# 2006 Bury Metropolitan Borough Council election

Elections to Bury Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 4 May 2006. One third of the council was up for election, and the Labour Party lost control of the council.
After the election, the composition of the council was
* Labour 23
* Conservative 22
* Liberal Democrat 6

## Election result

Bury Local Election Result 2006 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 5 | 1 | 5 | -4 | | 33.8 | 17,337 | -1.2 |
| Conservative | 9 | 4 | 1 | +3 | | 42.2 | 21,619 | +5.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | 3 | 1 | 0 | +1 | | 21.6 | 11,072 | -0.1 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 1,259 | -0.6 |

## Ward results

Besses :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ken Audin | 1,085 | 47.5 | −5.8 |
| | Conservative | Jonathan Grosskopf | 597 | 26.1 | +0.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mary D'Albert | 396 | 17.3 | −3.8 |
| | Independent | Lucy Cohn | 208 | 9.1 | +9.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 488 | 21.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,286 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Church :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Robert Bibby | 2,048 | 57.8 | +10.9 |
| | Labour | Benjamin Shatliff | 847 | 23.9 | −0.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Jenkins | 649 | 18.3 | +3.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,201 | 38.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,544 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Trevor Holt | 1,259 | 52.9 | +15.6 |
| | Conservative | Azmat Husain | 702 | 29.5 | +3.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ewan Arthur | 597 | 18.6 | −6.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 557 | 23.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,382 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Elton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Michael Hankey | 1,533 | 47.7 | +9.1 |
| | Labour | Stella Smith | 1,083 | 33.7 | −0.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ewan Arthur | 597 | 18.6 | +1.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 450 | 14.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,213 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Holyrood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tim Pickstone | 1,576 | 52.0 | −4.7 |
| | Conservative | Marilyn Vincent | 757 | 25.0 | +5.6 |
| | Labour | Suzanne Johnston | 699 | 23.1 | −0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 819 | 27.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,032 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Moorside :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Peter Ashworth | 1,129 | 40.2 | +7.0 |
| | Labour | Warren Flood | 995 | 35.4 | −9.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Victor Hagan | 686 | 24.4 | +2.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 134 | 4.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,810 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
North Manor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | James Taylor | 2,350 | 61.9 | +1.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Sloss | 741 | 19.5 | +1.3 |
| | Labour | Francis Shatliff | 706 | 18.6 | −2.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,609 | 42.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,797 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Pilkington Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Bernard Vincent | 1,760 | 61.7 | +10.1 |
| | Labour | Alan Quinn | 840 | 29.5 | −1.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mohammed Mustafa | 251 | 8.8 | −8.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 920 | 32.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,851 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Radcliffe East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Catherine Berry | 1,029 | 38.8 | +12.7 |
| | Labour | Steve Perkins | 963 | 36.3 | −1.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Halsall | 460 | 17.4 | −0.6 |
| | Independent | Paul Clarke | 199 | 7.5 | +7.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 66 | 2.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,651 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Radcliffe North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Sharron Briggs | 1,431 | 42.2 | +2.0 |
| | Conservative | Stuart Penketh | 1,416 | 41.7 | +7.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Maureen Davison | 367 | 10.8 | −6.1 |
| | Independent | Matthew Randall | 180 | 5.3 | −3.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 15 | 0.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,394 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Radcliffe West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Wayne Campbell | 1,231 | 54.9 | +1.0 |
| | Conservative | Alan Bigg | 709 | 31.6 | +3.8 |
| | Independent | Deborah Fallon | 301 | 13.4 | +13.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 522 | 23.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,241 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Ramsbottom :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Diane Ashworth | 1,759 | 56.3 | +5.1 |
| | Labour | Valerie Robinson | 939 | 30.0 | −0.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Fiona Davison | 427 | 13.7 | −4.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 820 | 26.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,125 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Redvales :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Farook Chaudhry | 1,178 | 37.5 | +2.7 |
| | Conservative | Khalid Hussain | 1,127 | 35.8 | +8.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bill Brison | 840 | 26.7 | +3.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 51 | 1.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,145 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
St Mary's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Donal O'Hanlon | 1,333 | 42.0 | +17.6 |
| | Labour | Steve Treadgold | 896 | 28.2 | −14.6 |
| | Conservative | Denise Ormrod | 727 | 22.9 | −9.9 |
| | Independent | Andrew Duff | 217 | 6.8 | +6.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 437 | 13.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,173 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Sedgley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Garner | 1,478 | 39.1 | +1.5 |
| | Labour | Peter Timperley | 1,224 | 32.4 | −1.9 |
| | Conservative | Shneur Odze | 1,075 | 28.5 | +0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 254 | 6.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,777 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Tottington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Iain Garside | 1,590 | 57.2 | +13.9 |
| | Labour | Jane Lewis | 711 | 25.6 | −1.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Foss | 478 | 17.2 | +3.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 879 | 31.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,779 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Unsworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Beverley Sullivan | 1,311 | 42.5 | +2.5 |
| | Labour | Joan Grimshaw | 1,250 | 40.5 | +1.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Geoffrey Young | 372 | 12.1 | −0.9 |
| | Independent | Paul Gerrard | 154 | 5.0 | −2.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 61 | 2.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,087 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |