2004 Bury Metropolitan Borough Council election
# 2004 Bury Metropolitan Borough Council election

Elections to Bury Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 10 June 2004. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 2003. The number of councillors increased from 48 to 51, with the addition on North Manor Ward, as well as other boundary changes, therefore it is not possible to show seats gained and lost. The top 3 candidates in each ward were elected.

The Labour Party retained control of the council.

After the election, the composition of the council was

* Labour 27
* Conservative 19
* Liberal Democrat 5

## Election result

Bury Local Election Result 2004 :

| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Labour | 27 | | | +0 | | 35.0 | 24,884 | -5.3 |
| Conservative | 19 | | | +2 | | 37.0 | 26,215 | -2.8 |
| Liberal Democrats | 5 | | | +1 | | 21.7 | 15,457 | +2.9 |
| BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.2 | 2,235 | +3.2 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.1 | 2,241 | +2.9% |

## Ward results

Besses :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Derek Boden | 1,724 | 22.6 |
| | Labour | Alan Matthews | 1,514 | 19.9 |
| | Labour | Ken Audin | 1,424 | 18.7 |
| | Conservative | Mark Roberts | 830 | 10.9 |
| | Conservative | Julian Kershner | 783 | 10.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Winnifred Rohmann | 681 | 8.9 |
| | Conservative | Chava Odze | 657 | 8.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |

Church :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Roy Walker | 2,643 | 22.4 |
| | Conservative | Jack Walton | 2,161 | 18.3 |
| | Conservative | Robert Bibby | 1,922 | 16.3 |
| | Labour | Andrew McAnulty | 1,357 | 11.5 |
| | Labour | Leslie Jones | 1,182 | 10.0 |
| | Labour | Benjamin Shatliff | 885 | 7.5 |
| | BNP | Thomas Rosser | 817 | 6.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Bell | 815 | 6.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |

East :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | John Byrne | 1,597 | 16.5 |
| | Labour | Mike Connolly | 1,582 | 16.4 |
| | Labour | Trevor Holt | 1,538 | 15.9 |
| | Conservative | Azmat Husain | 1,115 | 11.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jeanette Tonge | 1,083 | 11.2 |
| | Conservative | Nawaz Khan | 1,051 | 10.9 |
| | Conservative | Shahid Haider | 757 | 7.8 |
| | Independent | Anthony Hill | 489 | 5.1 |
| | Independent | Thomas Canham | 441 | 4.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |

Elton :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Yvonne Creswell | 1,639 | 16.7 |
| | Conservative | Denise Bigg | 1,519 | 15.5 |
| | Labour | John Costello | 1,468 | 15.0 |
| | Conservative | Michael Hankey | 1,447 | 14.7 |
| | Labour | Evelyn Holt | 1,317 | 13.4 |
| | Labour | Ray Watts | 1,274 | 13.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Yvonne Eagle | 717 | 7.3 |
| | Independent | Shaun Fitzsimon | 423 | 4.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |

Holyrood :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | Victor D'Albert | 2,114 | 19.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Wilf Davison | 1,994 | 18.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tim Pickstone | 1,980 | 18.4 |
| | Labour | Eve Sandler | 891 | 8.3 |
| | Labour | Darrell Johnson | 873 | 8.1 |
| | Labour | Lillian Johnston | 867 | 8.1 |
| | Conservative | Sheila Blaby | 721 | 6.7 |
| | Conservative | Marilyn Vincent | 688 | 6.4 |
| | Conservative | Jeanette Chrystal | 625 | 5.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |

Moorside :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Dot Cassidy | 1,608 | 15.9 |
| | Labour | Keith Rothwell | 1,357 | 13.4 |
| | Labour | Warren Flood | 1,324 | 13.1 |
| | Conservative | Peter Ashworth | 1,195 | 11.8 |
| | Conservative | Trevor Jones | 1,175 | 11.6 |
| | Conservative | Beverley Sullivan | 1,141 | 11.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Victor Hagan | 794 | 7.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Eagle | 791 | 7.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Jenkins | 738 | 7.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |

North Manor :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Dorothy Gunther | 3,075 | 25.1 |
| | Conservative | David Higgin | 2,877 | 23.5 |
| | Conservative | James Taylor | 2,459 | 20.1 |
| | Labour | Peter Bury | 1,099 | 9.0 |
| | Labour | Ian Hargreaves | 1,043 | 8.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Sloss | 931 | 7.6 |
| | Labour | Zia Ullah | 740 | 6.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |

Pilkington Park :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Michelle Wiseman | 2,208 | 21.7 |
| | Conservative | Peter Redstone | 2,012 | 19.8 |
| | Conservative | Bernie Vincent | 1,800 | 17.7 |
| | Labour | Paul Nesbit | 1,339 | 13.2 |
| | Labour | Alan Quinn | 1,045 | 10.3 |
| | Labour | Elliot Moss | 1,025 | 10.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lynn Molloy | 736 | 7.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |

Radcliffe East :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Lyndsey Campbell | 1,626 | 18.7 |
| | Labour | Siobhan Costello | 1,355 | 15.6 |
| | Labour | Steve Perkins | 1,299 | 15.0 |
| | Conservative | Jeffrey McGilvray | 1,115 | 12.9 |
| | Conservative | Eric Margieson | 1,026 | 11.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Staley | 769 | 8.9 |
| | BNP | Janet Lees | 755 | 8.7 |
| | Conservative | Alison Roberts | 725 | 8.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |

Radcliffe North :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Tim Chamberlain | 1,827 | 16.9 |
| | Labour | Barry Briggs | 1,788 | 16.6 |
| | Labour | Sharron Briggs | 1,740 | 16.1 |
| | Conservative | Alan Bigg | 1,574 | 14.6 |
| | Conservative | Stuart Penketh | 1,427 | 13.2 |
| | Conservative | Anthony Sprason | 1,283 | 11.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gaynor Clarkson | 768 | 7.1 |
| | Independent | Bernadette Hargreaves | 380 | 3.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |

Radcliffe West :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Tony Isherwood | 1,652 | 20.9 |
| | Labour | Anthony Cummings | 1,601 | 20.3 |
| | Labour | Wayne Campbell | 1,562 | 19.8 |
| | Conservative | Kathleen Armour | 852 | 10.8 |
| | Conservative | Roger Thompson | 842 | 10.7 |
| | Conservative | Ian Bevan | 821 | 10.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Caroline Gardner | 561 | 7.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |

Ramsbottom :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Barry Theckston | 2,329 | 21.7 |
| | Conservative | Sheila Magnall | 2,106 | 19.6 |
| | Conservative | Richard Nuttall | 1,813 | 16.9 |
| | Labour | Jane Lewis | 1,406 | 13.1 |
| | Labour | Nicole Ivanoff | 1,147 | 10.7 |
| | Labour | Michael Rae | 1,127 | 10.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Fiona Davison | 815 | 7.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |

Redvales :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Susan Southworth | 1,503 | 16.6 |
| | Labour | John Smith | 1,410 | 15.6 |
| | Conservative | Khalid Hussain | 1,178 | 13.0 |
| | Conservative | Iona Worthington | 1,156 | 12.8 |
| | Labour | Farook Chaudhry | 1,142 | 12.6 |
| | Conservative | Ijaz Ahmed | 1,003 | 11.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bill Brison | 986 | 10.9 |
| | Independent | Debbie Pierce | 652 | 7.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |

St Mary's :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Margaret Gibb | 1,597 | 15.0 |
| | Labour | Keith Grime | 1,550 | 14.6 |
| | Labour | Steve Treadgold | 1,381 | 13.0 |
| | Conservative | Anthony Barlow | 1,225 | 11.5 |
| | Conservative | David Green | 1,171 | 11.0 |
| | Conservative | Denise Ormrod | 1,141 | 10.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mary D'Albert | 910 | 8.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Maureen Davison | 905 | 8.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Halsall | 726 | 6.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |

Sedgley :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ann Garner | 1,692 | 13.2 |
| | Labour | Gill Campbell | 1,543 | 12.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Garner | 1,542 | 12.1 |
| | Labour | Catherine Evans | 1,478 | 11.6 |
| | Labour | Peter Timperley | 1,471 | 11.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Donal O'Hanlon | 1,465 | 11.5 |
| | Conservative | Neville Singer | 1,260 | 9.9 |
| | Conservative | Henry Kessler | 1,229 | 9.6 |
| | Conservative | Shneur Odze | 1,092 | 8.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |

Tottington :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Roger Brown | 1,796 | 19.5 |
| | Conservative | Tvonne Wright | 1,563 | 16.6 |
| | Conservative | Iain Garside | 1,479 | 16.0 |
| | Labour | Simon Carter | 1,111 | 12.0 |
| | Labour | Vera McClung | 1,044 | 11.3 |
| | Labour | Victor McClung | 980 | 10.6 |
| | BNP | Stewart Clough | 663 | 7.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Emma Davison | 580 | 6.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |

Unsworth :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Sam Cohen | 1,560 | 16.8 |
| | Labour | Gordon Sharkey | 1,536 | 16.5 |
| | Labour | Joan Grimshaw | 1,418 | 15.3 |
| | Labour | Stella Smith | 1,335 | 14.4 |
| | Conservative | Marilyn Green | 1,307 | 14.1 |
| | Conservative | Jonathan Grosskopf | 1,231 | 13.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Geoffrey Young | 505 | 5.4 |
| | Independent | Alan Garman | 435 | 16.7 |
| | Independent | Maurice Konyk | 95 | 1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
