# 1999 Bury Metropolitan Borough Council election

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

Bury Local Election Result 1999 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 12 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 75.0 | 48.7 | 19,197 | -3.4% |
| Conservative | 3 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 18.8 | 32.8 | 12,912 | -1.1% |
| Liberal Democrats | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 | 13.9 | 5,480 | +0.8% |
| Environment and Wildlife | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.9 | 1,533 | +3.2% |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 283 | +0.5% |

## Ward results

Besses :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Derek Boden | 974 | 67.4 | −3.2 |
| | Conservative | Mark Roberts | 319 | 22.1 | +2.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ivy Hooley | 153 | 10.6 | +0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 655 | 45.3 | −6.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,446 | 21.5 | +1.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Church :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Robert Bibby | 1,514 | 47.5 | +0.7 |
| | Labour | Stella Smith | 1,262 | 39.6 | −5.5 |
| | Environment and Wildlife | Michael Wellock | 413 | 13.0 | +13.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 252 | 7.9 | +6.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,189 | 35.9 | +0.6 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Trevor Holt | 1,211 | 72.9 | −6.2 |
| | Conservative | Roger Thompson | 305 | 18.4 | −2.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Janet Turner | 146 | 8.8 | +8.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 906 | 54.5 | −3.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,662 | 21.5 | −0.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Elton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Raymond Watts | 1,192 | 47.2 | −3.7 |
| | Conservative | Geoffrey White | 885 | 35.0 | −3.1 |
| | Environment and Wildlife | Glyn Heath | 232 | 9.2 | +9.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Sloss | 216 | 8.6 | −2.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 307 | 12.2 | −0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,525 | 27.2 | +0.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Holyrood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Victor D'Albert | 1,466 | 58.7 | +2.2 |
| | Labour | Mary Whitby | 693 | 27.7 | −2.6 |
| | Conservative | Kevin Laughton | 339 | 13.6 | +0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 773 | 31.0 | +4.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,498 | 30.4 | +1.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Moorside :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Winstone Ramsey | 1,221 | 50.1 | −0.2 |
| | Conservative | Norman Hamer | 926 | 38.0 | −4.2 |
| | Environment and Wildlife | Paul Dixon | 156 | 6.4 | +6.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Winifred Rohmann | 134 | 5.5 | −1.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 295 | 12.1 | +4.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,437 | 29.5 | +0.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Pilkington Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Pamela Walker | 1,013 | 49.8 | −3.9 |
| | Conservative | Cecilia Aaron | 853 | 41.9 | +3.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nigel Bird | 168 | 8.3 | +0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 160 | 7.9 | −7.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,034 | 25.3 | +0.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Radcliffe Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Anthony Isherwood | 1,601 | 61.5 | −7.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Halsall | 684 | 26.3 | +14.5 |
| | Conservative | Alan Bigg | 320 | 12.3 | −4.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 917 | 25.2 | −27.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,605 | 29.8 | +4.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Radcliffe North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Edward Briggs | 1,505 | 50.1 | +0.4 |
| | Conservative | Denise Bigg | 1,096 | 36.5 | +1.2 |
| | Environment and Wildlife | David Bentley | 242 | 8.1 | −1.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gillian Duffy | 162 | 5.4 | −0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 409 | 13.6 | −0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,005 | 28.5 | +1.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Radcliffe South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Anthony Watmough | 1,015 | 54.2 | −1.0 |
| | Conservative | Peter Wright | 668 | 35.6 | −0.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Theodor Tymczyna | 191 | 10.2 | +1.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 347 | 18.6 | −0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,874 | 23.5 | +4.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Ramsbottom :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Barry Theckston | 1,595 | 43.8 | −4.9 |
| | Labour | Anne Beckett | 1,563 | 42.9 | +2.6 |
| | Environment and Wildlife | Angela Graham | 256 | 7.0 | +7.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Foss | 230 | 6.3 | −4.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 32 | 0.9 | −7.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,644 | 32.8 | +4.0 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Redvales :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Smith | 1,436 | 66.9 | +0.3 |
| | Conservative | Christopher Hall | 428 | 19.9 | −2.1 |
| | Independent | Arthur Withington | 283 | 13.2 | +13.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,008 | 47.0 | +2.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,147 | 26.7 | +0.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
St Mary's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Brendon Hope | 1,266 | 52.1 | −5.0 |
| | Conservative | Neville Singer | 652 | 26.8 | −2.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mary D'Albert | 513 | 21.1 | +7.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 614 | 25.3 | −2.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,431 | 27.0 | +2.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Sedgley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Gillian Campbell | 1,128 | 45.1 | −7.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Timothy Pickstone | 968 | 38.7 | +14.8 |
| | Conservative | Bernard Vincent | 406 | 16.2 | −7.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 160 | 6.4 | −22.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,502 | 30.5 | +2.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Tottington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Johnson | 1,795 | 59.8 | +6.1 |
| | Labour | Elizabeth Melia | 911 | 30.4 | −4.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martin Robinson Dowland | 295 | 9.8 | −1.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 884 | 29.4 | +11.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,001 | 30.1 | −0.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Unsworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Sylvia Mason | 1,206 | 50.1 | −10.2 |
| | Conservative | Samuel Cohen | 811 | 33.7 | +1.9 |
| | Environment and Wildlife | Martin Prescott | 234 | 9.7 | +9.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Geoffrey Young | 154 | 6.4 | −1.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 395 | 16.4 | −12.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,405 | 29.7 | +2.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |