Bury Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2014

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Elections to Bury Council were held on 22 May 2014, along with the European Parliament elections, 2014. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 2018. The Labour Party retained 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.

Contents

17 seats were contested. The Labour Party won 12 seats, the Conservatives won 4 seats, and the Liberal Democrats won 1 seat.

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

The Labour Party is a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom which has been described as an alliance of social democrats, democratic socialists and trade unionists. The party's platform emphasises greater state intervention, social justice and strengthening workers' rights.

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.

Liberal Democrats (UK) Political party in the United Kingdom

The Liberal Democrats are a liberal political party in the United Kingdom. They presently have 11 Members of Parliament in the House of Commons, 96 members of the House of Lords, and one member of the European Parliament. They also have five Members of the Scottish Parliament and a member each in the Welsh Assembly and London Assembly. The party reached the height of its influence in the early 2010s, forming a junior partner in a coalition government from 2010 to 2015. It is presently led by Vince Cable.

Election result

Bury Local Election Result 2014
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 12 3 0 +3 42.0 22,832 -9.0
  Conservative 4 0 2 -2 32.2 17,504 +3.6
  UKIP 0 0 0 10.8 5,891 +2.0
  Liberal Democrat 1 0 1 -1 8.0 4,340 +1.3
  Green 0 0 0 0 0 6.0 3,260 +4.9
  English Democrat 0 0 0 0 0 0.9 514 +0.2

Ward results

Besses
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Mary Whitby 1,313 52.4 -9.4
Conservative Zadok Day 479 19.1 +4.2
English Democrat Stephen Morris 412 16.4 +1.1
Green Larissa Heath 172 6.9 +6.9
Liberal Democrat Steve Middleton 127 5.1 -2.5
Majority 834 33.3 -12.2
Turnout 2,503 30.5 +1.9
Labour hold Swing
Church
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Susan Nuttall 1,944 54.4 +3.4
Labour Andrew McNaulty 1,216 34.0 +0.1
Green Patrick Neill 309 8.6 +8.6
Liberal Democrat Ann Garner 105 2.9 -0.8
Majority 728 20.4 +3.3
Turnout 3,574 42.6 +3.7
Conservative hold Swing
East
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Trevor Holt 1,494 55.4 -1.7
UKIP Shaf Mahmood 682 25.3 +2.7
Conservative Gregory Keeley 384 14.2 -5.8
Green Eva Stewart 137 5.1 +5.1
Majority 812 30.1 -4.4
Turnout 2,697 33.2 +2.3
Labour hold Swing
Elton
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Sarah Kerrison 1,153 36.0 -9.2
Conservative Michael Hankey 1,075 33.5 -2.2
UKIP Graeme Kerby 726 22.6 +7.4
Green Julie Southworth 159 4.9 +4.9
Liberal Democrat Andrew Garner 93 2.9 -0.7
Majority 78 2.4 -7.1
Turnout 3,206 37.1 +3.7
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Holyrood
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Timothy Pickstone 1,800 50.4 +9.5
Labour Catherine Preston 1,458 40.1 -5.3
Conservative Zain Shah 315 8.8 +1.0
Majority 342 9.6
Turnout 3,573 41.7 +4.7
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Moorside
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Sandra Walmsley 1,495 52.0 -13.2
UKIP Victor Hagan 756 26.3 +11.7
Conservative Nabila Afilal 469 16.3 +0.2
Green Anne Beckett 155 5.4 +5.4
Majority 739 25.7 -23.4
Turnout 2,875 32.1 +3.9
Labour hold Swing
North Manor
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative James Daly 1,781 50.3 -6.3
Labour Steven Treadgold 816 23.1 -4.1
UKIP Tanya Kay 583 16.5 +16.5
Green Mary Heath 221 6.2 -4.5
Liberal Democrat Ewan Arthur 137 3.9 -1.4
Majority 965 27.3 -2.1
Turnout 3,538 43.8 +3.1
Conservative hold Swing
Pilkington Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour John Mallon 1,312 39.9 -6.5
Conservative Bernie Vincent 1,149 39.2 -7.2
UKIP John Parkinson 392 13.4 +13.4
Green Peter Curati 118 4.0 +4.0
Liberal Democrat Wilfred Davison 102 3.5 -1.3
Majority 19 0.6
Turnout 2,929 38.7 +4.0
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Radcliffe East
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Nick Parnell 1,299 51.5 -7.6
Conservative Samantha Davies 763 30.2 +9.2
Green Nicole Haydock 368 14.6 +14.6
Liberal Democrat Joanne O'Hanlon 93 3.7 +0.2
Majority 536 21.2 -16.9
Turnout 2,523 30.0 +2.3
Labour hold Swing
Radcliffe North
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Jane Lewis 1,480 49.1 -2.3
Conservative Carl Curran 1,005 33.3 -0.8
Green John Southworth 361 12.0 +12.0
Liberal Democrat Rod Rew 168 5.8 +3.0
Majority 475 15.7 -1.6
Turnout 3,014 34.8 -0.4
Labour hold Swing
Radcliffe West
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Rishi Shori 1,361 58.0 -11.3
Conservative Katy Rothwell 619 26.4 +11.3
Green Stephen Dillon 303 12.9 +12.9
Liberal Democrat Kamran Islam 62 2.6 -0.2
Majority 742 31.6 -22.6
Turnout 2,345 27.7 +2.2
Labour hold Swing
Ramsbottom
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Ian Bevan 1,710 47.0 +8.9
Labour Sarah Southworth 1,206 33.1 -16.1
UKIP David Barker 574 15.8 +6.6
Green Glynn Heath 115 3.2 +3.2
Liberal Democrat Mary D'Albert 33 0.9 -2.3
Majority 504 13.8
Turnout 3,638 40.5 +3.8
Conservative hold Swing
Redvales
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Tamoor Tariq 1,691 51.1 -6.0
UKIP Mike Harling 820 24.8 +8.5
Conservative Luis McBriar 521 15.7 -4.7
Green Bill Brison 168 5.1 +5.1
Liberal Democrat Gareth Lloyd-Johnson 107 3.2 -2.5
Majority 871 26.3 -13.4
Turnout 3,307 37.8 +4.7
Labour hold Swing
Sedgley
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Alan Quinn 1,903 57.7 -2.6
Conservative David Lewis 750 22.7 +4.5
Liberal Democrat Steve Wright 340 10.3 -10.2
Green Kamila Laing 307 9.3 +9.3
Majority 1,153 34.9 -5.0
Turnout 3,300 38.4 -4.8
Labour hold Swing
St. Mary's
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Eamonn O'Brien 1,381 43.9 -3.1
Liberal Democrat Donal O'Hanlon 1008 32.0 -2.0
Conservative Denise Ormrod 500 15.9 +4.3
Green Paul Deaville 258 8.2 +1.2
Majority 373 11.8 -1.2
Turnout 3,147 39.1 +4.8
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Tottington
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Iain Gartside 1,295 41.5 +4.0
Labour Judith Kelly 1,019 32.7 -9.5
UKIP Walter Southworth 605 19.4 +7.7
Green Zarrin Shannon 109 3.5 +3.5
Liberal Democrat David Foss 88 2.8 -2.4
Majority 276 8.8
Turnout 3,116 39.4 +7.6
Conservative hold Swing
Unsworth
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Paul Adams 1,379 45.1 -15.3
UKIP Steve Evans 753 24.6 +14.5
Conservative Richard Cohen 745 23.4 -2.8
English Democrat Valerie Morris 102 3.3 +3.3
Liberal Democrat Katriona Middleton 77 2.5 -0.3
Majority 626 20.5 -13.7
Turnout 3,056 39.4 +2.1
Labour hold Swing

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