Bury local elections
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One third of Bury Metropolitan Borough Council in Greater Manchester, England is elected each year, followed by one year without election. Since the last boundary changes in 2004, 51 councillors have been elected from 17 wards.[1]
Political control
Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[2]
| Party in control | Years |
|---|---|
| No overall control | 1973–1975 |
| Conservative | 1975–1986 |
| Labour | 1986–1992 |
| No overall control | 1992–1995 |
| Labour | 1995–2006 |
| No overall control | 2006–2008 |
| Conservative | 2008–2010 |
| No overall control | 2010-2011 |
| Labour | 2011-present |
Council elections
Bury Council election, 2002
Bury Council election, 2003
Bury Council election, 2004 (whole council elected after boundary changes increased the number of seats by 3)[3]
Bury Council election, 2006
Bury Council election, 2007
Bury Council election, 2010
Bury Council election, 2011
By-election results
| Redvales By-Election 27 June 1996 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | 1,497 | 75.6 | |||
| Conservative | 376 | 19.0 | |||
| Independent | 106 | 5.4 | |||
| Majority | 1,121 | 56.6 | |||
| Turnout | 1,979 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Holyrood By-Election 22 June 2000 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrat | 960 | 52.1 | -4.3 | ||
| Labour | 559 | 30.3 | +5.9 | ||
| Conservative | 325 | 17.6 | -1.6 | ||
| Majority | 401 | 21.8 | |||
| Turnout | 1,844 | 22.5 | |||
| Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
| Radcliffe South By-Election 7 June 2001[4] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Anthony Cummings | 2,473 | 55.8 | +10.5 | |
| Conservative | Peter Wright | 1,360 | 37.7 | -14.3 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Mike Halsall | 597 | 13.5 | +3.8 | |
| Majority | 1,113 | 18.1 | |||
| Turnout | 4,430 | 55.1 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Radcliffe West By-Election 4 June 2009[5] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Rishi Shori | 879 | 30.7 | -13.9 | |
| Conservative | Samantha Davies | 870 | 30.4 | +3.1 | |
| BNP | Jean Purdy | 459 | 16.0 | -2.2 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Mike Halsall | 429 | 15.0 | +8.4 | |
| English Democrats | Stephen Morris | 228 | 8.0 | +8.0 | |
| Majority | 9 | 0.3 | |||
| Turnout | 2,865 | 35.1 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
References
- ↑ "Your Council". Bury Council. Retrieved 2010-04-12.
- ↑ "Bury". BBC News Online. 2009-04-19. Retrieved 2010-05-07.
- ↑ "Bury council". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2010-04-12.
- ↑ "Tory John fails to oust David". Bolton Evening News. 2001-06-19. Retrieved 2010-04-12.
- ↑ "Close victory for Labour in council by-election". Bury Times. 2009-06-05. Retrieved 2010-04-12.
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