# 2010 Bury Metropolitan Borough Council election

Elections to Bury Council took place on 6 May 2010. One third of the Council was up for election and the Conservative Party lost overall control of the Council.
17 seats were contested. The Labour Party won 11 seats, the Conservatives won 4 seats, and the Liberal Democrats won 2 seats
After the election, the total composition of the council was as follows:
* Labour 20
* Conservative 23
* Liberal Democrats 8

## Election result

Bury Local Election Result 2010 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 11 | 4 | 0 | +4 | | 35.9 | 35,779 | +10.3 |
| Conservative | 4 | 0 | 3 | -3 | | 35.7 | 35,584 | -9.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | 2 | 0 | 1 | -1 | | 22.3 | 22,196 | +4.4 |
| BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | 4.2 | 4,164 | -4.6 |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 956 | +1.0 |
| English Democrat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 186 | +0.0 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 726 | -1.7 |

## Ward results

Besses :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Kenneth Audin | 2,076 | 42.1 | +1.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Julie Baum | 1,262 | 25.6 | +2.3 |
| | Conservative | Ian Silvester | 1,109 | 22.5 | +0.3 |
| | BNP | Jennifer Jamieson | 302 | 6.1 | +6.1 |
| | English Democrat | Stephen Morris | 186 | 3.8 | −9.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 814 | 16.5 | −1.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,935 | 59.9 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Church :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Bob Biddy | 2,639 | 43.1 | −20.8 |
| | Labour | Susan Southworth | 1,700 | 27.7 | +6.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jim Eagle | 1,197 | 19.5 | +11.9 |
| | BNP | Julia Kay | 376 | 6.1 | −1.6 |
| | Independent | Ian Hayes | 213 | 3.5 | +3.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 939 | 15.3 | −27.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,125 | 71.1 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Trevor Holt | 2,103 | 46.2 | +1.3 |
| | Conservative | Azmat Hussain | 1,294 | 28.4 | −11.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lynda Arthur | 714 | 15.7 | +0.7 |
| | BNP | Thomas Nuttall | 436 | 9.6 | +9.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 809 | 17.8 | +12.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,547 | 57.7 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Elton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Michael Hankey | 2,143 | 38.0 | −23.2 |
| | Labour | James Frith | 1,928 | 34.1 | +8.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Sloss | 1,137 | 20.1 | +6.8 |
| | BNP | Stewart Clough | 437 | 7.7 | +7.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 215 | 3.8 | −31.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,645 | 66.1 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Holyrood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tim Pickstone | 2,779 | 47.1 | −4.7 |
| | Labour | Ben Shatliff | 1,773 | 30.1 | +8.9 |
| | Conservative | Carl Curran | 1,344 | 22.8 | −4.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,006 | 17.1 | −7.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,896 | 66.5 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Moorside :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Sandra Walmsley | 2,289 | 43.4 | +2.7 |
| | Conservative | Peter Ashworth | 1,528 | 29.0 | −9.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nissa Finney | 804 | 15.2 | +8.1 |
| | BNP | Phil Sedman | 396 | 7.5 | −2.6 |
| | Independent | Victor Hagan | 133 | 2.5 | −1.6 |
| | Green | Nicole Haydock | 124 | 2.3 | +2.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 761 | 14.4 | +11.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,274 | 58.0 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
North Manor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | James Taylor | 3,277 | 53.1 | −17.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ewan Arthur | 1,322 | 21.4 | +12.6 |
| | Labour | Frank Shatliff | 1,321 | 21.4 | +6.4 |
| | Green | Glyn Heath | 255 | 4.1 | +4.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,955 | 31.6 | −23.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,175 | 75.4 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Pilkington Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Bernie Vincent | 2,589 | 24.7 |
| | Conservative | Robert Caserta | 2,530 | 24.2 |
| | Labour | John Mallon | 1,813 | 17.3 |
| | Labour | Steve Perkins | 1,649 | 15.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Wayne Burrows | 994 | 9.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Joanne O'Hanlon | 894 | 8.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 59 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 717 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,469 | 66.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Radcliffe East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Nick Parnell | 1,887 | 36.5 | +6.9 |
| | Conservative | Catherine Berry | 1,737 | 33.6 | −11.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mike Halsall | 1,077 | 20.8 | +10.8 |
| | BNP | Reg Norris | 465 | 9.0 | −6.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 150 | 2.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,166 | 60.5 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Radcliffe North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jane Lewis | 2,176 | 38.4 | +3.4 |
| | Conservative | Janice Cheetham | 2,117 | 37.4 | −8.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kamran Islam | 648 | 11.4 | +5.3 |
| | Independent | George Ramsay | 380 | 6.7 | +6.7 |
| | BNP | Graham Tonkin | 341 | 6.0 | −7.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 59 | 1.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,662 | 63.9 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Radcliffe West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Rishi Shori | 1,970 | 41.4 | −3.2 |
| | Conservative | Samantha Davies | 1,345 | 28.3 | +1.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lynn Molloy | 928 | 19.5 | +12.9 |
| | BNP | Jean Purdy | 509 | 10.7 | −7.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 625 | 13.1 | +10.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,752 | 56.1 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Ramsbottom :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Val Robinson | 2,943 | 41.1 | +14.2 |
| | Conservative | Ian Bevan | 2,668 | 37.2 | −24.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Jenkins | 1,298 | 18.1 | +7.2 |
| | Green | Peter Mather | 254 | 3.5 | +3.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 275 | 3.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,163 | 69.3 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Redvales :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Tamoor Tariq | 2,357 | 42.1 | +9.8 |
| | Conservative | Khalid Hussain | 1,492 | 26.6 | −16.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tim Boaden | 1,186 | 21.2 | +12.3 |
| | BNP | Peter Hallows | 565 | 10.1 | +0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 865 | 15.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,600 | 62.3 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Sedgley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Alan Quinn | 2,173 | 35.7 | +10.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Garner | 2,001 | 32.9 | −8.1 |
| | Conservative | Jonathan Grosskopf | 1,913 | 31.4 | +0.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 172 | 2.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,087 | 68.5 | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
St. Mary's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Donal O'Hanlon | 2,053 | 38.1 | −5.3 |
| | Labour | Noel Bayley | 1,754 | 32.5 | −1.1 |
| | Conservative | Raymond Soloman | 1,264 | 23.4 | +0.4 |
| | Green | George Heron | 323 | 6.0 | +6.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 299 | 5.5 | −4.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,394 | 64.5 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Tottington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Iain Gartside | 2,521 | 45.3 | −11.7 |
| | Labour | Simon Carter | 1,608 | 28.9 | +8.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Foss | 1,098 | 19.7 | +4.4 |
| | BNP | Brian Jepson | 337 | 6.0 | −1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 913 | 16.4 | −20.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,564 | 69.1 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Unsworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ann Audin | 2,259 | 44.1 | +8.1 |
| | Conservative | Bev Sullivan | 2,074 | 40.4 | −15.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Theo Tymczyna | 794 | 15.5 | +7.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 185 | 3.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,127 | 68.4 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |