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2023 Bury Metropolitan Borough Council election

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2023 Bury Council election

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17 out of 51 seats of Bury Metropolitan Borough Council
26 seats needed for a majority
Turnout34.3% Decrease 5.0 pp
  First party Second party Third party
  Blank Blank Blank
Leader Eamonn O'Brien Russell Bernstein Mike Smith
Party Labour Conservative Radcliffe First
Leader's seat St Mary’s Pilkington Park Radcliffe West
Last election 29 seats, 44.6% 12 seats, 34.4% 8 seats, 7.7%
Seats before 28 12 8
Seats won 11 4 2
Seats after 31 11 8
Seat change Increase 3 Decrease 1 Steady
Popular vote 22,299 14,077 3,773
Percentage 46.3% 29.2% 7.8%
Swing Increase 1.7% Decrease 5.2% Increase 0.1%

  Fourth party Fifth party
  Blank Blank
Leader None Cristina Tegolo
Party Independent Liberal Democrats
Leader's seat Holyrood
Last election 1 seat, 0.3% 1 seat, 6.9%
Seats before 2 1
Seats won 0 0
Seats after 1 0
Seat change Decrease 1 Decrease 1
Popular vote 1,826 2,627
Percentage 3.8% 5.5%
Swing Increase 3.5% Decrease 1.4%

The winner of each seat by party in the 2023 Bury Metropolitan Council Election

Leader before election

Eamonn O'Brien
Labour

Leader after election

Eamonn O'Brien
Labour

The 2023 Bury Metropolitan Borough Council elections took place on 4 May 2023 alongside other local elections across the United Kingdom. One third of seats (17) on Bury Metropolitan Borough Council were contested. Labour retained its control of the council.

Background

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The Local Government Act 1972 created a two-tier system of metropolitan counties and districts covering Greater Manchester, Merseyside, South Yorkshire, Tyne and Wear, the West Midlands, and West Yorkshire starting in 1974. Bury was a district of the Greater Manchester metropolitan county.[1] The Local Government Act 1985 abolished the metropolitan counties, with metropolitan districts taking on most of their powers as metropolitan boroughs. The Greater Manchester Combined Authority was created in 2011 and began electing the mayor of Greater Manchester from 2017, which was given strategic powers covering a region coterminous with the former Greater Manchester metropolitan county.[2]

Since its formation, Bury has variously been under Labour control, Conservative control and no overall control. Councillors have predominantly been elected from the Labour Party and the Conservative Party, with some Liberal Democrat and independent councillors also serving. The council has had an overall Labour majority since the 2011 election.

In the previous election in 2022, where all 51 seats were up for election due to boundary changes, Labour won 29 seats, the Conservatives won 12 seats, Radcliffe First won eight seats, and the Liberal Democrats and an independent won one seat each.[3]

Labour retained control of the council at this election.[4][5]

Electoral process

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The council generally elects its councillors in thirds, with a third being up for election every year for three years, with no election in the fourth year.[6][7] The election was conducted using the first-past-the-post voting system, with each ward electing one councillor.

All registered electors (British, Irish, Commonwealth and European Union citizens) living in Bury aged 18 or over were entitled to vote in the election. People who lived at two addresses in different councils, such as university students with different term-time and holiday addresses, were entitled to be registered for and vote in elections in both local authorities. Voting in-person at polling stations took place from 07:00 to 22:00 on election day, and voters were able to apply for postal votes or proxy votes in advance of the election.

Council composition

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After 2022 election Before 2023 election
Party Seats Party Seats
Labour 29 Labour 28
Conservative 12 Conservative 12
Radcliffe First 8 Radcliffe First 8
Liberal Democrats 1 Liberal Democrats 1
Independent 1 Independent 2

Results summary

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Bury Metropolitan Borough Council[8]
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Labour 11 +3 Increase 64.7 20 31 60.8 22,299 46.3 +1.7
  Conservative 4 -1 Decrease 23.5 7 11 21.6 14,077 29.2 -5.2
  Radcliffe First 2 0 Steady 11.8 6 8 15.7 3,773 7.8 +0.1
  Independent 0 -1 Decrease 0 1 1 1.9 1,826 3.8 +3.5
  Green 0 0 Steady 0 0 0 0 3,193 6.6 +2.0
  Liberal Democrats 0 -1 Decrease 0 0 0 0 2,627 5.5 -1.4
  English Democrat 0 0 Steady 0 0 0 0 241 0.5 +0.4
  Reform UK 0 0 Steady 0 0 0 0 105 0.2 Steady
  Communist 0 0 Steady 0 0 0 0 37 0.1 Steady

Results

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Incumbent councillors are marked with an asterisk (*).

Besses

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Besses (1)[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Lucy Smith* 1,567 69.1 +12.1
Independent Martyn West 216 9.5 −3.4
Conservative Antonello Riu 201 8.9 −13.4
Green Cameron Fay 146 6.4 −8.0
English Democrat Stephen Morris 139 6.1 −0.7
Majority 1,351
Rejected ballots 13
Turnout 2,269 28
Registered electors
Labour Co-op hold Swing

Bury East

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Bury East (1)[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ummrana Farooq* 1,223 55.9 +14.1
Conservative Christopher Baron 624 28.5 −9.3
Green Lauren Hutchinson 147 6.7 −5.3
Reform UK Kevin Cadwallader 105 4.8 −3.7
Liberal Democrats Stephen Lewis 89 4.1 −3.8
Majority
Rejected ballots 17
Turnout 2,188 25.00
Registered electors
Labour hold Swing

Bury West

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Bury West (1)[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Shahbaz Arif* 1,596 50.1 +3.7
Labour Adnan Chaudhry 1,112 34.9 +0.8
Green Jacqui Connor 480 15.1 +1.4
Majority
Rejected ballots 21
Turnout 3,188 38.00
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Elton

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Elton (1)[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Charlotte Morris* 1,623 48.4 +1.7
Conservative Andrew Luxton 1,486 44.3 −1.9
Green Michelle Sampson 158 4.7 N/A
Independent Raymond Solomon 86 2.6 N/A
Majority 137
Rejected ballots 4
Turnout 3,353
Registered electors
Labour hold Swing

Holyrood

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Holyrood (1)[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Lynn Ryder 1,696 47.6 +6.7
Liberal Democrats Steven Wright 1,446 40.6 −1.9
Conservative Geoffrey Baron 162 4.5 −5.2
Green Peter Curati 156 4.4 −4.9
English Democrat Valerie Morris 102 2.9 N/A
Majority 250
Rejected ballots 7
Turnout 3,562 41
Registered electors
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Moorside

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Moorside (1)[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Babar Ibrahim 1,429 56.0 +6.9
Conservative Samia Farid 697 27.3 −9.4
Independent Victor Cromwell Hagan 216 8.5 −0.1
Green Karen Lesley Wood 208 8.2 −2.4
Majority 732
Rejected ballots 8
Turnout 2,550 30
Registered electors
Labour hold Swing

North Manor

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North Manor (1)[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Khalid Hussain* 1,571 42.5 −2.7
Labour John Southworth 1,489 40.3 +0.4
Green Charlie Allen 501 13.5 −9.7
Liberal Democrats Ewan Arthur 137 3.7 −15.6
Majority 82
Rejected ballots 12
Turnout 3,698 45
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Pilkington Park

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Pilkington Park (1)[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Michael Rubinstein 1,557 48.2 +5.4
Conservative Nick Jones* 1,177 36.4 −7.9
Independent Shadman Zaman 237 7.3 N/A
Green Chlöe Thomas 129 4.0 −10.9
Liberal Democrats David Foss 94 2.9 N/A
Communist Dan Ross 37 1.1 N/A
Majority 380
Rejected ballots 9
Turnout 3,231 43
Registered electors
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Radcliffe East

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Radcliffe East (1)[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Radcliffe First Mary Walsh* 1,329 60.2 +8.7
Labour Sally-Ann McGill 636 28.8 −0.7
Conservative Carol Bernstein 175 7.9 −3.9
Green Heather Sharples 66 3.0 −2.5
Majority 693
Rejected ballots 7
Turnout 2,206 27
Registered electors
Radcliffe First hold Swing

Radcliffe North & Ainsworth

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Radcliffe North & Ainsworth (1)[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jo Lancaster* 1,279 38.7 +3.0
Radcliffe First Ken Simpson 1,218 36.8 +3.2
Labour Richard Jamieson 731 22.1 −1.8
Green Gary Kirkley 80 2.4 −0.6
Majority 71
Rejected ballots 15
Turnout 3,308 35
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Radcliffe West

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Radcliffe West (1)[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Radcliffe First Mike Smith* 1,226 56.9 +12.0
Labour Josh Harcup 669 31.1 −6.3
Conservative Shirley Balfour 193 9.0 −4.9
Green Mary Heath 47 2.2 −2.7
Liberal Democrats Kamran Islam 19 0.9 −1.8
Majority 557
Rejected ballots 7
Turnout 2,154 26
Registered electors
Radcliffe First hold Swing

Ramsbottom

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Incumbent councillor Spencer Donnelly was suspended from the Labour Party in September 2022 and sat as an independent for the remainder of his term.[9]

Ramsbottom (1)[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Gareth Staples-Jones 2,062 56.4 +8.7
Conservative Ian Strachan 1,296 35.5 −4.7
Green Waleed Hamdan 149 4.1 −5.8
Liberal Democrats Martyn Bristow 147 4.0 −7.0
Majority 766
Rejected ballots 16
Turnout 3,654 40
Registered electors
Labour gain from Independent Swing

Redvales

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Redvales (1)[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Shaheena Haroon* 1,558 63.7 +18.7
Conservative Greg Keeley 456 18.6 −22.4
Independent Dave Bentley 306 12.5 N/A
Green Paul Johnstone 126 5.2 −6.1
Majority 1,102
Rejected ballots 14
Turnout 2,446 28
Registered electors
Labour hold Swing

Sedgley

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Sedgley (1)[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Debbie Quinn* 1,896 70.1 +8.0
Conservative Stefano Zuri 591 21.8 −3.8
Green Glyn Heath 218 8.1 −3.8
Majority 1,305
Rejected ballots 28
Turnout 2,705 28
Registered electors
Labour hold Swing

St. Marys

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St. Marys (1)[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Sean Thorpe* 1,852 62.6 +19.4
Conservative Jihyun Park 427 14.4 +3.9
Liberal Democrats Ugonna Aiphodimma Edeoga 426 14.4 −13.8
Green Nick Hubble 254 8.6 −1.5
Majority 1,425
Rejected ballots 19
Turnout 2,959 34
Registered electors
Labour Co-op hold Swing

Tottington

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Tottington (1)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Iain Gartside* 1,219 40.5 −3.3
Labour Sam Turner 821 27.3 +1.6
Independent Wendy Warrington 765 25.4 N/A
Green Beth Dunkerley 134 4.5 −9.7
Liberal Democrats Cristina Tegolo 71 2.4 N/A
Majority 398
Rejected ballots 10
Turnout 3,010 38
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Unsworth

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Unsworth (1)[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Tahir Rafiq* 1,807 57.5 +4.7
Conservative Ryan Johnson 945 30.1 −9.4
Liberal Democrats Michael Hankey 198 6.3 N/A
Green Laura Thomas 194 6.2 N/A
Majority 862
Rejected ballots 22
Turnout 3,144 37
Registered electors
Labour hold Swing

Changes 2023–2024

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  • James Mason, elected for Radcliffe First, left the party in January 2024 and was subsequently disqualified as a councillor in April 2024 for non-attendance.[10]

References

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  1. ^ Local Government in England and Wales: A Guide to the New System. London: HMSO. 1974. p. 7. ISBN 0-11-750847-0.
  2. ^ "The Greater Manchester Combined Authority Order 2011". Legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
  3. ^ Gee, Chris (6 May 2022). "What are the Bury council local elections 2022 results?". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  4. ^ George, Thomas (5 May 2023). "Bury council local elections 2023 results in full". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
  5. ^ "Bury election result". BBC News. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
  6. ^ "Local government structure and elections". GOV.UK. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  7. ^ "Election Timetable in England" (PDF).
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q "Local Election results 2023". Bury Metropolitan Borough Council. 5 May 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  9. ^ "Mystery surrounds Ramsbottom councillor's suspension from Labour Party". Bury Times. 29 September 2022. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  10. ^ Gee, Chris (3 April 2024). "Councillor to be removed from office as he hasn't turned up to a single meeting in six months". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 30 May 2024.