Bury Council is a metropolitan local authority responsible for a wide range of services that play a vital role in making Bury a great place to live, work study and visit.
The services Bury Council delivers are paid for by Council Tax, business rates and grants from UK Government. Sometimes we also borrow money to fund capital projects that will provide long-term financial return.
Bury Council is a metropolitan council, one of 36 in the country.
- Total population: Approximately 193,866 (Census 2021)
- Total area: The Bury borough (Bury, Prestwich, Radcliffe, Ramsbottom, Tottington and Whitefield) is approximately 38 square miles.
What your council does
Our services range from those we must deliver by law (eg education, social care, waste collection, libraries, and licensing) to those we choose to deliver (eg regeneration projects, parks and leisure centres) because they benefit the wellbeing of our residents.
We have a approximately 2,650 employees and provide hundreds of services for our residents.
We provide these services either directly, or in partnership with other organisations, such as:
- Greater Manchester Combined Authority
- Greater Manchester Police
- Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service
- NHS Greater Manchester
More about what we do
You can find out more about our services across this website and via the direct links below. (We are currently updating this list of services. More direct links will be added in due course.)
Environment - place
- Winter Service
- Household Waste Collection Service
- Housing
- Highway improvements
- Safer, greener travel
- Parks, outdoor play and open spaces
- Regeneration
Children
- School admissions
- Early support team (portage)
- Fostering and adoption
- Home to school transport
- Youth Services
- Children's sensory needs team
- School catering
Adults
- Adult social care
- Adult learning
- Extra care service
Communities
- Cost of living support
- Community grants
- Community involvement
- Support hubs
- The Public Health Service