2015 Bury Metropolitan Borough Council election

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Results of the 2015 Bury Metropolitan Borough Council election

The 2015 Bury Metropolitan Borough Council Election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of the Metropolitan Borough of Bury in England. [1] This was on the same day as other local elections. [2]

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17 seats were contested. The Labour Party won 10 seats, the Conservatives won 6 seats, and the Liberal Democrats won 1 seat.

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

Election result

Bury Local Election Result 2014
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 1012-140.337,842-1.7
  Conservative 610+133.331,269+1.1
  UKIP 00014.413,553+3.6
  Liberal Democrats 210+17.06,557-1.0
  Green 000004.54,253-1.5
  English Democrat 000000.167-0.8
  Independent 001-100.3290+0.3

Ward results

Besses
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Alan Matthews 2,628 44.7 −7.7
Conservative Guy Levy1,11418.9−0.2
Liberal Democrats Steve Middleton1,09818.7+13.6
UKIP Phillip Husband79913.6+13.6
Green Zarrin Shannon1773.0−3.9
English Democrat Stephen Morris671.1−15.3
Majority 111425.7−7.6
Turnout 5,88360.2+29.7
Labour hold Swing
Church
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jackie Harris 2,933 48.2 −6.2
Labour Andrew McAnulty1,99732.8−1.2
UKIP Bernard Hagan78813.0+13.0
Green Reece Spencer1933.2−5.4
Liberal Democrats Lynda Arthur1672.7−0.2
Majority 93615.4−5.0
Turnout 6,07871.8+29.2
Conservative hold Swing
East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mike Connolly 2,748 60.0 +4.6
UKIP John Axon85318.6−6.7
Conservative Sham Akhtar76216.6+2.4
Green Paul Jenkins2204.8−0.3
Majority 1,89541.3+11.2
Turnout 4,58356.7+23.5
Labour hold Swing
Elton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Michael Hankey 2,334 40.2 +6.7
Labour Martin Hayes2,27039.1+3.1
UKIP Walter Southworth86414.9−7.7
Green Julie Southworth1913.3−1.6
Liberal Democrats Benjamin Ward1462.5−0.4
Majority 641.1
Turnout 5,80565.9+28.8
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Holyrood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Mary D'Albert 2,112 35.6 −14.8
Labour Geraldine Greene2,06634.9−5.2
Conservative Katy Rothwell78413.2+4.4
UKIP Michael Zwierzanski62310.5+10.5
Green Peter Curati3405.7+5.7
Majority 460.7
Turnout 5,92567.0+25.3
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing
Moorside
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sarah Southworth 2,535 50.4 −1.6
Conservative Nabila Afilal1,25324.9+8.6
UKIP Victor Hagan99419.8−6.5
Green Larissa Heath2484.9−0.5
Majority 1,28225.5−0.2
Turnout 5,03057.9+25.8
Labour hold Swing
North Manor
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Khalid Hussain 3,087 49.0 −1.3
Labour Steven Treadgold1,72127.3+4.2
UKIP Tanya Kay79012.5−4.0
Green Mary Heath3565.6−0.6
Liberal Democrats Ewan Arthur3445.5+1.6
Majority 1,36621.7−5.6
Turnout 6,29875.0+31.2
Conservative hold Swing
Pilkington Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Caserta 2,632 49.9 +10.7
Labour Debra Green1,87235.5−4.4
UKIP John Parkinson5079.6−3.8
Green Zachery Garsia2625.0+1.0
Majority 76014.4
Turnout 5,27368.6+29.9
Conservative hold Swing
Radcliffe East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Catherine Preston 1,837 37.7 −13.8
Conservative Greg Keeley1,28526.4−3.8
UKIP Russell Turner1,01220.8+20.8
Independent Matt Bailey2905.9+5.9
Green Nicole Haydock2394.9−9.7
Liberal Democrats Robert Graham2054.2+0.5
Majority 60212.3−8.9
Turnout 4,86856.9+26.9
Labour gain from Independent Swing
Radcliffe North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jamie Walker 2,193 39.3 −9.8
Conservative Zain Shah1,73431.1−2.2
UKIP Ian Hayes1,24422.3+22.3
Liberal Democrats Rodney Rew2123.8−2.0
Green Ann Beckett1923.4−8.6
Majority 4598.2−7.5
Turnout 5,57564.8+30.0
Labour hold Swing
Radcliffe West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Rachel Skillen 2,164 45.9 −12.1
Conservative David Lewis1,29427.5+1.1
UKIP Christopher Turner96820.5+20.5
Green Stephen Dillon1954.1−8.8
Liberal Democrats Kamran Islam901.9−0.7
Majority 87018.5−13.1
Turnout 4,71156.1+28.4
Labour hold Swing
Ramsbottom
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Rob Hodkinson 3,090 47.1 +0.1
Labour Karen Leach2,30835.2+2.1
UKIP David Barker75311.5−4.3
Green Laura Chepner4046.2+3.0
Majority 78211.9−1.9
Turnout 6,55572.3+31.8
Conservative hold Swing
Redvales
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Judith Kelly 2,948 52.8 +1.7
Conservative Sue Smith1,41625.4+9.7
UKIP Mike Harling86115.4−9.4
Green Paul Deaville1893.4−1.7
Liberal Democrats Gareth Lloyd-Johnson1683.0−0.2
Majority 1,53227.4+1.1
Turnout 5,58262.9+25.1
Labour hold Swing
Sedgley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Michael James 2,579 43.8 −13.9
Conservative David Silbiger2,11335.9+13.2
UKIP Jennifer Jamieson4808.1+8.1
Liberal Democrats Steve Wright3956.7−3.6
Green Karen Wood3165.3−3.9
Majority 4667.9−27.0
Turnout 5,88365.7+27.3
Labour hold Swing
St. Mary's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Noel Bayley 2,135 40.2 −3.7
Liberal Democrats Donal O'Hanlon1,24323.4−8.6
Conservative Zadok Day1,05119.8+3.9
UKIP Robert Cahill56210.6+10.6
Green Andrew McKee3176.0−2.2
Majority 89216.8+5.0
Turnout 5,30865.5+26.4
Labour hold Swing
Tottington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Yvonne Wright 2,682 48.8 +7.3
Labour Andrew Jones1,59228.9−3.8
UKIP Ian Henderson78514.3−5.1
Green Samantha Deas2474.5+1.0
Liberal Democrats David Foss1943.5+0.7
Majority 1,09019.8+11.0
Turnout 5,50068.9+29.5
Conservative hold Swing
Unsworth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Joan Grimshaw 2,249 45.2 +0.1
Conservative Bernard Vincent1,70534.3+10.9
UKIP Ged Smith67013.5−11.1
Liberal Democrats Katriona Middleton1833.7+1.2
Green Carm Bithell1673.3+3.3
Majority 54410.9−9.6
Turnout 4,97467.6+28.2
Labour hold Swing

References

  1. "Upcoming elections & referendums". The Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  2. "England council results". BBC News. Retrieved 23 May 2015.