 2012–2022.
Residents, 2022194,606+4.5% since 2012
Land area99.5km²38.4 sq mi
Density1,957/ km²people per square kilometre
Rank by population#136of 382 UK councils · #123 in England
Population estimates5 data points
186.2K187.9K190.1K190.7K194.6K
20122015201820202022
History
How the council came to be
- 1974Created
Bury became a local authority area.
Same region, same type
All councils in North WestOther metropolitan boroughs in North West
Elections
17 electoral wards
Census 2021: 193,849 residents in 80,692 households across the wards; 18.3% aged 65+, 66.9% of homes owned, 22.1% of households without a car.
1Sedgley4,431 households · 13.4% aged 65+13,4672Bury East5,209 households · 12.0% aged 65+13,3123Radcliffe North & Ainsworth5,344 households · 22.1% aged 65+12,0204Moorside4,950 households · 15.8% aged 65+11,9635Redvales4,563 households · 13.9% aged 65+11,7176Ramsbottom5,094 households · 18.8% aged 65+11,683
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Council offices
Offices, town halls and local council offices in the area.
CBirths Death Marriage & Civil PartnershipCouncil office · Bury BL9 0SW · hours listedCBury CouncilCouncil office · Bury BL9 0SW · hours listedTBury Town HallTown hall · Bury BL9 0ST · hours listed
Westminster
Constituencies
Source: Wikidata Q512036 (CC0)Figures as recorded with their reference year; boundaries may have changed since.