# 1998 Bury Metropolitan Borough Council election

Elections to Bury Council were held on 7 May 1998. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party kept overall control of the council. Overall turnout was 26.85%.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
* Labour 39
* Conservative 6
* Liberal Democrat 3

## Election result

Bury Local Election Result 1998 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| Labour | 12 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 75.0 | 52.1 | 19,449 |
| Conservative | 3 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 18.8 | 33.9 | 12,663 |
| Liberal Democrats | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 | 13.1 | 4,889 |
| Environment and Wildlife | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 260 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 62 |

## Ward results

Besses :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Catherine Platt | 945 | 70.6 |
| | Conservative | Ellen Singer | 257 | 19.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ivy Hooley | 137 | 10.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 688 | 51.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,339 | 20.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Church :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Jack Walton | 1,460 | 46.8 |
| | Labour | John Smith | 1,407 | 45.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Eagle | 252 | 8.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 53 | 1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,119 | 35.3 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |
East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Michael Connolly | 1,332 | 79.1 |
| | Conservative | Roger Thompson | 353 | 20.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 979 | 58.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,685 | 22.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Elton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | John Costello | 1,316 | 50.9 |
| | Conservative | Norman Hamer | 986 | 38.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Sloss | 286 | 11.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 330 | 12.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,588 | 27.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Holyrood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Wilfred Clegg | 1,352 | 56.5 |
| | Labour | Brendan Hope | 724 | 30.3 |
| | Conservative | Kevin Laughton | 316 | 13.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 628 | 26.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,392 | 29.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
Moorside :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Dorothy Cassidy | 1,190 | 50.3 |
| | Conservative | Robert Bibby | 999 | 42.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Winifred Rohmann | 176 | 7.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 191 | 8.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,365 | 29.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Pilkington Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Warren Flood | 1,036 | 53.7 |
| | Conservative | Cecilia Aaron | 748 | 38.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nigel Bird | 146 | 7.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 288 | 14.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,930 | 24.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Radcliffe Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Kevin Scarlett | 1,514 | 69.0 |
| | Conservative | Cherrill Dunkley | 359 | 16.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Halsall | 260 | 11.8 |
| | Independent | Mark Campion | 62 | 2.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,155 | 52.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,195 | 25.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Radcliffe North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Linda Harwood | 1,421 | 49.7 |
| | Conservative | Denise Bigg | 1,009 | 35.3 |
| | Environment and Wildlife | David Bentley | 260 | 9.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Hooley | 170 | 5.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 412 | 14.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,859 | 27.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Radcliffe South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Stephen Perkins | 1,044 | 55.2 |
| | Conservative | Peter Wright | 691 | 36.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Theodor Tymczyna | 158 | 8.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 353 | 18.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,893 | 23.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Ramsbottom :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Dorothy Gunther | 1,540 | 48.7 |
| | Labour | Martina Longworth | 1,274 | 40.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Janet Turner | 351 | 11.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 266 | 8.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,165 | 28.8 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |
Redvales :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Farook Chaudhry | 1,381 | 66.6 |
| | Conservative | Christopher Hall | 456 | 22.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martin Robinson Dowland | 236 | 11.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 925 | 44.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,073 | 26.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
St Mary's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Julie Higson | 1,274 | 57.1 |
| | Conservative | Neville Singer | 644 | 28.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mary D'Albert | 312 | 14.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 630 | 28.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,230 | 24.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Sedgley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Frances Adam | 1,217 | 52.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Timothy Pickstone | 550 | 23.9 |
| | Conservative | Bernard Vincent | 538 | 23.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 667 | 28.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,305 | 27.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Tottington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | David Higgin | 1,614 | 53.7 |
| | Labour | Elizabeth Melia | 1,060 | 35.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Foss | 331 | 11.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 554 | 18.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,005 | 30.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Unsworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Gordon Shgarkey | 1,314 | 60.3 |
| | Conservative | Samuel Cohen | 693 | 31.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Geoffrey Young | 172 | 7.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 621 | 28.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,179 | 27.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |