# 2015 Bury Metropolitan Borough Council election

The 2015 Bury Metropolitan Borough Council Election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of the Metropolitan Borough of Bury in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.
17 seats were contested. The Labour Party won 10 seats, the Conservatives won 6 seats, and the Liberal Democrats won 1 seat.
After the election, the total composition of the council was as follows:
* Labour 35
* Conservative 12
* Liberal Democrats 2
* Independent (politician) 2

## Election result

Bury Local Election Result 2014 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 10 | 1 | 2 | -1 | | 40.3 | 37,842 | -1.7 |
| Conservative | 6 | 1 | 0 | +1 | | 33.3 | 31,269 | +1.1 |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | 14.4 | 13,553 | +3.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | 2 | 1 | 0 | +1 | | 7.0 | 6,557 | -1.0 |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.5 | 4,253 | -1.5 |
| English Democrat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 67 | -0.8 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0.3 | 290 | +0.3 |

## Ward results

Besses :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Alan Matthews | 2,628 | 44.7 | −7.7 |
| | Conservative | Guy Levy | 1,114 | 18.9 | −0.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Steve Middleton | 1,098 | 18.7 | +13.6 |
| | UKIP | Phillip Husband | 799 | 13.6 | +13.6 |
| | Green | Zarrin Shannon | 177 | 3.0 | −3.9 |
| | English Democrat | Stephen Morris | 67 | 1.1 | −15.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1114 | 25.7 | −7.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,883 | 60.2 | +29.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Church :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jackie Harris | 2,933 | 48.2 | −6.2 |
| | Labour | Andrew McAnulty | 1,997 | 32.8 | −1.2 |
| | UKIP | Bernard Hagan | 788 | 13.0 | +13.0 |
| | Green | Reece Spencer | 193 | 3.2 | −5.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lynda Arthur | 167 | 2.7 | −0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 936 | 15.4 | −5.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,078 | 71.8 | +29.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mike Connolly | 2,748 | 60.0 | +4.6 |
| | UKIP | John Axon | 853 | 18.6 | −6.7 |
| | Conservative | Sham Akhtar | 762 | 16.6 | +2.4 |
| | Green | Paul Jenkins | 220 | 4.8 | −0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,895 | 41.3 | +11.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,583 | 56.7 | +23.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Elton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Michael Hankey | 2,334 | 40.2 | +6.7 |
| | Labour | Martin Hayes | 2,270 | 39.1 | +3.1 |
| | UKIP | Walter Southworth | 864 | 14.9 | −7.7 |
| | Green | Julie Southworth | 191 | 3.3 | −1.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Benjamin Ward | 146 | 2.5 | −0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 64 | 1.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,805 | 65.9 | +28.8 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Holyrood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mary D'Albert | 2,112 | 35.6 | −14.8 |
| | Labour | Geraldine Greene | 2,066 | 34.9 | −5.2 |
| | Conservative | Katy Rothwell | 784 | 13.2 | +4.4 |
| | UKIP | Michael Zwierzanski | 623 | 10.5 | +10.5 |
| | Green | Peter Curati | 340 | 5.7 | +5.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 46 | 0.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,925 | 67.0 | +25.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Moorside :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Sarah Southworth | 2,535 | 50.4 | −1.6 |
| | Conservative | Nabila Afilal | 1,253 | 24.9 | +8.6 |
| | UKIP | Victor Hagan | 994 | 19.8 | −6.5 |
| | Green | Larissa Heath | 248 | 4.9 | −0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,282 | 25.5 | −0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,030 | 57.9 | +25.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
North Manor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Khalid Hussain | 3,087 | 49.0 | −1.3 |
| | Labour | Steven Treadgold | 1,721 | 27.3 | +4.2 |
| | UKIP | Tanya Kay | 790 | 12.5 | −4.0 |
| | Green | Mary Heath | 356 | 5.6 | −0.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ewan Arthur | 344 | 5.5 | +1.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,366 | 21.7 | −5.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,298 | 75.0 | +31.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Pilkington Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Robert Caserta | 2,632 | 49.9 | +10.7 |
| | Labour | Debra Green | 1,872 | 35.5 | −4.4 |
| | UKIP | John Parkinson | 507 | 9.6 | −3.8 |
| | Green | Zachery Garsia | 262 | 5.0 | +1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 760 | 14.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,273 | 68.6 | +29.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Radcliffe East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Catherine Preston | 1,837 | 37.7 | −13.8 |
| | Conservative | Greg Keeley | 1,285 | 26.4 | −3.8 |
| | UKIP | Russell Turner | 1,012 | 20.8 | +20.8 |
| | Independent | Matt Bailey | 290 | 5.9 | +5.9 |
| | Green | Nicole Haydock | 239 | 4.9 | −9.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Graham | 205 | 4.2 | +0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 602 | 12.3 | −8.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,868 | 56.9 | +26.9 |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Radcliffe North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jamie Walker | 2,193 | 39.3 | −9.8 |
| | Conservative | Zain Shah | 1,734 | 31.1 | −2.2 |
| | UKIP | Ian Hayes | 1,244 | 22.3 | +22.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rodney Rew | 212 | 3.8 | −2.0 |
| | Green | Ann Beckett | 192 | 3.4 | −8.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 459 | 8.2 | −7.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,575 | 64.8 | +30.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Radcliffe West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Rachel Skillen | 2,164 | 45.9 | −12.1 |
| | Conservative | David Lewis | 1,294 | 27.5 | +1.1 |
| | UKIP | Christopher Turner | 968 | 20.5 | +20.5 |
| | Green | Stephen Dillon | 195 | 4.1 | −8.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kamran Islam | 90 | 1.9 | −0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 870 | 18.5 | −13.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,711 | 56.1 | +28.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Ramsbottom :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Rob Hodkinson | 3,090 | 47.1 | +0.1 |
| | Labour | Karen Leach | 2,308 | 35.2 | +2.1 |
| | UKIP | David Barker | 753 | 11.5 | −4.3 |
| | Green | Laura Chepner | 404 | 6.2 | +3.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 782 | 11.9 | −1.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,555 | 72.3 | +31.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Redvales :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Judith Kelly | 2,948 | 52.8 | +1.7 |
| | Conservative | Sue Smith | 1,416 | 25.4 | +9.7 |
| | UKIP | Mike Harling | 861 | 15.4 | −9.4 |
| | Green | Paul Deaville | 189 | 3.4 | −1.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gareth Lloyd-Johnson | 168 | 3.0 | −0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,532 | 27.4 | +1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,582 | 62.9 | +25.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Sedgley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Michael James | 2,579 | 43.8 | −13.9 |
| | Conservative | David Silbiger | 2,113 | 35.9 | +13.2 |
| | UKIP | Jennifer Jamieson | 480 | 8.1 | +8.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Steve Wright | 395 | 6.7 | −3.6 |
| | Green | Karen Wood | 316 | 5.3 | −3.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 466 | 7.9 | −27.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,883 | 65.7 | +27.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
St. Mary's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Noel Bayley | 2,135 | 40.2 | −3.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Donal O'Hanlon | 1,243 | 23.4 | −8.6 |
| | Conservative | Zadok Day | 1,051 | 19.8 | +3.9 |
| | UKIP | Robert Cahill | 562 | 10.6 | +10.6 |
| | Green | Andrew McKee | 317 | 6.0 | −2.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 892 | 16.8 | +5.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,308 | 65.5 | +26.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Tottington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Yvonne Wright | 2,682 | 48.8 | +7.3 |
| | Labour | Andrew Jones | 1,592 | 28.9 | −3.8 |
| | UKIP | Ian Henderson | 785 | 14.3 | −5.1 |
| | Green | Samantha Deas | 247 | 4.5 | +1.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Foss | 194 | 3.5 | +0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,090 | 19.8 | +11.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,500 | 68.9 | +29.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Unsworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Joan Grimshaw | 2,249 | 45.2 | +0.1 |
| | Conservative | Bernard Vincent | 1,705 | 34.3 | +10.9 |
| | UKIP | Ged Smith | 670 | 13.5 | −11.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Katriona Middleton | 183 | 3.7 | +1.2 |
| | Green | Carm Bithell | 167 | 3.3 | +3.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 544 | 10.9 | −9.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,974 | 67.6 | +28.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |