Bury Metropolitan Borough Council

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Bury Metropolitan Borough Council
Third of council elected three years out of four
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Coat of arms
Bury Council logo 2023.svg
Council logo
Type
Type
Houses Unicameral
Term limits
None
History
Founded1 April 1974
Leadership
Mayor of Bury
Cllr Sandra Walmsley,Labour Party
since 5 May 2022
Leader of the Council
Eamonn O'Brien,Labour Party
since 5 May 2022
Deputy Leaders
  • Cllr Tamoor Tariq
  • Cllr Lucy Smith
,Labour Party
since 5 May 2022
Leader of the Opposition
Russell Bernstein,Conservative Party
Chief executive
Lynne Ridsdale
since 16 May 2018
Structure
Seats51 [1]
Bury Metropolitan Borough Council 2023.svg
Political groups
Administration (31)
  •   Labour (31)
    Opposition (22)
  •   Conservative (11)
  •   Radcliffe First (8)
  •   Independent (1)
Joint committees
Greater Manchester Combined Authority
Greater Manchester Police, Fire and Crime Panel
Elections
Last election
2023 (one third of councillors)
2022 (all 51 councillors)
Next election
2024 (one third of councillors)
2026 (one third of councillors)
Meeting place
Bury Town Hall - geograph.org.uk - 1691477.jpg
Bury Town Hall
Website
www.bury.gov.uk

Bury Metropolitan Borough Council is the local authority of the Metropolitan Borough of Bury in Greater Manchester, England. It is a metropolitan district council, one of ten in Greater Manchester and one of 36 in the metropolitan counties of England. It provides the majority of local government services in Bury.

Contents

Wards and councillors

Each ward is represented by three councillors. [2]

Council Wards
1 Ramsbottom
2 North Manor
3 Tottington
4 Elton
5 Moorside
6 Bury West
7 Bury East
8 Redvales
9 Radcliffe North & Ainsworth
10 Radcliffe East
11 Radcliffe West
12 Unsworth
13 Pilkington Park
14 Besses
15 St. Mary's
16 Holyrood
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Council Wards
1 Ramsbottom
2 North Manor
3 Tottington
4 Elton
5 Moorside
6 Bury West
7 Bury East
8 Redvales
9 Radcliffe North & Ainsworth
10 Radcliffe East
11 Radcliffe West
12 Unsworth
13 Pilkington Park
14 Besses
15 St. Mary's
16 Holyrood
17 Sedgley
Parliamentary constituencyWardCouncillorPartyTerm of office
Bury North constituency Bury EastUmmrana Farooq Labour 2023-27
Ayesha Arif Labour 2022-26
Gavin McGill Labour 2022-24
Bury WestShahbaz Arif Conservative 2023-27
Jackie Harris Conservative 2022-26
Dene Vernon Conservative 2022-24
EltonCharlotte Morris Labour 2023-27
Jack Rydeheard Conservative 2022-26
Martin Hayes Labour 2022-24
MoorsideBabar Ibrahim Labour 2023-27
Sandra Walmsley Labour 2022-26
Ciaron Boles Labour 2022-24
North ManorKhalid Hussain Conservative 2023-27
Roger Brown Conservative 2022-26
Liam Dean Conservative 2022-24
Radcliffe North and AinsworthJo Lancaster (Conservative Group Deputy Leader) Conservative 2023-27
Donald BerryRadcliffe First2022-26
Andrea BoothRadcliffe First2022-24
RamsbottomGareth Staples-Jones Labour 2023-27
Clare Cummins Labour 2022-26
Tom Pilkington Labour 2022-24
RedvalesShaheena Haroon Labour 2023-27
Nikki Frith Labour 2022-26
Tamoor Tariq (Labour Group Deputy Leader) Labour 2022-24
TottingtonIain Gartside Conservative 2023-27
Yvonne WrightIndependent2022-26
Luis McBriar Conservative 2022-24
Bury South constituency BessesLucy Smith Labour 2023-27
Noel Bayley Labour 2022-26
Mary Whitby Labour 2022-24
HolyroodLynn Ryder Labour 2023-27
Elliot Moss Labour 2022-26
Imran Rizvi Labour 2022-24
Pilkington ParkMichael Rubinstein Labour 2023-27
Russell Bernstein (Conservative Group Leader) Conservative 2022-26
Elizabeth Fitzgerald Labour 2022-24
Radcliffe EastMary WalshRadcliffe First2023-27
Carol BirchmoreRadcliffe First2022-26
James MasonRadcliffe First2022-24
Radcliffe WestMike Smith (Radcliffe First Group Leader)Radcliffe First2023-27
Glyn MarsdenRadcliffe First2022-26
Des DuncalfeRadcliffe First2022-24
SedgleyDebbie Quinn Labour 2023-27
Richard Gold Labour 2022-26
Alan Quinn Labour 2022-24
St. Mary'sSean Thorpe Labour 2023-27
Eamonn O'Brien Labour 2022-26
Debra Green Labour 2022-24
Unsworth Tahir Rafiq Labour 2023-27
Joan Grimshaw Labour 2022-26
Nathan Boroda Labour 2022-24

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References

  1. "Councillor information - Bury Council".
  2. "Your Councillors". bury.gov.uk. Bury MBC. Retrieved 9 May 2022.