Metropolitan Borough of Bury
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| Metropolitan Borough of Bury | |
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| Geography | |
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| Status: | Metropolitan borough |
| Region: | North West England |
| Admin. County: | Greater Manchester |
| Area: Total: |
Ranked 244th 99.48 km² |
| Admin. HQ: | Bury |
| ONS code: | 00BM |
| Demographics | |
| Population: Total (2006 est.): Density: |
Ranked 81st 182,900 1839 / km² |
| Ethnicity: | 92.1% White 5.4%% S.Asian or mixed 1.6% Black or mixed 0.8% Chinese or other[1] |
| Politics | |
Bury Metropolitan Borough Council http://www.bury.gov.uk/ |
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| Leadership: | Leader & Cabinet |
| Executive: | Conservative |
| MPs: | David Chaytor (L) Ivan Lewis (L) |
The Metropolitan borough of Bury is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, in the northwest of England. Lying to the north of the City of Manchester, the borough consists of six towns: Bury, Ramsbottom, Tottington, Radcliffe, Whitefield and Prestwich, and has a population of 181,900. On the north side Bury bounds the Lancashire districts of Rossendale and Blackburn with Darwen.
The metropolitan borough, which is 24,511 acres (99 km²) in land area, came into existence on April 1, 1974, with the transfer of functions 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.
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[edit] Local wards
In 2004 the Electoral Commission reviewed the electoral arrangements for Bury and The Borough of Bury (Electoral Changes) Order 2004 came into force on the day of the election of councillors in 2004. The order provided for the creation of 17 new wards. These are :-
Besses, Church, East, Elton, Holyrood, Moorside, North Manor, Pilkington Park, Radcliffe East, Radcliffe North, Radcliffe West, Ramsbottom, Redvales, St Mary's, Sedgley, Tottington, Unsworth,
These 17 wards are each represented by 3 councillors to form a council of 51 members. The Bury electorate figures based on the 2006 forecast are:
Total electorate - 140,697
Average electorate for ward - 8,276
Average number of electors for councillor - 2,759
At the local elections in May 2008 the average turnout to vote was 38.22%. This varied locally with 47.32% of electors voting in North Manor ward and a low turnout of only 32.4% in Besses ward[2].
- For full details of the 2008 local Council elections see Bury Council election, 2008
In July 2008 the Borough will be the first in Greater Manchester to hold a referendum on whether to install a directly-elected mayor [3]. This is a result of a campaign against congestion charge plans that raised a petition with 9,460 names, well above the required five per cent of of voters needed to trigger a mayoral vote[4].
[edit] Parliamentary constituencies
The Metropolitan Borough of Bury currently consists of two parliamentary constituencies:
[edit] Unparished areas
Showing former status (prior to 1974)
The entirety of the borough is unparished.
- Bury (County Borough)
- Prestwich (Municipal Borough)
- Radcliffe (Municipal Borough)
- Ramsbottom (Urban District) (part)
- Tottington (Urban District)
- Whitefield (Urban District)
[edit] Coat of Arms
The Coat of Arms contains symbols from the six constituent towns with the design based of the old Bury County Borough arms. The shield is divided, with interweaving alluding to the textile industry, diagonally. On the shield a bee represents industry and papyrus papermaking, from Bury, with a ram's head and bullock's head from Ramsbotton and Tottington respectively. The silver colour 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 industy. The motto 'Forward in Unity' sits on a scroll under the shield.
[edit] Demography
| Bury Compared | |||
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| 2001 UK Census[5] | Bury | Greater Manchester | England |
| Total population | 180,608 | 2,514,757 | 49,138,831 |
| White | 93.9% | 91.2% | 90.9% |
| Asian | 4.0% | 5.6% | 4.6% |
| Black | 0.5% | 1.2% | 2.3% |
As of the 2001 UK census, the Metropolitan Borough of Bury had a total population of 180,608.[5] For every 100 females, there were 95 males. The population density is 1,815 inhabitants per square kilometre (4,700.8/sq mi).[6]
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.[7] Of all the households 75.11% lived in houses they owned, with or without a mortgage, significanlty higher than the national average of 68.07%.[8]
Of people aged 16-74 in Bury 42.93% were economically active in 2001, higher than the national average of 40.81%.[9] 29.2% of this age group (16-74) had no academic qualifications, slightly higher than 28.9% in all of England.[10]
5.8% of Bury’s residents were born outside the United Kingdom, significantly lower than the national average of 9.2%.[11] The largest minority group was recorded as Asian, at 4% of the population.[12]
[edit] Population and employment change
| Population growth in Bury since 1901 | |||||||||||
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| Year | 1901 | 1911 | 1921 | 1931 | 1941 | 1951 | 1961 | 1971 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 |
| Population | 123,882 | 130,415 | 132,599 | 134,825 | 138,276 | 141,817 | 157,142 | 174,165 | 175,459 | 179,168 | 180,612 |
| Source: A Vision of Britain through Time | |||||||||||
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%.[13]
[edit] Politics and services
The town has long had a reputation for closely reflecting political feeling across the country. 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.
The Audit Commission [14] 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 with recycling levels above average and street cleanliness 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.
[edit] Education
There are around 63 primary schools, 14 secondary schools, and three special schools in the Metropolitan Borough of Bury.[15] Overall, Bury was ranked 23rd out of the all the Local Education Authoritys in SATs performance and 3rd in Greater Manchester in 2006.[16] In 2007, the 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%).[17]
The LEA High schools in the Borough are:
in Bury
- Broad Oak High School
- Elton High School
- St Gabriels High School
- Bury Church of England High School
- Derby High School
- Castlebrook High School
in Prestwich
- Parrenthorn High School
- St Monica's High School
- Prestwich Arts College
in Whitefield
in Tottington
in Ramsbottom
and in Radcliffe
- Radcliffe Riverside High School
In addition there are a number of independent high schools :-
- Bury Grammar School Boys and Girls Divisions
- Darul Uloom Al Arabiya Al Islamiya
- Manchester Jewish Grammar School
There are two FE colleges
- Bury College, formerly Bury Technical College and Peel Sixth Form College.
- Holy Cross College, formerly Bury Convent Grammar School. In 2007 it was named 7th in the country.
- For a list of Infant and Junior Schools in the borough see List of schools in Greater Manchester
[edit] Landmarks
As of February 2004, Bury has 5 Grade I, 8 Grade II*, and 228 Grade II listed buildings.[18]
[edit] Religion
- See also: List of churches in Greater Manchester
As of the 2001 UK census, 73.6% of people in Bury stated they were Christian with 4.94% following the Jewish and 3.74% following the Muslim faiths.[19] The Jewish community in Prestwich and Whitefield is one of the largest in the country.[20] Bury is covered by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Salford,[21] and the Anglican Diocese of Manchester.[22]
There are four Grade I listed churches in Bury. The Church of All Saints, in Whitefield, was built in 1826.[23] The Parish Church of St Mary, in Radcliffe is a 14th century church with a 15th century tower.[24] The Church of St Mary the Virgin, in Prestwich, is a 15th century church.[25][26] The current Church of St Mary the Virgin, in Bury, was built in 1876 by J. S. Crowther.[25][27] Of the eight Grade II* listed buildings in Bury, two are churches: Christ Church, Walshaw and the Presbyterian Chapel in Ainsworth.[28]
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 Prestwich, Crumpsall and Broughton Park. Later a second migration of young families in the mid 1960's sought pastures even further away from these traditional areas settling in Whitefield, Sunnybank and Unsworth. [29] There are now about 10 synagogues in Bury. [30]
[edit] Twin towns
Angoulême, a town and commune in south-western France- Tulle, a small town in the Correze Department. Originally twinned with Prestwich.
Schorndorf, a medieval market town to the east of Stuttgart, capital of Baden-Wurttemberg.
Woodbury, New Jersey, USA.
Datong, a town in China.
[edit] Lowry painting controversy
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, cost £175 in 1951 and was expected to fetch between £500,000 and £800,000.[31] 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 Museum and Art Gallery, said it was putting its people before a picture.[31] 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.[31]
The sale of the painting could result in the council being degreistered by the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council, and lose educational grants of £25,000 per annum.[32]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=3&b=276777&c=bury&d=13&e=13&g=350821&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1206355518205&enc=1&dsFamilyId=1812
- ^ http://www.bury.gov.uk/CouncilGovernmentAndDemocracy/Elections/LocalElections/Elections.asp?ChosenYear=2008&Ward=B-P Bury Election results 2008]
- ^ http://www.bury.gov.uk/CouncilGovernmentAndDemocracy/Mayoralreferendum2008.htm
- ^ http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/s/1034807_bury_to_vote_on_mayor MEN report re Vote on Mayor
- ^ a b Bury Metropolitan Borough key statistics. Statistics.gov.uk. Retrieved on 2008-01-17.
- ^ Bury Metropolitan Borough population density. Statistics.gov.uk. Retrieved on 2008-01-17.
- ^ Bury Metropolitan Borough household data. Statistics.gov.uk. Retrieved on 2008-01-17.
- ^ Bury Metropolitan Borough housing data. Statistics.gov.uk. Retrieved on 2008-01-17.
- ^ Bury Metropolitan Borough economic activity data. Statistics.gov.uk. Retrieved on 2008-01-17.
- ^ Bury Metropolitan Borough qualifications. Statistics.gov.uk. Retrieved on 2008-01-17.
- ^ Bury Metropolitan Borough country of birth data. Statistics.gov.uk. Retrieved on 2008-01-17.
- ^ Bury Metropolitan Borough ethnic group data. Statistics.gov.uk. Retrieved on 2008-01-17.
- ^ A Vision of Britain through Time Standardised Industry data
- ^ Bury Metropolitan Borough Council comprehensive performance assessment (CPA) scorecard 2006. Audit Commission (2006). Retrieved on 2008-01-28.
- ^ Bury Metropolitan Borough Council. Bury local authority schools. Bury.gov.uk. Retrieved on 2008-02-02.
- ^ LEA SATs performance. BBC Online (2006-12-07). Retrieved on 2007-12-18.
- ^ How different LEAs performed. BBC Online (2007-01-17). Retrieved on 2007-12-18.
- ^ Bury Metropolitan Borough Council (2004-02-19). Bury's historic built environment (DOC). Bury.gov.uk. Retrieved on 2008-05-27.
- ^ Bury Metropolitan Borough religion data. Statistics.gov.uk. Retrieved on 2008-01-17.
- ^ Bury Metropolitan Borough Council. Prestwich local area partnership. Bury.gov.uk. Retrieved on 2008-01-28.
- ^ Parishes of the Diocese. Salforddiocese.org.uk. Retrieved on 2007-05-07.
- ^ About the Diocese of Manchester (PDF). Manchester.anglican.org. Retrieved on 2008-01-24.
- ^ Church of All Saints. Images of England. Retrieved on 2007-12-23.
- ^ Church of St Mary and St Bartholomew. Images of England. Retrieved on 2007-12-23.
- ^ a b Bury Metropolitan Borough Council. Church of St Mary. bury.gov.uk. Retrieved on 2007-12-23.
- ^ Church of St Mary. Images of England. Retrieved on 2007-12-23.
- ^ Parish Church of St Mary, Bury. Images of England. Retrieved on 2008-01-13.
- ^ Bury Metropolitan Borough Council. Church of St Mary. bury.gov.uk. Retrieved on 2008-01-24.
- ^ Bury Hebrew Congregation History. Retrieved on 2008-01-24.
- ^ Greater Manchester Synagogues. Retrieved on 2008-01-24.
- ^ a b c Council's Lowry sold for £1.25M. BBC Online (2006-11-17). Retrieved on 2008-01-15.
- ^ Lowry sale could cost council £25,000 a year. Manchester Evening News (2006-11-03). Retrieved on 2008-01-18.
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