Bury South Parliamentary Constituency would disappear under proposals announced today by the Boundary Commission for England. Instead we would see Prestwich paired with Middleton, to create a new “Prestwich and Middleton” constituency.

Middleton and Prestwich existed as a constituency for most of the last century, abolished in 1983 when Bury South was created.  The good news perhaps is that Prestwich is ‘kept together’ for Parliamentary purposes (other towns fare less well with both Whitefield and Radcliffe divided down the middle between two constituencies). And, of course, Prestwich gets its name into national politics as the lead part of a constituency name.

These are FIRST proposals, subject to change when the final proposals are made next year….Have your say in the consultation here.