Bury Metropolitan Borough Council elections
# Bury Metropolitan Borough Council elections

Bury Metropolitan Borough Council elections are generally held three years out of every four, with a third of the council being elected each time. Bury Metropolitan Borough Council, generally known as Bury Council, is the local authority for the metropolitan borough of Bury in Greater Manchester, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2022, 51 councillors have been elected from 17 wards.

## Political control

From 1889 to 1974, Bury was a county borough, independent of any county council. Under the Local Government Act 1972 it had its territory enlarged and became a metropolitan borough, with Greater Manchester County Council providing county-level services. The first election to the reconstituted borough council was held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority before coming into its revised powers on 1 April 1974. Greater Manchester County Council was abolished in 1986 and Bury became a unitary authority. Political control of the council since 1973 has been held by the following parties:

| Party in control | Years |
| - | - |
| No overall control | 1973–1975 |
| Conservative | 1975–1986 |
| Labour | 1986–1992 |
| No overall control | 1992–1995 |
| Labour | 1995–2006 |
| No overall control | 2006–2008 |
| Conservative | 2008–2010 |
| No overall control | 2010–2011 |
| Labour | 2011–present |

### Leadership

The leaders of the council since 2002 have been:

| Councillor | Party | From | To |
| - | - | - | - |
| John Byrne | Labour | pre-2002 | 18 May 2005 |
| Wayne Campbell | Labour | 18 May 2005 | 16 May 2007 |
| Bob Bibby | Conservative | 16 May 2007 | 18 May 2011 |
| Mike Connolly | Labour | 18 May 2011 | 18 May 2016 |
| Rishi Shori | Labour | 18 May 2016 | 10 Jul 2019 |
| David Jones | Labour | 10 Jul 2019 | 20 May 2020 |
| Eamonn O'Brien | Labour | 20 May 2020 | |

## Council elections

* 1998 Bury Metropolitan Borough Council election
* 1999 Bury Metropolitan Borough Council election
* 2000 Bury Metropolitan Borough Council election
* 2002 Bury Metropolitan Borough Council election
* 2003 Bury Metropolitan Borough Council election
* 2004 Bury Metropolitan Borough Council election (whole Metropolitan Borough Council elected after boundary changes increased the number of seats by 3)
* 2006 Bury Metropolitan Borough Council election
* 2007 Bury Metropolitan Borough Council election
* 2008 Bury Metropolitan Borough Council election
* 2010 Bury Metropolitan Borough Council election
* 2011 Bury Metropolitan Borough Council election
* 2012 Bury Metropolitan Borough Council election
* 2014 Bury Metropolitan Borough Council election
* 2015 Bury Metropolitan Borough Council election
* 2016 Bury Metropolitan Borough Council election
* 2018 Bury Metropolitan Borough Council election
* 2019 Bury Metropolitan Borough Council election
* 2021 Bury Metropolitan Borough Council election
* 2022 Bury Metropolitan Borough Council election (new ward boundaries)

## By-election results

Redvales By-Election 27 June 1996 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | | 1,497 | 75.6 |
| | Conservative | | 376 | 19.0 |
| | Independent | | 106 | 5.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,121 | 56.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,979 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

Holyrood By-Election 22 June 2000 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 960 | 52.1 | -4.3 |
| | Labour | | 559 | 30.3 | +5.9 |
| | Conservative | | 325 | 17.6 | -1.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 401 | 21.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,844 | 22.5 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

Radcliffe South By-Election 7 June 2001 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Anthony Cummings | 2,473 | 55.8 | +10.5 |
| | Conservative | Peter Wright | 1,360 | 37.7 | -14.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mike Halsall | 597 | 13.5 | +3.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,113 | 18.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,430 | 55.1 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

Radcliffe West By-Election 4 June 2009 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Rishi Shori | 879 | 30.7 | -13.9 |
| | Conservative | Samantha Davies | 870 | 30.4 | +3.1 |
| | BNP | Jean Purdy | 459 | 16.0 | -2.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mike Halsall | 429 | 15.0 | +8.4 |
| | English Democrat | Stephen Morris | 228 | 8.0 | +8.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9 | 0.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,865 | 35.1 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

Church By-Election 15 November 2012 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Susan Nuttall | 1,371 | 48.6 | -2.6 |
| | Labour | Sarah Kerrison | 1,108 | 39.2 | +5.2 |
| | UKIP | Stephen Evans | 309 | 10.9 | -0.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kamran Islam | 35 | 1.2 | -2.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 263 | 9.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,823 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

North Manor By-Election 15 November 2012 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | James Daly | 1,324 | 54.3 | -2.4 |
| | Labour | Jean Treadgold | 643 | 26.4 | -0.8 |
| | UKIP | Peter Entwistle | 251 | 10.3 | +10.3 |
| | Green | Stewart Hay | 126 | 5.2 | -5.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ewan Arthur | 93 | 3.8 | -1.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 681 | 27.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,437 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

Ramsbottom By-Election 6 March 2014 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Robert Hodkinson | 1,398 | 47.0 | +8.8 |
| | Labour | Sarah Southworth | 1,033 | 34.7 | -14.7 |
| | UKIP | Dave Barker | 351 | 11.8 | +2.6 |
| | Green | Glyn Heath | 157 | 5.3 | +5.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Foss | 38 | 1.3 | -1.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 365 | 12.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,977 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

Tottington By-Election 22 October 2015 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Greg Keeley | 1,046 | 52.2 | +3.4 |
| | Labour | Martin Hayes | 619 | 30.9 | +2.0 |
| | UKIP | Ian Henderson | 198 | 9.9 | -4.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Foss | 87 | 4.3 | +0.8 |
| | Green | John Southworth | 54 | 2.7 | -1.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 427 | 21.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,004 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

Besses By-Election 4 May 2017 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Andrea Simpson | 1,371 | 50.0 | -8.7 |
| | Conservative | Satyen Sinha | 682 | 24.9 | +4.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gavin Warnes | 415 | 15.1 | +10.7 |
| | English Democrat | Stephen Morris | 188 | 6.9 | -4.6 |
| | Green | Janneke Calle | 86 | 3.1 | -2.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 689 | 25.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,742 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

Radcliffe East By-Election 8 June 2017 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Karen Leach | 2,861 | 53.4 | +3.8 |
| | Conservative | James Mason | 2,046 | 38.2 | +20.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Graham | 232 | 4.3 | -1.4 |
| | Green | Nicole Haydock | 221 | 4.1 | -3.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 815 | 15.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,360 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

Besses By-Election 19 July 2018 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Lucy Smith | 999 | 51.1 | -8.6 |
| | Conservative | Jordan Lewis | 708 | 36.2 | +12.9 |
| | English Democrat | Stephen Morris | 72 | 3.7 | -3.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gareth Lloyd-Johnson | 71 | 3.6 | -1.3 |
| | Green | Glyn Heath | 55 | 2.8 | -2.2 |
| | UKIP | Michael Zwierzanski | 49 | 2.5 | +2.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 291 | 14.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,954 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

East By-Election 16 August 2018 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Gavin McGill | 1,419 | 64.2 | +4.8 |
| | Conservative | Sohail Raja | 557 | 25.2 | -8.9 |
| | UKIP | Angela Zwierzanski | 107 | 4.8 | +4.8 |
| | Green | Glyn Heath | 77 | 3.5 | -3.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andy Minty | 49 | 2.2 | +2.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 862 | 39.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,209 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

Radcliffe West By-Election 29 August 2019 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Radcliffe First | Mike Smith | 824 | 41.7 | +41.7 |
| | Labour | Jamie Walker | 708 | 35.8 | -3.4 |
| | Conservative | Jordan Lewis | 283 | 14.3 | -1.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kingsley Jones | 113 | 5.7 | +2.8 |
| | UKIP | Anthony Clough | 50 | 2.5 | +2.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 116 | 5.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,978 | | |
| | Radcliffe First gain from Labour | Radcliffe First gain from Labour | | | |

Church By-Election 12 December 2019 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Dene Vernon | 3,317 | 55.9 | -0.8 |
| | Labour | Sam Turner | 2,172 | 36.6 | +9.2 |
| | Green | Charlie Allen | 235 | 4.0 | -6.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Lewis | 213 | 3.6 | -2.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,145 | 19.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,937 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
