2015 Bury Metropolitan Borough Council election
Appearance
The 2015 Bury Metropolitan Borough Council Election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of the Metropolitan Borough of Bury in England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.[2]
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:
Election result
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 10 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 40.3 | 37,842 | -1.7 | ||
Conservative | 6 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 33.3 | 31,269 | +1.1 | ||
UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.4 | 13,553 | +3.6 | |||
Liberal Democrats | 2 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 7.0 | 6,557 | -1.0 | ||
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.5 | 4,253 | -1.5 | |
English Democrat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 67 | -0.8 | |
Independent | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0.3 | 290 | +0.3 |
Ward results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Alan Matthews | 2,628 | 44.7 | −7.7 | |
Conservative | Guy Levy | 1,114 | 18.9 | −0.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Steve Middleton | 1,098 | 18.7 | +13.6 | |
UKIP | Phillip Husband | 799 | 13.6 | +13.6 | |
Green | Zarrin Shannon | 177 | 3.0 | −3.9 | |
English Democrat | Stephen Morris | 67 | 1.1 | −15.3 | |
Majority | 1114 | 25.7 | −7.6 | ||
Turnout | 5,883 | 60.2 | +29.7 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jackie Harris | 2,933 | 48.2 | −6.2 | |
Labour | Andrew McAnulty | 1,997 | 32.8 | −1.2 | |
UKIP | Bernard Hagan | 788 | 13.0 | +13.0 | |
Green | Reece Spencer | 193 | 3.2 | −5.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Lynda Arthur | 167 | 2.7 | −0.2 | |
Majority | 936 | 15.4 | −5.0 | ||
Turnout | 6,078 | 71.8 | +29.2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Mike Connolly | 2,748 | 60.0 | +4.6 | |
UKIP | John Axon | 853 | 18.6 | −6.7 | |
Conservative | Sham Akhtar | 762 | 16.6 | +2.4 | |
Green | Paul Jenkins | 220 | 4.8 | −0.3 | |
Majority | 1,895 | 41.3 | +11.2 | ||
Turnout | 4,583 | 56.7 | +23.5 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Michael Hankey | 2,334 | 40.2 | +6.7 | |
Labour | Martin Hayes | 2,270 | 39.1 | +3.1 | |
UKIP | Walter Southworth | 864 | 14.9 | −7.7 | |
Green | Julie Southworth | 191 | 3.3 | −1.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Benjamin Ward | 146 | 2.5 | −0.4 | |
Majority | 64 | 1.1 | |||
Turnout | 5,805 | 65.9 | +28.8 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Mary D'Albert | 2,112 | 35.6 | −14.8 | |
Labour | Geraldine Greene | 2,066 | 34.9 | −5.2 | |
Conservative | Katy Rothwell | 784 | 13.2 | +4.4 | |
UKIP | Michael Zwierzanski | 623 | 10.5 | +10.5 | |
Green | Peter Curati | 340 | 5.7 | +5.7 | |
Majority | 46 | 0.7 | |||
Turnout | 5,925 | 67.0 | +25.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Sarah Southworth | 2,535 | 50.4 | −1.6 | |
Conservative | Nabila Afilal | 1,253 | 24.9 | +8.6 | |
UKIP | Victor Hagan | 994 | 19.8 | −6.5 | |
Green | Larissa Heath | 248 | 4.9 | −0.5 | |
Majority | 1,282 | 25.5 | −0.2 | ||
Turnout | 5,030 | 57.9 | +25.8 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Khalid Hussain | 3,087 | 49.0 | −1.3 | |
Labour | Steven Treadgold | 1,721 | 27.3 | +4.2 | |
UKIP | Tanya Kay | 790 | 12.5 | −4.0 | |
Green | Mary Heath | 356 | 5.6 | −0.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Ewan Arthur | 344 | 5.5 | +1.6 | |
Majority | 1,366 | 21.7 | −5.6 | ||
Turnout | 6,298 | 75.0 | +31.2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Robert Caserta | 2,632 | 49.9 | +10.7 | |
Labour | Debra Green | 1,872 | 35.5 | −4.4 | |
UKIP | John Parkinson | 507 | 9.6 | −3.8 | |
Green | Zachery Garsia | 262 | 5.0 | +1.0 | |
Majority | 760 | 14.4 | |||
Turnout | 5,273 | 68.6 | +29.9 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Catherine Preston | 1,837 | 37.7 | −13.8 | |
Conservative | Greg Keeley | 1,285 | 26.4 | −3.8 | |
UKIP | Russell Turner | 1,012 | 20.8 | +20.8 | |
Independent | Matt Bailey | 290 | 5.9 | +5.9 | |
Green | Nicole Haydock | 239 | 4.9 | −9.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Robert Graham | 205 | 4.2 | +0.5 | |
Majority | 602 | 12.3 | −8.9 | ||
Turnout | 4,868 | 56.9 | +26.9 | ||
Labour gain from Independent | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jamie Walker | 2,193 | 39.3 | −9.8 | |
Conservative | Zain Shah | 1,734 | 31.1 | −2.2 | |
UKIP | Ian Hayes | 1,244 | 22.3 | +22.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Rodney Rew | 212 | 3.8 | −2.0 | |
Green | Ann Beckett | 192 | 3.4 | −8.6 | |
Majority | 459 | 8.2 | −7.5 | ||
Turnout | 5,575 | 64.8 | +30.0 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Rachel Skillen | 2,164 | 45.9 | −12.1 | |
Conservative | David Lewis | 1,294 | 27.5 | +1.1 | |
UKIP | Christopher Turner | 968 | 20.5 | +20.5 | |
Green | Stephen Dillon | 195 | 4.1 | −8.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Kamran Islam | 90 | 1.9 | −0.7 | |
Majority | 870 | 18.5 | −13.1 | ||
Turnout | 4,711 | 56.1 | +28.4 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Rob Hodkinson | 3,090 | 47.1 | +0.1 | |
Labour | Karen Leach | 2,308 | 35.2 | +2.1 | |
UKIP | David Barker | 753 | 11.5 | −4.3 | |
Green | Laura Chepner | 404 | 6.2 | +3.0 | |
Majority | 782 | 11.9 | −1.9 | ||
Turnout | 6,555 | 72.3 | +31.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Judith Kelly | 2,948 | 52.8 | +1.7 | |
Conservative | Sue Smith | 1,416 | 25.4 | +9.7 | |
UKIP | Mike Harling | 861 | 15.4 | −9.4 | |
Green | Paul Deaville | 189 | 3.4 | −1.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Gareth Lloyd-Johnson | 168 | 3.0 | −0.2 | |
Majority | 1,532 | 27.4 | +1.1 | ||
Turnout | 5,582 | 62.9 | +25.1 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Michael James | 2,579 | 43.8 | −13.9 | |
Conservative | David Silbiger | 2,113 | 35.9 | +13.2 | |
UKIP | Jennifer Jamieson | 480 | 8.1 | +8.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Steve Wright | 395 | 6.7 | −3.6 | |
Green | Karen Wood | 316 | 5.3 | −3.9 | |
Majority | 466 | 7.9 | −27.0 | ||
Turnout | 5,883 | 65.7 | +27.3 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Noel Bayley | 2,135 | 40.2 | −3.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Donal O'Hanlon | 1,243 | 23.4 | −8.6 | |
Conservative | Zadok Day | 1,051 | 19.8 | +3.9 | |
UKIP | Robert Cahill | 562 | 10.6 | +10.6 | |
Green | Andrew McKee | 317 | 6.0 | −2.2 | |
Majority | 892 | 16.8 | +5.0 | ||
Turnout | 5,308 | 65.5 | +26.4 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Yvonne Wright | 2,682 | 48.8 | +7.3 | |
Labour | Andrew Jones | 1,592 | 28.9 | −3.8 | |
UKIP | Ian Henderson | 785 | 14.3 | −5.1 | |
Green | Samantha Deas | 247 | 4.5 | +1.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | David Foss | 194 | 3.5 | +0.7 | |
Majority | 1,090 | 19.8 | +11.0 | ||
Turnout | 5,500 | 68.9 | +29.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Joan Grimshaw | 2,249 | 45.2 | +0.1 | |
Conservative | Bernard Vincent | 1,705 | 34.3 | +10.9 | |
UKIP | Ged Smith | 670 | 13.5 | −11.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Katriona Middleton | 183 | 3.7 | +1.2 | |
Green | Carm Bithell | 167 | 3.3 | +3.3 | |
Majority | 544 | 10.9 | −9.6 | ||
Turnout | 4,974 | 67.6 | +28.2 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
References
- ^ "Upcoming elections & referendums". The Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
- ^ "England council results". BBC News. Retrieved 23 May 2015.