Bury Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2012

Elections to Bury Council took place on 3 May 2012.[1] This was on the same day as other United Kingdom local elections, 2012. One third of the Council was up for election and the Labour Party retained control of the Council.

17 seats were contested. The Labour Party won 14 seats, and the Conservatives won 3 seats.

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


Election result

Bury Local Election Result 2012
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 14 10 0 +10 51.0 24,589 +2.3
  Conservative 3 0 7 -7 28.6 13,822 -5.6
  Liberal Democrat 0 0 3 -3 9.3 4,482 -1.8
  UKIP 0 0 0 8.8 4,243 +5.1
  Green 0 0 0 0 0 1.1 551 +0.5
  English Democrats 0 0 0 0 0 1.1 553 +0.5


Ward results

Besses
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Elizabeth Fitzgerald 1,484 61.8 +6.9
English Democrats Stephen Morris 367 15.3 +8.6
Conservative Ian Silvester 358 14.9 -1.7
Liberal Democrat Julie Baum 185 7.7 -9.1
Majority 1,117 46.5 +8.5
Turnout 2,401 28.6 -5.2
Labour hold Swing


Church
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Roy Walker 1,704 51.0 -0.9
Labour Andrew Jones 1,132 33.9 -7.0
UKIP Julie Reynolds 370 11.1 +11.1
Liberal Democrat Lynda Arthur 124 3.7 -3.6
Majority 572 17.1 +6.0
Turnout 3,342 38.9 -6.3
Conservative hold Swing


East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Stella Smith 1,430 57.1 +6.5
UKIP Pete Entwhistle 566 22.6 +8.8
Conservative Azmat Husain 501 20.0 -11.3
Majority 864 34.5 +15.2
Turnout 2,506 30.9 -8.7
Labour hold Swing


Elton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Susan Southworth 1,323 45.2 -0.4
Conservative Yvonne Creswell 1,044 35.7 -9.8
UKIP Nicola Wood 444 15.2 +15.2
Liberal Democrat Andrew Garner 106 3.6 -1.3
Majority 279 9.5 +5.4
Turnout 2,925 33.4 -7.9
Labour gain from Conservative Swing


Holyrood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Paddy Heneghan 1,510 45.4 +3.3
Liberal Democrat Vic D'Albert 1,359 40.9 +4.2
Conservative Carl Curran 260 7.8 -8.5
English Democrats Valerie Morris 186 5.6 +0.8
Majority 151 4.5 -0.9
Turnout 3,326 37.0 -3.7
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat Swing


Moorside
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Dot Cassidy 1,690 65.2 +19.6
Conservative Peter Ashworth 417 16.1 -11.3
UKIP Victor Hagan 379 14.6 +14.6
Liberal Democrat Graeme Lambert 97 3.7 -7.2
Majority 1,273 49.1 +27.0
Turnout 2,594 28.2 -8.3
Labour hold Swing


North Manor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Dorothy Gunther 1,873 56.6 +10.4
Labour Steven Treadgold 899 27.2 -1.9
Green Glyn Heath 355 10.7 +2.2
Liberal Democrat Ewan Arthur 174 5.3 -6.6
Majority 974 29.4 +12.3
Turnout 3,311 40.7 -9.1
Conservative hold Swing


Pilkington Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Michelle Wiseman 1,312 48.0 +4.4
Labour John Mallon 1,266 46.4 +5.3
Liberal Democrat Richard Baum 132 4.8 +0.5
Majority 46 1.7 -0.7
Turnout 2,731 34.7 -7.4
Conservative hold Swing


Radcliffe East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Daisy Bailey 1,442 59.1 +5.8
Conservative Derek Brooks 513 21.0 -12.3
UKIP Nick McNeill 389 16.0 +6.9
Liberal Democrat Joanne O'Hanlon 85 3.5 -0.8
Majority 929 38.1 +18.1
Turnout 2,438 27.8 -7.3
Labour gain from Conservative Swing


Radcliffe North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sharon Briggs 1,609 51.4 +0.7
Conservative Jackie Harris 1,067 34.1 -10.3
UKIP Chris Frost 358 11.4 +11.4
Liberal Democrat Rod Rew 87 2.8 -2.1
Majority 542 17.3 +11.0
Turnout 3,128 35.2 -5.5
Labour gain from Conservative Swing


Radcliffe West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Tony Isherwood 1,523 69.3 -0.7
Conservative Stuart Penketh 331 15.1 -11.0
UKIP Ian Hayes 275 12.5 +12.5
Liberal Democrat Kamran Islam 62 2.8 -0.7
Majority 1,192 54.2 +10.7
Turnout 2,199 25.5 -6.5
Labour hold Swing


Ramsbottom
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Luise Fitzwalter 1,605 49.2 +2.3
Conservative Barry Theckston 1,241 38.1 -8.8
UKIP Julian Corden 300 9.2 +9.2
Liberal Democrat Wilf Davison 103 3.2 -3.0
Majority 364 11.2 +11.0
Turnout 3,260 36.7 +6.3
Labour gain from Conservative Swing


Redvales
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Shaheena Haroon 1,751 57.1 +0.4
Conservative Beverly Sullivan 625 20.4 -5.4
UKIP Steve Evans 501 16.3 +4.9
Liberal Democrat Tim Boaden 175 5.7 +0.4
Majority 1,126 36.7 +5.8
Turnout 3,066 33.1 -6.2
Labour gain from Conservative Swing


Sedgley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Andrea Simpson 1,833 60.3 +2.8
Liberal Democrat Steve Wright 623 20.5 -0.4
Conservative James Daly 554 18.2 +1.1
Majority 1,210 39.8 +3.2
Turnout 3,038 33.6 -11.5
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat Swing


St. Mary's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jane Black 1,320 47.0 -0.9
Liberal Democrat Mary D'Albert 956 34.0 +3.1
Conservative Yvonne Holland 326 11.6 -4.9
Green Andrew McKee 196 7.0 +7.0
Majority 364 13.0 -4.0
Turnout 2,810 34.3 -6.7
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat Swing


Tottington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Simon Carter 1,085 42.2 +1.4
Conservative Roger Brown 965 37.5 -13.1
UKIP Andy Eccles 379 11.7 +11.7
Liberal Democrat David Foss 135 5.2 -3.5
Majority 120 4.3
Turnout 2,573 31.8 -8.9
Labour gain from Conservative Swing


Unsworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Jones 1,687 60.4 +4.3
Conservative Sam Cohen 731 26.2 -8.2
UKIP Peter Redstone 282 10.1 +3.9
Liberal Democrat Zadok Day 79 2.8 -0.5
Majority 956 34.2 +12.5
Turnout 2,793 37.3 -7.7
Labour gain from Conservative Swing


References

  1. "Local elections 2012". BBC News. Retrieved 2012-04-30.
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