2024 Bury Metropolitan Borough Council election

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2024 Bury Metropolitan Borough Council election
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17 out of 51 seats to Bury Metropolitan Borough Council
26 seats needed for a majority
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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 31 seats, 46.3% 11 seats, 29.2% 8 seat, 7.8%
Current seats 31 11 7
Seats needed Steady Increase 15 Increase 19
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Leader Steve Middleton None
Party Bury Independents Independent
Last election New 1 seat, 3.8%
Current seats New 2
Seats needed Increase 26 Increase 24
Incumbent Leader

Eamonn O'Brien
Labour



The 2024 Bury Metropolitan Borough Council election is scheduled to be held on Thursday 2 May 2024, alongside the other local elections in the United Kingdom being held on the same day. One third of councillors - 17 out of 51 members - of Bury Metropolitan Borough Council are up for election.[1] The Bury Independents Party intend to contest the election for the first time.[2]

Background[edit]

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.[3] 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.[4]

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.

Electoral process[edit]

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.[5][6] 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.

Previous council composition[edit]

After 2023 election Before 2024 election
Party Seats Party Seats
Labour 31 Labour 31
Conservative 11 Conservative 11
Radcliffe First 8 Radcliffe First 7
Independent 1 Independent 2

Changes:

  • February 2024: James Mason resigns from Radcliffe First and sits as an independent.
  • April 2024: Bury Independents withdraw support from their Bury West candidate, Alan Bayfield, for social media conduct [1]

Results[edit]

2024 Bury Metropolitan Borough Council Results
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Labour 12 Increase 1 70.6 20 32 62.7 24,212 45.4 -0.9
  Conservative 2 Decrease 1 11.8 8 10 19.6 13,812 25.9 -3.3
  Radcliffe First 3 Steady 17.6 4 7 13.7 4,177 7.8 0.0
  Independent 0 Steady 0 2 2 3.9 200 0.4 -3.4
  Bury Independents 0 Steady 0 0 0 0.0 4,501 8.4 new
  Liberal Democrats 0 Steady 0 0 0 0.0 2,045 3.8 -1.7
  Workers Party 0 Steady 0 0 0 0.0 1,562 2.9 new
  Green 0 Steady 0 0 0 0.0 1,416 2.7 -3.9
  Reform UK 0 Steady 0 0 0 0.0 539 1.0 +0.8
  English Democrat 0 Steady 0 0 0 0.0 341 0.6 +0.1

Ward Results[edit]

The results for each ward were: [7]

Besses[edit]

Besses
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Miriam Rahimov 1,528 63.1 -6.0
Bury Independents Martyn John West 390 16.1 +6.6
Conservative Greg Keeley 281 11.6 +2.7
English Democrat Stephen Morris 198 8.2 +2.1
Majority 1138 47.0
Turnout 2420 29
Labour hold Swing

Bury East[edit]

Bury East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Gavin Phillip McGill 999 37.4 -18.5
Bury Independents Fawad Sabir 488 18.2 new
Workers Party Syed Maria Hashmi 423 15.8 new
Conservative Jihyun Park 337 12.6 -15.9
Reform UK Kevin Cadwallader 302 11.3 +6.5
Liberal Democrats David Henry Foss 104 3.9 -0.2
Majority 511 19.2
Turnout 2674 29
Labour hold Swing

Bury West[edit]

Bury West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Dene John Vernon 1,632 47.7 -2.4
Labour Helen Jane Varnom 1289 37.7 +2.8
Bury Independents Alan Bayfield 463 13.5 new
Majority 343 10.0
Turnout 3419 40
Conservative hold Swing

Elton[edit]

Elton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Martin John Hayes 1,606 45.5 -2.9
Conservative Andrew Paul Luxton 1456 41.3 -3.0
Bury Independents Michael Hankey 444 12.6 new
Majority 150 4.3
Turnout 3528 39
Labour hold Swing

Holyrood[edit]

Holyrood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Imran Rasa Rizvi 1,680 44.9 -2.7
Liberal Democrats Steven David Wright 1443 38.6 -2.0
Green Peter Curati 273 7.3 +2.9
Conservative Geoffrey Baron 176 4.7 +0.2
English Democrat Valerie Morris 143 3.8 +0.9
Majority 237 6.3
Turnout 3739 43
Labour hold Swing

Moorside[edit]

Moorside
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ciaron Michael Boles 1,202 43.4 -12.6
Bury Independents Aamer Yasin 858 31.0 new
Conservative Ian Cameron Strachan 678 24.5 -2.8
Majority 344 12.4
Turnout 2769 32
Labour hold Swing

North Manor[edit]

North Manor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Damian Southworth 1,844 45.5 +5.2
Conservative Liam James Dean 1802 44.5 +2.0
Green Charlie Allen 263 6.5 -7.0
Independent Raymond Martin Solomon 119 2.9 new
Majority 42 1.0
Turnout 4053 50
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Pilkington Park[edit]

Pilkington Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Elizabeth Jayne Fitzgerald 1,710 53.5 +5.3
Conservative Anthony Rose 1000 31.3 -5.1
Reform UK Jeff Armstrong 237 7.4 new
Bury Independents Mike Court 142 4.4 new
Independent Shadman Zaman 81 2.5 -4.8
Majority 710 22.2
Turnout 3194 41
Labour hold Swing

Radcliffe East[edit]

Radcliffe East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Radcliffe First Ken Simpson 1,390 59.7 -0.5
Labour Rhyse Lewis Cathcart 757 32.5 +3.7
Conservative Mark John Gregory 171 7.3 -0.6
Majority 633 27.2
Turnout 2329 27
Radcliffe First hold Swing

Radcliffe North and Ainsworth[edit]

Radcliffe North and Ainsworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Radcliffe First Andrea Booth 1,467 42.5 +5.7
Conservative Paul Cropper 1186 34.3 -4.4
Labour Sally-Ann McGill 780 22.6 +0.5
Majority 281 8.2
Turnout 3453 36
Radcliffe First hold Swing

Radcliffe West[edit]

Radcliffe West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Radcliffe First Des Duncalfe 1,320 56.1 -0.8
Labour Josh Harcup 811 34.5 +3.4
Conservative Emma Elizabeth Lee 203 8.6 -0.4
Majority 509 21.6
Turnout 2351 28
Radcliffe First hold Swing

Ramsbottom[edit]

Ramsbottom
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Tom Pilkington 2,214 60.8 +4.4
Conservative Adam Thomas Lewis 1142 31.4 -4.1
Liberal Democrats Martyn Bristow 242 6.6 +2.6
Majority 1072 29.4
Turnout 3642 40
Labour hold Swing

Redvales[edit]

Redvales
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Tamoor Tariq 1,155 37.0 -26.7
Workers Party Shabaz Imtiaz Shamim 962 30.8 new
Conservative Mazhar Aslam 410 13.1 -5.5
Green Paul Johnstone 378 12.1 +6.9
Bury Independents Mirza Hamie 184 5.9 new
Majority 193 6.2
Turnout 3119 35
Labour hold Swing

Sedgley[edit]

Sedgley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alan Quinn 1,832 64.0 -6.1
Conservative Jonathan Grosskopf 709 24.8 +3.0
Liberal Democrats Ewan James Arthur 256 8.9 new
Majority 1123 39.2
Turnout 2863 32
Labour hold Swing

St Marys[edit]

St Marys
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Debra Green 2,177 66.8 +4.2
Conservative Artjoms Markovins 523 16.1 +1.7
Green Nick Hubble 502 15.4 +6.8
Majority 1654 50.7
Turnout 3257 37
Labour hold Swing

Tottington[edit]

Tottington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Luis James McBriar 1,416 45.5 +5.0
Labour Adnan Chaudhry 904 29.0 +1.7
Bury Independents Angie Sutcliffe 772 24.8 new
Majority 512 16.5
Turnout 3113 39
Conservative hold Swing

Unsworth[edit]

Unsworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jodie Kathleen Hook 1,724 51.2 -6.3
Bury Independents Steve Middleton 760 22.6 new
Conservative Paul Davies 690 20.5 -9.6
Workers Party Iftikhar Ahmed 177 5.3 new
Majority 964 28.6
Turnout 3369 40
Labour hold Swing

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Information". Bury Council. Retrieved 2024-03-22.
  2. ^ "Bury Independents Party aim to elect Bury Councillors in May 2024". Roch Valley Radio. Retrieved 2024-03-22.
  3. ^ Local Government in England and Wales: A Guide to the New System. London: HMSO. 1974. p. 7. ISBN 0-11-750847-0.
  4. ^ "The Greater Manchester Combined Authority Order 2011". Legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 2015-09-07.
  5. ^ "Local government structure and elections". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
  6. ^ "Election Timetable in England" (PDF).
  7. ^ "Election results". Bury Council. Retrieved 8 May 2024.

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