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| country = Greater Manchester | country = Greater Manchester
| type = legislative | type = legislative
| ongoing = yes | ongoing = no
| previous_year = 2023 | previous_year = 2023
| previous_election = 2023 Bury Metropolitan Borough Council election | previous_election = 2023 Bury Metropolitan Borough Council election
| next_election = 2026 Bury Metropolitan Borough Council election
| next_year = Next
| next_year = 2026
| seats_for_election = 17 out of 51 seats to ] | seats_for_election = 17 out of 51 seats to ]
| majority_seats = 26 | majority_seats = 26
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| seats_needed1 = {{no change}} | seats_needed1 = {{no change}}
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| percentage1 = | percentage1 = 45.4%
| swing1 = | swing1 =
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| leader3 = Mike Smith
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| leader4 = ''None'' | leader4 = Mike Smith
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| leader_since4 = | leader_since4 =
| last_election4 = 1 seat, 3.8% | last_election4 = 8 seat, 7.8%
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| seats_before5 = 2{{efn|name=fn1|Including one vacant seat last held by James Mason, elected as Radcliffe First, but left the party in January 2024 to sit as an independent before being disqualified from the council for non-attendance in April 2024.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gee |first1=Chris |title=Councillor to be removed from office as he hasn't turned up to a single meeting in six months |url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/councillor-removed-office-hasnt-turned-28933535 |access-date=30 May 2024 |work=Manchester Evening News |date=3 April 2024}}</ref>}}
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| map_caption = | map_caption = Winner of each seat at the 2024 Bury Metropolitan Borough Council election
| title = ] | title = ]
| posttitle = Leader after election | posttitle = Leader after election
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| before_party = Labour Party (UK) | before_party = Labour Party (UK)
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}} }}


The '''2024 Bury Metropolitan Borough Council election''' is scheduled to be held on Thursday 2 May 2024, alongside the ] being held on the same day. 17 out of 51 members of ] in ].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Information |url=https://www.bury.gov.uk/council-and-democracy/elections-and-voting/information-elections-2024 |access-date=2024-03-22 |website=Bury Council |language=en}}</ref> The Bury Independents Party intend to contest the election for the first time.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bury Independents Party aim to elect Bury Councillors in May 2024 |url=https://www.rochvalleyradio.com/news/local-news/bury-independents-party-aim-to-elect-bury-councillors-in-may-2024/ |access-date=2024-03-22 |website=Roch Valley Radio |language=en}}</ref> The '''2024 Bury Metropolitan Borough Council election''' was held on Thursday 2 May 2024, alongside the ] on the same day. One third of councillors - 17 out of 51 members - of ] were up for election.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Information |url=https://www.bury.gov.uk/council-and-democracy/elections-and-voting/information-elections-2024 |access-date=2024-03-22 |website=Bury Council |language=en}}</ref> The council remained under ] majority control.


== Background == ==Summary==
Prior to the election, the council was under Labour majority control. Local party Bury Independents contested the election for the first time, but did not win any seats.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bury Independents Party aim to elect Bury Councillors in May 2024 |url=https://www.rochvalleyradio.com/news/local-news/bury-independents-party-aim-to-elect-bury-councillors-in-may-2024/ |access-date=2024-03-22 |website=Roch Valley Radio |language=en}}</ref> Labour gained a seat from the ] to increase their majority on the council.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Oldman |first1=Isabel |title=Bury Council local elections 2024: Labour gain seat from Conservatives |url=https://www.burytimes.co.uk/news/24298901.bury-council-local-elections-2024-labour-gain-seat-conservatives/ |access-date=30 May 2024 |work=Bury Times |date=30 May 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=George |first1=Thomas |title=Bury council local election 2024 results in full |url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/bury-council-local-election-2024-28932954 |access-date=30 May 2024 |work=Manchester Evening News |date=2 May 2024}}</ref>
The ] created a two-tier system of metropolitan counties and districts covering ], ], ], ], the ], and ] starting in 1974. Bury was a district of the Greater Manchester metropolitan county.<ref name=guide>{{cite book |title=Local Government in England and Wales: A Guide to the New System |year=1974 |publisher=] |location=London |isbn=0-11-750847-0 |page=7 }}</ref> The ] abolished the metropolitan counties, with metropolitan districts taking on most of their powers as ]s. The ] was created in 2011 and began electing the ] from 2017, which was given strategic powers covering a region coterminous with the former Greater Manchester metropolitan county.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2011/908/made |title=The Greater Manchester Combined Authority Order 2011 |publisher=Legislation.gov.uk |access-date=2015-09-07}}</ref>

Since its formation, Bury has variously been under ] control, ] control and ]. Councillors have predominantly been elected from the Labour Party and the Conservative Party, with some ] and ] councillors also serving. The council has had an overall Labour majority since the ].


== Electoral process == == 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.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.gov.uk/guidance/local-government-structure-and-elections#electoral-cycles|title=Local government structure and elections|work=GOV.UK|access-date=2018-04-27|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/694598/Election_Timetable_in_England.pdf|title=Election Timetable in England}}</ref> The election was conducted using the ] system, with each ward electing one councillor. 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.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.gov.uk/guidance/local-government-structure-and-elections#electoral-cycles|title=Local government structure and elections|work=GOV.UK|access-date=2018-04-27|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/694598/Election_Timetable_in_England.pdf|title=Election Timetable in England}}</ref> The election was conducted using the ] system, with each ward electing one councillor.


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! colspan="3" | After 2023 election ! colspan="3" | After 2023 election
! colspan="3" | Before 2024 election ! colspan="3" | Before 2024 election
! colspan="3" | After 2024 election
|- |-
! colspan="2" | Party
! Seats
! colspan="2" | Party ! colspan="2" | Party
! Seats ! Seats
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| {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}} | {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}}
| 31 | 31
| {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}}
| 32
|- |-
| {{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} | {{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}
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| {{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} | {{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}
| 11 | 11
| {{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}
| 10
|- |-
| {{Party name with colour|Radcliffe First}} | {{Party name with colour|Radcliffe First}}
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| {{Party name with colour|Radcliffe First}} | {{Party name with colour|Radcliffe First}}
| 7 | 7
| {{Party name with colour|Radcliffe First}}
| 8
|- |-
| {{Party name with colour|Independent politician}} | {{Party name with colour|Independent politician}}
| 1 | 1
| {{Party name with colour|Independent politician}} | {{Party name with colour|Independent politician}}
| 2{{efn|name=fn1}}
| 2
| {{Party name with colour|Independent politician}}
| 1
|} |}


Changes: Changes:
* February 2024: James Mason resigns from Radcliffe First and sits as an independent. * February 2024: James Mason resigns from Radcliffe First and sits as an independent.
* April 2024: Bury Independents withdraw support from their Bury West candidate, Alan Bayfield, for social media conduct


== References == == Results ==
{{Election summary partial council net begin|title=2024 Bury Metropolitan Borough Council Results}}
{{Reflist}}
{{Election summary partial council net party|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|seats = 12
|net = {{increase}} 1
|seats % = 70.6
|other seats = 20
|total seats = 32
|total seats % = 62.7
|votes = 24,212
|votes % = 45.4
|plus/minus = -0.9
}}
{{Election summary partial council net party|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|seats = 2
|net = {{decrease}} 1
|seats % = 11.8
|other seats = 8
|total seats = 10
|total seats % = 19.6
|votes = 13,812
|votes % = 25.9
|plus/minus = -3.3
}}
{{Election summary partial council net party|
|party = Radcliffe First
|seats = 3
|net = {{steady}}
|seats % = 17.6
|other seats = 4
|total seats = 7
|total seats % = 13.7
|votes = 4,177
|votes % = 7.8
|plus/minus = 0.0
}}
{{Election summary partial council net party|
|party = Independent politician
|seats = 0
|net = {{steady}}
|seats % = 0
|other seats = 2
|total seats = 2
|total seats % = 3.9
|votes = 200
|votes % = 0.4
|plus/minus = -3.4
}}
{{Election summary partial council net party|
|party = Bury Independents
|seats = 0
|net = {{steady}}
|seats % = 0
|other seats = 0
|total seats = 0
|total seats % = 0.0
|votes = 4,501
|votes % = 8.4
|plus/minus = new
}}
{{Election summary partial council net party|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|seats = 0
|net = {{steady}}
|seats % = 0
|other seats = 0
|total seats = 0
|total seats % = 0.0
|votes = 2,045
|votes % = 3.8
|plus/minus = -1.7
}}
{{Election summary partial council net party|
|party = Workers Party of Britain
|seats = 0
|net = {{steady}}
|seats % = 0
|other seats = 0
|total seats = 0
|total seats % = 0.0
|votes = 1,562
|votes % = 2.9
|plus/minus = new
}}
{{Election summary partial council net party|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|seats = 0
|net = {{steady}}
|seats % = 0
|other seats = 0
|total seats = 0
|total seats % = 0.0
|votes = 1,416
|votes % = 2.7
|plus/minus = -3.9
}}
{{Election summary partial council net party|
|party = Reform UK
|seats = 0
|net = {{steady}}
|seats % = 0
|other seats = 0
|total seats = 0
|total seats % = 0.0
|votes = 539
|votes % = 1.0
|plus/minus = +0.8
}}
{{Election summary partial council net party|
|party = English Democrats
|seats = 0
|net = {{steady}}
|seats % = 0
|other seats = 0
|total seats = 0
|total seats % = 0.0
|votes = 341
|votes % = 0.6
|plus/minus = +0.1
}}
{{Election box end}}


== See also == ==Ward results==
The results for each ward were:<ref>{{cite web |title=Election results |url=https://www.bury.gov.uk/council-and-democracy/elections-and-voting/election-results |website=Bury Council |access-date=8 May 2024 |language=en}}</ref>


===Besses===

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Miriam Rahimov|votes=1528|percentage=63.1|change=-6.0}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bury Independents|candidate=Martyn John West|votes=390|percentage=16.1|change=+6.6}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Greg Keeley|votes=281|percentage=11.6|change=+2.7}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=English Democrats|candidate=Stephen Morris|votes=198|percentage=8.2|change=+2.1}}
{{Election box majority|votes=1138|percentage=47.0|change=}}
{{Election box turnout|votes=2420|percentage=29|change=}}
{{Election box hold with party link|winner= Labour Party (UK)|loser= |swing= }}
{{Election box end}}

===Bury East===

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Labour and Co-operative|candidate=Gavin Phillip McGill|votes=999|percentage=37.4|change=-18.5}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bury Independents|candidate=Fawad Sabir|votes=488|percentage=18.2|change=new}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Workers Party of Britain|candidate=Syed Maria Hashmi|votes=423|percentage=15.8|change=new}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Jihyun Park|votes=337|percentage=12.6|change=-15.9}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Reform UK|candidate=Kevin Cadwallader|votes=302|percentage=11.3|change=+6.5}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=David Henry Foss|votes=104|percentage=3.9|change=-0.2}}
{{Election box majority|votes=511|percentage=19.2|change=}}
{{Election box turnout|votes=2674|percentage=29|change=}}
{{Election box hold with party link|winner= Labour Party (UK)|loser= |swing= }}
{{Election box end}}

===Bury West===

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Dene John Vernon|votes=1632|percentage=47.7|change=-2.4}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Helen Jane Varnom|votes=1289|percentage=37.7|change=+2.8}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bury Independents|candidate=Alan Bayfield|votes=463|percentage=13.5|change=new}}
{{Election box majority|votes=343|percentage=10.0|change=}}
{{Election box turnout|votes=3419|percentage=40|change=}}
{{Election box hold with party link|winner= Conservative Party (UK)|loser= |swing= }}
{{Election box end}}

===Elton===

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Martin John Hayes|votes=1606|percentage=45.5|change=-2.9}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Andrew Paul Luxton|votes=1456|percentage=41.3|change=-3.0}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bury Independents|candidate=Michael Hankey|votes=444|percentage=12.6|change=new}}
{{Election box majority|votes=150|percentage=4.3|change=}}
{{Election box turnout|votes=3528|percentage=39|change=}}
{{Election box hold with party link|winner= Labour Party (UK)|loser= |swing= }}
{{Election box end}}

===Holyrood===

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Imran Rasa Rizvi|votes=1680|percentage=44.9|change=-2.7}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Steven David Wright|votes=1443|percentage=38.6|change=-2.0}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Green Party of England and Wales|candidate=Peter Curati|votes=273|percentage=7.3|change=+2.9}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Geoffrey Baron|votes=176|percentage=4.7|change=+0.2}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=English Democrats|candidate=Valerie Morris|votes=143|percentage=3.8|change=+0.9}}
{{Election box majority|votes=237|percentage=6.3|change=}}
{{Election box turnout|votes=3739|percentage=43|change=}}
{{Election box hold with party link|winner= Labour Party (UK)|loser= |swing= }}
{{Election box end}}

===Moorside===

{{Election box begin|title=Moorside}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Ciaron Michael Boles|votes=1202|percentage=43.4|change=-12.6}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bury Independents|candidate=Aamer Yasin|votes=858|percentage=31.0|change=new}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Ian Cameron Strachan|votes=678|percentage=24.5|change=-2.8}}
{{Election box majority|votes=344|percentage=12.4|change=}}
{{Election box turnout|votes=2769|percentage=32|change=}}
{{Election box hold with party link|winner= Labour Party (UK)|loser= |swing= }}
{{Election box end}}

===North Manor===

{{Election box begin|title=North Manor}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=John Damian Southworth|votes=1844|percentage=45.5|change=+5.2}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Liam James Dean|votes=1802|percentage=44.5|change=+2.0}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Green Party of England and Wales|candidate=Charlie Allen|votes=263|percentage=6.5|change=-7.0}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent (politician)|candidate=Raymond Martin Solomon|votes=119|percentage=2.9|change=new}}
{{Election box majority|votes=42|percentage=1.0|change=}}
{{Election box turnout|votes=4053|percentage=50|change=}}
{{Election box gain with party link|winner= Labour Party (UK)|loser= Conservative Party (UK)|swing= }}
{{Election box end}}

===Pilkington Park===

{{Election box begin|title=Pilkington Park}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Elizabeth Jayne Fitzgerald|votes=1710|percentage=53.5|change=+5.3}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Anthony Rose|votes=1000|percentage=31.3|change=-5.1}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Reform UK|candidate=Jeff Armstrong|votes=237|percentage=7.4|change=new}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bury Independents|candidate=Mike Court|votes=142|percentage=4.4|change=new}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent (politician)|candidate=Shadman Zaman|votes=81|percentage=2.5|change=-4.8}}
{{Election box majority|votes=710|percentage=22.2|change=}}
{{Election box turnout|votes=3194|percentage=41|change=}}
{{Election box hold with party link|winner= Labour Party (UK)|loser= |swing= }}
{{Election box end}}

===Radcliffe East===

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Radcliffe First|candidate=Ken Simpson|votes=1390|percentage=59.7|change=-0.5}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Rhyse Lewis Cathcart|votes=757|percentage=32.5|change=+3.7}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Mark John Gregory|votes=171|percentage=7.3|change=-0.6}}
{{Election box majority|votes=633|percentage=27.2|change=}}
{{Election box turnout|votes=2329|percentage=27|change=}}
{{Election box hold with party link|winner= Radcliffe First|loser= |swing= }}
{{Election box end}}

===Radcliffe North and Ainsworth===

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Radcliffe First|candidate=Andrea Booth|votes=1467|percentage=42.5|change=+5.7}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Paul Cropper|votes=1186|percentage=34.3|change=-4.4}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Sally-Ann McGill|votes=780|percentage=22.6|change=+0.5}}
{{Election box majority|votes=281|percentage=8.2|change=}}
{{Election box turnout|votes=3453|percentage=36|change=}}
{{Election box hold with party link|winner= Radcliffe First|loser= |swing= }}
{{Election box end}}

===Radcliffe West===

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Radcliffe First|candidate=Des Duncalfe|votes=1320|percentage=56.1|change=-0.8}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Josh Harcup|votes=811|percentage=34.5|change=+3.4}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Emma Elizabeth Lee|votes=203|percentage=8.6|change=-0.4}}
{{Election box majority|votes=509|percentage=21.6|change=}}
{{Election box turnout|votes=2351|percentage=28|change=}}
{{Election box hold with party link|winner= Radcliffe First|loser= |swing= }}
{{Election box end}}

===Ramsbottom===

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Tom Pilkington|votes=2214|percentage=60.8|change=+4.4}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Adam Thomas Lewis|votes=1142|percentage=31.4|change=-4.1}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Martyn Bristow|votes=242|percentage=6.6|change=+2.6}}
{{Election box majority|votes=1072|percentage=29.4|change=}}
{{Election box turnout|votes=3642|percentage=40|change=}}
{{Election box hold with party link|winner= Labour Party (UK)|loser= |swing= }}
{{Election box end}}

===Redvales===

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Tamoor Tariq|votes=1155|percentage=37.0|change=-26.7}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Workers Party of Britain|candidate=Shabaz Imtiaz Shamim|votes=962|percentage=30.8|change=new}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Mazhar Aslam|votes=410|percentage=13.1|change=-5.5}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Green Party of England and Wales|candidate=Paul Johnstone|votes=378|percentage=12.1|change=+6.9}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bury Independents|candidate=Mirza Hamie|votes=184|percentage=5.9|change=new}}
{{Election box majority|votes=193|percentage=6.2|change=}}
{{Election box turnout|votes=3119|percentage=35|change=}}
{{Election box hold with party link|winner= Labour Party (UK)|loser= |swing= }}
{{Election box end}}

===Sedgley===

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Alan Quinn|votes=1832|percentage=64.0|change=-6.1}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Jonathan Grosskopf|votes=709|percentage=24.8|change=+3.0}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Ewan James Arthur|votes=256|percentage=8.9|change=new}}
{{Election box majority|votes=1123|percentage=39.2|change=}}
{{Election box turnout|votes=2863|percentage=32|change=}}
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===St Marys===

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Debra Green|votes=2177|percentage=66.8|change=+4.2}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Artjoms Markovins|votes=523|percentage=16.1|change=+1.7}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Green Party of England and Wales|candidate=Nick Hubble|votes=502|percentage=15.4|change=+6.8}}
{{Election box majority|votes=1654|percentage=50.7|change=}}
{{Election box turnout|votes=3257|percentage=37|change=}}
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===Tottington===

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Luis James McBriar|votes=1416|percentage=45.5|change=+5.0}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Adnan Chaudhry|votes=904|percentage=29.0|change=+1.7}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bury Independents|candidate=Angie Sutcliffe|votes=772|percentage=24.8|change=new}}
{{Election box majority|votes=512|percentage=16.5|change=}}
{{Election box turnout|votes=3113|percentage=39|change=}}
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=== Unsworth ===

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Jodie Kathleen Hook|votes=1724|percentage=51.2|change=-6.3}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bury Independents|candidate=Steve Middleton|votes=760|percentage=22.6|change=new}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Paul Davies|votes=690|percentage=20.5|change=-9.6}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Workers Party of Britain|candidate=Iftikhar Ahmed|votes=177|percentage=5.3|change=new}}
{{Election box majority|votes=964|percentage=28.6|change=}}
{{Election box turnout|votes=3369|percentage=40|change=}}
{{Election box hold with party link|winner= Labour Party (UK)|loser= |swing= }}
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== See also ==
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== References ==
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Latest revision as of 15:49, 11 November 2024

2024 local government election in England
2024 Bury Metropolitan Borough Council election
← 2023 2 May 2024 (2024-05-02) 2026 →
17 out of 51 seats to Bury Metropolitan Borough Council
26 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
  Blank Blank
Leader Eamonn O'Brien Russell Bernstein
Party Labour Conservative
Leader's seat St Mary's Pilkington Park
Last election 31 seats, 46.3% 11 seats, 29.2%
Seats before 31 11
Seats after 32 10
Seat change Increase1 Decrease1
Percentage 45.4% 25.9
  Third party Fourth party
  Blank Blank
Leader Mike Smith None
Party Radcliffe First Independent
Leader's seat Radcliffe West
Last election 8 seat, 7.8% 1 seat, 3.8%
Seats before 7 2
Seats after 8 1
Seat change Steady Steady
Percentage 7.8
Winner of each seat at the 2024 Bury Metropolitan Borough Council election
Leader before election

Eamonn O'Brien
Labour

Leader after election

Eamonn O'Brien
Labour

The 2024 Bury Metropolitan Borough Council election was held on Thursday 2 May 2024, alongside the other local elections in the United Kingdom on the same day. One third of councillors - 17 out of 51 members - of Bury Metropolitan Borough Council were up for election. The council remained under Labour majority control.

Summary

Prior to the election, the council was under Labour majority control. Local party Bury Independents contested the election for the first time, but did not win any seats. Labour gained a seat from the Conservatives to increase their majority on the council.

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.

Previous council composition

After 2023 election Before 2024 election After 2024 election
Party Seats Party Seats Party Seats
Labour 31 Labour 31 Labour 32
Conservative 11 Conservative 11 Conservative 10
Radcliffe First 8 Radcliffe First 7 Radcliffe First 8
Independent 1 Independent 2 Independent 1

Changes:

  • February 2024: James Mason resigns from Radcliffe First and sits as an independent.
  • April 2024: Bury Independents withdraw support from their Bury West candidate, Alan Bayfield, for social media conduct

Results

2024 Bury Metropolitan Borough Council Results
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Labour 12 Increase 1 70.6 20 32 62.7 24,212 45.4 -0.9
  Conservative 2 Decrease 1 11.8 8 10 19.6 13,812 25.9 -3.3
  Radcliffe First 3 Steady 17.6 4 7 13.7 4,177 7.8 0.0
  Independent 0 Steady 0 2 2 3.9 200 0.4 -3.4
  Bury Independents 0 Steady 0 0 0 0.0 4,501 8.4 new
  Liberal Democrats 0 Steady 0 0 0 0.0 2,045 3.8 -1.7
  Workers Party 0 Steady 0 0 0 0.0 1,562 2.9 new
  Green 0 Steady 0 0 0 0.0 1,416 2.7 -3.9
  Reform UK 0 Steady 0 0 0 0.0 539 1.0 +0.8
  English Democrat 0 Steady 0 0 0 0.0 341 0.6 +0.1

Ward results

The results for each ward were:

Besses

Besses
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Miriam Rahimov 1,528 63.1 −6.0
Bury Independents Martyn John West 390 16.1 +6.6
Conservative Greg Keeley 281 11.6 +2.7
English Democrat Stephen Morris 198 8.2 +2.1
Majority 1138 47.0
Turnout 2420 29
Labour hold Swing

Bury East

Bury East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Gavin Phillip McGill 999 37.4 −18.5
Bury Independents Fawad Sabir 488 18.2 new
Workers Party Syed Maria Hashmi 423 15.8 new
Conservative Jihyun Park 337 12.6 −15.9
Reform UK Kevin Cadwallader 302 11.3 +6.5
Liberal Democrats David Henry Foss 104 3.9 −0.2
Majority 511 19.2
Turnout 2674 29
Labour hold Swing

Bury West

Bury West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Dene John Vernon 1,632 47.7 −2.4
Labour Helen Jane Varnom 1289 37.7 +2.8
Bury Independents Alan Bayfield 463 13.5 new
Majority 343 10.0
Turnout 3419 40
Conservative hold Swing

Elton

Elton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Martin John Hayes 1,606 45.5 −2.9
Conservative Andrew Paul Luxton 1456 41.3 −3.0
Bury Independents Michael Hankey 444 12.6 new
Majority 150 4.3
Turnout 3528 39
Labour hold Swing

Holyrood

Holyrood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Imran Rasa Rizvi 1,680 44.9 −2.7
Liberal Democrats Steven David Wright 1443 38.6 −2.0
Green Peter Curati 273 7.3 +2.9
Conservative Geoffrey Baron 176 4.7 +0.2
English Democrat Valerie Morris 143 3.8 +0.9
Majority 237 6.3
Turnout 3739 43
Labour hold Swing

Moorside

Moorside
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ciaron Michael Boles 1,202 43.4 −12.6
Bury Independents Aamer Yasin 858 31.0 new
Conservative Ian Cameron Strachan 678 24.5 −2.8
Majority 344 12.4
Turnout 2769 32
Labour hold Swing

North Manor

North Manor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Damian Southworth 1,844 45.5 +5.2
Conservative Liam James Dean 1802 44.5 +2.0
Green Charlie Allen 263 6.5 −7.0
Independent Raymond Martin Solomon 119 2.9 new
Majority 42 1.0
Turnout 4053 50
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Pilkington Park

Pilkington Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Elizabeth Jayne Fitzgerald 1,710 53.5 +5.3
Conservative Anthony Rose 1000 31.3 −5.1
Reform UK Jeff Armstrong 237 7.4 new
Bury Independents Mike Court 142 4.4 new
Independent Shadman Zaman 81 2.5 −4.8
Majority 710 22.2
Turnout 3194 41
Labour hold Swing

Radcliffe East

Radcliffe East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Radcliffe First Ken Simpson 1,390 59.7 −0.5
Labour Rhyse Lewis Cathcart 757 32.5 +3.7
Conservative Mark John Gregory 171 7.3 −0.6
Majority 633 27.2
Turnout 2329 27
Radcliffe First hold Swing

Radcliffe North and Ainsworth

Radcliffe North and Ainsworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Radcliffe First Andrea Booth 1,467 42.5 +5.7
Conservative Paul Cropper 1186 34.3 −4.4
Labour Sally-Ann McGill 780 22.6 +0.5
Majority 281 8.2
Turnout 3453 36
Radcliffe First hold Swing

Radcliffe West

Radcliffe West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Radcliffe First Des Duncalfe 1,320 56.1 −0.8
Labour Josh Harcup 811 34.5 +3.4
Conservative Emma Elizabeth Lee 203 8.6 −0.4
Majority 509 21.6
Turnout 2351 28
Radcliffe First hold Swing

Ramsbottom

Ramsbottom
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Tom Pilkington 2,214 60.8 +4.4
Conservative Adam Thomas Lewis 1142 31.4 −4.1
Liberal Democrats Martyn Bristow 242 6.6 +2.6
Majority 1072 29.4
Turnout 3642 40
Labour hold Swing

Redvales

Redvales
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Tamoor Tariq 1,155 37.0 −26.7
Workers Party Shabaz Imtiaz Shamim 962 30.8 new
Conservative Mazhar Aslam 410 13.1 −5.5
Green Paul Johnstone 378 12.1 +6.9
Bury Independents Mirza Hamie 184 5.9 new
Majority 193 6.2
Turnout 3119 35
Labour hold Swing

Sedgley

Sedgley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alan Quinn 1,832 64.0 −6.1
Conservative Jonathan Grosskopf 709 24.8 +3.0
Liberal Democrats Ewan James Arthur 256 8.9 new
Majority 1123 39.2
Turnout 2863 32
Labour hold Swing

St Marys

St Marys
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Debra Green 2,177 66.8 +4.2
Conservative Artjoms Markovins 523 16.1 +1.7
Green Nick Hubble 502 15.4 +6.8
Majority 1654 50.7
Turnout 3257 37
Labour hold Swing

Tottington

Tottington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Luis James McBriar 1,416 45.5 +5.0
Labour Adnan Chaudhry 904 29.0 +1.7
Bury Independents Angie Sutcliffe 772 24.8 new
Majority 512 16.5
Turnout 3113 39
Conservative hold Swing

Unsworth

Unsworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jodie Kathleen Hook 1,724 51.2 −6.3
Bury Independents Steve Middleton 760 22.6 new
Conservative Paul Davies 690 20.5 −9.6
Workers Party Iftikhar Ahmed 177 5.3 new
Majority 964 28.6
Turnout 3369 40
Labour hold Swing

See also

References

  1. ^ Including one vacant seat last held by James Mason, elected as Radcliffe First, but left the party in January 2024 to sit as an independent before being disqualified from the council for non-attendance in April 2024.
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