# 2016 Bury Metropolitan Borough Council election

The 2016 Bury Metropolitan Borough Council Election took place on 5 May 2016 to elect members of Bury Metropolitan Borough Council 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 32
* Conservative 16
* Liberal Democrats 3

## Election result

Bury kocal election result 2016 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % |
| Labour | 10 | 1 | 3 | -2 | |
| Conservative | 6 | 2 | 0 | +2 | |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| English Democrat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |

## Ward results

Besses :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Elizabeth Fitzgerald | 1,426 | 58.68 | 3.13 |
| | Conservative | David Lewis | 486 | 20.00 | 5.09 |
| | English Democrat | Stephen Morris | 280 | 11.52 | 3.77 |
| | Green | Joanne Gardner | 132 | 5.43 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Katriona Middleton | 106 | 4.36 | 3.35 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 940 | 38.68 | 7.84 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,430 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Church :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Roy-Edward Walker | 2,061 | 59.77 | 8.78 |
| | Labour | Gavin McGill | 1,102 | 31.96 | 1.91 |
| | Green | Andrew Hunt | 188 | 5.45 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rodney Rew | 97 | 2.81 | 0.90 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 959 | 27.81 | 10.69 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,448 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Stella Smith | 1,566 | 63.45 | 6.39 |
| | Conservative | Tahira Shaffi | 616 | 24.96 | 4.97 |
| | Green | Glyn Heath | 286 | 11.59 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 950 | 38.49 | 4.01 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,468 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Elton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Susan Southworth | 1,418 | 41.88 | 3.35 |
| | Conservative | Dene Vernon | 1,312 | 38.75 | 3.06 |
| | UKIP | Dave Bentley | 465 | 13.73 | 1.45 |
| | Green | Charlotte Allen | 123 | 3.63 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jacob Royde | 77 | 2.27 | 1.35 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 106 | 3.13 | 6.41 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,386 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Holyrood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Steve Wright | 1,733 | 45.1 | +9.5 |
| | Labour | Paddy Heneghan | 1,463 | 38.1 | +3.2 |
| | Conservative | Nicholas Jones | 280 | 7.3 | −5.9 |
| | UKIP | Michael Zwierzanski | 229 | 5.9 | −4.6 |
| | Green | Janneke Calle | 139 | 3.6 | −2.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 270 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Moorside :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Annette McKay | 1,375 | 51.3 | +0.9 |
| | UKIP | Victor Hagan | 569 | 21.2 | +1.4 |
| | Conservative | Luis McBriar | 511 | 19.1 | −5.8 |
| | Green | Larissa Heath | 135 | 5 | +0.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Samantha Stretch | 90 | 3.4 | +3.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 806 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
North Manor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Dorothy Gunther | 2,281 | 60.8 | +11.8 |
| | Labour | Timothy Butcher | 1,066 | 28.4 | +1.1 |
| | Green | Mary Heath | 225 | 6 | +0.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ewan Arthur | 179 | 4.8 | −0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,215 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Pilkington Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Oliver Kersh | 1,760 | 54.9 | +5 |
| | Labour | Debra Green | 1,197 | 37.3 | +1.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Wilfred Davison | 134 | 4.2 | +4.2 |
| | Green | Zachery Garsia | 114 | 3.6 | −1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 563 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Radcliffe East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Rhyse Cathcart | 1,242 | 49.6 | +11.9 |
| | UKIP | Phil Husband | 506 | 20.2 | −0.6 |
| | Conservative | Zain Shah | 432 | 17.3 | −9.1 |
| | Green | Niamh McGarry-Gribbin | 180 | 7.2 | +2.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Graham | 142 | 5.7 | +1.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 736 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Labour gain from Green | Labour gain from Green | Swing | | |
Radcliffe North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Sharon Briggs | 1,456 | 46.85 | +7.5 |
| | Conservative | Carl Curran | 1,000 | 32.18 | +1.1 |
| | UKIP | Michael Zwierzanski | 539 | 17.34 | −5.0 |
| | Green | Matthew Bailey | 113 | 3.64 | +0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 456 | 14.67 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,108 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Radcliffe West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Tony Cummings | 1,303 | 46.8 | +0.9 |
| | Conservative | Liam Dean | 458 | 32.2 | +3.7 |
| | UKIP | Ian Henderson | 438 | 17.3 | −3.2 |
| | Green | Karen Wood | 83 | 3.5 | −0.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kamran Islam | 53 | 2.3 | +0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 845 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Ramsbottom :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ian Schofield | 1,695 | 43.8 | −3.3 |
| | Labour | Karen Leach | 1,658 | 42.9 | +7.7 |
| | UKIP | David Barker | 372 | 9.6 | +1.9 |
| | Green | Zarrin Shannon | 141 | 3.6 | +2.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 37 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Redvales :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Shaheena Haroon | 1,729 | 58.3 | +5.3 |
| | Conservative | Julie Green | 867 | 29.3 | +3.8 |
| | Green | Paul Johnstone | 367 | 3.4 | +9.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 862 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Sedgley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Silbiger | 1,693 | 45.4 | +9.4 |
| | Labour | Andrea Simpson | 1,633 | 43.8 | +/−0.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Clayton | 233 | 6.3 | −0.4 |
| | Green | Kamila Liang | 168 | 4.5 | −0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 60 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
St. Mary's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jane Black | 1,349 | 41.3 | +1.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Powell | 1,330 | 40.7 | +17.3 |
| | Conservative | Danny Franks | 463 | 14.2 | −5.6 |
| | Green | Jozias Bailey-Sharam | 126 | 3.8 | −2.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 19 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Tottington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Greg Keeley | 1,367 | 46.6 | −2.2 |
| | Labour | Martin Hayes | 929 | 31.7 | +2.8 |
| | UKIP | Hazel Gorman | 417 | 14.2 | −0.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Foss | 116 | 4.0 | +0.5 |
| | Green | Carmel Walker | 103 | 3.5 | −1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 438 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Unsworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | David Jones | 1,365 | 48.05 | +2.8 |
| | Conservative | Bernard Vincent | 885 | 31.15 | −3.1 |
| | UKIP | Tony Clough | 411 | 14.47 | +1.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Steve Middleton | 114 | 4.01 | +0.3 |
| | Green | Nicola Haydock | 66 | 2.32 | −1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 480 | 16.90 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,841 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |