Article Title: PARLIAMENTARY REPRESENTATION IN BURY 1832 TO 1902 Author: Bill Bennion Journal number: 8 Journal_Date: Winter 2002 Subject: People Place: Bury People:   Century: 19 Description: The early years of the 19th century saw a great deal of agitation for reform of the House of Commons. After the Reform Act of 1832 the Townships of Bury and Elton formed one of the country's new constituencies. Bill Bennion tells of the candidates who stood for election in the sixty years which were to follow.