2006 Bury Metropolitan Borough Council election

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17 of the 51 seats on Bury Metropolitan Borough Council
26 seats needed for a majority
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Party  | Conservative | Labour | Liberal Democrats
Seats won  | 9 | 5  | 3
Seats after  | 22  | 23 | 6
Seat change  |  3  |  4  |  1
Popular vote  | 21,619 | 17,337  | 11,072
Percentage  | 42.2% | 33.8%  | 21.6%
Swing  |  5.2%  |  1.2%  |  0.1%

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Labour in red, Conservatives in blue and Liberal Democrats in yellow.

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| Council control before election

Labour

| Council control after election

No overall control

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The Metropolitan Borough of Bury shown within England.

Elections to Bury Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 4 May 2006. One third of the council was up for election, and the Labour Party lost control of the council.

After the election, the composition of the council was

* Labour 23
* Conservative 22
* Liberal Democrat 6

## Election result

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Bury Local Election Result 2006  Party  | Seats  | Gains  | Losses  | Net gain/loss  | Seats %  | Votes %  | Votes  | +/−

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| Labour | 5  | 1  | 5  | -4  |  | 33.8  | 17,337  | -1.2
| Conservative | 9  | 4  | 1  | +3  |  | 42.2  | 21,619  | +5.2
| Liberal Democrats | 3  | 1  | 0  | +1  |  | 21.6  | 11,072  | -0.1
| Independent | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 2.5  | 1,259  | -0.6

## Ward results

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Besses  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Ken Audin  | 1,085  | 47.5  | −5.8
| Conservative | Jonathan Grosskopf  | 597  | 26.1  | +0.4
| Liberal Democrats | Mary D'Albert  | 396  | 17.3  | −3.8
| Independent | Lucy Cohn  | 208  | 9.1  | +9.1
Majority  | 488  | 21.3  |
Turnout | 2,286  |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
Church  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Robert Bibby  | 2,048  | 57.8  | +10.9
| Labour | Benjamin Shatliff  | 847  | 23.9  | −0.2
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Jenkins  | 649  | 18.3  | +3.8
Majority  | 1,201  | 38.9  |
Turnout | 3,544  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
East  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Trevor Holt  | 1,259  | 52.9  | +15.6
| Conservative | Azmat Husain  | 702  | 29.5  | +3.5
| Liberal Democrats | Ewan Arthur  | 597  | 18.6  | −6.7
Majority  | 557  | 23.4  |
Turnout | 2,382  |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
Elton  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Michael Hankey  | 1,533  | 47.7  | +9.1
| Labour | Stella Smith  | 1,083  | 33.7  | −0.9
| Liberal Democrats | Ewan Arthur  | 597  | 18.6  | +1.9
Majority  | 450  | 14.0  |
Turnout | 3,213  |  |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |  |
Holyrood  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Tim Pickstone  | 1,576  | 52.0  | −4.7
| Conservative | Marilyn Vincent  | 757  | 25.0  | +5.6
| Labour | Suzanne Johnston  | 699  | 23.1  | −0.8
Majority  | 819  | 27.0  |
Turnout | 3,032  |  |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |  |
Moorside  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Peter Ashworth  | 1,129  | 40.2  | +7.0
| Labour | Warren Flood  | 995  | 35.4  | −9.3
| Liberal Democrats | Victor Hagan  | 686  | 24.4  | +2.3
Majority  | 134  | 4.8  |
Turnout | 2,810  |  |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |  |
North Manor  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | James Taylor  | 2,350  | 61.9  | +1.7
| Liberal Democrats | Robert Sloss  | 741  | 19.5  | +1.3
| Labour | Francis Shatliff  | 706  | 18.6  | −2.9
Majority  | 1,609  | 42.4  |
Turnout | 3,797  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
Pilkington Park  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Bernard Vincent  | 1,760  | 61.7  | +10.1
| Labour | Alan Quinn  | 840  | 29.5  | −1.8
| Liberal Democrats | Mohammed Mustafa  | 251  | 8.8  | −8.4
Majority  | 920  | 32.3  |
Turnout | 2,851  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
Radcliffe East  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Catherine Berry  | 1,029  | 38.8  | +12.7
| Labour | Steve Perkins  | 963  | 36.3  | −1.8
| Liberal Democrats | Michael Halsall  | 460  | 17.4  | −0.6
| Independent | Paul Clarke  | 199  | 7.5  | +7.5
Majority  | 66  | 2.5  |
Turnout | 2,651  |  |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |  |
Radcliffe North  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Sharron Briggs  | 1,431  | 42.2  | +2.0
| Conservative | Stuart Penketh  | 1,416  | 41.7  | +7.1
| Liberal Democrats | Maureen Davison  | 367  | 10.8  | −6.1
| Independent | Matthew Randall  | 180  | 5.3  | −3.1
Majority  | 15  | 0.4  |
Turnout | 3,394  |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
Radcliffe West  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Wayne Campbell  | 1,231  | 54.9  | +1.0
| Conservative | Alan Bigg  | 709  | 31.6  | +3.8
| Independent | Deborah Fallon  | 301  | 13.4  | +13.4
Majority  | 522  | 23.3  |
Turnout | 2,241  |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
Ramsbottom  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Diane Ashworth  | 1,759  | 56.3  | +5.1
| Labour | Valerie Robinson  | 939  | 30.0  | −0.9
| Liberal Democrats | Fiona Davison  | 427  | 13.7  | −4.2
Majority  | 820  | 26.2  |
Turnout | 3,125  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
Redvales  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Farook Chaudhry  | 1,178  | 37.5  | +2.7
| Conservative | Khalid Hussain  | 1,127  | 35.8  | +8.5
| Liberal Democrats | Bill Brison  | 840  | 26.7  | +3.9
Majority  | 51  | 1.6  |
Turnout | 3,145  |  |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |  |
St Mary's  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Donal O'Hanlon  | 1,333  | 42.0  | +17.6
| Labour | Steve Treadgold  | 896  | 28.2  | −14.6
| Conservative | Denise Ormrod  | 727  | 22.9  | −9.9
| Independent | Andrew Duff  | 217  | 6.8  | +6.8
Majority  | 437  | 13.8  |
Turnout | 3,173  |  |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing |  |
Sedgley  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Garner  | 1,478  | 39.1  | +1.5
| Labour | Peter Timperley  | 1,224  | 32.4  | −1.9
| Conservative | Shneur Odze | 1,075  | 28.5  | +0.5
Majority  | 254  | 6.7  |
Turnout | 3,777  |  |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |  |
Tottington  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Iain Garside  | 1,590  | 57.2  | +13.9
| Labour | Jane Lewis  | 711  | 25.6  | −1.2
| Liberal Democrats | David Foss  | 478  | 17.2  | +3.2
Majority  | 879  | 31.6  |
Turnout | 2,779  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
Unsworth  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Beverley Sullivan  | 1,311  | 42.5  | +2.5
| Labour | Joan Grimshaw  | 1,250  | 40.5  | +1.1
| Liberal Democrats | Geoffrey Young  | 372  | 12.1  | −0.9
| Independent | Paul Gerrard  | 154  | 5.0  | −2.6
Majority  | 61  | 2.0  |
Turnout | 3,087  |  |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |  |

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