title: 2019 Bury Metropolitan Borough Council election
text: # 2019 Bury Metropolitan Borough Council election
  
  The 2019 Bury Metropolitan Borough Council Election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of Bury Metropolitan Borough Council. This was on the same day as other local elections.
  
  ## Election result
  
  Changes compared with 2018 election.
  
  2019 Bury Metropolitan Borough Council election :
  
  | Party | Party | This election | This election | This election | Full council | Full council | Full council | This election | This election | This election |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Party | Party | Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− |
  | | Labour | 8 | 1 | 52.3 | 20 | 29 | 56.9 | 19,508 | 38.9 | -9.3 |
  | | Conservative | 6 | 1 | 29.4 | 11 | 16 | 31.4 | 17,442 | 34.8 | -3.0 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | 2 | 1 | 11.8 | 2 | 4 | 7.8 | 6,351 | 12.7 | +3.0 |
  | | Independent | 1 | 1 | 5.9 | 1 | 2 | 3.9 | 1,851 | 3.7 | +2.8 |
  | | Green | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4,370 | 8.7 | +5.4 |
  | | UKIP | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 354 | 0.7 | New |
  | | English Democrat | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 288 | 0.6 | +0.3 |
  
  ## Ward results
  
  Candidates seeking re-election were last elected in 2015 and are denoted with an asterisk. Changes are compared to the 2018 results in that ward.
  
  ### Besses
  
  Besses :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Andrea Simpson | 1,007 | 48.3 | -11.4 |
  | | Conservative | Jordan Lewis | 433 | 20.8 | -2.5 |
  | | English Democrat | Stephen Morris | 288 | 13.8 | +6.7 |
  | | Green | Jessie Georgia Smart | 197 | 9.5 | +4.5 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Dominic Bairstow Jackson | 158 | 7.6 | +2.7 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 574 | 27.6 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,083 | 25.4 | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### Church
  
  Church :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Jackie Harris* | 1,913 | 56.7 | -1.9 |
  | | Labour | Sam Turner | 925 | 27.4 | -8.4 |
  | | Green | Nicole Paule Haydock | 338 | 10.0 | +4.4 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Lynda Arthur | 198 | 5.9 | New |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 988 | 29.3 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,374 | 40.2 | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### East
  
  East :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Gavin McGill | 1,418 | 63.6 | +4.2 |
  | | Conservative | Liam James Dean | 428 | 19.2 | -14.9 |
  | | Green | Paul Anthony Petzer | 261 | 11.7 | +5.1 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Stokes | 124 | 5.6 | New |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 990 | 44.4 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,231 | 26.6 | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### Elton
  
  Elton :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Charlotte Morris | 1,259 | 42.2 | -8.6 |
  | | Conservative | Michael Hankey* | 1,243 | 41.6 | -2.0 |
  | | Green | Charlie Allen | 351 | 11.8 | +8.1 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Jacob Royde | 133 | 4.5 | +2.6 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 16 | 0.5 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,986 | 35.56 | |
  | | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
  
  ### Holyrood
  
  Holyrood :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Maria Tegolo | 1,995 | 56.1 | +9.4 |
  | | Labour | Chris Neville | 1,009 | 28.4 | -9.9 |
  | | UKIP | Kevin McGill | 196 | 5.5 | New |
  | | Green | Peter Curati | 179 | 5.0 | +1.4 |
  | | Conservative | Bernard Vincent | 177 | 5.0 | -6.4 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 986 | 27.7 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,556 | 41.6 | |
  | | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### Moorside
  
  Moorside :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Sarah Southworth* | 1,198 | 47.1 | -19.1 |
  | | Conservative | Sohail Raja | 829 | 32.6 | +8.3 |
  | | Green | Stefanie Jayne Moore | 391 | 15.4 | +10.8 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Gavin Warnes | 123 | 4.8 | New |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 369 | 14.5 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,571 | 28.7 | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  
  No Independent candidate as previous (-4.9).
  
  ### North Manor
  
  North Manor :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Khalid Hussain* | 1,699 | 50.3 | -11.0 |
  | | Labour | Tom Pilkington | 942 | 27.9 | -3.9 |
  | | Green | Mary Heath | 456 | 13.5 | +10.3 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Ewan Arthur | 284 | 8.4 | +4.7 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 757 | 22.4 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,381 | 42.1 | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### Pilkington Park
  
  Pilkington Park :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Robert Caserta* | 1,482 | 49.6 | -7.4 |
  | | Labour | Eddy Redmond | 951 | 31.8 | -4.8 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Cross | 202 | 6.8 | +4.2 |
  | | Green | Myriam Salama-Carr | 193 | 6.5 | +2.7 |
  | | UKIP | Anthony Clough | 158 | 5.3 | New |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 531 | 17.8 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,986 | 39.9 | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### Radcliffe East
  
  Radcliffe East :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Independent | James Mason | 1,045 | 38.1 | New |
  | | Labour | Evelyn Mary Doyle | 979 | 35.7 | -11.4 |
  | | Conservative | Luis James McBriar | 609 | 22.2 | -7.0 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Thomas Lewis | 110 | 4.0 | -2.6 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 66 | 2.4 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,743 | 30.8 | |
  | | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Swing | | |
  
  No Independent candidate as previous (-13.2).
  
  ### Radcliffe North
  
  Radcliffe North :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Sam Hurst | 1,507 | 48.6 | -6.5 |
  | | Labour | Jamie Walker* | 1,171 | 37.8 | -2.8 |
  | | Green | John Philip Meara | 301 | 9.7 | New |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Rodney Rew | 120 | 3.9 | -0.4 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 336 | 10.8 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,099 | 35.8 | |
  | | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
  
  ### Radcliffe West
  
  Radcliffe West :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Beth Mortenson | 886 | 39.2 | -21.3 |
  | | Independent | Carol Ann Birchmore | 806 | 35.7 | New |
  | | Conservative | David Lewis | 350 | 15.5 | -9.5 |
  | | Green | Andrew Truelove | 152 | 6.7 | -4.7 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Kamran Islam | 65 | 2.9 | -0.1 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 80 | 3.5 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,259 | 26.8 | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### Ramsbottom
  
  Ramsbottom :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Clair Ann Cummins | 1,645 | 45.3 | -6.4 |
  | | Conservative | Gregg Dennis Fletcher | 1,459 | 40.2 | -4.7 |
  | | Green | Louise Stephanie Bancroft | 363 | 10.0 | New |
  | | Liberal Democrats | David Henry Foss | 160 | 4.4 | +1.1 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 186 | 5.1 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,627 | 40.3 | |
  | | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
  
  ### Redvales
  
  Redvales :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Clare Louise Walsh | 1,511 | 47.2 | -17.2 |
  | | Conservative | Shahbaz Mahmood Arif | 1,213 | 37.9 | +11.5 |
  | | Green | Paul Johnstone | 349 | 10.9 | +5.4 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Gareth Lloyd-Johnson | 128 | 4.0 | +0.3 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 298 | 9.3 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,201 | 35.4 | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### Sedgley
  
  Sedgley :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Richard Ian Gold | 1,650 | 54.9 | -5.3 |
  | | Conservative | Daniel Kallmunzer | 1,010 | 33.6 | -0.1 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Elena Lenzi | 347 | 11.5 | +5.4 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 640 | 21.3 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,007 | 33.99 | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### St. Mary's
  
  St. Mary's :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Michael Powell | 1,964 | 56.7 | +12.7 |
  | | Labour | Noel Bayley* | 1,022 | 29.5 | -16.1 |
  | | Conservative | Zadok Day | 266 | 7.7 | -2.7 |
  | | Green | Emlyn Martin Begley | 214 | 6.2 | New |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 942 | 27.2 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,466 | 42.8 | |
  | | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | | |
  
  ### Tottington
  
  Tottington :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Yvonne Wright* | 1,729 | 58.2 | +4.8 |
  | | Labour | Anthony McCaul | 764 | 25.7 | -14.1 |
  | | Green | Samantha Deas | 354 | 11.9 | New |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Andy Minty | 125 | 4.2 | +1.3 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 965 | 32.5 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,972 | 37.3 | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### Unsworth
  
  Unsworth :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Joan Grimshaw* | 1,171 | 44.2 | +0.1 |
  | | Conservative | Anton Slawycz | 1,095 | 41.3 | +6.2 |
  | | Green | Glyn Harvey Heath | 271 | 10.2 | New |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Ugonna Edeoga | 115 | 4.3 | -16.5 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 76 | 2.9 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,652 | 36.3 | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  