Besses is an electoral ward in the Metropolitan Borough of Bury. It elects three Councillors to Bury Metropolitan Borough Council using the first past the post electoral method, electing one Councillor every year without election on the fourth.

Besses is between Radcliffe & Prestwich with a tram stop on the Manchester Victoria to Bury line. A three-layer bridge enables Bury Old Road to run under the Manchester Metrolink line by the Metrolink station and over the M60 motorway near Junction 17.

Bury is less deprived than others Greater Manchester Boroughs, but over the last four years this has changed and Bury has become relatively more deprived compared to others. More people are living in the same areas of deprivation now, than in 2015.

Analysis shows the proportion of your life spent in good health is down for men by two years, but up for women by four years. The likelihood of being in work has reduced from 73% to 71% and this decline is due to the number of women who are now not in work.

By 2030 Bury aims to collectively tackle these deep rooted issues by giving everyone the encouragement and support to play their part; joining together the delivery of all public services as one and delivering an ambitious plan for both social and economic infrastructure.

The borough of Bury is targeting the fastest improvement in reducing levels of deprivation than any other post-industrial northern locality. It will be measured against comparable boroughs and the Greater Manchester authorities.