2022 Bury Metropolitan Borough Council election

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2022 Bury Metropolitan Borough Council election
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All 51 seats to Bury Metropolitan Borough Council
26 seats needed for a majority
Turnout39.3%
 First partySecond partyThird party
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Leader Eamonn O'Brien Nicholas JonesUnknown
Party Labour Conservative Radcliffe First
Last election27 seats, 41.8%15 seats, 41.1%4 seats, 5.5%
Seats before28162
Seats won29128
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 2Decrease2.svg 3Increase2.svg 4
Popular vote69,27153,52711,972
Percentage44.6%34.4%7.7%
SwingIncrease2.svg 2.9%Decrease2.svg 6.7%Increase2.svg 2.2%
 Fourth partyFifth party
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LeaderMichael PowellUnknown
Party Liberal Democrats Independent
Last election4 seats, 8.1%1 seat, 0.3%
Seats before41
Seats won11
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 3Steady2.svg
Popular vote10,7902,375
Percentage6.9%1.5%
SwingDecrease2.svg 1.2%Increase2.svg 1.2%
Bury UK ward map 2022.svg
Winner of each seat at the 2022 Bury Metropolitan Borough Council election
Council control before election


Labour

Council control after election


Labour

The 2022 Bury Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2022. Due to boundary changes, all 51 councillors were elected at the same time. The election took place alongside other local elections across the United Kingdom.

Contents

In the previous council election in 2021, Labour maintained its control of the council, holding 27 seats after the election. The Conservatives formed the main opposition with fifteen seats, with the Liberal Democrats and Radcliffe First both on four councillors and a single independent.

Background

Result of the 2021 council election Bury UK local election 2021 map.svg
Result of the 2021 council election

The Local Government Act 1972 created a two-tier system of metropolitan counties and districts covering Greater Manchester, Merseyside, South Yorkshire, Tyne and Wear, the West Midlands, and West Yorkshire starting in 1974. Bury was a district of the Greater Manchester metropolitan county. [1] The Local Government Act 1985 abolished the metropolitan counties, with metropolitan districts taking on most of their powers as metropolitan boroughs. The Greater Manchester Combined Authority was created in 2011 and began electing the mayor of Greater Manchester from 2017, which was given strategic powers covering a region coterminous with the former Greater Manchester metropolitan county. [2]

Since its formation, Bury has variously been under Labour control, Conservative control and no overall control. Councillors have predominantly been elected from the Labour Party and the Conservative Party, with some Liberal Democrat and independent councillors also serving. The council has had an overall Labour majority since the 2011 election, in which Labour made six gains to hold 29 of the 51 seats. The Conservatives held 17 and the Liberal Democrats held five. Labour continued to make gains until 2015, after which the party has gradually lost seats whilst maintaining its majority. In the most recent election in 2021, Labour won nine seats with 41.7% of the vote, the Conservatives won seven seats with 41.1% of the vote, Radcliffe First won two seats with 5.5% of the vote and the Liberal Democrats won one with 8.1% of the vote. [3]

The Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) for Bury South, Christian Wakeford, defected to the Labour Party in January 2022. [4] On the same day, Gareth Staples-Jones, an independent councillor who had been elected as Radcliffe First, also joined the Labour Party. [5]

Bury Council underwent boundary changes ahead of this election. The Local Government Boundary Commission for England determined that the council should continue to elect 51 councillors and designed new election boundaries to reflect population change. The new boundaries include seventeen three-member wards. [6]

Electoral process

The council generally elects its councillors in thirds, with a third being up for election every year for three years, with no election in the fourth year. [7] [8] However, due to a boundary review, all fifty-one councillors were elected at the same time. The election used plurality block voting, with each ward electing three councillors. Electors were able to vote for up to three candidates, and the three candidates with the most votes in each ward were elected.

All registered electors (British, Irish, Commonwealth and European Union citizens) living in Bury aged 18 or over were entitled to vote in the election. People who live at two addresses in different councils, such as university students with different term-time and holiday addresses, were entitled to be registered for and vote in elections in both local authorities. Voting in-person at polling stations took place from 07:00 to 22:00 on election day, and voters were able to apply for postal votes or proxy votes in advance of the election.

Previous council composition

After 2021 electionBefore 2022 election
PartySeatsPartySeats
Labour 27 Labour 28
Conservative 15 Conservative 16
Liberal Democrats 4 Liberal Democrats 4
Radcliffe First4Radcliffe First2
Independent 1 Independent 1

Results summary

2022 Bury Metropolitan Borough Council election
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 29Increase2.svg 156.944.669,271+2.9
  Conservative 12Decrease2.svg 423.534.453,527-6.7
 Radcliffe First8Increase2.svg 415.77.711,972+2.2
  Liberal Democrats 1Decrease2.svg 32.06.910,790-1.2
  Independent 1Increase2.svg 12.01.52,375+1.2
  Green 0Steady2.svg0.04.67,089+1.6
  Reform UK 0Steady2.svg0.00.2236N/A
  English Democrat 0Steady2.svg0.00.1166-0.1
  Communist 0Steady2.svg0.00.159N/A

Results

Statements of persons nominated were published on 6 April. [9] Incumbent councillors are marked with an asterisk (*).

Besses

Besses (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Noel Bayley 1,505 61.4
Labour Co-op Mary Whitby* 1,435 58.5
Labour Co-op Lucy Smith* 1,397 57.0
Conservative Gregory Keeley54822.3
Conservative David Silbiger48619.8
Conservative Tahira Shaffi42017.1
Green Cameron Fay35414.4
Independent Martyn West31712.9
Liberal Democrats Mike Williams1767.2
English Democrat Stephen Morris1666.8
Communist Dan Ross592.4
Turnout 2,45230.7
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Bury East

Bury East (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ayesha Arif 1,285 46.4
Labour Gavin McGill* 1,266 45.7
Labour Ummrana Farooq* 1,157 41.8
Conservative Christopher Baron1,04537.8
Conservative Raja Sharif1,04337.7
Conservative Abdul Tahir88532.0
Green Lauren Hutchinson33112.0
Reform UK Kevin Cadwallader2368.5
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Powell2187.9
Turnout 2,76831.8
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Bury West

Bury West (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jackie Harris* 2,023 57.3
Conservative Dene Vernon* 1,926 54.6
Conservative Shahbaz Arif 1,636 46.4
Labour Andrew McAnulty1,20334.1
Labour Helen Varnom1,15332.7
Labour Samuel Turner1,11831.7
Green Jacqui Connor48513.7
Liberal Democrats Jacob Royde2747.8
Turnout 3,52941.7
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Elton

Elton (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jack Rydeheard* 1,752 48.5
Labour Martin Hayes* 1,715 47.5
Labour Charlotte Morris* 1,689 46.7
Conservative Andrew Luxton1,67146.2
Labour Kyle Finnegan1,54142.6
Conservative Muhammad Warraich1,39138.5
Liberal Democrats Lynda Arthur41611.5
Turnout 3,61441.5
Conservative win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Holyrood

Holyrood (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Elliot Moss 1,660 45.4
Labour Imran Rizvi 1,644 44.9
Liberal Democrats Maria Tegolo* 1,558 42.6
Liberal Democrats Steve Wright*1,55442.5
Labour Richard Jamieson1,49740.9
Liberal Democrats Michael Hankey1,31035.8
Conservative Geoffrey Baron3549.7
Conservative Anthony Hall3499.5
Green Peter Curati3409.3
Conservative Haider Raja2597.1
Turnout 3,66043.4
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Moorside

Moorside (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sandra Walmsley* 1,588 52.6
Labour Ciaron Boles* 1,518 50.3
Labour Kevin Peel* 1,482 49.1
Conservative Samia Farid1,10636.7
Conservative Marie Holder1,02634.0
Conservative Mahzar Latif90730.1
Green Mary Heath32110.6
Independent Victor Hagan2598.6
Turnout 3,01735.6
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

North Manor

North Manor (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Roger Brown* 2,008 51.1
Conservative Liam Dean* 1,963 50.0
Conservative Khalid Hussain* 1,775 45.2
Labour John Southworth1,56839.9
Green Michelle Sampson97324.8
Green Charlie Allen91323.2
Liberal Democrats Ewan Arthur75819.3
Green Gary Kirkley57414.6
Turnout 3,92749.3
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Pilkington Park

Pilkington Park (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Russell Bernstein* 1,409 46.5
Labour Elizabeth Fitzgerald 1,405 46.4
Conservative Nicholas Jones* 1,344 44.3
Labour Christopher Malkin1,31443.4
Labour Michael Rubinstein1,29642.8
Conservative Anton Slawycz1,21440.1
Green Elizabeth Lomax45214.9
Turnout 3,03140.6
Conservative win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Radcliffe East

Radcliffe East (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Radcliffe FirstCarol Birchmore* 1,504 58.2
Radcliffe FirstJames Mason* 1,449 56.0
Radcliffe FirstMary Walsh 1,332 51.5
Labour Tricia Cathcart76229.5
Labour Michael Broster73028.2
Labour Rhyse Cathcart72828.2
Conservative Mark Gregory30611.8
Conservative Azhar Mehboob27410.6
Conservative Iona Worthington2248.7
Green Heather Sharples1435.5
Turnout 2,58632.4
Radcliffe First win (new seat)
Radcliffe First win (new seat)
Radcliffe First win (new seat)

Radcliffe North & Ainsworth

Radcliffe North & Ainsworth (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Radcliffe FirstDonald Berry 1,436 40.2
Radcliffe FirstAndrea Booth 1,325 37.1
Conservative Jo Lancaster* 1,278 35.7
Conservative Paul Cropper*1,27835.7
Conservative Carol Bernstein1,20533.7
Radcliffe FirstKen Simpson1,20133.6
Labour Lee Patterson85623.9
Labour Gill Campbell84723.7
Labour Paddy Heneghan73620.6
Green Laura Thomas1083.0
Turnout 3,57638.5
Radcliffe First win (new seat)
Radcliffe First win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Radcliffe West

Radcliffe West (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Radcliffe FirstGlyn Marsden 1,292 49.6
Radcliffe FirstDes Duncalfe 1,263 48.5
Radcliffe FirstMike Smith* 1,170 44.9
Labour Gareth Staples-Jones*97337.4
Labour Charlie Whelan87333.5
Labour Sally McGill85232.7
Conservative David Lewis36213.9
Conservative Mark Imeson28911.1
Conservative Muhammad Khan1796.9
Green Chlöe Thomas1284.9
Liberal Democrats Kamran Islam702.7
Turnout 2,60331.9
Radcliffe First win (new seat)
Radcliffe First win (new seat)
Radcliffe First win (new seat)

Ramsbottom

Ramsbottom (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Clare Cummins* 2,178 53.4
Labour Tom Pilkington* 2,083 51.0
Labour Spencer Donnelly 1,948 47.7
Conservative James Cunliffe1,64140.2
Conservative Ian Schofield1,57338.5
Conservative Jihyun Park1,28431.5
Liberal Democrats Martyn Bristow44711.0
Green Mark Slocombe4029.9
Turnout 4,08145.6
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Redvales

Redvales (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Nikki Frith 1,647 49.5
Labour Tamoor Tariq* 1,646 49.4
Labour Shaheena Haroon* 1,498 45.0
Conservative Aamer Yasin1,36541.0
Conservative Raja Aijaz1,34440.4
Conservative Shafqat Mahmood1,24937.5
Green Paul Johnstone37511.3
Liberal Democrats David Foss34010.2
Turnout 3,32939.7
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

St. Marys

St. Marys (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Eamonn O’Brien* 1,941 56.7
Labour Debra Green 1,676 49.0
Labour Sean Thorpe 1,478 43.2
Liberal Democrats Michael Powell*1,38240.4
Liberal Democrats Stephen Lewis97628.5
Liberal Democrats Ugonna Edegoa96628.2
Conservative Stefano Zuri35810.5
Green Nick Hubble34510.1
Conservative Antonello Riu3329.7
Conservative Touseef Saghir2928.5
Turnout 3,42140.8
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Sedgley

Sedgley (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Richard Gold* 1,902 65.2
Labour Alan Quinn* 1,863 63.9
Labour Debbie Quinn* 1,811 62.1
Conservative Bernie Vincent74625.6
Conservative Mazhar Aslam56819.5
Conservative Sham Raja Akhtar51117.5
Green Glyn Heath34611.9
Liberal Democrats Michael Heaton34511.8
Turnout 2,91634.7
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Tottington

Tottington (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Yvonne Wright* 1,799 51.1
Conservative Luis McBriar* 1,687 47.9
Conservative Iain Gartside* 1,541 43.8
Conservative Ian Strachan1,08130.7
Labour Julie Southworth90325.7
Labour Evelyn Holt87824.9
Labour David Hills80823.0
Green Angela Graham49914.2
Turnout 3,52045.5
Independent win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Unsworth

Unsworth (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Joan Grimshaw* 2,157 58.7
Labour Nathan Boroda* 2,123 57.8
Labour Tahir Rafiq* 1,938 52.8
Conservative Shirley Balfour1,45139.5
Conservative Sohail Raja1,43139.0
Conservative Gibson Walker1,21533.1
Turnout 3,67244.0
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

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