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2023 Bury Council election

← 2022 4 May 2023 2024 →
17 out of 51 seats of Bury Metropolitan Borough Council 26 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	34.3% 5.0 pp
First party Second party Third party   Leader Eamonn O'Brien Russell Bernstein Mike Smith Party Labour Conservative Radcliffe First Leader's seat St Mary’s Pilkington Park Radcliffe West Last election 29 seats, 44.6% 12 seats, 34.4% 8 seats, 7.7% Seats before 28 12 8 Seats won 11 4 2 Seats after 31 11 8 Seat change 3 1 Popular vote 22,299 14,077 3,773 Percentage 46.3% 29.2% 7.8% Swing 1.7% 5.2% 0.1%   Fourth party Fifth party   Leader None Cristina Tegolo Party Independent Liberal Democrats Leader's seat Holyrood Last election 1 seat, 0.3% 1 seat, 6.9% Seats before 2 1 Seats won 0 0 Seats after 1 0 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 1,826 2,627 Percentage 3.8% 5.5% Swing 3.5% 1.4%
The winner of each seat by party in the 2023 Bury Metropolitan Council Election
Leader before election Eamonn O'Brien Labour Leader after election Eamonn O'Brien Labour

The 2023 Bury Metropolitan Borough Council elections took place on 4 May 2023 alongside other local elections across the United Kingdom. One third of seats (17) on Bury Metropolitan Borough Council were contested. Labour retained its control of the council.

Background

The Local Government Act 1972 created a two-tier system of metropolitan counties and districts covering Greater Manchester, Merseyside, South Yorkshire, Tyne and Wear, the West Midlands, and West Yorkshire starting in 1974. Bury was a district of the Greater Manchester metropolitan county. The Local Government Act 1985 abolished the metropolitan counties, with metropolitan districts taking on most of their powers as metropolitan boroughs. The Greater Manchester Combined Authority was created in 2011 and began electing the mayor of Greater Manchester from 2017, which was given strategic powers covering a region coterminous with the former Greater Manchester metropolitan county.

Since its formation, Bury has variously been under Labour control, Conservative control and no overall control. Councillors have predominantly been elected from the Labour Party and the Conservative Party, with some Liberal Democrat and independent councillors also serving. The council has had an overall Labour majority since the 2011 election.

In the previous election in 2022, where all 51 seats were up for election due to boundary changes, Labour won 29 seats, the Conservatives won 12 seats, Radcliffe First won eight seats, and the Liberal Democrats and an independent won one seat each.

Labour retained control of the council at this election.

Electoral process

The council generally elects its councillors in thirds, with a third being up for election every year for three years, with no election in the fourth year. The election was conducted using the first-past-the-post voting system, with each ward electing one councillor.

All registered electors (British, Irish, Commonwealth and European Union citizens) living in Bury aged 18 or over were entitled to vote in the election. People who lived at two addresses in different councils, such as university students with different term-time and holiday addresses, were entitled to be registered for and vote in elections in both local authorities. Voting in-person at polling stations took place from 07:00 to 22:00 on election day, and voters were able to apply for postal votes or proxy votes in advance of the election.

Council composition

Results summary

Bury Metropolitan Borough Council
Party		This election			Full council			This election
		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Labour	11	+3	64.7	20	31	60.8	22,299	46.3	+1.7
	Conservative	4	-1	23.5	7	11	21.6	14,077	29.2	-5.2
	Radcliffe First	2	0	11.8	6	8	15.7	3,773	7.8	+0.1
	Independent	0	-1	0	1	1	1.9	1,826	3.8	+3.5
	Green	0	0	0	0	0	0	3,193	6.6	+2.0
	Liberal Democrats	0	-1	0	0	0	0	2,627	5.5	-1.4
	English Democrat	0	0	0	0	0	0	241	0.5	+0.4
	Reform UK	0	0	0	0	0	0	105	0.2
	Communist	0	0	0	0	0	0	37	0.1

Results

Incumbent councillors are marked with an asterisk (*).

Besses

Bury East

Bury West

Elton

Holyrood

Moorside

North Manor

Pilkington Park

Radcliffe East

Radcliffe North & Ainsworth

Radcliffe West

Ramsbottom

Incumbent councillor Spencer Donnelly was suspended from the Labour Party in September 2022 and sat as an independent for the remainder of his term.

Redvales

Sedgley

St. Marys

Tottington

Unsworth

Changes 2023–2024

• James Mason, elected for Radcliffe First, left the party in January 2024 and was subsequently disqualified as a councillor in April 2024 for non-attendance.

References

1. Local Government in England and Wales: A Guide to the New System. London: HMSO. 1974. p. 7. ISBN 0-11-750847-0.
2. "The Greater Manchester Combined Authority Order 2011". Legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
3. Gee, Chris (6 May 2022). "What are the Bury council local elections 2022 results?". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
4. George, Thomas (5 May 2023). "Bury council local elections 2023 results in full". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
5. "Bury election result". BBC News. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
6. "Local government structure and elections". GOV.UK. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
7. "Election Timetable in England" (PDF).
8. ^ "Local Election results 2023". Bury Metropolitan Borough Council. 5 May 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
9. "Mystery surrounds Ramsbottom councillor's suspension from Labour Party". Bury Times. 29 September 2022. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
10. Gee, Chris (3 April 2024). "Councillor to be removed from office as he hasn't turned up to a single meeting in six months". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 30 May 2024.

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