Bury council election, 2023

04/05/2023 · 17 wards · 17 seats contested

Most seats
11
Labour Party
Seats contested
17
across 17 wards
Turnout
34.4%
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Labour Party 11 -18 23,728 47.8% +3.3
Conservative and Unionist Party 4 -8 14,095 28.4% -6.1
Radcliffe First 2 -6 3,773 7.6% -0.1
Green Party 0 +0 3,193 6.4% +1.9
Liberal Democrats 0 -1 2,627 5.3% -1.6
Independent 0 -1 1,826 3.7% +2.2
English Democrats 0 +0 241 0.5% +0.4
Reform UK 0 +0 105 0.2% +0.1
Communist Party of Britain 0 +0 37 0.1% +0.0

Changes are against the previous council election on 05/05/2022. Vote share is each party's share of all votes cast across the borough.

Candidates

Party Candidates Of a possible 17
Conservative and Unionist Party 17
Green Party 17
Labour and Co-operative Party 17
Liberal Democrats 9
Independent 6
Radcliffe First 3
English Democrats 2
Communist Party of Britain 1
Reform UK 1

A party standing a full slate could field 17 candidates, one per seat.

Results by ward

Share is each candidate's share of ballots cast in the ward. Change compares each party's lead candidate with the ward's previous contest. Bold rows are elected candidates.

Besses

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Lucy Smith Elected 1,567 69.1% +3.3
Independent Martyn John West 216 9.5% -4.3
Conservative and Unionist Party Antonello Riu 201 8.9% -15.1
Green Party Cameron Fay 146 6.4% -9.0
English Democrats Stephen Morris 139 6.1% -1.1
Majority1,351
Turnout28.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,269

Labour and Co-operative Party hold

Bury East

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Ummrana Farooq Elected 1,223 55.9% +4.3
Conservative and Unionist Party Christopher Baron 624 28.5% -13.5
Green Party Lauren Hutchinson 147 6.7% -6.6
Reform UK Kevin Cadwallader 105 4.8% -4.7
Liberal Democrats Stephen Thomas Lewis 89 4.1% -4.7
Majority599
Turnout25.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,188

Labour Party hold

Bury West

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Shahbaz Arif Elected 1,596 50.1% -11.7
Labour Party Adnan Chaudhry 1,112 34.9% -1.9
Green Party Jacqui Connor 480 15.1% +0.2
Majority484
Turnout38.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,188

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Elton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Charlotte Morris Elected 1,623 48.4% -2.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Andrew Paul Luxton 1,486 44.3% -7.3
Green Party Michelle Suzanne Sampson 158 4.7% —
Independent Raymond Martin Solomon 86 2.6% —
Majority137
Turnout38.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,353

Labour Party hold

Holyrood

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Lynn Barbara Ryder Elected 1,696 47.6% +0.3
Liberal Democrats Steve Wright 1,446 40.6% -3.8
Conservative and Unionist Party Geoff Baron 162 4.5% -5.5
Green Party Peter Curati 156 4.4% -5.3
English Democrats Valerie Morris 102 2.9% —
Majority250
Turnout41.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,562

Labour Party hold

Moorside

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Babar Ibrahim Elected 1,429 56.0% -2.0
Conservative and Unionist Party Samia Farid 697 27.3% -13.1
Independent Victor Hagan 216 8.5% -1.0
Green Party Karen Lesley Wood 208 8.2% -3.6
Majority732
Turnout30.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,550

Labour Party hold

North Manor

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Khalid Hussain Elected 1,571 42.5% -14.7
Labour Party John Southworth 1,489 40.3% -4.4
Green Party Charlie Allen 501 13.5% -14.2
Liberal Democrats Ewan James Arthur 137 3.7% -17.9
Majority82
Turnout45.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,698

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Pilkington Park

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Michael Jack Rubinstein Elected 1,557 48.2% -1.8
Conservative and Unionist Party Nick Jones 1,177 36.4% -13.7
Independent Shadman Zaman 237 7.3% —
Green Party Chlöe Charlotte Thomas 129 4.0% -12.1
Liberal Democrats David Henry Foss 94 2.9% —
Communist Party of Britain Dan Ross 37 1.1% —
Majority380
Turnout43.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,231

Labour Party hold

Radcliffe East

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Radcliffe First Mary Walsh Elected 1,329 60.2% -0.3
Labour Party Sally McGill 636 28.8% -1.8
Conservative and Unionist Party Carol Anne Bernstein 175 7.9% -4.4
Green Party Heather Jane Sharples 66 3.0% -2.8
Majority693
Turnout27.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,206

Radcliffe First hold

Radcliffe North & Ainsworth

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Jo Lancaster Elected 1,279 38.7% +1.3
Radcliffe First Ken Simpson 1,218 36.8% -5.1
Labour Party Richard Neil Jamieson 731 22.1% -2.9
Green Party Gary Joseph Kirkley 80 2.4% -0.7
Majority61
Turnout35.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,308

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Radcliffe West

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Radcliffe First Mike Smith Elected 1,226 56.9% +4.9
Labour Party Josh Harcup 669 31.1% -8.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Shirley Anne Balfour 193 9.0% -5.6
Green Party Mary Heath 47 2.2% -3.0
Liberal Democrats Kamran Islam 19 0.9% -1.9
Majority557
Turnout26.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,154

Radcliffe First hold

Ramsbottom

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Gareth Edward Staples-Jones Elected 2,062 56.4% -0.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Ian Cameron Strachan 1,296 35.5% -7.1
Green Party Waleed Hamdan 149 4.1% -6.4
Liberal Democrats Martyn Bristow 147 4.0% -7.6
Majority766
Turnout40.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,654

Labour Party hold

Redvales

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Shaheena Haroon Elected 1,558 63.7% +11.5
Conservative and Unionist Party Greg Keeley 456 18.6% -24.6
Independent Dave Bentley 306 12.5% —
Green Party Paul Johnstone 126 5.2% -6.7
Majority1,102
Turnout28.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,446

Labour Party hold

Sedgley

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Debbie Quinn Elected 1,896 70.1% -0.4
Conservative and Unionist Party Stefano Zuri 591 21.8% -5.8
Green Party Glyn Heath 218 8.1% -4.8
Majority1,305
Turnout31.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,705

Labour Party hold

St. Mary's

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Sean Patrick Thorpe Elected 1,852 62.6% +2.8
Conservative and Unionist Party Jihyun Park 427 14.4% +3.4
Liberal Democrats Ugonna Aiphodimma Edeoga 426 14.4% -28.1
Green Party Nick Hubble 254 8.6% -2.0
Majority1,425
Turnout34.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,959

Labour and Co-operative Party hold

Tottington

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Iain Gartside Elected 1,219 40.5% -14.5
Labour Party Samuel James Turner 821 27.3% -2.2
Independent Wendy Warrington 765 25.4% -33.3
Green Party Beth Natasha Dunkerley 134 4.5% -11.8
Liberal Democrats Cristina Tegolo 71 2.4% —
Majority398
Turnout38.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,010

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Unsworth

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Tahir Rafiq Elected 1,807 57.5% -5.3
Conservative and Unionist Party Ryan Johnson 945 30.1% -12.1
Liberal Democrats Michael Hankey 198 6.3% —
Green Party Laura Jane Thomas 194 6.2% —
Majority862
Turnout37.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,144

Labour Party hold

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