Bury Metropolitan Borough Council election, 1999
Elections to Bury Council were held on 6 May 1999. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party kept overall control of the council.[1] Overall turnout was 28.14%.
After the election, the composition of the council was
Election result
Bury Local Election Result 1999 |
Party |
Seats |
Gains |
Losses |
Net gain/loss |
Seats % |
Votes % |
Votes |
+/− |
|
Labour |
12 |
0 |
2 |
-2 |
75.0 |
48.7 |
19,197 |
-3.4% |
|
Conservative |
3 |
2 |
0 |
+2 |
18.8 |
32.8 |
12,912 |
-1.1% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6.3 |
13.9 |
5,480 |
+0.8% |
|
Environment and Wildlife |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3.9 |
1,533 |
+3.2% |
|
Independent |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.7 |
283 |
+0.5% |
Ward results
Besses |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Derek Boden |
974 |
67.4 |
-3.2 |
|
Conservative |
Mark Roberts |
319 |
22.1 |
+2.9 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Ivy Hooley |
153 |
10.6 |
+0.4 |
Majority |
655 |
45.3 |
-6.1 |
Turnout |
1,446 |
21.5 |
+1.0 |
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Church |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Robert Bibby |
1,514 |
47.5 |
+0.7 |
|
Labour |
Stella Smith |
1,262 |
39.6 |
-5.5 |
|
Environment and Wildlife |
Michael Wellock |
413 |
13.0 |
+13.0 |
Majority |
252 |
7.9 |
+6.2 |
Turnout |
3,189 |
35.9 |
+0.6 |
|
Conservative gain from Labour |
Swing |
|
|
East |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Trevor Holt |
1,211 |
72.9 |
-6.2 |
|
Conservative |
Roger Thompson |
305 |
18.4 |
-2.5 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Janet Turner |
146 |
8.8 |
+8.8 |
Majority |
906 |
54.5 |
-3.7 |
Turnout |
1,662 |
21.5 |
-0.5 |
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Elton |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Raymond Watts |
1,192 |
47.2 |
-3.7 |
|
Conservative |
Geoffrey White |
885 |
35.0 |
-3.1 |
|
Environment and Wildlife |
Glyn Heath |
232 |
9.2 |
+9.2 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Robert Sloss |
216 |
8.6 |
-2.5 |
Majority |
307 |
12.2 |
-0.6 |
Turnout |
2,525 |
27.2 |
+0.5 |
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Holyrood |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Victor D'Albert |
1,466 |
58.7 |
+2.2 |
|
Labour |
Mary Whitby |
693 |
27.7 |
-2.6 |
|
Conservative |
Kevin Laughton |
339 |
13.6 |
+0.4 |
Majority |
773 |
31.0 |
+4.8 |
Turnout |
2,498 |
30.4 |
+1.4 |
|
Liberal Democrat hold |
Swing |
|
|
Moorside |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Winstone Ramsey |
1,221 |
50.1 |
-0.2 |
|
Conservative |
Norman Hamer |
926 |
38.0 |
-4.2 |
|
Environment and Wildlife |
Paul Dixon |
156 |
6.4 |
+6.4 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Winifred Rohmann |
134 |
5.5 |
-1.9 |
Majority |
295 |
12.1 |
+4.0 |
Turnout |
2,437 |
29.5 |
+0.2 |
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Pilkington Park |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Pamela Walker |
1,013 |
49.8 |
-3.9 |
|
Conservative |
Cecilia Aaron |
853 |
41.9 |
+3.1 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Nigel Bird |
168 |
8.3 |
+0.7 |
Majority |
160 |
7.9 |
-7.0 |
Turnout |
2,034 |
25.3 |
+0.8 |
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Radcliffe Central |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Anthony Isherwood |
1,601 |
61.5 |
-7.5 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Michael Halsall |
684 |
26.3 |
+14.5 |
|
Conservative |
Alan Bigg |
320 |
12.3 |
-4.1 |
Majority |
917 |
25.2 |
-27.4 |
Turnout |
2,605 |
29.8 |
+4.4 |
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Radcliffe North |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Edward Briggs |
1,505 |
50.1 |
+0.4 |
|
Conservative |
Denise Bigg |
1,096 |
36.5 |
+1.2 |
|
Environment and Wildlife |
David Bentley |
242 |
8.1 |
-1.0 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Gillian Duffy |
162 |
5.4 |
-0.5 |
Majority |
409 |
13.6 |
-0.8 |
Turnout |
3,005 |
28.5 |
+1.2 |
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Radcliffe South |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Anthony Watmough |
1,015 |
54.2 |
-1.0 |
|
Conservative |
Peter Wright |
668 |
35.6 |
-0.9 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Theodor Tymczyna |
191 |
10.2 |
+1.9 |
Majority |
347 |
18.6 |
-0.1 |
Turnout |
1,874 |
23.5 |
+4.8 |
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Ramsbottom |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Barry Theckston |
1,595 |
43.8 |
-4.9 |
|
Labour |
Anne Beckett |
1,563 |
42.9 |
+2.6 |
|
Environment and Wildlife |
Angela Graham |
256 |
7.0 |
+7.0 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
David Foss |
230 |
6.3 |
-4.8 |
Majority |
32 |
0.9 |
-7.5 |
Turnout |
3,644 |
32.8 |
+4.0 |
|
Conservative gain from Labour |
Swing |
|
|
Redvales |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
John Smith |
1,436 |
66.9 |
+0.3 |
|
Conservative |
Christopher Hall |
428 |
19.9 |
-2.1 |
|
Independent |
Arthur Withington |
283 |
13.2 |
+13.2 |
Majority |
1,008 |
47.0 |
+2.4 |
Turnout |
2,147 |
26.7 |
+0.7 |
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
St Mary's |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Brendon Hope |
1,266 |
52.1 |
-5.0 |
|
Conservative |
Neville Singer |
652 |
26.8 |
-2.1 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Mary D'Albert |
513 |
21.1 |
+7.1 |
Majority |
614 |
25.3 |
-2.9 |
Turnout |
2,431 |
27.0 |
+2.2 |
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Sedgley |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Gillian Campbell |
1,128 |
45.1 |
-7.7 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Timothy Pickstone |
968 |
38.7 |
+14.8 |
|
Conservative |
Bernard Vincent |
406 |
16.2 |
-7.1 |
Majority |
160 |
6.4 |
-22.5 |
Turnout |
2,502 |
30.5 |
+2.8 |
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Tottington |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
William Johnson |
1,795 |
59.8 |
+6.1 |
|
Labour |
Elizabeth Melia |
911 |
30.4 |
-4.9 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Martin Robinson Dowland |
295 |
9.8 |
-1.2 |
Majority |
884 |
29.4 |
+11.0 |
Turnout |
3,001 |
30.1 |
-0.3 |
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
|
|
Unsworth |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Sylvia Mason |
1,206 |
50.1 |
-10.2 |
|
Conservative |
Samuel Cohen |
811 |
33.7 |
+1.9 |
|
Environment and Wildlife |
Martin Prescott |
234 |
9.7 |
+9.7 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Geoffrey Young |
154 |
6.4 |
-1.5 |
Majority |
395 |
16.4 |
-12.1 |
Turnout |
2,405 |
29.7 |
+2.5 |
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
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