Bury Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2008

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Elections to Bury Council were held on 1 May 2008. One third of the council was up for election. The Conservative Party gained overall control of the council, from previous No Overall Control of any party.

Metropolitan Borough of Bury Metropolitan borough in England

The Metropolitan Borough of Bury is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester in North West England, just north of Manchester, which consists of six towns: Bury, Ramsbottom, Tottington, Radcliffe, Whitefield and Prestwich. Bury bounds the Lancashire districts of Rossendale and Blackburn with Darwen to the north.

Conservative Party (UK) Political party in the United Kingdom

The Conservative Party, officially the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom. Presently led by Theresa May, it has been the governing party since 2010. It presently has 314 Members of Parliament in the House of Commons, 249 members of the House of Lords, and 18 members of the European Parliament. It also has 31 Members of the Scottish Parliament, 12 members of the Welsh Assembly, eight members of the London Assembly and 9,008 local councillors. One of the major parties of UK politics, it has formed the government on 45 occasions, more than any other party.

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After the election, the composition of the council was

Election result

Bury Local Election Result 2008
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 10 3 0 +3 58.8 45.0 25,447 +3.6
  Labour 4 0 4 -4 23.5 25.6 14,469 -8.3
  Liberal Democrat 3 1 0 +1 17.6 17.9 10,121 -0.5
  BNP 0 0 0 0 0 8.8 4,958 +2.9
  English Democrat 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 354 +0.2
  UKIP 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 89 +0.2
  Independent 0 0 0 0 0 2.4 1,352 +2.1

Ward results

Besses ward

Besses ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Derek Boden 1084 41.1 -6.4
Liberal Democrat Julie Baum 614 23.3 +5.3
Conservative Adele Douglas 584 22.2 -12.4
English Democrat Stephen Morris 354 13.4 +13.4
Majority 470 17.8 +4.9
Turnout 2,636
Labour hold Swing

Church ward

Church ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Roy Walker 2425 63.9 +8.6
Labour Linda Chesters 789 20.8 -3.6
BNP Julia Kay 292 7.7 -2.1
Liberal Democrat Tamsin Thomson 287 7.6 -2.9
Majority 1636 43.1 +12.2
Turnout 3,793
Conservative hold Swing

East ward

East ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour John Byrne 1148 44.9 -4.8
Conservative Azmat Hussain 1023 40.0 +9.2
Liberal Democrat Emma Davison 384 15.0 +2.9
Majority 125 4.9 -14.0
Turnout 2,555
Labour hold Swing

Elton ward

Elton ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Yvonne Creswell 1861 61.2 +8.9
Labour Simon Carter 775 25.5 -6.0
Liberal Democrat Robert Sloss 405 13.3 -3.0
Majority 1086 35.7 +14.9
Turnout 3,041
Conservative hold Swing

Holyrood ward

Holyrood ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Vic DAlbert 1632 51.8 -2.8
Conservative Matthew Hague 852 27.0 +4.6
Labour Benjamin Shatliff 669 21.2 -1.8
Majority 780 24.7 -7.0
Turnout 3,153
Liberal Democrat hold Swing

Moorside ward

Moorside ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Dot Cassidy 1279 40.7 +1.6
Conservative Angela Cane 1197 38.0 +3.8
BNP Phil Sedman 317 10.1 -0.6
Liberal Democrat Nissa Finney 223 7.1 -8.9
Independent Victor Hagan 130 4.1 +4.1
Majority 82 2.6 -2.3
Turnout 3,146
Labour hold Swing

North Manor ward

North Manor ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Dorothy Gunther 2694 70.2 +7.5
Labour Nick Parnell 577 15.0 -4.6
Liberal Democrat Ewan Arthur 338 8.8 -4.1
BNP Tom Nuttall 162 4.2 -0.6
Independent Lynette Mitchell (Male) 66 1.7 +1.7
Majority 2117 55.2 +12.1
Turnout 3,837
Conservative hold Swing

Pilkington Park ward

Pilkington Park ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Michelle Wiseman 1908 67.0 +5.7
Labour Gill Campbell 637 22.4 -4.2
Liberal Democrat Wayne Burrows 304 10.7 -1.4
Majority 1271 44.6 +9.9
Turnout 2,849
Conservative hold Swing

Radcliffe East ward

Radcliffe East ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Sam Hurst 1384 45.2 +12.9
Labour Daisy Johnston 907 29.6 -6.2
BNP Tom Rosser 466 15.2 -4.3
Liberal Democrat Mike Halsall 308 10.0 -2.5
Majority 477 15.6
Turnout 3,065
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Radcliffe North ward

Radcliffe North ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Jackie Harris 1656 45.8 +5.0
Labour Timothy Chamberlain 1265 35.0 -3.6
BNP Peter Hallows 472 13.1 -0.3
Liberal Democrat Lynn Molloy 220 6.1 -1.2
Majority 391 10.8 +8.6
Turnout 3,613
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Radcliffe West ward

Radcliffe West ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Tony Isherwood 1187 44.6 -5.7
Conservative Bernard Slingsby 727 27.3 +4.7
BNP Stewart Clough 484 18.2 -1.3
Liberal Democrat Joanne O'Hanlon 175 6.6 -1.0
UKIP Harold Greenhalgh 89 3.3 +3.3
Majority 460 17.3 -10.5
Turnout 2,662
Labour hold Swing

Ramsbottom ward

Ramsbottom ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Barry Theckston 2010 62.1 +6.4
Labour Val Robinson 872 26.9 -5.0
Liberal Democrat Janet Turner 354 10.9 -1.7
Majority 1138 35.2 +11.3
Turnout 3,236
Conservative hold Swing

Redvales ward

Redvales ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Ijaz Ahmed 1465 43.4 +9.4
Labour Susan Southworth 1093 32.3 -4.8
BNP Brian Jepson 317 9.4 -2.4
Liberal Democrat Paul Jenkins 302 8.9 -8.3
Independent Mike Harling 104 3.1 +3.1
Independent Bill Brison 98 2.9 +2.9
Majority 372 11.0
Turnout 3,379
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Sedgley ward

Sedgley ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Ann Garner 1488 41.0 +2.8
Conservative Jonathan Grosskopf 1238 34.1 +2.6
Labour Frank Adam 906 24.9 -5.7
Majority 250 6.9 -2.8
Turnout 3,632
Liberal Democrat hold Swing

St Marys ward

St Marys ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Mary DAlbert 1308 43.4 +0.4
Labour Kevin Lee 1013 33.6 +0.4
Conservative Raymond Soloman 692 23.0 -0.8
Majority 295 9.8 -0.1
Turnout 3,013
Liberal Democrat gain from Labour Swing

Tottington ward

Tottington ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Roger Brown 1700 57.0 +4.7
Labour Jane Lewis 614 20.6 -3.7
Liberal Democrat David Foss 456 15.3 +3.8
BNP Reg Norris 210 7.0 -4.5
Majority 1086 36.4 +8.3
Turnout 2,980
Conservative hold Swing

Unsworth ward

Unsworth ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Sam Cohen 1821 56.3 +9.8
Labour Ann Audin 1165 36.0 -10.6
Liberal Democrat Theo Tymczyna 248 7.7 +0.7
Majority 656 20.3
Turnout 3,234
Conservative hold Swing

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