2007 Bury Metropolitan Borough Council election

Results of the 2007 Bury Metropolitan Borough Council election

Elections to Bury Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 3 May 2007. One third of the council was up for election, and the council remained in No Overall Control, with the Conservative Party overtaking the Labour Party as the largest group.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

• Conservative 23
• Labour 20
• Liberal Democrat 8

Election result

Bury Local Election Result 2007

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	7	1	0	+1		41.4	22,078	-0.6
	Labour	7	0	3	-3		33.9	18,110	+0.1
	Liberal Democrats	3	2	0	+2		18.4	9,814	-3.2
	BNP						5.9	3,162	+5.9
	Independent						0.3	180	-2.2

Ward results

Besses

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Alan Matthews	1,138	47.5	+0.0
	Conservative	Valerie Morris	829	34.6	+8.5
	Liberal Democrats	Fiona Davison	431	18.0	+0.7
Majority			309	12.9	−8.4
Turnout			2,398
	Labour hold		Swing

Church

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jack Walton	2,032	55.3	−2.5
	Labour	Ben Shatliff	898	24.4	+0.5
	Liberal Democrats	Gaynor Clarkson	386	10.5	−7.8
	BNP	Julie Kay	359	9.8	+9.8
Majority			1,134	30.9	−8.0
Turnout			3,675
	Conservative hold		Swing

East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Michael Connolly	1,216	49.7	−3.2
	Conservative	Azmat Husain	753	30.8	+1.3
	Liberal Democrats	Nissa Finney	296	12.1	−6.5
	Independent	Ron Miles	180	7.4	+7.4
Majority			463	18.9	−4.5
Turnout			2,445
	Labour hold		Swing

Elton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Denise Bigg	1,555	52.3	+4.6
	Labour	Steven Treadgold	936	31.5	−2.2
	Liberal Democrats	Robert Sloss	485	16.3	−3.3
Majority			619	20.8	+6.8
Turnout			2,976
	Conservative hold		Swing

Holyrood

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Wilf Davison	1,661	54.6	+2.6
	Labour	Alan Quinn	698	23.0	−0.1
	Conservative	Marilyn Vincent	681	22.4	−2.6
Majority			963	31.7	+4.7
Turnout			3,040
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Moorside

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Keith Rothwell	1,230	39.1	+3.7
	Conservative	Angela Crane	1,077	34.2	−6.0
	Liberal Democrats	Victor Hagan	505	16.0	−8.4
	BNP	Phillip Sedman	336	10.7	+10.7
Majority			153	4.9
Turnout			3,148
	Labour hold		Swing

North Manor

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Higgin	2,411	62.7	+0.8
	Labour	Roy Hardy	753	19.6	+1.0
	Liberal Democrats	Ewan Arthur	498	12.9	−6.6
	BNP	Jonathan Barbour	184	4.8	+4.8
Majority			1,658	43.1	+0.7
Turnout			3,846
	Conservative hold		Swing

Pilkington Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Peter Redstone	1,828	61.3	−0.4
	Labour	Steve Perkins	793	26.6	−2.9
	Liberal Democrats	Maureen Davison	362	12.1	+3.3
Majority			1,035	34.7	+2.4
Turnout			2,983
	Conservative hold		Swing

Radcliffe East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Siobhan Costello	1,077	35.8	−0.5
	Conservative	Mat Hague	972	32.3	−6.5
	BNP	Tom Rosser	586	19.5	+19.5
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Halsall	377	12.5	−4.9
Majority			105	3.5
Turnout			3,012
	Labour hold		Swing

Radcliffe North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Stuart Penketh	1,452	40.8	−0.9
	Labour	Daisy Johnston	1,373	38.6	−3.6
	BNP	Peter Hallows	477	13.4	+13.4
	Liberal Democrats	Emma Davison	259	7.3	−3.5
Majority			79	2.2
Turnout			3,561
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Radcliffe West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Tony Cummings	1,299	50.3	−4.6
	Conservative	Bernard Slingsby	582	22.6	−9.0
	BNP	Jean Purdy	503	19.5	+19.5
	Liberal Democrats	Mary D'Albert	196	7.6	+7.6
Majority			717	27.8	+4.5
Turnout			2,580
	Labour hold		Swing

Ramsbottom

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Sheila Magnall	1,766	55.7	−0.6
	Labour	Val Robinson	1,007	31.8	+1.8
	Liberal Democrats	Janet Turner	398	12.6	−0.7
Majority			759	23.9	−2.3
Turnout			3,171
	Conservative hold		Swing

Redvales

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Smith	1,172	37.1	−0.4
	Conservative	Ijaz Ahmed	1,074	34.0	−1.8
	Liberal Democrats	Bill Brison	454	17.2	−9.5
	BNP	Eric Marshall	372	11.8	+11.8
Majority			98	3.1	+1.5
Turnout			3,163
	Labour hold		Swing

St Mary's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Baum	1,424	43.0	+1.0
	Labour	Keith Grime	1,102	33.2	+5.0
	Conservative	Stephen Morris	789	23.8	+0.9
Majority			322	9.7	−4.1
Turnout			3,315
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing

Sedgley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Steven Wright	1,402	38.2	−0.9
	Conservative	Jonathan Grosskopf	1,148	31.2	+2.7
	Labour	Gill Campbell	1,124	30.6	−1.8
Majority			254	6.9	+0.2
Turnout			3,674
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing

Tottington

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ivonne Wright	1,565	52.3	−4.9
	Labour	Jane Lewis	726	24.3	−1.3
	Liberal Democrats	David Foss	354	11.8	−5.4
	BNP	Stewart Clough	345	11.5	+11.5
Majority			839	28.1	−3.5
Turnout			2,990
	Conservative hold		Swing

Unsworth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Joan Grimshaw	1,568	46.6	+6.1
	Conservative	Nicola Arnold	1,564	46.5	+4.0
	Liberal Democrats	Theodor Tymczyna	235	7.0	−5.2
Majority			4	0.1
Turnout			3,367
	Labour hold		Swing