# 2007 Bury Metropolitan Borough Council election

Elections to Bury Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 3 May 2007. One third of the council was up for election, and the council remained in No Overall Control, with the Conservative Party overtaking the Labour Party as the largest group.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
* Conservative 23
* Labour 20
* Liberal Democrat 8

## Election result

Bury Local Election Result 2007 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 7 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 41.4 | 22,078 | -0.6 |
| Labour | 7 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 33.9 | 18,110 | +0.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | 3 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 18.4 | 9,814 | -3.2 |
| BNP | | | | | 5.9 | 3,162 | +5.9 |
| Independent | | | | | 0.3 | 180 | -2.2 |

## Ward results

Besses :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Alan Matthews | 1,138 | 47.5 | +0.0 |
| | Conservative | Valerie Morris | 829 | 34.6 | +8.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Fiona Davison | 431 | 18.0 | +0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 309 | 12.9 | −8.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,398 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Church :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jack Walton | 2,032 | 55.3 | −2.5 |
| | Labour | Ben Shatliff | 898 | 24.4 | +0.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gaynor Clarkson | 386 | 10.5 | −7.8 |
| | BNP | Julie Kay | 359 | 9.8 | +9.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,134 | 30.9 | −8.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,675 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Michael Connolly | 1,216 | 49.7 | −3.2 |
| | Conservative | Azmat Husain | 753 | 30.8 | +1.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nissa Finney | 296 | 12.1 | −6.5 |
| | Independent | Ron Miles | 180 | 7.4 | +7.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 463 | 18.9 | −4.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,445 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Elton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Denise Bigg | 1,555 | 52.3 | +4.6 |
| | Labour | Steven Treadgold | 936 | 31.5 | −2.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Sloss | 485 | 16.3 | −3.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 619 | 20.8 | +6.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,976 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Holyrood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Wilf Davison | 1,661 | 54.6 | +2.6 |
| | Labour | Alan Quinn | 698 | 23.0 | −0.1 |
| | Conservative | Marilyn Vincent | 681 | 22.4 | −2.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 963 | 31.7 | +4.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,040 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Moorside :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Keith Rothwell | 1,230 | 39.1 | +3.7 |
| | Conservative | Angela Crane | 1,077 | 34.2 | −6.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Victor Hagan | 505 | 16.0 | −8.4 |
| | BNP | Phillip Sedman | 336 | 10.7 | +10.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 153 | 4.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,148 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
North Manor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Higgin | 2,411 | 62.7 | +0.8 |
| | Labour | Roy Hardy | 753 | 19.6 | +1.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ewan Arthur | 498 | 12.9 | −6.6 |
| | BNP | Jonathan Barbour | 184 | 4.8 | +4.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,658 | 43.1 | +0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,846 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Pilkington Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Peter Redstone | 1,828 | 61.3 | −0.4 |
| | Labour | Steve Perkins | 793 | 26.6 | −2.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Maureen Davison | 362 | 12.1 | +3.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,035 | 34.7 | +2.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,983 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Radcliffe East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Siobhan Costello | 1,077 | 35.8 | −0.5 |
| | Conservative | Mat Hague | 972 | 32.3 | −6.5 |
| | BNP | Tom Rosser | 586 | 19.5 | +19.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Halsall | 377 | 12.5 | −4.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 105 | 3.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,012 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Radcliffe North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Stuart Penketh | 1,452 | 40.8 | −0.9 |
| | Labour | Daisy Johnston | 1,373 | 38.6 | −3.6 |
| | BNP | Peter Hallows | 477 | 13.4 | +13.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Emma Davison | 259 | 7.3 | −3.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 79 | 2.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,561 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Radcliffe West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Tony Cummings | 1,299 | 50.3 | −4.6 |
| | Conservative | Bernard Slingsby | 582 | 22.6 | −9.0 |
| | BNP | Jean Purdy | 503 | 19.5 | +19.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mary D'Albert | 196 | 7.6 | +7.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 717 | 27.8 | +4.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,580 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Ramsbottom :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Sheila Magnall | 1,766 | 55.7 | −0.6 |
| | Labour | Val Robinson | 1,007 | 31.8 | +1.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Janet Turner | 398 | 12.6 | −0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 759 | 23.9 | −2.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,171 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Redvales :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Smith | 1,172 | 37.1 | −0.4 |
| | Conservative | Ijaz Ahmed | 1,074 | 34.0 | −1.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bill Brison | 454 | 17.2 | −9.5 |
| | BNP | Eric Marshall | 372 | 11.8 | +11.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 98 | 3.1 | +1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,163 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
St Mary's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Baum | 1,424 | 43.0 | +1.0 |
| | Labour | Keith Grime | 1,102 | 33.2 | +5.0 |
| | Conservative | Stephen Morris | 789 | 23.8 | +0.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 322 | 9.7 | −4.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,315 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Sedgley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Steven Wright | 1,402 | 38.2 | −0.9 |
| | Conservative | Jonathan Grosskopf | 1,148 | 31.2 | +2.7 |
| | Labour | Gill Campbell | 1,124 | 30.6 | −1.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 254 | 6.9 | +0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,674 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Tottington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ivonne Wright | 1,565 | 52.3 | −4.9 |
| | Labour | Jane Lewis | 726 | 24.3 | −1.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Foss | 354 | 11.8 | −5.4 |
| | BNP | Stewart Clough | 345 | 11.5 | +11.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 839 | 28.1 | −3.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,990 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Unsworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Joan Grimshaw | 1,568 | 46.6 | +6.1 |
| | Conservative | Nicola Arnold | 1,564 | 46.5 | +4.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Theodor Tymczyna | 235 | 7.0 | −5.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4 | 0.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,367 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |