Bus services cut by more than 80% in parts of England and Wales since 2008, finds study

A rural bus service. Of the 100 constituencies with the greatest decline in bus services, 82 have Conservative MP, the study found. Photograph: Graham Turner/The Guardian

Bus services have been cut by more than 80% in the past 15 years in some parts of England and Wales in a “silent war” on users, research has found.

Outside London, bus services plummeted by more than 60% in 80 local authority areas, the study added.