# 2021 Bury Metropolitan Borough Council election

The 2021 Bury Metropolitan Borough Council election took place in 2021 to elect members of Bury Metropolitan Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. One-third of the seats were up for election, with a total of 69 candidates standing.

## Results

Bury Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2021 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 27 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 52.9 | 41.7 | 27,051 | 2.8 |
| Conservative | 15 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 29.4 | 41.1 | 26,686 | 6.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | 4 | 0 | 0 | | 7.8 | 8.1 | 5,284 | 4.6 |
| Radcliffe First | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7.8 | 5.5 | 3,585 | New |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 3.0 | 1,956 | 5.7 |
| Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 | | 2.0 | 0.3 | 173 | 3.4 |
| English Democrat | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.2 | 139 | 0.4 |
| Freedom Alliance | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.1 | 35 | New |

## Ward results
### Besses

Besses :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Lucy Smith | 1,596 | 58.06 | 0.62 |
| | Conservative | Philip Wharmby | 775 | 28.19 | 8.19 |
| | Green | Cameron Fay | 157 | 5.71 | 0.28 |
| | English Democrat | Stephen Morris | 139 | 5.06 | 6.46 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mike Williams | 82 | 2.98 | 1.38 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 821 | 29.87 | 8.81 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,749 | 33.6 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Church

Church :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jordan Lewis | 2,311 | 60.59 | 0.82 |
| | Labour | Josh Simons | 1,141 | 29.92 | 2.04 |
| | Green | Michelle Sampson | 239 | 6.27 | 0.82 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lynda Arthur | 123 | 3.22 | 0.41 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,170 | 30.68 | 2.87 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,814 | 45.9 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### East

East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ummrana Farooq | 1,490 | 53.83 | 9.62 |
| | Conservative | Shaf Mahmood | 915 | 33.06 | 8.10 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Lewis | 363 | 13.11 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 575 | 20.77 | 17.72 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,768 | 32.2 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Elton

Elton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Jack Rydeheard | 1,949 | 52.65 |
| | Labour Co-op | Susan Southworth | 1,564 | 42.25 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bryan Simpson | 189 | 5.11 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 385 | 10.40 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,702 | 42.7 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour Co-op | Conservative gain from Labour Co-op | Swing | |

### Holyrood

Holyrood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Steven Wright | 1,688 | 44.40 |
| | Labour | Noel Bayley | 1,503 | 39.53 |
| | Conservative | Christopher Baron | 515 | 13.55 |
| | Green | Peter Curati | 96 | 2.52 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 185 | 4.87 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,802 | 43.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Moorside

Moorside (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Ciaron Boles | 1,655 | 52.0 |
| | Labour | Kevin Peel | 1,434 | 45.1 |
| | Conservative | Jihyun Park | 984 | 30.9 |
| | Conservative | Sohail Raja | 853 | 26.8 |
| | Green | Charlie Allen | 282 | 8.9 |
| | Independent | Victor Hagan | 173 | 5.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Foss | 132 | 4.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,181 | 35.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing | |

### North Manor

North Manor (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Roger Brown | 2,421 | 57.2 |
| | Conservative | Liam Dean | 2,194 | 51.9 |
| | Labour | Helen Clarke | 1,345 | 31.8 |
| | Labour | Euan Saunders | 1,048 | 24.8 |
| | Green | Mary Christine | 491 | 11.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ewan Arthur | 310 | 7.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,229 | 52.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Pilkington Park

Pilkington Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Russell Bernstein | 1,827 | 55.40 |
| | Labour | Ayesha Arif | 1,180 | 35.78 |
| | Green | Glyn Heath | 195 | 5.91 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jaroslaw Lytwyn | 96 | 2.91 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 647 | 19.62 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,298 | 43.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Radcliffe East

Radcliffe East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Radcliffe First | Carol Birchmore | 1,551 | 47.68 |
| | Labour | Rhyse Cathcart | 1,074 | 33.02 |
| | Conservative | Raymond Solomon | 542 | 16.66 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rodney Rew | 86 | 2.64 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 477 | 14.66 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,253 | 35.3 |
| | Radcliffe First gain from Labour | Radcliffe First gain from Labour | | |

### Radcliffe North

Radcliffe North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jo Lancaster | 1,725 | 50.34 | 18.16 |
| | Radcliffe First | Glyn Marsden | 900 | 26.26 | N/A |
| | Labour | Babar Ibrahim | 704 | 20.54 | 26.31 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kingsley Jones | 98 | 2.86 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 825 | 24.07 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,427 | 39.6 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Radcliffe West

Radcliffe West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Radcliffe First | Gareth Staples-Jones | 1,134 | 42.7 |
| | Labour | Spencer Donnelley | 974 | 36.6 |
| | Conservative | David Lewis | 504 | 19.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sarah Thorpe | 46 | 1.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 160 | 6.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,658 | 31.4 |
| | Radcliffe First gain from Labour | Radcliffe First gain from Labour | | |

### Ramsbottom

Ramsbottom :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Tom Pilkington | 2,118 | 50.5 | |
| | Conservative | Ian Schofield | 1,960 | 46.7 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jacob Royde | 117 | 2.8 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 158 | 3.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,195 | 46.6 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Redvales

Redvales :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Shaheena Haroon | 1,664 | 45.8 |
| | Conservative | Shahbaz Arif | 1,491 | 41.0 |
| | Green | Paul Johnstone | 296 | 8.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Entwistle | 183 | 5.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 173 | 4.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,634 | 39.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Sedgley

Sedgley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Debbie Quinn | 2,074 | 57.1 | |
| | Conservative | Carol Bernstein | 1,400 | 38.5 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ugonna Edeoga | 159 | 4.4 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 674 | 18.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,633 | 40.9 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### St Marys

St Marys :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Sam Butler | 1,744 | 48.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gareth Lloyd-Johnson | 1,400 | 38.7 |
| | Conservative | Antonello Riu | 476 | 13.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 344 | 9.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,650 | 43.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Tottington

Tottington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Luis McBriar | 2,294 | 64.0 |
| | Labour | William Sellers | 949 | 26.5 |
| | Green | Angela Graham | 200 | 5.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sandra Lloyd-Johnson | 109 | 3.0 |
| | Freedom Alliance | Michael Foran | 35 | 1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,345 | 39.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,587 | 45.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Unsworth

Unsworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Nathan Boroda | 1,794 | 52.05 | 4.00 |
| | Conservative | Anton Slawycz | 1,550 | 44.97 | 13.82 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Hankey | 103 | 2.99 | 1.02 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 244 | 7.08 | 9.82 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,447 | 47.4 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |