Bury council election, 2026

07/05/2026 · 16 wards · 16 seats contested

Most seats
7
Labour Party
Seats contested
16
across 16 wards
Turnout
44.4%
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Labour Party 7 -5 16,012 26.8% -19.0
Reform UK 5 +5 18,135 30.4% +29.4
Radcliffe First 2 -1 3,711 6.2% -1.7
Independent 1 +1 1,889 3.2% +2.8
Workers Party of Britain 1 +1 1,511 2.5% -0.4
Conservative and Unionist Party 0 -2 8,095 13.6% -12.6
Green Party 0 +0 8,004 13.4% +10.7
Bury Independents 0 +0 1,445 2.4% -6.1
Together for Bury 0 +0 595 1.0% —
English Democrats 0 +0 145 0.2% -0.4
Liberal Democrats 0 +0 119 0.2% -3.7
Communist Party of Britain 0 +0 33 0.1% —

Changes are against the previous council election on 02/05/2024. Vote share is each party's share of all votes cast across the borough.

Candidates

Party Candidates Of a possible 16
Conservative and Unionist Party 16
Green Party 16
Labour and Co-operative Party 16
Reform UK 16
Bury Independents 4
Communist Party of Britain 3
Radcliffe First 3
Together for Bury 3
Workers Party of Britain 3
English Democrats 2
Independent 2
Liberal Democrats 1

A party standing a full slate could field 16 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 Noel Bayley Elected 1,130 34.9% -28.8
Reform UK Elizabeth Melanie Clark 1,028 31.8% —
Green Party Tom Gray 567 17.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Pat Grant 246 7.6% -4.1
Bury Independents Martyn John West 213 6.6% -9.7
English Democrats Stephen Morris 50 1.5% -6.7
Majority102
Turnout40.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,234

Labour and Co-operative Party hold

Bury East

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Ayesha Arif Elected 1,051 33.8% -3.8
Reform UK Nick Haslam 916 29.5% +18.1
Green Party Maisie Cunningham 509 16.4% —
Workers Party of Britain Bilal Zahoor 439 14.1% -1.8
Conservative and Unionist Party Hasan Rahman 193 6.2% -6.5
Majority135
Turnout35.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,108

Labour Party hold

Bury West

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK David Hill Elected 1,449 34.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Jackie Harris 1,306 31.3% -16.9
Labour Party Helen Jane Varnom 685 16.4% -21.7
Green Party Elle Riley 530 12.7% —
Together for Bury Carol Anne Bernstein 204 4.9% —
Majority143
Turnout50.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast4,174

Reform UK gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Elton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Jack Bernard Rydeheard Elected 1,619 40.7% —
Labour Party James Ferguson 1,103 27.8% -18.1
Green Party Gary Joseph Kirkley 485 12.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Mazhar Aslam 469 11.8% -29.7
Bury Independents Michael Hankey 298 7.5% -5.2
Majority516
Turnout45.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,974

Reform UK gain from Labour Party

Holyrood

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Adnan Chaudhry Elected 1,485 36.8% -8.4
Reform UK David Silbiger 1,090 27.0% —
Green Party Peter Curati 1,011 25.1% +17.7
Conservative and Unionist Party Ray Grant 353 8.8% +4.0
English Democrats Valerie Morris 95 2.4% -1.5
Majority395
Turnout48.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast4,034

Labour Party hold

North Manor

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Julie Anne Southworth Elected 1,563 35.3% -10.4
Reform UK Mike Hankins 1,308 29.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Roger Charles Arthur Brown 1,182 26.7% -18.0
Green Party Charlie Allen 370 8.4% +1.8
Majority255
Turnout55.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast4,423

Labour Party hold

Pilkington Park

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Shadman Zaman Elected 1,345 34.3% +26.9
Labour Party John Joseph Mallon 987 25.2% -28.7
Conservative and Unionist Party Peter John Freeman 703 18.0% -13.6
Green Party John Fitzpatrick 525 13.4% —
Together for Bury Russell Stewart Bernstein 342 8.7% —
Communist Party of Britain Dan Ross 14 0.4% —
Majority358
Turnout53.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,916

Reform UK gain from Labour Party

Radcliffe East

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Radcliffe First Carol Ann Birchmore Elected 1,293 45.8% -14.1
Reform UK Oscar David Kelly 799 28.3% —
Labour Party Sally McGill 325 11.5% -21.1
Green Party Mark Alexander Carrigan 309 11.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Azhar Ismaeel Mehboob 95 3.4% -4.0
Majority494
Turnout35.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,821

Radcliffe First hold

Radcliffe North & Ainsworth

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Paul Davies Elected 1,371 35.8% —
Radcliffe First Donald Berry 1,360 35.5% -7.3
Labour Party Andrew McAnulty 424 11.1% -11.7
Conservative and Unionist Party Phil Smith 363 9.5% -25.1
Green Party Lilly Beards 307 8.0% —
Communist Party of Britain Eddy Redmund 8 0.2% —
Majority11
Turnout42.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,833

Reform UK gain from Radcliffe First

Radcliffe West

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Radcliffe First Judi Sheppard Elected 1,058 37.2% -19.3
Reform UK Glyn Stuart Marsden 888 31.2% —
Labour Party Josh Harcup 436 15.3% -19.4
Green Party Reece Bowey 305 10.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Keith Worthington 156 5.5% -3.2
Majority170
Turnout35.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,843

Radcliffe First hold

Ramsbottom

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Charlotte Louise Hunt Elected 1,634 36.3% -25.2
Reform UK Zach Jacob Campbell-Robinson 1,318 29.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Ann Schofield 600 13.3% -18.4
Green Party Alex Mays 507 11.3% —
Independent Jonathan Moss 323 7.2% —
Liberal Democrats Martyn Bristow 119 2.6% -4.1
Majority316
Turnout50.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast4,501

Labour Party hold

Redvales

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Workers Party of Britain Shabaz Imtiaz Shamim Elected 1,029 29.5% -1.7
Labour Party Nikki Frith 788 22.6% -14.8
Reform UK Tony Davies 771 22.1% —
Green Party Usma Khan 445 12.8% +0.5
Bury Independents Alice Sugden 232 6.6% +0.7
Conservative and Unionist Party Geoff Baron 224 6.4% -6.9
Majority241
Turnout41.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,489

Workers Party of Britain gain from Labour Party

Sedgley

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Richard Gold Elected 1,139 33.1% -32.4
Conservative and Unionist Party Avi Schwartz 844 24.5% -0.8
Reform UK Dacey Rose Prentice 796 23.1% —
Green Party Rachel Carys Webster 666 19.3% —
Majority295
Turnout40.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,445

Labour Party hold

St. Mary's

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Eamonn O'Brien Elected 1,884 45.6% -22.4
Reform UK Luke James Broadfoot 998 24.1% —
Green Party Max Wyatt Sampson 838 20.3% +4.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Ann Buckley 415 10.0% -6.3
Majority886
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast4,135

Labour Party hold

Tottington

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Yvonne Susan Wright Elected 1,566 40.8% —
Reform UK Liz Cronshaw 1,099 28.7% -10.8
Conservative and Unionist Party Andrew Paul Luxton 528 13.8% -12.9
Labour Party Drew Keanu Bell 360 9.4% -5.3
Green Party Chloe King 232 6.1% -4.9
Together for Bury Greg Keeley 49 1.3% -6.9
Majority467
Turnout50.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,834

Independent gain from Reform UK

Unsworth

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Jerome Samuel Magnus Roith Elected 1,340 34.1% —
Labour Party Katherine Thorpe 1,018 25.9% -25.5
Bury Independents Steve Middleton 702 17.9% -4.8
Conservative and Unionist Party Samantha Davies 418 10.6% -10.0
Green Party Max Blackwell Pickup 398 10.1% —
Workers Party of Britain Mehwish Nasir 43 1.1% -4.2
Communist Party of Britain Chris Malkin 11 0.3% —
Majority322
Turnout47.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,930

Reform UK gain from Labour Party

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