- Bury local elections
One third of Bury Council is elected each year, followed by one year without election.
Political control
No overall control 1973 - 1975Conservative 1975 - 1986
Labour 1986 - 1992
No overall control 1992 - 1995Labour 1995 - 2006
No overall control 2006 - 2008Conservative 2008 - present
Council elections
Bury Council election, 1998 Bury Council election, 1999 Bury Council election, 2000 Bury Council election, 2002 Bury Council election, 2003 Bury Council election, 2004 Bury Council election, 2006 Bury Council election, 2007 Bury Council election, 2008 By-election results
Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 1,497
percentage = 75.6
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 376
percentage = 19.0
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate =
votes = 106
percentage = 5.4
change = Election box majority
votes = 1,121
percentage = 56.6
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,979
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 960
percentage = 52.1
change = -4.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 559
percentage = 30.3
change = +5.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 325
percentage = 17.6
change = -1.6Election box majority
votes = 401
percentage = 21.8
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,844
percentage = 22.5
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Anthony Cummings
votes = 2,473
percentage = 55.8
change = +10.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Peter Wright
votes = 1,360
percentage = 37.7
change = -14.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Mike Halsall
votes = 597
percentage = 13.5
change = +3.8Election box majority
votes = 1,113
percentage = 18.1
change =Election box turnout
votes = 4,430
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =External links
* [http://www.bury.gov.uk Bury Council]
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