The candidates hoping to win a seat in one of Bury's parliamentary constituencies in this year's General Election have been announced.
The polls will open on Thursday December 12 with voters getting the chance to put a cross next to who they want to represent them as their MP in Parliament .
In Bury, voters will be electing MPs for the Bury South and Bury North Parliamentary constituencies.
Bury North
Notoriously a bellwether seat, Bury North went against the national consensus in 2017 when it elected Labour's James Frith with a healthy majority of more than 4,000. Frith has been outspoken in his calls for a second referendum, and it remains to be seen whether voters in this Brexit-backing seat will punish him for it.
The Tories were disappointed to lose the seat two years ago, and they'll be hopeful of putting that right this time around. They will be represented by Bury's Conservative leader James Daly, who stood in Bolton North East in 2015 and 2017, losing both times. The Liberal Democrats, the Brexit Party and the Green party make up the other parties contesting the seat, which includes Bury itself and the smaller towns of Ramsbottom and Tottington.
Charlie Allen - Green Party
James Daly - The Conservative Party
James Frith - The Labour Party
Gareth Lloyd-Johnson - Liberal Democrats
Alan McCarthy - Brexit Party
Bury South
Ivan Lewis has held Bury South since he was first elected in 1997. However, after quitting the Labour Party last year, he will be trying to defend his seat as an independent candidate. The constituency, which includes the towns of Radcliffe, Prestwich and Whitefield, is home to one of the country's largest Jewish communities and Lewis, who cited Labour's record on anti-Semitism as a reason for him resigning, will hope he can secure a large portion of the Jewish vote.
The main opposition will come from Lucy Burke, who Labour have selected to replace Lewis, and Conservative candidate Christian Wakeford. Prior to Lewis being elected, the seat had been blue since its inception in 1983 and the Tories will be hoping to capitalise on the possibility of a split vote, making the constituency a likely target for Boris Johnson. The Women’s Equality Party are also standing in the seat, while the Liberal Democrats will hope to capitalise on frustrations among remainers.
Michael Boyle - Independent
Lucy Burke - Labour Party
Gemma Evans - Women’s Equality Party
Glyn Heath - Green Party
Richard Kilpatrick - Liberal Democrats
Ivan Lewis - Independent
Andrea Livesey - Brexit Party
Christian Wakeford - The Conservative Party
To vote all you need to do is go to a polling station - but it does have to be the location listed on your polling card.
Once you arrive, just tell the staff your name and address and they will cross your name off the list and tell you what you need to do.
You will be asked to enter a booth, vote for the choice of candidate and place the paper in the ballot box.
Polling stations will be open from 7am to 10pm on the day, and are usually public buildings such as schools or local halls.
