Metropolitan Borough of Bury

Coordinates: 52°35′34″N 2°17′53″W / 52.5928°N 2.2981°W / 52.5928; -2.2981
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Metropolitan Borough of Bury
Official logo of Metropolitan Borough of Bury
Coordinates: 52°35′34″N 2°17′53″W / 52.5928°N 2.2981°W / 52.5928; -2.2981
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Constituent countryEngland
RegionNorth West England
Ceremonial countyGreater Manchester
Admin. HQBury
Government
 • TypeBury Metropolitan Borough Council
 • Leadership:Leader & Cabinet
 • Executive:Conservative (council NOC)
 • MPs:David Nuttall (C)
Ivan Lewis (L)
Area
 • Total38.41 sq mi (99.48 km2)
 • RankRanked 244th
Population
 (2005 est.)
 • Total183,500
 • RankRanked 81st
 • Density4,800/sq mi (1,800/km2)
Time zoneUTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (British Summer Time)
ONS code00BM
Ethnicity92.1% White
5.4%% S. Asian or mixed
1.6% Black or mixed
0.8% Chinese or other[1]
Websitewww.bury.gov.uk

The Metropolitan Borough of Bury is one of the ten Metropolitan boroughs in the metropolitan county of Greater Manchester, England.

It was set up in 1974 from the county borough of Bury and the boroughs of Prestwich and Radcliffe, along with the urban districts of Tottington and Whitefield, and part of the urban district of Ramsbottom.

The metropolitan borough, has an area of 38.3 sq mi (99.2 km2).

Twin towns[change | change source]

References[change | change source]

  1. "Local statistics - Office for National Statistics". www.ons.gov.uk.

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