# 2000 Bury Metropolitan Borough Council election

Elections to Bury Council were held on 4 May 2000. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party kept overall control of the council. Overall turnout was 27.38%.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
* Labour 32
* Conservative 13
* Liberal Democrat 3

## Election result

Bury Local Election Result 2000 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 9 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 52.9 | 42.3 | 17,324 | -6.4% |
| Conservative | 7 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 41.2 | 41.5 | 16,962 | +8.7% |
| Liberal Democrats | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.9 | 15.1 | 6,196 | +1.2% |
| Environment and Wildlife | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 321 | -3.1% |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 107 | -0.4% |

## Ward results

Besses :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Alan Matthews | 783 | 55.0 | −12.4 |
| | Conservative | Mark Roberts | 472 | 33.1 | +11.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ivy Hooley | 169 | 11.9 | +1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 311 | 21.9 | −23.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,424 | 20.8 | −0.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Church :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Roy Walker | 1,937 | 63.3 | +15.8 |
| | Labour | Jonathan Ashworth | 776 | 25.4 | −14.2 |
| | Environment and Wildlife | Michael Wellock | 179 | 5.9 | −7.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Fiona Davison | 169 | 5.5 | +5.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,158 | 37.9 | +30.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,058 | 34.6 | −1.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Byrne | 974 | 62.3 | −10.6 |
| | Conservative | Roger Thompson | 401 | 25.6 | +7.2 |
| | Independent | Victor Hagan | 107 | 6.8 | +6.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Theodor Tymczyna | 82 | 5.2 | −3.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 573 | 36.7 | −17.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,564 | 20.7 | −0.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Elton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Yvonne Creswell | 1,127 | 45.2 | +10.2 |
| | Labour | Andrea Hughes | 1,041 | 41.8 | −5.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Sloss | 181 | 7.3 | −1.3 |
| | Environment and Wildlife | Glyn Heath | 142 | 5.7 | −3.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 86 | 3.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,491 | 27.4 | +0.2 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Holyrood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Wilfred Davison | 1,370 | 56.4 | −2.3 |
| | Labour | Mary Whitby | 593 | 24.4 | −3.3 |
| | Conservative | Jeanette Chrystal | 467 | 19.2 | +5.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 777 | 32.0 | +1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,430 | 29.8 | −0.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Moorside :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | James Taylor | 1,384 | 53.4 | +15.4 |
| | Labour | Mohammad Rashid | 940 | 36.3 | −13.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Winifred Rohmann | 269 | 10.4 | +4.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 444 | 17.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,593 | 31.8 | +2.3 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Pilkington Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Bernard Vincent | 921 | 44.9 | +3.0 |
| | Labour | Alan Bridson | 915 | 44.6 | −5.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Bell | 217 | 10.6 | +2.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6 | 0.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,053 | 26.3 | +1.0 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Radcliffe Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Wayne Campbell | 1,440 | 64.3 | +2.8 |
| | Conservative | Cherill Dunkley | 411 | 18.3 | +6.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Halsall | 389 | 17.4 | −8.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,029 | 46.0 | +20.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,240 | 25.8 | −4.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Radcliffe North (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Timothy Chamberlain | 1,375 | | |
| | Conservative | Denise Bigg | 1,345 | | |
| | Conservative | Alan Bigg | 1,284 | | |
| | Labour | Susan Worsley | 1,220 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mary D'Albert | 265 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan Hooley | 259 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,748 | 27.7 | −0.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Radcliffe South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Siobhan Costello | 833 | 45.3 | −8.9 |
| | Conservative | Peter Wright | 827 | 45.0 | +9.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bryn Hackley | 177 | 9.6 | −0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6 | 0.3 | −18.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,837 | 23.0 | −0.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Ramsbottom :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Sheila Magnall | 1,847 | 53.0 | +9.2 |
| | Labour | Mark Riddell | 1,286 | 36.9 | −6.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Foss | 352 | 10.1 | +3.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 561 | 16.1 | +15.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,485 | 31.6 | −1.2 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Redvales :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Constance FitzGerald | 1,163 | 60.5 | −6.4 |
| | Conservative | Christopher Hall | 517 | 26.9 | +7.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martin Robinson-Dowland | 243 | 12.6 | +12.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 646 | 33.6 | −13.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,923 | 23.9 | −2.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
St Mary's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Steven Treadgold | 982 | 43.9 | −8.2 |
| | Conservative | Eric Margieson | 754 | 33.7 | +6.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gillian Duffey | 501 | 22.4 | +1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 228 | 10.2 | −15.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,237 | 24.8 | −2.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Sedgley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Paul Nesbit | 1,118 | 43.1 | −2.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Timothy Pickstone | 1,021 | 39.4 | +0.7 |
| | Conservative | Marilyn Vincent | 455 | 17.5 | +1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 97 | 3.7 | −2.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,594 | 32.0 | +1.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Tottington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Yvonne Wright | 1,779 | 60.4 | +0.6 |
| | Labour | Victor McClung | 840 | 28.5 | −1.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Janet Turner | 326 | 11.1 | +1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 939 | 31.9 | +2.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,945 | 29.6 | −0.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Unsworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Stella Smith | 1,045 | 45.7 | −4.4 |
| | Conservative | Samuel Cohen | 1,034 | 45.3 | +11.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Geoffrey Young | 206 | 9.0 | +2.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11 | 0.4 | −16.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,285 | 28.4 | −1.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |