Bury Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2008
Elections to Bury Council were held on 1 May 2008. One third of the council was up for election. The Conservative Party gained overall control of the council.
After the election, the composition of the council was
- Conservative 26
- Labour 16
- Liberal Democrat 9
Election result
Bury Local Election Result 2008 | ||||||||||
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Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | ||
Conservative | 10 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 58.8 | 45.0 | 25,447 | |||
Labour | 4 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 23.5 | 25.6 | 14,469 | |||
Liberal Democrat | 3 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 17.6 | 17.9 | 10,121 | |||
BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.8 | 4,958 | |||
English Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 354 | |||
UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 89 | |||
Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.4 | 1,352 | |||
Ward results
Besses ward
Besses ward | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Derek Boden | 1084 | 41.1 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Julie Baum | 614 | 23.3 | ||
Conservative | Adele Douglas | 584 | 22.2 | ||
English Democrats | Stephen Morris | 354 | 13.4 | ||
Majority | 470 | 17.8 | |||
Turnout | 2,636 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Church ward
Church ward | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Roy Walker | 2425 | 63.9 | ||
Labour | Linda Chesters | 789 | 20.8 | ||
BNP | Julia Kay | 292 | 7.7 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Tamsin Thomson | 287 | 7.6 | ||
Majority | 1636 | 43.1 | |||
Turnout | 3,793 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
East ward
East ward | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | John Byrne | 1148 | 44.9 | ||
Conservative | Azmat Hussain | 1023 | 40.0 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Emma Davison | 384 | 15.0 | ||
Majority | 125 | 4.9 | |||
Turnout | 2,555 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Elton ward
Elton ward | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Yvonne Creswell | 1861 | 61.2 | ||
Labour | Simon Carter | 775 | 25.5 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Robert Sloss | 405 | 13.3 | ||
Majority | 1086 | 35.7 | |||
Turnout | 3,041 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Holyrood ward
Holyrood ward | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal Democrat | Vic DAlbert | 1632 | 51.8 | ||
Conservative | Matthew Hague | 852 | 27.0 | ||
Labour | Benjamin Shatliff | 669 | 21.2 | ||
Majority | 780 | 24.7 | |||
Turnout | 3,153 | ||||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Moorside ward
Moorside ward | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Dot Cassidy | 1279 | 40.7 | ||
Conservative | Angela Cane | 1197 | 38.0 | ||
BNP | Phil Sedman | 317 | 10.1 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Nissa Finney | 223 | 7.1 | ||
Independent | Victor Hagan | 130 | 4.1 | ||
Majority | 82 | 2.6 | |||
Turnout | 3,146 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
North Manor ward
North Manor ward | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Dorothy Gunther | 2694 | 70.2 | ||
Labour | Nick Parnell | 577 | 15.0 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Ewan Arthur | 338 | 8.8 | ||
BNP | Tom Nuttall | 162 | 4.2 | ||
Independent | Lynette Mitchell (Male) | 66 | 1.7 | ||
Majority | 2117 | 55.2 | |||
Turnout | 3,837 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Pilkington Park ward
Pilkington Park ward | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Michelle Wiseman | 1908 | 67.0 | ||
Labour | Gill Campbell | 637 | 22.4 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Wayne Burrows | 304 | 10.7 | ||
Majority | 1271 | 44.6 | |||
Turnout | 2,849 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Radcliffe East ward
Radcliffe East ward | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Sam Hurst | 1384 | 45.2 | ||
Labour | Daisy Johnston | 907 | 29.6 | ||
BNP | Tom Rosser | 466 | 15.2 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Mike Halsall | 308 | 10.0 | ||
Majority | 477 | 15.6 | |||
Turnout | 3,065 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Radcliffe North ward
Radcliffe North ward | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Jackie Harris | 1656 | 45.8 | ||
Labour | Timothy Chamberlain | 1265 | 35.0 | ||
BNP | Peter Hallows | 472 | 13.1 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Lynn Molloy | 220 | 6.1 | ||
Majority | 391 | 10.8 | |||
Turnout | 3,613 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Radcliffe West ward
Radcliffe West ward | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Tony Isherwood | 1187 | 44.6 | ||
Conservative | Bernard Slingsby | 727 | 27.3 | ||
BNP | Stewart Clough | 484 | 18.2 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Joanne O'Hanlon | 175 | 6.6 | ||
UKIP | Harold Greenhalgh | 89 | 3.3 | ||
Majority | 460 | 17.3 | |||
Turnout | 2,662 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Ramsbottom ward
Ramsbottom ward | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Barry Theckston | 2010 | 62.1 | ||
Labour | Val Robinson | 872 | 26.9 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Janet Turner | 354 | 10.9 | ||
Majority | 1138 | 35.2 | |||
Turnout | 3,236 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Redvales ward
Redvales ward | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Ijaz Ahmed | 1465 | 43.4 | ||
Labour | Susan Southworth | 1093 | 32.3 | ||
BNP | Brian Jepson | 317 | 9.4 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Paul Jenkins | 302 | 8.9 | ||
Independent | Mike Harling | 104 | 3.1 | ||
Independent | Bill Brison | 98 | 2.9 | ||
Majority | 372 | 11.0 | |||
Turnout | 3,379 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Sedgley ward
Sedgley ward | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal Democrat | Ann Garner | 1488 | 41.0 | ||
Conservative | Jonathan Grosskopf | 1238 | 34.1 | ||
Labour | Frank Adam | 906 | 24.9 | ||
Majority | 250 | 6.9 | |||
Turnout | 3,632 | ||||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
St Marys ward
St Marys ward | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal Democrat | Mary DAlbert | 1308 | 43.4 | ||
Labour | Kevin Lee | 1013 | 33.6 | ||
Conservative | Raymond Soloman | 692 | 23.0 | ||
Majority | 295 | 9.8 | |||
Turnout | 3,013 | ||||
Liberal Democrat gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Tottington ward
Tottington ward | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Roger Brown | 1700 | 57.0 | ||
Labour | Jane Lewis | 614 | 20.6 | ||
Liberal Democrat | David Foss | 456 | 15.3 | ||
BNP | Reg Norris | 210 | 7.0 | ||
Majority | 1086 | 36.4 | |||
Turnout | 2,980 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Unsworth ward
Unsworth ward | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Sam Cohen | 1821 | 56.3 | ||
Labour | Ann Audin | 1165 | 36.0 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Theo Tymczyna | 248 | 7.7 | ||
Majority | 656 | 20.3 | |||
Turnout | 3,234 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
References
- Bury Council election, 2008 - wards B to P
- Bury Council election, 2008 - wards R to U
- Bury summary results
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