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2015 Bury Metropolitan Borough Council election

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The 2015 Bury Metropolitan Borough Council Election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of the Metropolitan Borough of Bury in England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.[2]

17 seats were contested. The Labour Party won 10 seats, the Conservatives won 6 seats, and the Liberal Democrats won 1 seat.

After the election, the total composition of the council was as follows:

Election result

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Bury Local Election Result 2014
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 10 1 2 -1 40.3 37,842 -1.7
  Conservative 6 1 0 +1 33.3 31,269 +1.1
  UKIP 0 0 0 14.4 13,553 +3.6
  Liberal Democrats 2 1 0 +1 7.0 6,557 -1.0
  Green 0 0 0 0 0 4.5 4,253 -1.5
  English Democrat 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 67 -0.8
  Independent 0 0 1 -1 0 0.3 290 +0.3

Ward results

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Besses
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alan Matthews 2,628 44.7 −7.7
Conservative Guy Levy 1,114 18.9 −0.2
Liberal Democrats Steve Middleton 1,098 18.7 +13.6
UKIP Phillip Husband 799 13.6 +13.6
Green Zarrin Shannon 177 3.0 −3.9
English Democrat Stephen Morris 67 1.1 −15.3
Majority 1114 25.7 −7.6
Turnout 5,883 60.2 +29.7
Labour hold Swing
Church
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jackie Harris 2,933 48.2 −6.2
Labour Andrew McAnulty 1,997 32.8 −1.2
UKIP Bernard Hagan 788 13.0 +13.0
Green Reece Spencer 193 3.2 −5.4
Liberal Democrats Lynda Arthur 167 2.7 −0.2
Majority 936 15.4 −5.0
Turnout 6,078 71.8 +29.2
Conservative hold Swing
East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mike Connolly 2,748 60.0 +4.6
UKIP John Axon 853 18.6 −6.7
Conservative Sham Akhtar 762 16.6 +2.4
Green Paul Jenkins 220 4.8 −0.3
Majority 1,895 41.3 +11.2
Turnout 4,583 56.7 +23.5
Labour hold Swing
Elton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Michael Hankey 2,334 40.2 +6.7
Labour Martin Hayes 2,270 39.1 +3.1
UKIP Walter Southworth 864 14.9 −7.7
Green Julie Southworth 191 3.3 −1.6
Liberal Democrats Benjamin Ward 146 2.5 −0.4
Majority 64 1.1
Turnout 5,805 65.9 +28.8
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Holyrood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Mary D'Albert 2,112 35.6 −14.8
Labour Geraldine Greene 2,066 34.9 −5.2
Conservative Katy Rothwell 784 13.2 +4.4
UKIP Michael Zwierzanski 623 10.5 +10.5
Green Peter Curati 340 5.7 +5.7
Majority 46 0.7
Turnout 5,925 67.0 +25.3
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing
Moorside
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sarah Southworth 2,535 50.4 −1.6
Conservative Nabila Afilal 1,253 24.9 +8.6
UKIP Victor Hagan 994 19.8 −6.5
Green Larissa Heath 248 4.9 −0.5
Majority 1,282 25.5 −0.2
Turnout 5,030 57.9 +25.8
Labour hold Swing
North Manor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Khalid Hussain 3,087 49.0 −1.3
Labour Steven Treadgold 1,721 27.3 +4.2
UKIP Tanya Kay 790 12.5 −4.0
Green Mary Heath 356 5.6 −0.6
Liberal Democrats Ewan Arthur 344 5.5 +1.6
Majority 1,366 21.7 −5.6
Turnout 6,298 75.0 +31.2
Conservative hold Swing
Pilkington Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robert Caserta 2,632 49.9 +10.7
Labour Debra Green 1,872 35.5 −4.4
UKIP John Parkinson 507 9.6 −3.8
Green Zachery Garsia 262 5.0 +1.0
Majority 760 14.4
Turnout 5,273 68.6 +29.9
Conservative hold Swing
Radcliffe East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Catherine Preston 1,837 37.7 −13.8
Conservative Greg Keeley 1,285 26.4 −3.8
UKIP Russell Turner 1,012 20.8 +20.8
Independent Matt Bailey 290 5.9 +5.9
Green Nicole Haydock 239 4.9 −9.7
Liberal Democrats Robert Graham 205 4.2 +0.5
Majority 602 12.3 −8.9
Turnout 4,868 56.9 +26.9
Labour gain from Independent Swing
Radcliffe North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jamie Walker 2,193 39.3 −9.8
Conservative Zain Shah 1,734 31.1 −2.2
UKIP Ian Hayes 1,244 22.3 +22.3
Liberal Democrats Rodney Rew 212 3.8 −2.0
Green Ann Beckett 192 3.4 −8.6
Majority 459 8.2 −7.5
Turnout 5,575 64.8 +30.0
Labour hold Swing
Radcliffe West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Rachel Skillen 2,164 45.9 −12.1
Conservative David Lewis 1,294 27.5 +1.1
UKIP Christopher Turner 968 20.5 +20.5
Green Stephen Dillon 195 4.1 −8.8
Liberal Democrats Kamran Islam 90 1.9 −0.7
Majority 870 18.5 −13.1
Turnout 4,711 56.1 +28.4
Labour hold Swing
Ramsbottom
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Rob Hodkinson 3,090 47.1 +0.1
Labour Karen Leach 2,308 35.2 +2.1
UKIP David Barker 753 11.5 −4.3
Green Laura Chepner 404 6.2 +3.0
Majority 782 11.9 −1.9
Turnout 6,555 72.3 +31.8
Conservative hold Swing
Redvales
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Judith Kelly 2,948 52.8 +1.7
Conservative Sue Smith 1,416 25.4 +9.7
UKIP Mike Harling 861 15.4 −9.4
Green Paul Deaville 189 3.4 −1.7
Liberal Democrats Gareth Lloyd-Johnson 168 3.0 −0.2
Majority 1,532 27.4 +1.1
Turnout 5,582 62.9 +25.1
Labour hold Swing
Sedgley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Michael James 2,579 43.8 −13.9
Conservative David Silbiger 2,113 35.9 +13.2
UKIP Jennifer Jamieson 480 8.1 +8.1
Liberal Democrats Steve Wright 395 6.7 −3.6
Green Karen Wood 316 5.3 −3.9
Majority 466 7.9 −27.0
Turnout 5,883 65.7 +27.3
Labour hold Swing
St. Mary's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Noel Bayley 2,135 40.2 −3.7
Liberal Democrats Donal O'Hanlon 1,243 23.4 −8.6
Conservative Zadok Day 1,051 19.8 +3.9
UKIP Robert Cahill 562 10.6 +10.6
Green Andrew McKee 317 6.0 −2.2
Majority 892 16.8 +5.0
Turnout 5,308 65.5 +26.4
Labour hold Swing
Tottington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Yvonne Wright 2,682 48.8 +7.3
Labour Andrew Jones 1,592 28.9 −3.8
UKIP Ian Henderson 785 14.3 −5.1
Green Samantha Deas 247 4.5 +1.0
Liberal Democrats David Foss 194 3.5 +0.7
Majority 1,090 19.8 +11.0
Turnout 5,500 68.9 +29.5
Conservative hold Swing
Unsworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Joan Grimshaw 2,249 45.2 +0.1
Conservative Bernard Vincent 1,705 34.3 +10.9
UKIP Ged Smith 670 13.5 −11.1
Liberal Democrats Katriona Middleton 183 3.7 +1.2
Green Carm Bithell 167 3.3 +3.3
Majority 544 10.9 −9.6
Turnout 4,974 67.6 +28.2
Labour hold Swing

References

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  1. ^ "Upcoming elections & referendums". The Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  2. ^ "England council results". BBC News. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
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