Bury Council election, 2008
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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.
After the election, the composition of the council was
- Conservative 26
- Labour 16
- Liberal Democrat 9
[edit] Election result
| Bury Local Election Result 2008 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net Gain/Loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/- | |
| Conservative | 10 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 58.8 | 45.0 | 25,447 | ||
| Labour | 4 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 23.5 | 25.6 | 14,469 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | 3 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 17.6 | 17.9 | 10,121 | ||
| British National Party | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.8 | 4,958 | ||
| English Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 104 | ||
| UK Independence | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 89 | ||
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.4 | 1,352 | ||
[edit] Ward Results
[edit] Besses ward
| Besses ward | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Derek Boden | 1084 | 41.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | Julie Baum | 614 | 23.3 | ||
| Conservative | Adele Douglas | 584 | 22.2 | ||
| English Democrats | Stephen Morris | 354 | 13.4 | ||
| Majority | 470 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] Church ward
| Church ward | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Roy Walker | 2425 | 63.9 | ||
| Labour | Linda Chesters | 789 | 20.8 | ||
| British National Party | Julia Kay | 292 | 7.7 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | Tamsin Thomson | 287 | 7.6 | ||
| Majority | 1636 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] East ward
| East ward | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | John Byrne | 1148 | 44.9 | ||
| Conservative | Azmat Hussain | 1023 | 40.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | Emma Davison | 384 | 15.0 | ||
| Majority | 125 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] Elton ward
| Elton ward | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Yvonne Creswell | 1861 | 61.2 | ||
| Labour | Simon Carter | 775 | 25.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | Robert Sloss | 405 | 13.3 | ||
| Majority | 1086 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] Holyrood ward
| Holyrood ward | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrat | Vic DAlbert | 1632 | 51.8 | ||
| Conservative | Matthew Hague | 852 | 27.0 | ||
| Labour | Benjamin Shatliff | 669 | 21.2 | ||
| Majority | 780 | ||||
| Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] Moorside ward
| Moorside ward | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Dot Cassidy | 1279 | 40.7 | ||
| Conservative | Angela Cane | 1197 | 38.0 | ||
| British National Party | Phil Sedman | 317 | 10.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | Nissa Finney | 223 | 7.1 | ||
| Independent | Victor Hagan | 130 | 4.1 | ||
| Majority | 82 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] North Manor ward
| North Manor ward | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Dorothy Gunther | 2694 | 70.2 | ||
| Labour | Nick Parnell | 577 | 15.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | Ewan Arthur | 338 | 8.8 | ||
| British National Party | Tom Nuttall | 162 | 4.2 | ||
| Independent | Lynette Mitchell (Male) | 66 | 1.7 | ||
| Majority | 2117 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] Pilkington Park ward
| Pilkington Park ward | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Michelle Wiseman | 1908 | 67.0 | ||
| Labour | Gill Campbell | 637 | 22.4 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | Wayne Burrows | 304 | 10.7 | ||
| Majority | 1271 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] Radcliffe East ward
| Radcliffe East ward | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Sam Hurst | 1384 | 45.2 | ||
| Labour | Daisy Johnston | 907 | 29.6 | ||
| British National Party | Tom Rosser | 466 | 15.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | Mike Halsall | 308 | 10.0 | ||
| Majority | 477 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
[edit] Radcliffe North ward
| Radcliffe North ward | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Jackie Harris | 1656 | 45.8 | ||
| Labour | Timothy Chamberlain | 1265 | 35.0 | ||
| British National Party | Peter Hallows | 472 | 13.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | Lynn Molloy | 220 | 6.1 | ||
| Majority | 391 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
[edit] Radcliffe West ward
| Radcliffe West ward | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Tony Isherwood | 1187 | 44.6 | ||
| Conservative | Bernard Slingsby | 727 | 27.3 | ||
| British National Party | Stewart Clough | 484 | 18.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | Joanne O'Hanlon | 175 | 6.6 | ||
| UK Independence | Harold Greenhalgh | 89 | 3.3 | ||
| Majority | 460 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] Ramsbottom ward
| Ramsbottom ward | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Barry Theckston | 2010 | 62.1 | ||
| Labour | Val Robinson | 872 | 26.9 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | Janet Turner | 354 | 10.9 | ||
| Majority | 1138 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] Redvales ward
| Redvales ward | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Ijaz Ahmed | 1465 | 43.4 | ||
| Labour | Susan Southworth | 1093 | 32.3 | ||
| British National Party | Brian Jepson | 317 | 9.4 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | Paul Jenkins | 302 | 8.9 | ||
| Independent | Mike Harling | 104 | 3.1 | ||
| Independent | Bill Brison | 98 | 2.9 | ||
| Majority | 372 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
[edit] Sedgley ward
| Sedgley ward | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrat | Ann Garner | 1488 | 41.0 | ||
| Conservative | Jonathan Grosskopf | 1238 | 34.1 | ||
| Labour | Frank Adam | 906 | 24.9 | ||
| Majority | 250 | ||||
| Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] St Marys ward
| St Marys ward | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrat | Mary DAlbert | 1308 | 43.4 | ||
| Labour | Kevin Lee | 1013 | 33.6 | ||
| Conservative | Raymond Soloman | 692 | 23.0 | ||
| Majority | 295 | ||||
| Liberal Democrat gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
[edit] Tottington ward
| Tottington ward | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Roger Brown | 1700 | 57.0 | ||
| Labour | Jane Lewis | 614 | 20.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | David Foss | 456 | 15.3 | ||
| British National Party | Reg Norris | 210 | 7.0 | ||
| Majority | 1086 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] Unsworth ward
| Unsworth ward | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Sam Cohen | 1821 | 56.3 | ||
| Labour | Ann Audin | 1165 | 36.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | Theo Tymczyna | 248 | 7.7 | ||
| Majority | 656 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Preceded by Bury Council election, 2007 |
Bury local elections | Succeeded by Bury Council election, 2010 |

