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]

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:

• Labour 35
• Conservative 12
• Liberal Democrats 2
• Independent (politician) 2

Election result

Bury Local Election Result 2014

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	10	1	2	-1		40.3	37,842	-1.7
	Conservative	6	1	0	+1		33.3	31,269	+1.1
	UKIP	0	0	0			14.4	13,553	+3.6
	Liberal Democrats	2	1	0	+1		7.0	6,557	-1.0
	Green	0	0	0	0	0	4.5	4,253	-1.5
	English Democrat	0	0	0	0	0	0.1	67	-0.8
	Independent	0	0	1	-1	0	0.3	290	+0.3

Ward results

Besses

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Alan Matthews	2,628	44.7	-7.7
	Conservative	Guy Levy	1,114	18.9	-0.2
	Liberal Democrats	Steve Middleton	1,098	18.7	+13.6
	UKIP	Phillip Husband	799	13.6	+13.6
	Green	Zarrin Shannon	177	3.0	-3.9
	English Democrat	Stephen Morris	67	1.1	-15.3
Majority			1114	25.7	-7.6
Turnout			5,883	60.2	+29.7
	Labour hold		Swing

Church

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jackie Harris	2,933	48.2	-6.2
	Labour	Andrew McAnulty	1,997	32.8	-1.2
	UKIP	Bernard Hagan	788	13.0	+13.0
	Green	Reece Spencer	193	3.2	-5.4
	Liberal Democrats	Lynda Arthur	167	2.7	-0.2
Majority			936	15.4	-5.0
Turnout			6,078	71.8	+29.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mike Connolly	2,748	60.0	+4.6
	UKIP	John Axon	853	18.6	-6.7
	Conservative	Sham Akhtar	762	16.6	+2.4
	Green	Paul Jenkins	220	4.8	-0.3
Majority			1,895	41.3	+11.2
Turnout			4,583	56.7	+23.5
	Labour hold		Swing

Elton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Michael Hankey	2,334	40.2	+6.7
	Labour	Martin Hayes	2,270	39.1	+3.1
	UKIP	Walter Southworth	864	14.9	-7.7
	Green	Julie Southworth	191	3.3	-1.6
	Liberal Democrats	Benjamin Ward	146	2.5	-0.4
Majority			64	1.1
Turnout			5,805	65.9	+28.8
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Holyrood

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Mary D'Albert	2,112	35.6	-14.8
	Labour	Geraldine Greene	2,066	34.9	-5.2
	Conservative	Katy Rothwell	784	13.2	+4.4
	UKIP	Michael Zwierzanski	623	10.5	+10.5
	Green	Peter Curati	340	5.7	+5.7
Majority			46	0.7
Turnout			5,925	67.0	+25.3
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing

Moorside

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Sarah Southworth	2,535	50.4	-1.6
	Conservative	Nabila Afilal	1,253	24.9	+8.6
	UKIP	Victor Hagan	994	19.8	-6.5
	Green	Larissa Heath	248	4.9	-0.5
Majority			1,282	25.5	-0.2
Turnout			5,030	57.9	+25.8
	Labour hold		Swing

North Manor

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Khalid Hussain	3,087	49.0	-1.3
	Labour	Steven Treadgold	1,721	27.3	+4.2
	UKIP	Tanya Kay	790	12.5	-4.0
	Green	Mary Heath	356	5.6	-0.6
	Liberal Democrats	Ewan Arthur	344	5.5	+1.6
Majority			1,366	21.7	-5.6
Turnout			6,298	75.0	+31.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

Pilkington Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Robert Caserta	2,632	49.9	+10.7
	Labour	Debra Green	1,872	35.5	-4.4
	UKIP	John Parkinson	507	9.6	-3.8
	Green	Zachery Garsia	262	5.0	+1.0
Majority			760	14.4
Turnout			5,273	68.6	+29.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

Radcliffe East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Catherine Preston	1,837	37.7	-13.8
	Conservative	Greg Keeley	1,285	26.4	-3.8
	UKIP	Russell Turner	1,012	20.8	+20.8
	Independent	Matt Bailey	290	5.9	+5.9
	Green	Nicole Haydock	239	4.9	-9.7
	Liberal Democrats	Robert Graham	205	4.2	+0.5
Majority			602	12.3	-8.9
Turnout			4,868	56.9	+26.9
	Labour gain from Independent		Swing

Radcliffe North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jamie Walker	2,193	39.3	-9.8
	Conservative	Zain Shah	1,734	31.1	-2.2
	UKIP	Ian Hayes	1,244	22.3	+22.3
	Liberal Democrats	Rodney Rew	212	3.8	-2.0
	Green	Ann Beckett	192	3.4	-8.6
Majority			459	8.2	-7.5
Turnout			5,575	64.8	+30.0
	Labour hold		Swing

Radcliffe West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Rachel Skillen	2,164	45.9	-12.1
	Conservative	David Lewis	1,294	27.5	+1.1
	UKIP	Christopher Turner	968	20.5	+20.5
	Green	Stephen Dillon	195	4.1	-8.8
	Liberal Democrats	Kamran Islam	90	1.9	-0.7
Majority			870	18.5	-13.1
Turnout			4,711	56.1	+28.4
	Labour hold		Swing

Ramsbottom

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Rob Hodkinson	3,090	47.1	+0.1
	Labour	Karen Leach	2,308	35.2	+2.1
	UKIP	David Barker	753	11.5	-4.3
	Green	Laura Chepner	404	6.2	+3.0
Majority			782	11.9	-1.9
Turnout			6,555	72.3	+31.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

Redvales

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Judith Kelly	2,948	52.8	+1.7
	Conservative	Sue Smith	1,416	25.4	+9.7
	UKIP	Mike Harling	861	15.4	-9.4
	Green	Paul Deaville	189	3.4	-1.7
	Liberal Democrats	Gareth Lloyd-Johnson	168	3.0	-0.2
Majority			1,532	27.4	+1.1
Turnout			5,582	62.9	+25.1
	Labour hold		Swing

Sedgley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Michael James	2,579	43.8	-13.9
	Conservative	David Silbiger	2,113	35.9	+13.2
	UKIP	Jennifer Jamieson	480	8.1	+8.1
	Liberal Democrats	Steve Wright	395	6.7	-3.6
	Green	Karen Wood	316	5.3	-3.9
Majority			466	7.9	-27.0
Turnout			5,883	65.7	+27.3
	Labour hold		Swing

St. Mary's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Noel Bayley	2,135	40.2	-3.7
	Liberal Democrats	Donal O'Hanlon	1,243	23.4	-8.6
	Conservative	Zadok Day	1,051	19.8	+3.9
	UKIP	Robert Cahill	562	10.6	+10.6
	Green	Andrew McKee	317	6.0	-2.2
Majority			892	16.8	+5.0
Turnout			5,308	65.5	+26.4
	Labour hold		Swing

Tottington

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Yvonne Wright	2,682	48.8	+7.3
	Labour	Andrew Jones	1,592	28.9	-3.8
	UKIP	Ian Henderson	785	14.3	-5.1
	Green	Samantha Deas	247	4.5	+1.0
	Liberal Democrats	David Foss	194	3.5	+0.7
Majority			1,090	19.8	+11.0
Turnout			5,500	68.9	+29.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

Unsworth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Joan Grimshaw	2,249	45.2	+0.1
	Conservative	Bernard Vincent	1,705	34.3	+10.9
	UKIP	Ged Smith	670	13.5	-11.1
	Liberal Democrats	Katriona Middleton	183	3.7	+1.2
	Green	Carm Bithell	167	3.3	+3.3
Majority			544	10.9	-9.6
Turnout			4,974	67.6	+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.