The Metropolitan Borough of Bury shown within England.

Elections to Bury Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 3 May 2007. One third of the council was up for election, and the council remained in No Overall Control, with the Conservative Party overtaking the Labour Party as the largest group.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Election result

Bury Local Election Result 2007
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 7 1 0 +1 41.4 22,078 -0.6
  Labour 7 0 3 -3 33.9 18,110 +0.1
  Liberal Democrats 3 2 0 +2 18.4 9,814 -3.2
  BNP 5.9 3,162 +5.9
  Independent 0.3 180 -2.2

Ward results

Besses
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alan Matthews 1,138 47.5 +0.0
Conservative Valerie Morris 829 34.6 +8.5
Liberal Democrats Fiona Davison 431 18.0 +0.7
Majority 309 12.9 -8.4
Turnout 2,398
Labour hold Swing
Church
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jack Walton 2,032 55.3 -2.5
Labour Ben Shatliff 898 24.4 +0.5
Liberal Democrats Gaynor Clarkson 386 10.5 -7.8
BNP Julie Kay 359 9.8 +9.8
Majority 1,134 30.9 -8.0
Turnout 3,675
Conservative hold Swing
East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Michael Connolly 1,216 49.7 -3.2
Conservative Azmat Husain 753 30.8 +1.3
Liberal Democrats Nissa Finney 296 12.1 -6.5
Independent Ron Miles 180 7.4 +7.4
Majority 463 18.9 -4.5
Turnout 2,445
Labour hold Swing
Elton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Denise Bigg 1,555 52.3 +4.6
Labour Steven Treadgold 936 31.5 -2.2
Liberal Democrats Robert Sloss 485 16.3 -3.3
Majority 619 20.8 +6.8
Turnout 2,976
Conservative hold Swing
Holyrood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Wilf Davison 1,661 54.6 +2.6
Labour Alan Quinn 698 23.0 -0.1
Conservative Marilyn Vincent 681 22.4 -2.6
Majority 963 31.7 +4.7
Turnout 3,040
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Moorside
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Keith Rothwell 1,230 39.1 +3.7
Conservative Angela Crane 1,077 34.2 -6.0
Liberal Democrats Victor Hagan 505 16.0 -8.4
BNP Phillip Sedman 336 10.7 +10.7
Majority 153 4.9
Turnout 3,148
Labour hold Swing
North Manor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Higgin 2,411 62.7 +0.8
Labour Roy Hardy 753 19.6 +1.0
Liberal Democrats Ewan Arthur 498 12.9 -6.6
BNP Jonathan Barbour 184 4.8 +4.8
Majority 1,658 43.1 +0.7
Turnout 3,846
Conservative hold Swing
Pilkington Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Redstone 1,828 61.3 -0.4
Labour Steve Perkins 793 26.6 -2.9
Liberal Democrats Maureen Davison 362 12.1 +3.3
Majority 1,035 34.7 +2.4
Turnout 2,983
Conservative hold Swing
Radcliffe East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Siobhan Costello 1,077 35.8 -0.5
Conservative Mat Hague 972 32.3 -6.5
BNP Tom Rosser 586 19.5 +19.5
Liberal Democrats Michael Halsall 377 12.5 -4.9
Majority 105 3.5
Turnout 3,012
Labour hold Swing
Radcliffe North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Stuart Penketh 1,452 40.8 -0.9
Labour Daisy Johnston 1,373 38.6 -3.6
BNP Peter Hallows 477 13.4 +13.4
Liberal Democrats Emma Davison 259 7.3 -3.5
Majority 79 2.2
Turnout 3,561
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Radcliffe West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Tony Cummings 1,299 50.3 -4.6
Conservative Bernard Slingsby 582 22.6 -9.0
BNP Jean Purdy 503 19.5 +19.5
Liberal Democrats Mary D'Albert 196 7.6 +7.6
Majority 717 27.8 +4.5
Turnout 2,580
Labour hold Swing
Ramsbottom
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sheila Magnall 1,766 55.7 -0.6
Labour Val Robinson 1,007 31.8 +1.8
Liberal Democrats Janet Turner 398 12.6 -0.7
Majority 759 23.9 -2.3
Turnout 3,171
Conservative hold Swing
Redvales
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Smith 1,172 37.1 -0.4
Conservative Ijaz Ahmed 1,074 34.0 -1.8
Liberal Democrats Bill Brison 454 17.2 -9.5
BNP Eric Marshall 372 11.8 +11.8
Majority 98 3.1 +1.5
Turnout 3,163
Labour hold Swing
St Mary's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Richard Baum 1,424 43.0 +1.0
Labour Keith Grime 1,102 33.2 +5.0
Conservative Stephen Morris 789 23.8 +0.9
Majority 322 9.7 -4.1
Turnout 3,315
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing
Sedgley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Steven Wright 1,402 38.2 -0.9
Conservative Jonathan Grosskopf 1,148 31.2 +2.7
Labour Gill Campbell 1,124 30.6 -1.8
Majority 254 6.9 +0.2
Turnout 3,674
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing
Tottington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ivonne Wright 1,565 52.3 -4.9
Labour Jane Lewis 726 24.3 -1.3
Liberal Democrats David Foss 354 11.8 -5.4
BNP Stewart Clough 345 11.5 +11.5
Majority 839 28.1 -3.5
Turnout 2,990
Conservative hold Swing
Unsworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Joan Grimshaw 1,568 46.6 +6.1
Conservative Nicola Arnold 1,564 46.5 +4.0
Liberal Democrats Theodor Tymczyna 235 7.0 -5.2
Majority 4 0.1
Turnout 3,367
Labour hold Swing

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