# 2008 Bury Metropolitan Borough Council election

Elections to Bury Council were held on 1 May 2008. One third of the council was up for election. The Conservative Party gained overall control of the council, from previous No Overall Control of any party.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
* Conservative 26
* Labour 16
* Liberal Democrat 9

## Election result

Bury Local Election Result 2008 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 10 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 58.8 | 45.0 | 25,447 | +3.6 |
| Labour | 4 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 23.5 | 25.6 | 14,469 | -8.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | 3 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 17.6 | 17.9 | 10,121 | -0.5 |
| BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.8 | 4,958 | +2.9 |
| English Democrat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 354 | +0.2 |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 89 | +0.2 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.4 | 1,352 | +2.1 |

## Ward results
### Besses ward

Besses ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Derek Boden | 1084 | 41.1 | −6.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Julie Baum | 614 | 23.3 | +5.3 |
| | Conservative | Adele Douglas | 584 | 22.2 | −12.4 |
| | English Democrat | Stephen Morris | 354 | 13.4 | +13.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 470 | 17.8 | +4.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,636 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Church ward

Church ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Roy Walker | 2425 | 63.9 | +8.6 |
| | Labour | Linda Chesters | 789 | 20.8 | −3.6 |
| | BNP | Julia Kay | 292 | 7.7 | −2.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tamsin Thomson | 287 | 7.6 | −2.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1636 | 43.1 | +12.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,793 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### East ward

East ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Byrne | 1148 | 44.9 | −4.8 |
| | Conservative | Azmat Hussain | 1023 | 40.0 | +9.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Emma Davison | 384 | 15.0 | +2.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 125 | 4.9 | −14.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,555 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Elton ward

Elton ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Yvonne Creswell | 1861 | 61.2 | +8.9 |
| | Labour | Simon Carter | 775 | 25.5 | −6.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Sloss | 405 | 13.3 | −3.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1086 | 35.7 | +14.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,041 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Holyrood ward

Holyrood ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Vic DAlbert | 1632 | 51.8 | −2.8 |
| | Conservative | Matthew Hague | 852 | 27.0 | +4.6 |
| | Labour | Benjamin Shatliff | 669 | 21.2 | −1.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 780 | 24.7 | −7.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,153 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Moorside ward

Moorside ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Dot Cassidy | 1279 | 40.7 | +1.6 |
| | Conservative | Angela Cane | 1197 | 38.0 | +3.8 |
| | BNP | Phil Sedman | 317 | 10.1 | −0.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nissa Finney | 223 | 7.1 | −8.9 |
| | Independent | Victor Hagan | 130 | 4.1 | +4.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 82 | 2.6 | −2.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,146 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### North Manor ward

North Manor ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Dorothy Gunther | 2694 | 70.2 | +7.5 |
| | Labour | Nick Parnell | 577 | 15.0 | −4.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ewan Arthur | 338 | 8.8 | −4.1 |
| | BNP | Tom Nuttall | 162 | 4.2 | −0.6 |
| | Independent | Lynette Mitchell (Male) | 66 | 1.7 | +1.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2117 | 55.2 | +12.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,837 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Pilkington Park ward

Pilkington Park ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Michelle Wiseman | 1908 | 67.0 | +5.7 |
| | Labour | Gill Campbell | 637 | 22.4 | −4.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Wayne Burrows | 304 | 10.7 | −1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1271 | 44.6 | +9.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,849 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Radcliffe East ward

Radcliffe East ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Sam Hurst | 1384 | 45.2 | +12.9 |
| | Labour | Daisy Johnston | 907 | 29.6 | −6.2 |
| | BNP | Tom Rosser | 466 | 15.2 | −4.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mike Halsall | 308 | 10.0 | −2.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 477 | 15.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,065 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Radcliffe North ward

Radcliffe North ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jackie Harris | 1656 | 45.8 | +5.0 |
| | Labour | Timothy Chamberlain | 1265 | 35.0 | −3.6 |
| | BNP | Peter Hallows | 472 | 13.1 | −0.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lynn Molloy | 220 | 6.1 | −1.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 391 | 10.8 | +8.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,613 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Radcliffe West ward

Radcliffe West ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Tony Isherwood | 1187 | 44.6 | −5.7 |
| | Conservative | Bernard Slingsby | 727 | 27.3 | +4.7 |
| | BNP | Stewart Clough | 484 | 18.2 | −1.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Joanne O'Hanlon | 175 | 6.6 | −1.0 |
| | UKIP | Harold Greenhalgh | 89 | 3.3 | +3.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 460 | 17.3 | −10.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,662 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Ramsbottom ward

Ramsbottom ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Barry Theckston | 2010 | 62.1 | +6.4 |
| | Labour | Val Robinson | 872 | 26.9 | −5.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Janet Turner | 354 | 10.9 | −1.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1138 | 35.2 | +11.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,236 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Redvales ward

Redvales ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ijaz Ahmed | 1465 | 43.4 | +9.4 |
| | Labour | Susan Southworth | 1093 | 32.3 | −4.8 |
| | BNP | Brian Jepson | 317 | 9.4 | −2.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Jenkins | 302 | 8.9 | −8.3 |
| | Independent | Mike Harling | 104 | 3.1 | +3.1 |
| | Independent | Bill Brison | 98 | 2.9 | +2.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 372 | 11.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,379 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Sedgley ward

Sedgley ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ann Garner | 1488 | 41.0 | +2.8 |
| | Conservative | Jonathan Grosskopf | 1238 | 34.1 | +2.6 |
| | Labour | Frank Adam | 906 | 24.9 | −5.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 250 | 6.9 | −2.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,632 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### St Marys ward

St Marys ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mary DAlbert | 1308 | 43.4 | +0.4 |
| | Labour | Kevin Lee | 1013 | 33.6 | +0.4 |
| | Conservative | Raymond Soloman | 692 | 23.0 | −0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 295 | 9.8 | −0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,013 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Tottington ward

Tottington ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Roger Brown | 1700 | 57.0 | +4.7 |
| | Labour | Jane Lewis | 614 | 20.6 | −3.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Foss | 456 | 15.3 | +3.8 |
| | BNP | Reg Norris | 210 | 7.0 | −4.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1086 | 36.4 | +8.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,980 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Unsworth ward

Unsworth ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Sam Cohen | 1821 | 56.3 | +9.8 |
| | Labour | Ann Audin | 1165 | 36.0 | −10.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Theo Tymczyna | 248 | 7.7 | +0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 656 | 20.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,234 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |