2008 Bury Metropolitan Borough Council election
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Elections to Bury Council were held on 1 May 2008. One third of the council was up for election. The Conservative Party gained overall control of the council, from previous No Overall Control of any party.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
- Conservative 26
- Labour 16
- Liberal Democrat 9
Election result
editParty | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 10 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 58.8 | 45.0 | 25,447 | +3.6 | |
Labour | 4 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 23.5 | 25.6 | 14,469 | -8.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | 3 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 17.6 | 17.9 | 10,121 | -0.5 | |
BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.8 | 4,958 | +2.9 | |
English Democrat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 354 | +0.2 | |
UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 89 | +0.2 | |
Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.4 | 1,352 | +2.1 |
Ward results
editBesses ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Derek Boden | 1084 | 41.1 | −6.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Julie Baum | 614 | 23.3 | +5.3 | |
Conservative | Adele Douglas | 584 | 22.2 | −12.4 | |
English Democrat | Stephen Morris | 354 | 13.4 | +13.4 | |
Majority | 470 | 17.8 | +4.9 | ||
Turnout | 2,636 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Church ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Roy Walker | 2425 | 63.9 | +8.6 | |
Labour | Linda Chesters | 789 | 20.8 | −3.6 | |
BNP | Julia Kay | 292 | 7.7 | −2.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Tamsin Thomson | 287 | 7.6 | −2.9 | |
Majority | 1636 | 43.1 | +12.2 | ||
Turnout | 3,793 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
East ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Byrne | 1148 | 44.9 | −4.8 | |
Conservative | Azmat Hussain | 1023 | 40.0 | +9.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Emma Davison | 384 | 15.0 | +2.9 | |
Majority | 125 | 4.9 | −14.0 | ||
Turnout | 2,555 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Elton ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Yvonne Creswell | 1861 | 61.2 | +8.9 | |
Labour | Simon Carter | 775 | 25.5 | −6.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Robert Sloss | 405 | 13.3 | −3.0 | |
Majority | 1086 | 35.7 | +14.9 | ||
Turnout | 3,041 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Holyrood ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Vic DAlbert | 1632 | 51.8 | −2.8 | |
Conservative | Matthew Hague | 852 | 27.0 | +4.6 | |
Labour | Benjamin Shatliff | 669 | 21.2 | −1.8 | |
Majority | 780 | 24.7 | −7.0 | ||
Turnout | 3,153 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Moorside ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Dot Cassidy | 1279 | 40.7 | +1.6 | |
Conservative | Angela Cane | 1197 | 38.0 | +3.8 | |
BNP | Phil Sedman | 317 | 10.1 | −0.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Nissa Finney | 223 | 7.1 | −8.9 | |
Independent | Victor Hagan | 130 | 4.1 | +4.1 | |
Majority | 82 | 2.6 | −2.3 | ||
Turnout | 3,146 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
North Manor ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Dorothy Gunther | 2694 | 70.2 | +7.5 | |
Labour | Nick Parnell | 577 | 15.0 | −4.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Ewan Arthur | 338 | 8.8 | −4.1 | |
BNP | Tom Nuttall | 162 | 4.2 | −0.6 | |
Independent | Lynette Mitchell (Male) | 66 | 1.7 | +1.7 | |
Majority | 2117 | 55.2 | +12.1 | ||
Turnout | 3,837 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Pilkington Park ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Michelle Wiseman | 1908 | 67.0 | +5.7 | |
Labour | Gill Campbell | 637 | 22.4 | −4.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Wayne Burrows | 304 | 10.7 | −1.4 | |
Majority | 1271 | 44.6 | +9.9 | ||
Turnout | 2,849 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Radcliffe East ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Sam Hurst | 1384 | 45.2 | +12.9 | |
Labour | Daisy Johnston | 907 | 29.6 | −6.2 | |
BNP | Tom Rosser | 466 | 15.2 | −4.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Mike Halsall | 308 | 10.0 | −2.5 | |
Majority | 477 | 15.6 | |||
Turnout | 3,065 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Radcliffe North ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jackie Harris | 1656 | 45.8 | +5.0 | |
Labour | Timothy Chamberlain | 1265 | 35.0 | −3.6 | |
BNP | Peter Hallows | 472 | 13.1 | −0.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Lynn Molloy | 220 | 6.1 | −1.2 | |
Majority | 391 | 10.8 | +8.6 | ||
Turnout | 3,613 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Radcliffe West ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Tony Isherwood | 1187 | 44.6 | −5.7 | |
Conservative | Bernard Slingsby | 727 | 27.3 | +4.7 | |
BNP | Stewart Clough | 484 | 18.2 | −1.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Joanne O'Hanlon | 175 | 6.6 | −1.0 | |
UKIP | Harold Greenhalgh | 89 | 3.3 | +3.3 | |
Majority | 460 | 17.3 | −10.5 | ||
Turnout | 2,662 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Ramsbottom ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Barry Theckston | 2010 | 62.1 | +6.4 | |
Labour | Val Robinson | 872 | 26.9 | −5.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Janet Turner | 354 | 10.9 | −1.7 | |
Majority | 1138 | 35.2 | +11.3 | ||
Turnout | 3,236 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Redvales ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Ijaz Ahmed | 1465 | 43.4 | +9.4 | |
Labour | Susan Southworth | 1093 | 32.3 | −4.8 | |
BNP | Brian Jepson | 317 | 9.4 | −2.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Paul Jenkins | 302 | 8.9 | −8.3 | |
Independent | Mike Harling | 104 | 3.1 | +3.1 | |
Independent | Bill Brison | 98 | 2.9 | +2.9 | |
Majority | 372 | 11.0 | |||
Turnout | 3,379 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Sedgley ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Ann Garner | 1488 | 41.0 | +2.8 | |
Conservative | Jonathan Grosskopf | 1238 | 34.1 | +2.6 | |
Labour | Frank Adam | 906 | 24.9 | −5.7 | |
Majority | 250 | 6.9 | −2.8 | ||
Turnout | 3,632 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
St Marys ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Mary DAlbert | 1308 | 43.4 | +0.4 | |
Labour | Kevin Lee | 1013 | 33.6 | +0.4 | |
Conservative | Raymond Soloman | 692 | 23.0 | −0.8 | |
Majority | 295 | 9.8 | −0.1 | ||
Turnout | 3,013 | ||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing |
Tottington ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Roger Brown | 1700 | 57.0 | +4.7 | |
Labour | Jane Lewis | 614 | 20.6 | −3.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | David Foss | 456 | 15.3 | +3.8 | |
BNP | Reg Norris | 210 | 7.0 | −4.5 | |
Majority | 1086 | 36.4 | +8.3 | ||
Turnout | 2,980 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Unsworth ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Sam Cohen | 1821 | 56.3 | +9.8 | |
Labour | Ann Audin | 1165 | 36.0 | −10.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Theo Tymczyna | 248 | 7.7 | +0.7 | |
Majority | 656 | 20.3 | |||
Turnout | 3,234 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |