2012 Bury Metropolitan Borough Council election

Elections to Bury Council took place on 3 May 2012.[1] This was on the same day as other 2012 United Kingdom local elections. One third of the Council was up for election and the Labour Party retained control of the Council.

17 seats were contested. The Labour Party won 14 seats, and the Conservatives won 3 seats.

After the election, the total composition of the council was as follows:

Election result
Bury Local Election Result 2012
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 14 10 0 +10 51.0 24,589 +2.3
  Conservative 3 0 7 -7 28.6 13,822 -5.6
  Liberal Democrats 0 0 3 -3 9.3 4,482 -1.8
  UKIP 0 0 0 8.8 4,243 +5.1
  Green 0 0 0 0 0 1.1 551 +0.5
  English Democrat 0 0 0 0 0 1.1 553 +0.5

Ward results
Besses
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Elizabeth Fitzgerald 1,484 61.8 +6.9
English Democrat Stephen Morris 367 15.3 +8.6
Conservative Ian Silvester 358 14.9 -1.7
Liberal Democrats Julie Baum 185 7.7 -9.1
Majority 1,117 46.5 +8.5
Turnout 2,401 28.6 -5.2
Labour hold Swing
Church
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Roy Walker 1,704 51.0 -0.9
Labour Andrew Jones 1,132 33.9 -7.0
UKIP Julie Reynolds 370 11.1 +11.1
Liberal Democrats Lynda Arthur 124 3.7 -3.6
Majority 572 17.1 +6.0
Turnout 3,342 38.9 -6.3
Conservative hold Swing
East
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Stella Smith 1,430 57.1 +6.5
UKIP Pete Entwhistle 566 22.6 +8.8
Conservative Azmat Husain 501 20.0 -11.3
Majority 864 34.5 +15.2
Turnout 2,506 30.9 -8.7
Labour hold Swing
Elton
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Susan Southworth 1,323 45.2 -0.4
Conservative Yvonne Creswell 1,044 35.7 -9.8
UKIP Nicola Wood 444 15.2 +15.2
Liberal Democrats Andrew Garner 106 3.6 -1.3
Majority 279 9.5 +5.4
Turnout 2,925 33.4 -7.9
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Holyrood
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Paddy Heneghan 1,510 45.4 +3.3
Liberal Democrats Vic D'Albert 1,359 40.9 +4.2
Conservative Carl Curran 260 7.8 -8.5
English Democrat Valerie Morris 186 5.6 +0.8
Majority 151 4.5 -0.9
Turnout 3,326 37.0 -3.7
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Moorside
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Dot Cassidy 1,690 65.2 +19.6
Conservative Peter Ashworth 417 16.1 -11.3
UKIP Victor Hagan 379 14.6 +14.6
Liberal Democrats Graeme Lambert 97 3.7 -7.2
Majority 1,273 49.1 +27.0
Turnout 2,594 28.2 -8.3
Labour hold Swing
North Manor
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Dorothy Gunther 1,873 56.6 +10.4
Labour Steven Treadgold 899 27.2 -1.9
Green Glyn Heath 355 10.7 +2.2
Liberal Democrats Ewan Arthur 174 5.3 -6.6
Majority 974 29.4 +12.3
Turnout 3,311 40.7 -9.1
Conservative hold Swing
Pilkington Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Michelle Wiseman 1,312 48.0 +4.4
Labour John Mallon 1,266 46.4 +5.3
Liberal Democrats Richard Baum 132 4.8 +0.5
Majority 46 1.7 -0.7
Turnout 2,731 34.7 -7.4
Conservative hold Swing
Radcliffe East
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Daisy Bailey 1,442 59.1 +5.8
Conservative Derek Brooks 513 21.0 -12.3
UKIP Nick McNeill 389 16.0 +6.9
Liberal Democrats Joanne O'Hanlon 85 3.5 -0.8
Majority 929 38.1 +18.1
Turnout 2,438 27.8 -7.3
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Radcliffe North
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Sharon Briggs 1,609 51.4 +0.7
Conservative Jackie Harris 1,067 34.1 -10.3
UKIP Chris Frost 358 11.4 +11.4
Liberal Democrats Rod Rew 87 2.8 -2.1
Majority 542 17.3 +11.0
Turnout 3,128 35.2 -5.5
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Radcliffe West
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Tony Isherwood 1,523 69.3 -0.7
Conservative Stuart Penketh 331 15.1 -11.0
UKIP Ian Hayes 275 12.5 +12.5
Liberal Democrats Kamran Islam 62 2.8 -0.7
Majority 1,192 54.2 +10.7
Turnout 2,199 25.5 -6.5
Labour hold Swing
Ramsbottom
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Luise Fitzwalter 1,605 49.2 +2.3
Conservative Barry Theckston 1,241 38.1 -8.8
UKIP Julian Corden 300 9.2 +9.2
Liberal Democrats Wilf Davison 103 3.2 -3.0
Majority 364 11.2 +11.0
Turnout 3,260 36.7 +6.3
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Redvales
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Shaheena Haroon 1,751 57.1 +0.4
Conservative Beverly Sullivan 625 20.4 -5.4
UKIP Steve Evans 501 16.3 +4.9
Liberal Democrats Tim Boaden 175 5.7 +0.4
Majority 1,126 36.7 +5.8
Turnout 3,066 33.1 -6.2
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Sedgley
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Andrea Simpson 1,833 60.3 +2.8
Liberal Democrats Steve Wright 623 20.5 -0.4
Conservative James Daly 554 18.2 +1.1
Majority 1,210 39.8 +3.2
Turnout 3,038 33.6 -11.5
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
St. Mary's
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Jane Black 1,320 47.0 -0.9
Liberal Democrats Mary D'Albert 956 34.0 +3.1
Conservative Yvonne Holland 326 11.6 -4.9
Green Andrew McKee 196 7.0 +7.0
Majority 364 13.0 -4.0
Turnout 2,810 34.3 -6.7
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Tottington
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Simon Carter 1,085 42.2 +1.4
Conservative Roger Brown 965 37.5 -13.1
UKIP Andy Eccles 379 11.7 +11.7
Liberal Democrats David Foss 135 5.2 -3.5
Majority 120 4.3
Turnout 2,573 31.8 -8.9
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Unsworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour David Jones 1,687 60.4 +4.3
Conservative Sam Cohen 731 26.2 -8.2
UKIP Peter Redstone 282 10.1 +3.9
Liberal Democrats Zadok Day 79 2.8 -0.5
Majority 956 34.2 +12.5
Turnout 2,793 37.3 -7.7
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
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References
  1. "Local elections 2012". BBC News. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
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