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General Election 2019: Meet the Bury North candidates

Labour’s James Frith won the seat in the 2017 general election securing 53.6% of the votes.

This article was updated on December 11.

Frith took over the role from Conservative’s David Nuttall who stood as MP from 2010 – 2017. EU referendum result for Bury North favoured leave.

Charlie Allen

Green Party

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James Daly

Conservative

Leader of Bury Conservatives for Bury North James Daly is also a Councillor for North Manor Ward. Daly has been a Conservative Group Leader and Shadow Cabinet Member for Economic Growth and Transport.

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Gareth David Lee Lloyd-Johnson

Liberal Democrats

Campaigns Officer at the Association of Liberal Democrat Councillors, Gareth is responsible for Membership and Development in Liberal Democrat party in Bury North. Gareth formerly worked for a local hospital’s charity and for John Leech MP as a field organiser.

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James Frith

Labour Party

Campaigning to be re-elected MP for Bury North after winning the election in 2017. Previously CEO and Founder of All Together, a social enterprise providing careers education and guidance to help young people get into work. Frith also served three years as a Bury councillor.

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Alan Michael McCarthy

The Brexit Party

A Rochdale Labour councillor for 20 years, McCarthy is now the Brexit Party’s prospective parliamentary candidate for Bury North. The fork-lift truck driver from Heap Bridge switched to Nigel Farage’s party in July this year.

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