Bury Metropolitan Borough Council elections

Bury Metropolitan Borough Council elections are generally held three years out of every four, with a third of the council being elected each time. Bury Metropolitan Borough Council, generally known as Bury Council, is the local authority for the metropolitan borough of Bury in Greater Manchester, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2022, 51 councillors have been elected from 17 wards.^[1]

Council elections

Results maps

2016 results map
2018 results map
2019 results map
2021 results map
2022 results map
2023 results map
2024 results map

By-election results

1994-1998

Redvales By-Election 27 June 1996
Party		Votes	%
	Labour	1,497	75.6
	Conservative	376	19.0
	Independent	106	5.4
Majority		1,121	56.6
Turnout		1,979
	Labour hold	Swing

1998-2002

Holyrood By-Election 22 June 2000
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	960	52.1	−4.3
	Labour	559	30.3	+5.9
	Conservative	325	17.6	−1.6
Majority		401	21.8
Turnout		1,844	22.5
	Liberal Democrats hold	Swing

Radcliffe South By-Election 7 June 2001^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Anthony Cummings	2,473	55.8	+10.5
	Conservative	Peter Wright	1,360	37.7	−14.3
	Liberal Democrats	Mike Halsall	597	13.5	+3.8
Majority			1,113	18.1
Turnout			4,430	55.1
	Labour hold		Swing

2006-2010

Radcliffe West By-Election 4 June 2009^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Rishi Shori	879	30.7	−13.9
	Conservative	Samantha Davies	870	30.4	+3.1
	BNP	Jean Purdy	459	16.0	−2.2
	Liberal Democrats	Mike Halsall	429	15.0	+8.4
	English Democrat	Stephen Morris	228	8.0	+8.0
Majority			9	0.3
Turnout			2,865	35.1
	Labour hold		Swing

2010-2014

Church By-Election 15 November 2012^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Susan Nuttall	1,371	48.6	−2.6
	Labour	Sarah Kerrison	1,108	39.2	+5.2
	UKIP	Stephen Evans	309	10.9	−0.2
	Liberal Democrats	Kamran Islam	35	1.2	−2.5
Majority			263	9.3
Turnout			2,823
	Conservative hold		Swing

North Manor By-Election 15 November 2012^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	James Daly	1,324	54.3	−2.4
	Labour	Jean Treadgold	643	26.4	−0.8
	UKIP	Peter Entwistle	251	10.3	+10.3
	Green	Stewart Hay	126	5.2	−5.6
	Liberal Democrats	Ewan Arthur	93	3.8	−1.5
Majority			681	27.9
Turnout			2,437
	Conservative hold		Swing

Ramsbottom By-Election 6 March 2014^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Robert Hodkinson	1,398	47.0	+8.8
	Labour	Sarah Southworth	1,033	34.7	−14.7
	UKIP	Dave Barker	351	11.8	+2.6
	Green	Glyn Heath	157	5.3	+5.3
	Liberal Democrats	David Foss	38	1.3	−1.9
Majority			365	12.3
Turnout			2,977
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

2014-2018

Tottington By-Election 22 October 2015^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Greg Keeley	1,046	52.2	+3.4
	Labour	Martin Hayes	619	30.9	+2.0
	UKIP	Ian Henderson	198	9.9	−4.4
	Liberal Democrats	David Foss	87	4.3	+0.8
	Green	John Southworth	54	2.7	−1.8
Majority			427	21.3
Turnout			2,004
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Besses By-Election 4 May 2017^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Andrea Simpson	1,371	50.0	−8.7
	Conservative	Satyen Sinha	682	24.9	+4.9
	Liberal Democrats	Gavin Warnes	415	15.1	+10.7
	English Democrat	Stephen Morris	188	6.9	−4.6
	Green	Janneke Calle	86	3.1	−2.3
Majority			689	25.1
Turnout			2,742
	Labour hold		Swing

Radcliffe East By-Election 8 June 2017^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Karen Leach	2,861	53.4	+3.8
	Conservative	James Mason	2,046	38.2	+20.9
	Liberal Democrats	Robert Graham	232	4.3	−1.4
	Green	Nicole Haydock	221	4.1	−3.1
Majority			815	15.2
Turnout			5,360
	Labour hold		Swing

2018-2022

Besses By-Election 19 July 2018^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Lucy Smith	999	51.1	−8.6
	Conservative	Jordan Lewis	708	36.2	+12.9
	English Democrat	Stephen Morris	72	3.7	−3.4
	Liberal Democrats	Gareth Lloyd-Johnson	71	3.6	−1.3
	Green	Glyn Heath	55	2.8	−2.2
	UKIP	Michael Zwierzanski	49	2.5	+2.5
Majority			291	14.9
Turnout			1,954
	Labour hold		Swing

East By-Election 16 August 2018^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Gavin McGill	1,419	64.2	+4.8
	Conservative	Sohail Raja	557	25.2	−8.9
	UKIP	Angela Zwierzanski	107	4.8	+4.8
	Green	Glyn Heath	77	3.5	−3.1
	Liberal Democrats	Andy Minty	49	2.2	+2.2
Majority			862	39.0
Turnout			2,209
	Labour hold		Swing

Radcliffe West By-Election 29 August 2019^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Radcliffe First	Mike Smith	824	41.7	+41.7
	Labour	Jamie Walker	708	35.8	−3.4
	Conservative	Jordan Lewis	283	14.3	−1.2
	Liberal Democrats	Kingsley Jones	113	5.7	+2.8
	UKIP	Anthony Clough	50	2.5	+2.5
Majority			116	5.9
Turnout			1,978
	Radcliffe First gain from Labour

Church By-Election 12 December 2019^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Dene Vernon	3,317	55.9	−0.8
	Labour	Sam Turner	2,172	36.6	+9.2
	Green	Charlie Allen	235	4.0	−6.0
	Liberal Democrats	Stephen Lewis	213	3.6	−2.3
Majority			1,145	19.3
Turnout			5,937
	Conservative hold		Swing

References

^ ^a ^b "The Bury (Electoral Changes) Order 2022", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2022/131, retrieved 31 August 2022
^ "Bury Metropolitan Borough Council". *BBC News Online. Archived from the original on 14 March 2006. Retrieved 12 April 2010.
^ "Tory John fails to oust David". Bolton Evening News. 19 June 2001. Retrieved 12 April 2010.
^ "Close victory for Labour in council by-election". Bury Times. 5 June 2009. Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 12 April 2010.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Church Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Archived from the original on 21 May 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — North Manor Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Archived from the original on 21 May 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Ramsbottom Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Archived from the original on 21 May 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Tottington Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Archived from the original on 21 May 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Besses Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Archived from the original on 21 May 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Radcliffe East Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Archived from the original on 21 May 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Besses Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Archived from the original on 21 May 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — East Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Archived from the original on 21 May 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Radcliffe West Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Archived from the original on 21 May 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Church Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Archived from the original on 21 May 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2024.

External links

Bury Council
By-election results Archived 2010-03-29 at the Wayback Machine

[2022order-1] "The Bury (Electoral Changes) Order 2022", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2022/131, retrieved 31 August 2022

[hold-2] "Bury Metropolitan Borough Council". *BBC News Online. Archived from the original on 14 March 2006. Retrieved 12 April 2010.

[oust-3] "Tory John fails to oust David". Bolton Evening News. 19 June 2001. Retrieved 12 April 2010.

[close-4] "Close victory for Labour in council by-election". Bury Times. 5 June 2009. Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 12 April 2010.

[5] "Local Elections Archive Project — Church Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Archived from the original on 21 May 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2024.

[6] "Local Elections Archive Project — North Manor Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Archived from the original on 21 May 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2024.

[7] "Local Elections Archive Project — Ramsbottom Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Archived from the original on 21 May 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2024.

[8] "Local Elections Archive Project — Tottington Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Archived from the original on 21 May 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2024.

[9] "Local Elections Archive Project — Besses Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Archived from the original on 21 May 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2024.

[10] "Local Elections Archive Project — Radcliffe East Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Archived from the original on 21 May 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2024.

[11] "Local Elections Archive Project — Besses Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Archived from the original on 21 May 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2024.

[12] "Local Elections Archive Project — East Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Archived from the original on 21 May 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2024.

[13] "Local Elections Archive Project — Radcliffe West Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Archived from the original on 21 May 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2024.

[14] "Local Elections Archive Project — Church Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Archived from the original on 21 May 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2024.

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