2011 Bury Metropolitan Borough Council election

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Elections to Bury Council took place on 5 May 2011. One third of the council was up for election, and the Labour Party took overall control of the council.

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17 seats were contested. The Labour Party won 13 seats, and the Conservatives won 4 seats.

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

Election result

Bury Local Election Result 2011
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 1360+648.728,367+12.8
  Conservative 403-334.219,899-1.5
  Liberal Democrats 003-311.16,484-11.2
  UKIP 0003.72,162+3.7
  Green 000000.6345-0.4
  English Democrat 000000.6382+0.4
  Independent 000001.0566+0.3

Ward results

Besses
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Alan Matthews 1,523 54.9 +12.8
Liberal Democrats Julie Baum46816.8-8.8
Conservative Ian Silvester46216.6-5.9
English Democrat Stephen Morris1856.7+2.9
UKIP Andrew Redstone1385.0+5.0
Majority1,05538.0+21.5
Turnout 2,77633.8-21.1
Labour hold Swing
Church
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jack Wlaton 1,975 51.9 +8.6
Labour Susan Southworth1,55140.8+13.1
Liberal Democrats Andrew Garner2777.3-12.2
Majority42411.1-4.2
Turnout 3,80345.2-25.9
Conservative hold Swing
East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Michael Connolly 1,589 50.6 +4.4
Conservative Saddique Anjum98331.3+2.9
UKIP Peter Entwistle43313.8+13.8
Liberal Democrats Maureen Davison1324.2-11.5
Majority60619.3+1.5
Turnout 3,13739.6-18.1
Labour hold Swing
Elton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour James Frith 1,743 45.6 +11.2
Conservative Alan Creswell1,60045.5+7.5
Liberal Democrats Zadok Day1724.9-15.2
Majority1430.1
Turnout 3,51541.3-24.8
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Holyrood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Gill Campbell 1,508 42.1 +12.0
Liberal Democrats Wilf Davison1,31436.7-10.4
Conservative Carl Curran58416.3-6.5
English Democrat Valerie Morris1734.8+4.8
Majority1945.4
Turnout 3,57940.7-25.8
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Moorside
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Keith Rothwell 1,629 45.6 +2.2
Conservative Azmat Husain90127.4-1.6
Liberal Democrats Timothy Boden36010.9-4.3
Independent Victor Hagan2778.4+5.9
Pirate Graeme Lambert1193.6+3.6
Majority72822.1+7.7
Turnout 3,28636.5-21.5
Labour hold Swing
North Manor
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Khalid Hussain 1,868 46.2 -6.9
Labour Andrew Jones1,17829.1+7.7
Liberal Democrats Ewan Arthur48211.9-9.5
Green Glyn Heath3458.5+4.4
Independent Lynnette Mitchell-Male1704.2+4.2
Majority69017.1-14.5
Turnout 4,04349.8-25.6
Conservative hold Swing
Pilkington Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Caserta 1,446 43.6
Labour John Mallon1,36541.1
UKIP Peter Redstone36210.9
Liberal Democrats Wayne Burrows1444.3
Majority812.5
Turnout 3,31742.1-24.5
Conservative hold Swing
Radcliffe East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Matt Bailey 1,623 53.3 +16.8
Conservative Bernard Slingsby1,01333.3-0.3
UKIP Nick McNeill2779.1+9.1
Liberal Democrats Michael Bell1304.3-16.5
Majority61020.0+17.1
Turnout 3,04335.1-25.0
Labour hold Swing
Radcliffe North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Peter Bury 1,799 50.7 +12.3
Conservative Stewart Penketh1,57644.4+7.0
Liberal Democrats Fiona Davison1764.9-6.5
Majority2236.3+5.3
Turnout 3,55140.7-23.2
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Radcliffe West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Tony Cummings 1,901 70.0 +28.6
Conservative Samantha Davies71926.5-1.8
Liberal Democrats Kamran Islam973.5-16.0
Majority1,18243.5+30.4
Turnout 2,71732.0-24.1
Labour hold Swing
Ramsbottom
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Joanne Columbine 1,823 46.9 +5.8
Conservative Robert Hodkinson1,82246.9+9.7
Liberal Democrats Helen Herd2416.2-11.9
Majority10.2-3.6
Turnout 3,88643.0-26.3
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Redvales
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Smith 2,008 56.7 +14.6
Conservative Tahira Shaffi91325.8-0.6
UKIP Steve Evans40411.4+11.4
Liberal Democrats Emma Davison2156.1-15.1
Majority1,09530.9+15.5
Turnout 3,54039.3-23.0
Labour hold Swing
Sedgley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Michael James 2,317 57.5 +21.8
Liberal Democrats Steve Wright84320.9-12.0
Conservative Marilyn Vincent68817.1-14.3
UKIP Raymond Solomon1814.5+4.5
Majority1,47436.6+33.8
Turnout 4,02945.1-23.4
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
St. Mary's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Noel Bayley 1,612 47.9 +15.9
Liberal Democrats Richard Baum1,03930.9-7.2
Conservative Beverley Sullivan55416.5-7.8
UKIP Adam Greene1584.7+4.7
Majority57317.0
Turnout 3,36341.0-23.5
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Tottington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Yvonne Wright 1,646 50.6 +5.3
Labour Simon Carter1,32340.7+11.8
Liberal Democrats David Foss2838.7-11.0
Majority3239.9-6.5
Turnout 3,25240.7-28.4
Conservative hold Swing
Unsworth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Joan Grimshaw 1,875 56.1 +12.0
Conservative Janice Cheetham1,14934.4-6.0
UKIP Chris Frost2096.2+6.2
Liberal Democrats Joanne O'Hanlon1113.3-12.2
Majority72621.7+18.1
Turnout 3,34445.0-23.4
Labour hold Swing

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