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.

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After the election, the composition of the council was:

Election result

Bury Local Election Result 2008
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 1030+358.845.025,447+3.6
  Labour 404-423.525.614,469-8.3
  Liberal Democrats 310+117.617.910,121-0.5
  BNP 000008.84,958+2.9
  English Democrat 000000.2354+0.2
  UKIP 000000.289+0.2
  Independent 000002.41,352+2.1

Ward results

Besses ward

Besses ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Derek Boden108441.1-6.4
Liberal Democrats Julie Baum61423.3+5.3
Conservative Adele Douglas58422.2-12.4
English Democrat Stephen Morris35413.4+13.4
Majority47017.8+4.9
Turnout 2,636
Labour hold Swing

Church ward

Church ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Roy Walker242563.9+8.6
Labour Linda Chesters78920.8-3.6
BNP Julia Kay2927.7-2.1
Liberal Democrats Tamsin Thomson2877.6-2.9
Majority163643.1+12.2
Turnout 3,793
Conservative hold Swing

East ward

East ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Byrne114844.9-4.8
Conservative Azmat Hussain102340.0+9.2
Liberal Democrats Emma Davison38415.0+2.9
Majority1254.9-14.0
Turnout 2,555
Labour hold Swing

Elton ward

Elton ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Yvonne Creswell186161.2+8.9
Labour Simon Carter77525.5-6.0
Liberal Democrats Robert Sloss40513.3-3.0
Majority108635.7+14.9
Turnout 3,041
Conservative hold Swing

Holyrood ward

Holyrood ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Vic DAlbert163251.8-2.8
Conservative Matthew Hague85227.0+4.6
Labour Benjamin Shatliff66921.2-1.8
Majority78024.7-7.0
Turnout 3,153
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Moorside ward

Moorside ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Dot Cassidy127940.7+1.6
Conservative Angela Cane119738.0+3.8
BNP Phil Sedman31710.1-0.6
Liberal Democrats Nissa Finney2237.1-8.9
Independent Victor Hagan1304.1+4.1
Majority822.6-2.3
Turnout 3,146
Labour hold Swing

North Manor ward

North Manor ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Dorothy Gunther269470.2+7.5
Labour Nick Parnell57715.0-4.6
Liberal Democrats Ewan Arthur3388.8-4.1
BNP Tom Nuttall1624.2-0.6
Independent Lynette Mitchell (Male)661.7+1.7
Majority211755.2+12.1
Turnout 3,837
Conservative hold Swing

Pilkington Park ward

Pilkington Park ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Michelle Wiseman190867.0+5.7
Labour Gill Campbell63722.4-4.2
Liberal Democrats Wayne Burrows30410.7-1.4
Majority127144.6+9.9
Turnout 2,849
Conservative hold Swing

Radcliffe East ward

Radcliffe East ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sam Hurst138445.2+12.9
Labour Daisy Johnston90729.6-6.2
BNP Tom Rosser46615.2-4.3
Liberal Democrats Mike Halsall30810.0-2.5
Majority47715.6
Turnout 3,065
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Radcliffe North ward

Radcliffe North ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jackie Harris165645.8+5.0
Labour Timothy Chamberlain126535.0-3.6
BNP Peter Hallows47213.1-0.3
Liberal Democrats Lynn Molloy2206.1-1.2
Majority39110.8+8.6
Turnout 3,613
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Radcliffe West ward

Radcliffe West ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Tony Isherwood118744.6-5.7
Conservative Bernard Slingsby72727.3+4.7
BNP Stewart Clough48418.2-1.3
Liberal Democrats Joanne O'Hanlon1756.6-1.0
UKIP Harold Greenhalgh893.3+3.3
Majority46017.3-10.5
Turnout 2,662
Labour hold Swing

Ramsbottom ward

Ramsbottom ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Barry Theckston201062.1+6.4
Labour Val Robinson87226.9-5.0
Liberal Democrats Janet Turner35410.9-1.7
Majority113835.2+11.3
Turnout 3,236
Conservative hold Swing

Redvales ward

Redvales ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ijaz Ahmed146543.4+9.4
Labour Susan Southworth109332.3-4.8
BNP Brian Jepson3179.4-2.4
Liberal Democrats Paul Jenkins3028.9-8.3
Independent Mike Harling1043.1+3.1
Independent Bill Brison982.9+2.9
Majority37211.0
Turnout 3,379
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Sedgley ward

Sedgley ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Ann Garner148841.0+2.8
Conservative Jonathan Grosskopf123834.1+2.6
Labour Frank Adam90624.9-5.7
Majority2506.9-2.8
Turnout 3,632
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

St Marys ward

St Marys ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Mary DAlbert130843.4+0.4
Labour Kevin Lee101333.6+0.4
Conservative Raymond Soloman69223.0-0.8
Majority2959.8-0.1
Turnout 3,013
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing

Tottington ward

Tottington ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Roger Brown170057.0+4.7
Labour Jane Lewis61420.6-3.7
Liberal Democrats David Foss45615.3+3.8
BNP Reg Norris2107.0-4.5
Majority108636.4+8.3
Turnout 2,980
Conservative hold Swing

Unsworth ward

Unsworth ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sam Cohen182156.3+9.8
Labour Ann Audin116536.0-10.6
Liberal Democrats Theo Tymczyna2487.7+0.7
Majority65620.3
Turnout 3,234
Conservative hold Swing

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