# 2003 Bury Metropolitan Borough Council election

Elections to Bury Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 1 May 2003. One-third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party kept overall control of the council.
After the election, the composition of the council was
* Labour 27
* Conservative 17
* Liberal Democrat 4

## Election result

Bury Local Election Result 2003 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 7 | 0 | 5 | -0 | | 40.3 | 17,624 | -6.1 |
| Conservative | 7 | 4 | 0 | +4 | | 39.8 | 17,405 | +2.9 |
| Liberal Democrats | 2 | 1 | 0 | +1 | | 18.8 | 8,229 | +5.9 |
| Green Party of England and Wales | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | 378 | +0.9% |
| Socialist Alliance | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 98 | +0.0% |

## Ward results

Besses :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Derek Boden | 1,036 | 58.6 | −3.6 |
| | Conservative | Mark Roberts | 446 | 25.2 | +2.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Maureen Davison | 287 | 16.2 | +1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 590 | 33.3 | −5.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,769 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Church :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Robert Bibby | 1,761 | 54.6 | +3.3 |
| | Labour | Leslie Jones | 946 | 29.3 | −8.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Eagle | 517 | 16.0 | +16.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 815 | 25.3 | +11.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,224 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Trevor Holt | 1,116 | 55.2 | −4.3 |
| | Conservative | Matthew Green | 520 | 25.7 | +1.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Victor Hagan | 384 | 19.0 | +8.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 596 | 29.5 | −5.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,020 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Elton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Denise Bigg | 1,215 | 42.5 | +4.2 |
| | Labour | Ray Watts | 1,126 | 39.4 | −4.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Sloss | 516 | 18.1 | +7.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 89 | 3.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,857 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Holyrood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Victor D'Albert | 1,475 | 57.9 | +8.2 |
| | Labour | Susan Worsley | 609 | 23.9 | −6.4 |
| | Conservative | Jeanette Chrystal | 365 | 14.3 | −1.9 |
| | Socialist Alliance | Rita McLoughlin | 98 | 3.8 | +3.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 866 | 34.0 | −14.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,547 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Moorside :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Beverley Sullivan | 1,268 | 47.6 | +8.2 |
| | Labour | June Drinkwater | 971 | 36.4 | −9.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Winifred Rohmann | 427 | 16.0 | +9.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 297 | 11.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,666 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Pilkington Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Michelle Wiseman | 1,238 | 47.6 | +3.9 |
| | Labour | Pamela Walker | 1,020 | 39.2 | −7.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Fiona Davison | 345 | 13.3 | +3.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 218 | 8.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,603 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Radcliffe Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Anthony Isherwood | 1,455 | 59.8 | −4.6 |
| | Conservative | Eric Margieson | 570 | 24.3 | +2.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mary D'Albert | 410 | 16.8 | +3.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 885 | 36.3 | −6.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,435 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Radcliffe North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Barry Briggs | 1,675 | 52.5 | −1.5 |
| | Conservative | Alan Bigg | 1,514 | 47.5 | +1.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 161 | 5.0 | −3.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,189 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Radcliffe South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Anthony Cummings | 1,096 | 46.4 | −2.7 |
| | Conservative | Peter Wright | 1,022 | 43.3 | +7.2 |
| | Green | Ashleigh Vincent | 245 | 10.4 | +10.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 74 | 3.1 | −9.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,363 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Ramsbottom :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Barry Theckston | 2,211 | 57.3 | +3.5 |
| | Labour | Keith Rothwell | 1,085 | 28.1 | −7.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Janet Turner | 565 | 14.6 | +3.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,126 | 29.2 | +10.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,861 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Redvales :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Smith | 1,088 | 41.7 | −2.1 |
| | Conservative | Ijaz Ahmed | 890 | 34.1 | +0.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martin Robinson-Dowland | 499 | 19.1 | +4.7 |
| | Green | James Axon | 133 | 5.1 | +5.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 198 | 7.6 | −2.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,610 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
St Mary's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Margaret Gibb | 1,409 | 50.9 | −2.4 |
| | Conservative | Anthony Barlow | 795 | 28.7 | +2.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Halsall | 563 | 20.3 | +4.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 614 | 22.2 | −5.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,767 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Sedgley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ann Garner | 1,237 | 44.2 | +16.5 |
| | Labour | Gillian Campbell | 1,127 | 40.3 | −15.2 |
| | Conservative | Marilyn Vincent | 533 | 15.5 | −1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 110 | 3.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,797 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Tottington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Johnson | 2,053 | 60.0 | +2.0 |
| | Labour | Victor McClung | 802 | 23.4 | −6.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Foss | 569 | 16.6 | +4.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,251 | 36.5 | +8.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,424 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Unsworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Peter Ashworth | 1,104 | 42.4 | +4.3 |
| | Labour | Vera McClung | 1,063 | 40.9 | −6.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Geoffrey Young | 435 | 16.7 | +7.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 41 | 1.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,602 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |