Bury Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2010

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Elections to Bury Council took place on 6 May 2010. One third of the Council was up for election and the Conservative Party lost overall control of the Council.

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.

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17 seats were contested. The Labour Party won 11 seats, the Conservatives won 4 seats, and the Liberal Democrats won 2 seats

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

Election result

Bury Local Election Result 2010
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 11 4 0 +4 35.9 35,779 +10.3
  Conservative 4 0 3 -3 35.7 35,584 -9.3
  Liberal Democrat 2 0 1 -1 22.3 22,196 +4.4
  BNP 0 0 0 4.2 4,164 -4.6
  Green 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 956 +1.0
  English Democrat 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 186 +0.0
  Independent 0 0 0 0 0 0.7 726 -1.7

Ward results

Besses
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Kenneth Audin 2,076 42.1 +1.0
Liberal Democrat Julie Baum 1,262 25.6 +2.3
Conservative Ian Silvester 1,109 22.5 +0.3
BNP Jennifer Jamieson 302 6.1 +6.1
English Democrat Stephen Morris 186 3.8 -9.6
Majority 814 16.5 -1.3
Turnout 4,935 59.9
Labour hold Swing
Church
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Bob Biddy 2,639 43.1 -20.8
Labour Susan Southworth 1,700 27.7 +6.9
Liberal Democrat Jim Eagle 1,197 19.5 +11.9
BNP Julia Kay 376 6.1 -1.6
Independent Ian Hayes 213 3.5 +3.5
Majority 939 15.3 -27.8
Turnout 6,125 71.1
Conservative hold Swing
East
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Trevor Holt 2,103 46.2 +1.3
Conservative Azmat Hussain 1,294 28.4 -11.6
Liberal Democrat Lynda Arthur 714 15.7 +0.7
BNP Thomas Nuttall 436 9.6 +9.6
Majority 809 17.8 +12.9
Turnout 4,547 57.7
Labour hold Swing
Elton
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Michael Hankey 2,143 38.0 -23.2
Labour James Frith 1,928 34.1 +8.6
Liberal Democrat Robert Sloss 1,137 20.1 +6.8
BNP Stewart Clough 437 7.7 +7.7
Majority 215 3.8 -31.9
Turnout 5,645 66.1
Conservative hold Swing
Holyrood
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Tim Pickstone 2,779 47.1 -4.7
Labour Ben Shatliff 1,773 30.1 +8.9
Conservative Carl Curran 1,344 22.8 -4.2
Majority 1,006 17.1 -7.6
Turnout 5,896 66.5
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Moorside
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Sandra Walmsley 2,289 43.4 +2.7
Conservative Peter Ashworth 1,528 29.0 -9.0
Liberal Democrat Nissa Finney 804 15.2 +8.1
BNP Phil Sedman 396 7.5 -2.6
Independent Victor Hagan 133 2.5 -1.6
Green Nicole Haydock 124 2.3 +2.3
Majority 761 14.4 +11.8
Turnout 5,274 58.0
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
North Manor
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative James Taylor 3,277 53.1 -17.1
Liberal Democrat Ewan Arthur 1,322 21.4 +12.6
Labour Frank Shatliff 1,321 21.4 +6.4
Green Glyn Heath 255 4.1 +4.1
Majority 1,955 31.6 -23.6
Turnout 6,175 75.4
Conservative hold Swing
Pilkington Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Bernie Vincent 2,589 24.7
Conservative Robert Caserta 2,530 24.2
Labour John Mallon 1,813 17.3
Labour Steve Perkins 1,649 15.7
Liberal Democrat Wayne Burrows 994 9.5
Liberal Democrat Joanne O'Hanlon 894 8.5
Majority 59
Majority 717
Turnout 10,469 66.6
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Radcliffe East
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Nick Parnell 1,887 36.5 +6.9
Conservative Catherine Berry 1,737 33.6 -11.6
Liberal Democrat Mike Halsall 1,077 20.8 +10.8
BNP Reg Norris 465 9.0 -6.2
Majority 150 2.9
Turnout 5,166 60.5
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Radcliffe North
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Jane Lewis 2,176 38.4 +3.4
Conservative Janice Cheetham 2,117 37.4 -8.4
Liberal Democrat Kamran Islam 648 11.4 +5.3
Independent George Ramsay 380 6.7 +6.7
BNP Graham Tonkin 341 6.0 -7.1
Majority 59 1.0
Turnout 5,662 63.9
Labour hold Swing
Radcliffe West
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Rishi Shori 1,970 41.4 -3.2
Conservative Samantha Davies 1,345 28.3 +1.0
Liberal Democrat Lynn Molloy 928 19.5 +12.9
BNP Jean Purdy 509 10.7 -7.5
Majority 625 13.1 +10.0
Turnout 4,752 56.1
Labour hold Swing
Ramsbottom
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Val Robinson 2,943 41.1 +14.2
Conservative Ian Bevan 2,668 37.2 -24.9
Liberal Democrat Paul Jenkins 1,298 18.1 +7.2
Green Peter Mather 254 3.5 +3.5
Majority 275 3.8
Turnout 7,163 69.3
Labour hold Swing
Redvales
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Tamoor Tariq 2,357 42.1 +9.8
Conservative Khalid Hussain 1,492 26.6 -16.8
Liberal Democrat Tim Boaden 1,186 21.2 +12.3
BNP Peter Hallows 565 10.1 +0.7
Majority 865 15.4
Turnout 5,600 62.3
Labour hold Swing
Sedgley
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Alan Quinn 2,173 35.7 +10.8
Liberal Democrat Andrew Garner 2,001 32.9 -8.1
Conservative Jonathan Grosskopf 1,913 31.4 +0.0
Majority 172 2.8
Turnout 6,087 68.5
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
St. Mary's
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Donal O'Hanlon 2,053 38.1 -5.3
Labour Noel Bayley 1,754 32.5 -1.1
Conservative Raymond Soloman 1,264 23.4 +0.4
Green George Heron 323 6.0 +6.0
Majority 299 5.5 -4.3
Turnout 5,394 64.5
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Tottington
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Iain Gartside 2,521 45.3 -11.7
Labour Simon Carter 1,608 28.9 +8.3
Liberal Democrat David Foss 1,098 19.7 +4.4
BNP Brian Jepson 337 6.0 -1.0
Majority 913 16.4 -20.0
Turnout 5,564 69.1
Conservative hold Swing
Unsworth
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Ann Audin 2,259 44.1 +8.1
Conservative Bev Sullivan 2,074 40.4 -15.9
Liberal Democrat Theo Tymczyna 794 15.5 +7.8
Majority 185 3.6
Turnout 5,127 68.4
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

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