Bury Council election, 1999

Elections to Bury Council were held on 6 May, 1999. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party kept overall control of the council. Overall turnout was 28.14%.

After the election, the composition of the council was
*Labour 36
*Conservative 8
*Liberal Democrat 3
*Environment and Wildlife 1

Election result

Election Summary Party
party = Labour Party (UK)
seats = 12
gain = 0
loss = 2
net = -2
seats % = 75.0
votes % = 48.7
votes = 19,197
plus/minus = -3.4%Election Summary Party
party = Conservative Party (UK)
seats = 3
gain = 2
loss = 0
net = +2
seats % = 18.8
votes % = 32.8
votes = 12,912
plus/minus = -1.1%Election Summary Party
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
seats = 1
gain = 0
loss = 0
net = 0
seats % = 6.3
votes % = 13.9
votes = 5,480
plus/minus = +0.8%Election Summary
party = Environment and Wildlife
seats = 0
gain = 0
loss = 0
net = 0
seats % = 0
votes % = 3.9
votes = 1,533
plus/minus = +3.2%Election Summary Party
party = Independent (politician)
seats = 0
gain = 0
loss = 0
net = 0
seats % = 0
votes % = 0.7
votes = 283
plus/minus = +0.5%

Ward results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Derek Boden
votes = 974
percentage = 67.4
change = -3.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Mark Roberts
votes = 319
percentage = 22.1
change = +2.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Ivy Hooley
votes = 153
percentage = 10.6
change = +0.4Election box majority
votes = 655
percentage = 45.3
change = -6.1Election box turnout
votes = 1,446
percentage = 21.5
change = +1.0Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Robert Bibby
votes = 1,514
percentage = 47.5
change = +0.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Stella Smith
votes = 1,262
percentage = 39.6
change = -5.5Election box candidate
party = Environment and Wildlife
candidate = Michael Wellock
votes = 413
percentage = 13.0
change = +13.0Election box majority
votes = 252
percentage = 7.9
change = +6.2Election box turnout
votes = 3,189
percentage = 35.9
change = +0.6Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Trevor Holt
votes = 1,211
percentage = 72.9
change = -6.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Roger Thompson
votes = 305
percentage = 18.4
change = -2.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Janet Turner
votes = 146
percentage = 8.8
change = +8.8Election box majority
votes = 906
percentage = 54.5
change = -3.7Election box turnout
votes = 1,662
percentage = 21.5
change = -0.5Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Raymond Watts
votes = 1,192
percentage = 47.2
change = -3.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Geoffrey White
votes = 885
percentage = 35.0
change = -3.1Election box candidate
party = Environment and Wildlife
candidate = Glyn Heath
votes = 232
percentage = 9.2
change = +9.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Robert Sloss
votes = 216
percentage = 8.6
change = -2.5Election box majority
votes = 307
percentage = 12.2
change = -0.6Election box turnout
votes = 2,525
percentage = 27.2
change = +0.5Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Victor D'Albert
votes = 1,466
percentage = 58.7
change = +2.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Mary Whitby
votes = 693
percentage = 27.7
change = -2.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Kevin Laughton
votes = 339
percentage = 13.6
change = +0.4Election box majority
votes = 773
percentage = 31.0
change = +4.8Election box turnout
votes = 2,498
percentage = 30.4
change = +1.4Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Winstone Ramsey
votes = 1,221
percentage = 50.1
change = -0.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Norman Hamer
votes = 926
percentage = 38.0
change = -4.2Election box candidate
party = Environment and Wildlife
candidate = Paul Dixon
votes = 156
percentage = 6.4
change = +6.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Winifred Rohmann
votes = 134
percentage = 5.5
change = -1.9Election box majority
votes = 295
percentage = 12.1
change = +4.0Election box turnout
votes = 2,437
percentage = 29.5
change = +0.2Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Pamela Walker
votes = 1,013
percentage = 49.8
change = -3.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Cecilia Aaron
votes = 853
percentage = 41.9
change = +3.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Nigel Bird
votes = 168
percentage = 8.3
change = +0.7Election box majority
votes = 160
percentage = 7.9
change = -7.0Election box turnout
votes = 2,034
percentage = 25.3
change = +0.8Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Anthony Isherwood
votes = 1,601
percentage = 61.5
change = -7.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Michael Halsall
votes = 684
percentage = 26.3
change = +14.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Alan Bigg
votes = 320
percentage = 12.3
change = -4.1Election box majority
votes = 917
percentage = 25.2
change = -27.4Election box turnout
votes = 2,605
percentage = 29.8
change = +4.4Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Edward Briggs
votes = 1,505
percentage = 50.1
change = +0.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Denise Bigg
votes = 1,096
percentage = 36.5
change = +1.2Election box candidate
party = Environment and Wildlife
candidate = David Bentley
votes = 242
percentage = 8.1
change = -1.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Gillian Duffy
votes = 162
percentage = 5.4
change = -0.5Election box majority
votes = 409
percentage = 13.6
change = -0.8Election box turnout
votes = 3,005
percentage = 28.5
change = +1.2Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Anthony Watmough
votes = 1,015
percentage = 54.2
change = -1.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Peter Wright
votes = 668
percentage = 35.6
change = -0.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Theodor Tymczyna
votes = 191
percentage = 10.2
change = +1.9Election box majority
votes = 347
percentage = 18.6
change = -0.1Election box turnout
votes = 1,874
percentage = 23.5
change = +4.8Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Barry Theckston
votes = 1,595
percentage = 43.8
change = -4.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Anne Beckett
votes = 1,563
percentage = 42.9
change = +2.6Election box candidate
party = Environment and Wildlife
candidate = Angela Graham
votes = 256
percentage = 7.0
change = +7.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = David Foss
votes = 230
percentage = 6.3
change = -4.8Election box majority
votes = 32
percentage = 0.9
change = -7.5Election box turnout
votes = 3,644
percentage = 32.8
change = +4.0Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = John Smith
votes = 1,436
percentage = 66.9
change = +0.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Christopher Hall
votes = 428
percentage = 19.9
change = -2.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Arthur Withington
votes = 283
percentage = 13.2
change = +13.2Election box majority
votes = 1,008
percentage = 47.0
change = +2.4Election box turnout
votes = 2,147
percentage = 26.7
change = +0.7Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Brendon Hope
votes = 1,266
percentage = 52.1
change = -5.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Neville Singer
votes = 652
percentage = 26.8
change = -2.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Mary D'Albert
votes = 513
percentage = 21.1
change = +7.1Election box majority
votes = 614
percentage = 25.3
change = -2.9Election box turnout
votes = 2,431
percentage = 27.0
change = +2.2Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Gillian Campbell
votes = 1,128
percentage = 45.1
change = -7.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Timothy Pickstone
votes = 968
percentage = 38.7
change = +14.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Bernard Vincent
votes = 406
percentage = 16.2
change = -7.1Election box majority
votes = 160
percentage = 6.4
change = -22.5Election box turnout
votes = 2,502
percentage = 30.5
change = +2.8Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = William Johnson
votes = 1,795
percentage = 59.8
change = +6.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Elizabeth Melia
votes = 911
percentage = 30.4
change = -4.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Martin Robinson Dowland
votes = 295
percentage = 9.8
change = -1.2Election box majority
votes = 884
percentage = 29.4
change = +11.0Election box turnout
votes = 3,001
percentage = 30.1
change = -0.3Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Sylvia Mason
votes = 1,206
percentage = 50.1
change = -10.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Samuel Cohen
votes = 811
percentage = 33.7
change = +1.9Election box candidate
party = Environment and Wildlife
candidate = Martin Prescott
votes = 234
percentage = 9.7
change = +9.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Geoffrey Young
votes = 154
percentage = 6.4
change = -1.5Election box majority
votes = 395
percentage = 16.4
change = -12.1Election box turnout
votes = 2,405
percentage = 29.7
change = +2.5Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

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