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, from previous No Overall Control of any party.
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 | +3.6 | ||
Labour | 4 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 23.5 | 25.6 | 14,469 | -8.3 | ||
Liberal Democrat | 3 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 17.6 | 17.9 | 10,121 | -0.5 | ||
BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.8 | 4,958 | +2.9 | ||
English Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 354 | +0.2 | ||
UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 89 | +0.2 | ||
Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.4 | 1,352 | +2.1 | ||
Ward results
Besses ward
Besses ward | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Derek Boden | 1084 | 41.1 | -6.4 | |
Liberal Democrat | Julie Baum | 614 | 23.3 | +5.3 | |
Conservative | Adele Douglas | 584 | 22.2 | -12.4 | |
English Democrats | Stephen Morris | 354 | 13.4 | +13.4 | |
Majority | 470 | 17.8 | +4.9 | ||
Turnout | 2,636 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Church ward
Church ward | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Roy Walker | 2425 | 63.9 | +8.6 | |
Labour | Linda Chesters | 789 | 20.8 | -3.6 | |
BNP | Julia Kay | 292 | 7.7 | -2.1 | |
Liberal Democrat | Tamsin Thomson | 287 | 7.6 | -2.9 | |
Majority | 1636 | 43.1 | +12.2 | ||
Turnout | 3,793 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
East ward
East ward | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | John Byrne | 1148 | 44.9 | -4.8 | |
Conservative | Azmat Hussain | 1023 | 40.0 | +9.2 | |
Liberal Democrat | Emma Davison | 384 | 15.0 | +2.9 | |
Majority | 125 | 4.9 | -14.0 | ||
Turnout | 2,555 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Elton ward
Elton ward | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Yvonne Creswell | 1861 | 61.2 | +8.9 | |
Labour | Simon Carter | 775 | 25.5 | -6.0 | |
Liberal Democrat | Robert Sloss | 405 | 13.3 | -3.0 | |
Majority | 1086 | 35.7 | +14.9 | ||
Turnout | 3,041 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Holyrood ward
Holyrood ward | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal Democrat | Vic DAlbert | 1632 | 51.8 | -2.8 | |
Conservative | Matthew Hague | 852 | 27.0 | +4.6 | |
Labour | Benjamin Shatliff | 669 | 21.2 | -1.8 | |
Majority | 780 | 24.7 | -7.0 | ||
Turnout | 3,153 | ||||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Moorside ward
Moorside ward | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Dot Cassidy | 1279 | 40.7 | +1.6 | |
Conservative | Angela Cane | 1197 | 38.0 | +3.8 | |
BNP | Phil Sedman | 317 | 10.1 | -0.6 | |
Liberal Democrat | Nissa Finney | 223 | 7.1 | -8.9 | |
Independent | Victor Hagan | 130 | 4.1 | +4.1 | |
Majority | 82 | 2.6 | -2.3 | ||
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 | +7.5 | |
Labour | Nick Parnell | 577 | 15.0 | -4.6 | |
Liberal Democrat | Ewan Arthur | 338 | 8.8 | -4.1 | |
BNP | Tom Nuttall | 162 | 4.2 | -0.6 | |
Independent | Lynette Mitchell (Male) | 66 | 1.7 | +1.7 | |
Majority | 2117 | 55.2 | +12.1 | ||
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 | +5.7 | |
Labour | Gill Campbell | 637 | 22.4 | -4.2 | |
Liberal Democrat | Wayne Burrows | 304 | 10.7 | -1.4 | |
Majority | 1271 | 44.6 | +9.9 | ||
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 | +12.9 | |
Labour | Daisy Johnston | 907 | 29.6 | -6.2 | |
BNP | Tom Rosser | 466 | 15.2 | -4.3 | |
Liberal Democrat | Mike Halsall | 308 | 10.0 | -2.5 | |
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 | +5.0 | |
Labour | Timothy Chamberlain | 1265 | 35.0 | -3.6 | |
BNP | Peter Hallows | 472 | 13.1 | -0.3 | |
Liberal Democrat | Lynn Molloy | 220 | 6.1 | -1.2 | |
Majority | 391 | 10.8 | +8.6 | ||
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 | -5.7 | |
Conservative | Bernard Slingsby | 727 | 27.3 | +4.7 | |
BNP | Stewart Clough | 484 | 18.2 | -1.3 | |
Liberal Democrat | Joanne O'Hanlon | 175 | 6.6 | -1.0 | |
UKIP | Harold Greenhalgh | 89 | 3.3 | +3.3 | |
Majority | 460 | 17.3 | -10.5 | ||
Turnout | 2,662 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Ramsbottom ward
Ramsbottom ward | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Barry Theckston | 2010 | 62.1 | +6.4 | |
Labour | Val Robinson | 872 | 26.9 | -5.0 | |
Liberal Democrat | Janet Turner | 354 | 10.9 | -1.7 | |
Majority | 1138 | 35.2 | +11.3 | ||
Turnout | 3,236 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Redvales ward
Redvales ward | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Ijaz Ahmed | 1465 | 43.4 | +9.4 | |
Labour | Susan Southworth | 1093 | 32.3 | -4.8 | |
BNP | Brian Jepson | 317 | 9.4 | -2.4 | |
Liberal Democrat | Paul Jenkins | 302 | 8.9 | -8.3 | |
Independent | Mike Harling | 104 | 3.1 | +3.1 | |
Independent | Bill Brison | 98 | 2.9 | +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 | +2.8 | |
Conservative | Jonathan Grosskopf | 1238 | 34.1 | +2.6 | |
Labour | Frank Adam | 906 | 24.9 | -5.7 | |
Majority | 250 | 6.9 | -2.8 | ||
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 | +0.4 | |
Labour | Kevin Lee | 1013 | 33.6 | +0.4 | |
Conservative | Raymond Soloman | 692 | 23.0 | -0.8 | |
Majority | 295 | 9.8 | -0.1 | ||
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 | +4.7 | |
Labour | Jane Lewis | 614 | 20.6 | -3.7 | |
Liberal Democrat | David Foss | 456 | 15.3 | +3.8 | |
BNP | Reg Norris | 210 | 7.0 | -4.5 | |
Majority | 1086 | 36.4 | +8.3 | ||
Turnout | 2,980 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Unsworth ward
Unsworth ward | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Sam Cohen | 1821 | 56.3 | +9.8 | |
Labour | Ann Audin | 1165 | 36.0 | -10.6 | |
Liberal Democrat | Theo Tymczyna | 248 | 7.7 | +0.7 | |
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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