General Election - candidates in Bury confirmed

The candidates for the Bury North and Bury South seats in the 4 July General Election have been confirmed.

They are:

Bury North

• Mark Alcock (Liberal Democrat)
• Shafat Ali (Workers Party)
• James Daly (Conservative)
• Spencer Donnelly (Independent)
• James Frith (Labour)
• Anwarul Haq (Independent)
• Lynda Rosewell (Reform UK)
• Owain Sutton (Green Party)

Bury South

• Jeff Armstrong (Reform UK)
• Sameera Ashraf (Workers Party)
• Michael Elston (Independent)
• Stephen Morris (English Democrats)
• Andrew Page (Liberal Democrat)
• Dan Ross (Communist Party of Britain)
• Arnie Saunders (Conservative)
• Christian Wakeford (Labour)
• Michael Welton (Green Party)

Important information:

• Residents have until 18 June to make sure they are on the electoral register and entitled to vote in the election. To register, go to https://www.gov.uk/register-to-vote
• The closing date for requesting a postal vote is 19 June: go to https://www.gov.uk/apply-postal-vote
• Remember that you will need photo ID to vote in person on election day. Acceptable forms of ID are listed here: electoralcommission.org.uk/voterID or call their helpline on 0800 328 0280. If you do not have suitable photo ID, you can apply for a Voter Authority Certificate by 26 June – go to www.gov.uk/apply-for-photo-id-voter-authority-certificateor call the helpline 0800 328 0280.

ENDS

Press release issued: 7 June 2024.