Bury Council is once again a hung council following the local elections.

The Conservatives lost three seats to Labour, leaving them with 23 seats out of the 51 on the council.

Labour also won one seat from the Liberal Democrats, putting them on 20 seats with the Lib Dems on eight. 

The turnout was 65.19%, up from the last local election turnout of 38%.

The votes were counted this afternoon (Friday May 7) at Castle Leisure Centre in Bury, and the full results are:

BESSES
Kenneth Audin (Lab)…2,076
Julie Baum (Lib Dem)…1,262
Ian Silvester (Con)…1,109
Jennifer Jamieson (BNP)…302
Stephen Morris (English Democrats)…186
Turnout…60.08%
LABOUR HOLD

CHURCH
Bob Bibby (Con)…2,639
Susan Southworth (Lab)…1,700
Jim Eagle (Lib Dem)…1,197
Julia Kay (BNP)…376
Ian Hayes (Independent)…213
Turnout…71.30%
CONS HOLD

EAST
Trevor Holt (Lab)…2,103
Azmat Husain (Con)…1,294
Lynda Arthur (Lib Dem)…714
Thomas Nuttall (BNP)…436
Turnout…57.98%
LABOUR HOLD

ELTON
Michael Hankey (Con)…2,143
James Frith (Lab)…1,928
Robert Sloss (Lib Dem)…1,137
Stewart Clough (BNP)…437
Turnout…66.23%
CONS HOLD

HOLYROOD
Tim Pickstone (Lib Dem)…2,779
Ben Shatliff (Lab)…1,773
Carl Curran (Con)…1,344
Turnout…66.82%
LIB DEM HOLD

MOORSIDE
Sandra Walmsley (Lab)…2,289
Peter Ashworth (Con)…1,528
Nissa Finney (Lib Dem)…804
Phil Sedman (BNP)…396
Victor Hagan (Independent)…133
Nicole Haydock (Green)…124

Turnout…58.25%
LAB GAIN FROM CONS

NORTH MANOR
James Taylor (Con)…3,277
Ewan Arthur (Lib Dem)…1,322
Frank Shatliff (Lab)…1,321
Glyn Heath (Green)…255
Turnout…75.83%
CONS HOLD

PILKINGTON PARK (two seats)
Bernie Vincent (Con)…2,589
Robert Caserta (Con)…2,530
John Mallon (Lab)…1,813
Steve Perkins (Lab)…1,649
Wayne Burrows (Lib Dem)…994
Joanne O’Hanlon (Lib Dem)…894
Turnout…66.56%
CONS HOLD TWO

RADCLIFFE EAST
Nick Parnell (Lab)…1,887
Catherine Berry (Con)…1,737
Reg Norris (BNP)… 465
Mike Halsall (Lib Dem)…1,077
Turnout…60.63%
LABOUR GAIN FROM CONS

RADCLIFFE NORTH
Jane Lewis (Lab)… 2,176
Janice Cheetham (Con)…2,117
Kamran Islam (Lib Dem)…648
George Ramsay (Independent)…380
Graham Tonkin (BNP)…341


Turnout…63.96%
LABOUR HOLD

RADCLIFFE WEST
Rishi Shori (Lab)…1,970
Samantha Davies (Con)…1,345
Lynn Molloy (Lib Dem)…928
Jean Purdy (BNP)…509
Turnout…56.31%
LABOUR HOLD

RAMSBOTTOM
Ian Bevan (Con)…2,668
Val Robinson (Lab)…2,043
Paul Jenkins (Lib Dem)…1,298
Peter Mather (Green)…254
Turnout…69.72%
CONS HOLD

REDVALES
Tamoor Tariq (Lab)…2,357
Khalid Hussain (Con)…1,492
Tim Boaden (Lib Dem)…1,186
Peter Hallows (BNP)…565
Turnout…62.67%
LABOUR HOLD

SEDGLEY
Alan Quinn (Lab)…2,173
Andrew Garner (Lib Dem)…2,001
Jonathan Grosskopf (Con)…1,913
Turnout…68.88%
LABOUR GAIN FROM LIB DEMS


ST MARY’S
Donal O’Hanlon (Lib Dem)…2,053
Noel Bayley (Lab)…1,754
Raymond Solomon (Con)…1,264
George Heron (Green)…232
Turnout…64.71%
LIB DEM HOLD

TOTTINGTON
Iain Gartside (Con)…2,521
Simon Carter (Lab)…1,608
David Foss (Lib Dem)…1,098
Brian Jepson (BNP)…337
Turnout…69.37%
CONS HOLD

UNSWORTH
Ann Audin (Lab)…2,259
Bev Sullivan (Con)…2,074
Theo Tymczyna (Lib Dem)…794
Turnout…69.00%
LABOUR GAIN FROM CONS