# 2024 Bury Metropolitan Borough Council election

The 2024 Bury Metropolitan Borough Council election was held on Thursday 2 May 2024, alongside the other local elections in the United Kingdom on the same day. One third of councillors - 17 out of 51 members - of Bury Metropolitan Borough Council were up for election. The council remained under Labour majority control.

## Summary

Prior to the election, the council was under Labour majority control. Local party Bury Independents contested the election for the first time, but did not win any seats. Labour gained a seat from the Conservatives to increase their majority on the council.

## Electoral process

The council generally elects its councillors in thirds, with a third being up for election every year for three years, with no election in the fourth year. The election was conducted using the first-past-the-post voting system, with each ward electing one councillor.
All registered electors (British, Irish, Commonwealth and European Union citizens) living in Bury aged 18 or over were entitled to vote in the election. People who lived at two addresses in different councils, such as university students with different term-time and holiday addresses, were entitled to be registered for and vote in elections in both local authorities. Voting in-person at polling stations took place from 07:00 to 22:00 on election day, and voters were able to apply for postal votes or proxy votes in advance of the election.

## Previous council composition

| After 2023 election | After 2023 election | After 2023 election | Before 2024 election | Before 2024 election | Before 2024 election | After 2024 election | After 2024 election | After 2024 election |
| Party | Party | Seats | Party | Party | Seats | Party | Party | Seats |
| | Labour | 31 | | Labour | 31 | | Labour | 32 |
| | Conservative | 11 | | Conservative | 11 | | Conservative | 10 |
| | Radcliffe First | 8 | | Radcliffe First | 7 | | Radcliffe First | 8 |
| | Independent | 1 | | Independent | 2 | | Independent | 1 |
Changes:
* February 2024: James Mason resigns from Radcliffe First and sits as an independent.
* April 2024: Bury Independents withdraw support from their Bury West candidate, Alan Bayfield, for social media conduct

## Results

2024 Bury Metropolitan Borough Council Results :
| Party | Party | This election | This election | This election | Full council | Full council | Full council | This election | This election | This election |
| Party | Party | Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− |
| | Labour | 12 | 1 | 70.6 | 20 | 32 | 62.7 | 24,212 | 45.4 | -0.9 |
| | Conservative | 2 | 1 | 11.8 | 8 | 10 | 19.6 | 13,812 | 25.9 | -3.3 |
| | Radcliffe First | 3 | | 17.6 | 4 | 7 | 13.7 | 4,177 | 7.8 | 0.0 |
| | Independent | 0 | | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3.9 | 200 | 0.4 | -3.4 |
| | Bury Independents | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4,501 | 8.4 | new |
| | Liberal Democrats | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2,045 | 3.8 | -1.7 |
| | Workers Party | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1,562 | 2.9 | new |
| | Green | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1,416 | 2.7 | -3.9 |
| | Reform UK | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 539 | 1.0 | +0.8 |
| | English Democrat | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 341 | 0.6 | +0.1 |

## Ward results

The results for each ward were:

### Besses

Besses :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Miriam Rahimov | 1,528 | 63.1 | −6.0 |
| | Bury Independents | Martyn John West | 390 | 16.1 | +6.6 |
| | Conservative | Greg Keeley | 281 | 11.6 | +2.7 |
| | English Democrat | Stephen Morris | 198 | 8.2 | +2.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1138 | 47.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2420 | 29 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Bury East

Bury East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Gavin Phillip McGill | 999 | 37.4 | −18.5 |
| | Bury Independents | Fawad Sabir | 488 | 18.2 | new |
| | Workers Party | Syed Maria Hashmi | 423 | 15.8 | new |
| | Conservative | Jihyun Park | 337 | 12.6 | −15.9 |
| | Reform UK | Kevin Cadwallader | 302 | 11.3 | +6.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Henry Foss | 104 | 3.9 | −0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 511 | 19.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2674 | 29 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Bury West

Bury West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Dene John Vernon | 1,632 | 47.7 | −2.4 |
| | Labour | Helen Jane Varnom | 1289 | 37.7 | +2.8 |
| | Bury Independents | Alan Bayfield | 463 | 13.5 | new |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 343 | 10.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3419 | 40 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Elton

Elton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Martin John Hayes | 1,606 | 45.5 | −2.9 |
| | Conservative | Andrew Paul Luxton | 1456 | 41.3 | −3.0 |
| | Bury Independents | Michael Hankey | 444 | 12.6 | new |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 150 | 4.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3528 | 39 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Holyrood

Holyrood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Imran Rasa Rizvi | 1,680 | 44.9 | −2.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Steven David Wright | 1443 | 38.6 | −2.0 |
| | Green | Peter Curati | 273 | 7.3 | +2.9 |
| | Conservative | Geoffrey Baron | 176 | 4.7 | +0.2 |
| | English Democrat | Valerie Morris | 143 | 3.8 | +0.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 237 | 6.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3739 | 43 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Moorside

Moorside :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ciaron Michael Boles | 1,202 | 43.4 | −12.6 |
| | Bury Independents | Aamer Yasin | 858 | 31.0 | new |
| | Conservative | Ian Cameron Strachan | 678 | 24.5 | −2.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 344 | 12.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2769 | 32 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### North Manor

North Manor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Damian Southworth | 1,844 | 45.5 | +5.2 |
| | Conservative | Liam James Dean | 1802 | 44.5 | +2.0 |
| | Green | Charlie Allen | 263 | 6.5 | −7.0 |
| | Independent | Raymond Martin Solomon | 119 | 2.9 | new |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 42 | 1.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4053 | 50 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Pilkington Park

Pilkington Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Elizabeth Jayne Fitzgerald | 1,710 | 53.5 | +5.3 |
| | Conservative | Anthony Rose | 1000 | 31.3 | −5.1 |
| | Reform UK | Jeff Armstrong | 237 | 7.4 | new |
| | Bury Independents | Mike Court | 142 | 4.4 | new |
| | Independent | Shadman Zaman | 81 | 2.5 | −4.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 710 | 22.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3194 | 41 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Radcliffe East

Radcliffe East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Radcliffe First | Ken Simpson | 1,390 | 59.7 | −0.5 |
| | Labour | Rhyse Lewis Cathcart | 757 | 32.5 | +3.7 |
| | Conservative | Mark John Gregory | 171 | 7.3 | −0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 633 | 27.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2329 | 27 | |
| | Radcliffe First hold | Radcliffe First hold | Swing | | |

### Radcliffe North and Ainsworth

Radcliffe North and Ainsworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Radcliffe First | Andrea Booth | 1,467 | 42.5 | +5.7 |
| | Conservative | Paul Cropper | 1186 | 34.3 | −4.4 |
| | Labour | Sally-Ann McGill | 780 | 22.6 | +0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 281 | 8.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3453 | 36 | |
| | Radcliffe First hold | Radcliffe First hold | Swing | | |

### Radcliffe West

Radcliffe West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Radcliffe First | Des Duncalfe | 1,320 | 56.1 | −0.8 |
| | Labour | Josh Harcup | 811 | 34.5 | +3.4 |
| | Conservative | Emma Elizabeth Lee | 203 | 8.6 | −0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 509 | 21.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2351 | 28 | |
| | Radcliffe First hold | Radcliffe First hold | Swing | | |

### Ramsbottom

Ramsbottom :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Tom Pilkington | 2,214 | 60.8 | +4.4 |
| | Conservative | Adam Thomas Lewis | 1142 | 31.4 | −4.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martyn Bristow | 242 | 6.6 | +2.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1072 | 29.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3642 | 40 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Redvales

Redvales :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Tamoor Tariq | 1,155 | 37.0 | −26.7 |
| | Workers Party | Shabaz Imtiaz Shamim | 962 | 30.8 | new |
| | Conservative | Mazhar Aslam | 410 | 13.1 | −5.5 |
| | Green | Paul Johnstone | 378 | 12.1 | +6.9 |
| | Bury Independents | Mirza Hamie | 184 | 5.9 | new |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 193 | 6.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3119 | 35 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Sedgley

Sedgley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Alan Quinn | 1,832 | 64.0 | −6.1 |
| | Conservative | Jonathan Grosskopf | 709 | 24.8 | +3.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ewan James Arthur | 256 | 8.9 | new |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1123 | 39.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2863 | 32 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### St Marys

St Marys :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Debra Green | 2,177 | 66.8 | +4.2 |
| | Conservative | Artjoms Markovins | 523 | 16.1 | +1.7 |
| | Green | Nick Hubble | 502 | 15.4 | +6.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1654 | 50.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3257 | 37 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Tottington

Tottington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Luis James McBriar | 1,416 | 45.5 | +5.0 |
| | Labour | Adnan Chaudhry | 904 | 29.0 | +1.7 |
| | Bury Independents | Angie Sutcliffe | 772 | 24.8 | new |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 512 | 16.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3113 | 39 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Unsworth

Unsworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jodie Kathleen Hook | 1,724 | 51.2 | −6.3 |
| | Bury Independents | Steve Middleton | 760 | 22.6 | new |
| | Conservative | Paul Davies | 690 | 20.5 | −9.6 |
| | Workers Party | Iftikhar Ahmed | 177 | 5.3 | new |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 964 | 28.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3369 | 40 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |