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Elections to Bury Council were held on 1 May 2008. One third of the council was up for election. The Conservative Party gained overall control of the council, from previous No Overall Control of any party.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 10 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 58.8 | 45.0 | 25,447 | +3.6 | |
Labour | 4 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 23.5 | 25.6 | 14,469 | -8.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | 3 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 17.6 | 17.9 | 10,121 | -0.5 | |
BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.8 | 4,958 | +2.9 | |
English Democrat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 354 | +0.2 | |
UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 89 | +0.2 | |
Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.4 | 1,352 | +2.1 | |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Derek Boden | 1084 | 41.1 | -6.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Julie Baum | 614 | 23.3 | +5.3 | |
Conservative | Adele Douglas | 584 | 22.2 | -12.4 | |
English Democrat | Stephen Morris | 354 | 13.4 | +13.4 | |
Majority | 470 | 17.8 | +4.9 | ||
Turnout | 2,636 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Roy Walker | 2425 | 63.9 | +8.6 | |
Labour | Linda Chesters | 789 | 20.8 | -3.6 | |
BNP | Julia Kay | 292 | 7.7 | -2.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Tamsin Thomson | 287 | 7.6 | -2.9 | |
Majority | 1636 | 43.1 | +12.2 | ||
Turnout | 3,793 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Byrne | 1148 | 44.9 | -4.8 | |
Conservative | Azmat Hussain | 1023 | 40.0 | +9.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Emma Davison | 384 | 15.0 | +2.9 | |
Majority | 125 | 4.9 | -14.0 | ||
Turnout | 2,555 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Yvonne Creswell | 1861 | 61.2 | +8.9 | |
Labour | Simon Carter | 775 | 25.5 | -6.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Robert Sloss | 405 | 13.3 | -3.0 | |
Majority | 1086 | 35.7 | +14.9 | ||
Turnout | 3,041 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Vic DAlbert | 1632 | 51.8 | -2.8 | |
Conservative | Matthew Hague | 852 | 27.0 | +4.6 | |
Labour | Benjamin Shatliff | 669 | 21.2 | -1.8 | |
Majority | 780 | 24.7 | -7.0 | ||
Turnout | 3,153 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Dot Cassidy | 1279 | 40.7 | +1.6 | |
Conservative | Angela Cane | 1197 | 38.0 | +3.8 | |
BNP | Phil Sedman | 317 | 10.1 | -0.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Nissa Finney | 223 | 7.1 | -8.9 | |
Independent | Victor Hagan | 130 | 4.1 | +4.1 | |
Majority | 82 | 2.6 | -2.3 | ||
Turnout | 3,146 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Dorothy Gunther | 2694 | 70.2 | +7.5 | |
Labour | Nick Parnell | 577 | 15.0 | -4.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Ewan Arthur | 338 | 8.8 | -4.1 | |
BNP | Tom Nuttall | 162 | 4.2 | -0.6 | |
Independent | Lynette Mitchell (Male) | 66 | 1.7 | +1.7 | |
Majority | 2117 | 55.2 | +12.1 | ||
Turnout | 3,837 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Michelle Wiseman | 1908 | 67.0 | +5.7 | |
Labour | Gill Campbell | 637 | 22.4 | -4.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Wayne Burrows | 304 | 10.7 | -1.4 | |
Majority | 1271 | 44.6 | +9.9 | ||
Turnout | 2,849 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Sam Hurst | 1384 | 45.2 | +12.9 | |
Labour | Daisy Johnston | 907 | 29.6 | -6.2 | |
BNP | Tom Rosser | 466 | 15.2 | -4.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Mike Halsall | 308 | 10.0 | -2.5 | |
Majority | 477 | 15.6 | |||
Turnout | 3,065 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jackie Harris | 1656 | 45.8 | +5.0 | |
Labour | Timothy Chamberlain | 1265 | 35.0 | -3.6 | |
BNP | Peter Hallows | 472 | 13.1 | -0.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Lynn Molloy | 220 | 6.1 | -1.2 | |
Majority | 391 | 10.8 | +8.6 | ||
Turnout | 3,613 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Tony Isherwood | 1187 | 44.6 | -5.7 | |
Conservative | Bernard Slingsby | 727 | 27.3 | +4.7 | |
BNP | Stewart Clough | 484 | 18.2 | -1.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Joanne O'Hanlon | 175 | 6.6 | -1.0 | |
UKIP | Harold Greenhalgh | 89 | 3.3 | +3.3 | |
Majority | 460 | 17.3 | -10.5 | ||
Turnout | 2,662 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Barry Theckston | 2010 | 62.1 | +6.4 | |
Labour | Val Robinson | 872 | 26.9 | -5.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Janet Turner | 354 | 10.9 | -1.7 | |
Majority | 1138 | 35.2 | +11.3 | ||
Turnout | 3,236 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Ijaz Ahmed | 1465 | 43.4 | +9.4 | |
Labour | Susan Southworth | 1093 | 32.3 | -4.8 | |
BNP | Brian Jepson | 317 | 9.4 | -2.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Paul Jenkins | 302 | 8.9 | -8.3 | |
Independent | Mike Harling | 104 | 3.1 | +3.1 | |
Independent | Bill Brison | 98 | 2.9 | +2.9 | |
Majority | 372 | 11.0 | |||
Turnout | 3,379 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Ann Garner | 1488 | 41.0 | +2.8 | |
Conservative | Jonathan Grosskopf | 1238 | 34.1 | +2.6 | |
Labour | Frank Adam | 906 | 24.9 | -5.7 | |
Majority | 250 | 6.9 | -2.8 | ||
Turnout | 3,632 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Mary DAlbert | 1308 | 43.4 | +0.4 | |
Labour | Kevin Lee | 1013 | 33.6 | +0.4 | |
Conservative | Raymond Soloman | 692 | 23.0 | -0.8 | |
Majority | 295 | 9.8 | -0.1 | ||
Turnout | 3,013 | ||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Roger Brown | 1700 | 57.0 | +4.7 | |
Labour | Jane Lewis | 614 | 20.6 | -3.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | David Foss | 456 | 15.3 | +3.8 | |
BNP | Reg Norris | 210 | 7.0 | -4.5 | |
Majority | 1086 | 36.4 | +8.3 | ||
Turnout | 2,980 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Sam Cohen | 1821 | 56.3 | +9.8 | |
Labour | Ann Audin | 1165 | 36.0 | -10.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Theo Tymczyna | 248 | 7.7 | +0.7 | |
Majority | 656 | 20.3 | |||
Turnout | 3,234 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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