2010 Bury Metropolitan Borough Council election

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Results of the 2010 Bury Metropolitan Borough Council election

Elections to Bury Council took place on 6 May 2010. One third of the Council was up for election and the Conservative Party lost overall control of the Council.

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17 seats were contested. The Labour Party won 11 seats, the Conservatives won 4 seats, and the Liberal Democrats won 2 seats

After the election, the total composition of the council was as follows:

Election result

Bury Local Election Result 2010
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 1140+435.935,779+10.3
  Conservative 403-335.735,584-9.3
  Liberal Democrats 201-122.322,196+4.4
  BNP 0004.24,164-4.6
  Green 000001.0956+1.0
  English Democrat 000000.2186+0.0
  Independent 000000.7726-1.7

Ward results

Besses
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kenneth Audin 2,076 42.1 +1.0
Liberal Democrats Julie Baum1,26225.6+2.3
Conservative Ian Silvester1,10922.5+0.3
BNP Jennifer Jamieson3026.1+6.1
English Democrat Stephen Morris1863.8−9.6
Majority 81416.5−1.3
Turnout 4,93559.9
Labour hold Swing
Church
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Bob Biddy 2,639 43.1 −20.8
Labour Susan Southworth1,70027.7+6.9
Liberal Democrats Jim Eagle1,19719.5+11.9
BNP Julia Kay3766.1−1.6
Independent Ian Hayes2133.5+3.5
Majority 93915.3−27.8
Turnout 6,12571.1
Conservative hold Swing
East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Trevor Holt 2,103 46.2 +1.3
Conservative Azmat Hussain1,29428.4−11.6
Liberal Democrats Lynda Arthur71415.7+0.7
BNP Thomas Nuttall4369.6+9.6
Majority 80917.8+12.9
Turnout 4,54757.7
Labour hold Swing
Elton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Michael Hankey 2,143 38.0 −23.2
Labour James Frith1,92834.1+8.6
Liberal Democrats Robert Sloss1,13720.1+6.8
BNP Stewart Clough4377.7+7.7
Majority 2153.8−31.9
Turnout 5,64566.1
Conservative hold Swing
Holyrood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Tim Pickstone 2,779 47.1 −4.7
Labour Ben Shatliff1,77330.1+8.9
Conservative Carl Curran1,34422.8−4.2
Majority 1,00617.1−7.6
Turnout 5,89666.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Moorside
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sandra Walmsley 2,289 43.4 +2.7
Conservative Peter Ashworth1,52829.0−9.0
Liberal Democrats Nissa Finney80415.2+8.1
BNP Phil Sedman3967.5−2.6
Independent Victor Hagan1332.5−1.6
Green Nicole Haydock1242.3+2.3
Majority 76114.4+11.8
Turnout 5,27458.0
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
North Manor
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James Taylor 3,277 53.1 −17.1
Liberal Democrats Ewan Arthur1,32221.4+12.6
Labour Frank Shatliff1,32121.4+6.4
Green Glyn Heath2554.1+4.1
Majority 1,95531.6−23.6
Turnout 6,17575.4
Conservative hold Swing
Pilkington Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Bernie Vincent 2,589 24.7
Conservative Robert Caserta 2,530 24.2
Labour John Mallon1,81317.3
Labour Steve Perkins1,64915.7
Liberal Democrats Wayne Burrows9949.5
Liberal Democrats Joanne O'Hanlon8948.5
Majority 59
Majority 717
Turnout 10,46966.6
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Radcliffe East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Nick Parnell 1,887 36.5 +6.9
Conservative Catherine Berry1,73733.6−11.6
Liberal Democrats Mike Halsall1,07720.8+10.8
BNP Reg Norris4659.0−6.2
Majority 1502.9
Turnout 5,16660.5
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Radcliffe North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jane Lewis 2,176 38.4 +3.4
Conservative Janice Cheetham2,11737.4−8.4
Liberal Democrats Kamran Islam64811.4+5.3
Independent George Ramsay3806.7+6.7
BNP Graham Tonkin3416.0−7.1
Majority 591.0
Turnout 5,66263.9
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Radcliffe West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Rishi Shori 1,970 41.4 −3.2
Conservative Samantha Davies1,34528.3+1.0
Liberal Democrats Lynn Molloy92819.5+12.9
BNP Jean Purdy50910.7−7.5
Majority 62513.1+10.0
Turnout 4,75256.1
Labour hold Swing
Ramsbottom
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Val Robinson 2,943 41.1 +14.2
Conservative Ian Bevan2,66837.2−24.9
Liberal Democrats Paul Jenkins1,29818.1+7.2
Green Peter Mather2543.5+3.5
Majority 2753.8
Turnout 7,16369.3
Labour hold Swing
Redvales
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Tamoor Tariq 2,357 42.1 +9.8
Conservative Khalid Hussain1,49226.6−16.8
Liberal Democrats Tim Boaden1,18621.2+12.3
BNP Peter Hallows56510.1+0.7
Majority 86515.4
Turnout 5,60062.3
Labour hold Swing
Sedgley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Alan Quinn 2,173 35.7 +10.8
Liberal Democrats Andrew Garner2,00132.9−8.1
Conservative Jonathan Grosskopf1,91331.4+0.0
Majority 1722.8
Turnout 6,08768.5
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
St. Mary's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Donal O'Hanlon 2,053 38.1 −5.3
Labour Noel Bayley1,75432.5−1.1
Conservative Raymond Soloman1,26423.4+0.4
Green George Heron3236.0+6.0
Majority 2995.5−4.3
Turnout 5,39464.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Tottington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Iain Gartside 2,521 45.3 −11.7
Labour Simon Carter1,60828.9+8.3
Liberal Democrats David Foss1,09819.7+4.4
BNP Brian Jepson3376.0−1.0
Majority 91316.4−20.0
Turnout 5,56469.1
Conservative hold Swing
Unsworth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ann Audin 2,259 44.1 +8.1
Conservative Bev Sullivan2,07440.4−15.9
Liberal Democrats Theo Tymczyna79415.5+7.8
Majority 1853.7
Turnout 5,12768.4
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

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