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| Borough of Bury | |
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| Geography | |
| Status: | Metropolitan borough |
| Region: | North West England |
| Ceremonial County: | Greater Manchester |
| Area: - Total | Ranked 244th 99.48 km² |
| Admin. HQ: | Bury |
| ONS code: | 00BM |
| Demographics | |
| Population: - Total (2002 est.) - Density | Ranked 77th 181,344 1,823 / km² |
| Ethnicity: | 93.9% White 4.0% S.Asian |
| Politics | |
Bury Metropolitan Borough Council http://www.bury.gov.uk/ | |
| Leadership: | Leader & Cabinet |
| Executive: | Labour |
| MPs: | David Chaytor, Ivan Lewis |
Bury is a metropolitan borough in northern Greater Manchester. The borough consists of six towns: Bury, Ramsbottom, Tottington, Radcliffe, Whitefield and Prestwich.
The borough has an area of 24,511 acres and serves a population of 181,900.
The current borders date from April 1, 1974, when the former county borough of Bury merged with the boroughs of Prestwich and Radcliffe, along with the urban districts of Tottington and Whitefield, and part of the urban district of Ramsbottom.
| Districts of England - North West England | |
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Allerdale | Barrow-in-Furness | Blackburn with Darwen | Blackpool | Bolton | Burnley | Bury | Carlisle | Chester | Chorley | Congleton | Copeland | Crewe and Nantwich | Eden | Ellesmere Port and Neston | Fylde | Halton | Hyndburn | Knowsley | Lancaster | Liverpool | Macclesfield | Manchester | Oldham | Pendle | Preston | Ribble Valley | Rochdale | Rossendale | St Helens | Salford | Sefton | South Lakeland | South Ribble | Stockport | Tameside | Trafford | Vale Royal | Warrington | West Lancashire | Wigan | Wirral | Wyre | |
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Administrative counties with multiple districts: Cheshire, Cumbria, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, Merseyside |
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