Bury 2026

Local elections held 7 May 2026.

16 ward races

16 seats

16 elected below the proportional quota

100.0% of seats below quota

How to read this page

Each race below shows the share of valid ballots the marginal elected candidate actually won, and compares it to the proportional quota: the share they'd need to clinch the seat under any proportional voting method (1 seats + 1). For a 1-seat ward the quota is 50%; for 2 seats, 33.3%; for 3 seats, 25%.

Where the actual winning share fell below the quota, we show the signed gap as points below quota (a negative number) — the editorial indictment. Above-quota results clear the bar and pass without comment. The voting method is the subject of every observation here. Named candidates appear as the public election record requires; the cause being audited is the voting method, not the individuals. See the methodology page for derivations.

If votes were counted by party

Across the 16 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 16 seats had been shared out in proportion to votes received (how, with caveats). The Δ column is the actual seat count minus the proportional seat count — positive numbers are parties First-Past-the-Post over-represented; negative are parties it under-represented.

Party	Votes	Vote %	Seats won	% of seats	Proportional seats	Proportional %	Δ
Reform UK	18,135	30.4%	5	31.3%	6	37.5%	-1
Labour Party	16,012	26.8%	7	43.8%	5	31.3%	+2
Conservative Party	8,095	13.6%	0	0.0%	2	12.5%	-2
Green Party	8,004	13.4%	0	0.0%	2	12.5%	-2
Radcliffe First	3,711	6.2%	2	12.5%	1	6.3%	+1
Independent	1,889	3.2%	1	6.3%	0	0.0%	+1
Workers Party of Britain	1,511	2.5%	1	6.3%	0	0.0%	+1
Bury Independents	1,445	2.4%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Together for Bury	595	1.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
English Democrats	145	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Liberal Democrats	119	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Communist Party of Britain	33	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Total	59,694	100.0%	16	100.0%	16	100.0%	0

Vote share vs seats won

The top bar is each party's share of votes cast in this council. Below, one square per seat, coloured by the party that won it — first the actual First-Past-the-Post result, then what a proportional method would have produced from the same vote totals. Divergence between the bar and the actual grid is the indictment of the method.

Vote share

Actual seats

Proportional seats

Council composition: what this election replaced

Two opencouncildata snapshots: the council immediately after the 2026 election (current) and immediately before it (2025). Only ~⅓ of seats were contested in 2026 — most of the bench is unchanged, and the cycle's effect on the overall composition is what shifts.

Current (2026)

Previous (2025)

Wards in this council

Sorted with the largest gap below the quota first. Click any ward to jump to its full result.

Redvales · 1 seat · won at 29.5% · −20.5 pts below quota
Sedgley · 1 seat · won at 33.1% · −16.9 pts below quota
Bury East · 1 seat · won at 33.8% · −16.2 pts below quota
Unsworth · 1 seat · won at 34.1% · −15.9 pts below quota
Pilkington Park · 1 seat · won at 34.3% · −15.7 pts below quota
Bury West · 1 seat · won at 34.7% · −15.3 pts below quota
Besses · 1 seat · won at 34.9% · −15.1 pts below quota
North Manor · 1 seat · won at 35.3% · −14.7 pts below quota
Radcliffe North and Ainsworth · 1 seat · won at 35.8% · −14.2 pts below quota
Ramsbottom · 1 seat · won at 36.3% · −13.7 pts below quota
Holyrood · 1 seat · won at 36.8% · −13.2 pts below quota
Radcliffe West · 1 seat · won at 37.2% · −12.8 pts below quota
Elton · 1 seat · won at 40.7% · −9.3 pts below quota
Tottington · 1 seat · won at 40.8% · −9.2 pts below quota
St. Mary's · 1 seat · won at 45.6% · −4.4 pts below quota
Radcliffe East · 1 seat · won at 45.8% · −4.2 pts below quota

Race results

Redvales · single-seat

Marginal winner 29.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −20.5 pts Valid ballots 3,489

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Shabaz Imtiaz Shamim	Workers Party of Britain	1,029	29.5%	−20.5 pts	Elected
2	Nikki Frith	Labour Party	788	22.6%	—
3	Tony Davies	Reform UK	771	22.1%	—
4	Usma Khan	Green Party	445	12.8%	—
5	Alice Sugden	Bury Independents	232	6.6%	—
6	Geoff Baron	Conservative Party	224	6.4%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 3,503 · Invalid 14 · EC ward code local.bury.redvales.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Sedgley · single-seat

Marginal winner 33.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −16.9 pts Valid ballots 3,445

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Richard Gold	Labour Party	1,139	33.1%	−16.9 pts	Elected
2	Avi Schwartz	Conservative Party	844	24.5%	—
3	Dacey Rose Prentice	Reform UK	796	23.1%	—
4	Rachel Carys Webster	Green Party	666	19.3%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 3,459 · Invalid 14 · EC ward code local.bury.sedgley.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Bury East · single-seat

Marginal winner 33.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −16.2 pts Valid ballots 3,108

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Ayesha Arif	Labour Party	1,051	33.8%	−16.2 pts	Elected
2	Nick Haslam	Reform UK	916	29.5%	—
3	Maisie Cunningham	Green Party	509	16.4%	—
4	Bilal Zahoor	Workers Party of Britain	439	14.1%	—
5	Hasan Rahman	Conservative Party	193	6.2%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 3,123 · Invalid 15 · EC ward code local.bury.bury-east.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Unsworth · single-seat

Marginal winner 34.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −15.9 pts Valid ballots 3,930

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Jerome Samuel Magnus Roith	Reform UK	1,340	34.1%	−15.9 pts	Elected
2	Katherine Thorpe	Labour Party	1,018	25.9%	—
3	Steve Middleton	Bury Independents	702	17.9%	—
4	Samantha Davies	Conservative Party	418	10.6%	—
5	Max Blackwell Pickup	Green Party	398	10.1%	—
6	Mehwish Nasir	Workers Party of Britain	43	1.1%	—
7	Chris Malkin	Communist Party of Britain	11	0.3%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 3,936 · Invalid 6 · EC ward code local.bury.unsworth.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Pilkington Park · single-seat

Marginal winner 34.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −15.7 pts Valid ballots 3,916

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Shadman Zaman	Reform UK	1,345	34.3%	−15.7 pts	Elected
2	John Joseph Mallon	Labour Party	987	25.2%	—
3	Peter John Freeman	Conservative Party	703	18.0%	—
4	John Fitzpatrick	Green Party	525	13.4%	—
5	Russell Stewart Bernstein	Together for Bury	342	8.7%	—
6	Dan Ross	Communist Party of Britain	14	0.4%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 3,930 · Invalid 14 · EC ward code local.bury.pilkington-park.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Bury West · single-seat

Marginal winner 34.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −15.3 pts Valid ballots 4,174

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	David Hill	Reform UK	1,449	34.7%	−15.3 pts	Elected
2	Jackie Harris	Conservative Party	1,306	31.3%	—
3	Helen Jane Varnom	Labour Party	685	16.4%	—
4	Elle Riley	Green Party	530	12.7%	—
5	Carol Anne Bernstein	Together for Bury	204	4.9%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 4,186 · Invalid 12 · EC ward code local.bury.bury-west.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Besses · single-seat

Marginal winner 34.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −15.1 pts Valid ballots 3,234

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Noel Bayley	Labour Party	1,130	34.9%	−15.1 pts	Elected
2	Elizabeth Melanie Clark	Reform UK	1,028	31.8%	—
3	Tom Gray	Green Party	567	17.5%	—
4	Pat Grant	Conservative Party	246	7.6%	—
5	Martyn John West	Bury Independents	213	6.6%	—
6	Stephen Morris	English Democrats	50	1.5%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 3,242 · Invalid 8 · EC ward code local.bury.besses.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

North Manor · single-seat

Marginal winner 35.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −14.7 pts Valid ballots 4,423

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Julie Anne Southworth	Labour Party	1,563	35.3%	−14.7 pts	Elected
2	Mike Hankins	Reform UK	1,308	29.6%	—
3	Roger Charles Arthur Brown	Conservative Party	1,182	26.7%	—
4	Charlie Allen	Green Party	370	8.4%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 4,437 · Invalid 14 · EC ward code local.bury.north-manor.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Radcliffe North and Ainsworth · single-seat

Marginal winner 35.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −14.2 pts Valid ballots 3,833

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Paul Davies	Reform UK	1,371	35.8%	−14.2 pts	Elected
2	Donald Berry	Radcliffe First	1,360	35.5%	—
3	Andrew McAnulty	Labour Party	424	11.1%	—
4	Phil Smith	Conservative Party	363	9.5%	—
5	Lilly Beards	Green Party	307	8.0%	—
6	Eddy Redmund	Communist Party of Britain	8	0.2%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 3,840 · Invalid 7 · EC ward code local.bury.radcliffe-north-ainsworth.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Ramsbottom · single-seat

Marginal winner 36.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −13.7 pts Valid ballots 4,501

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Charlotte Louise Hunt	Labour Party	1,634	36.3%	−13.7 pts	Elected
2	Zach Jacob Campbell-Robinson	Reform UK	1,318	29.3%	—
3	Ann Schofield	Conservative Party	600	13.3%	—
4	Alex Mays	Green Party	507	11.3%	—
5	Jonathan Moss	Independent	323	7.2%	—
6	Martyn Bristow	Liberal Democrats	119	2.6%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 4,509 · Invalid 8 · EC ward code local.bury.ramsbottom.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Holyrood · single-seat

Marginal winner 36.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −13.2 pts Valid ballots 4,034

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Adnan Chaudhry	Labour Party	1,485	36.8%	−13.2 pts	Elected
2	David Silbiger	Reform UK	1,090	27.0%	—
3	Peter Curati	Green Party	1,011	25.1%	—
4	Ray Grant	Conservative Party	353	8.8%	—
5	Valerie Morris	English Democrats	95	2.4%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 4,034 · EC ward code local.bury.holyrood.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Radcliffe West · single-seat

Marginal winner 37.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −12.8 pts Valid ballots 2,843

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Judi Sheppard	Radcliffe First	1,058	37.2%	−12.8 pts	Elected
2	Glyn Stuart Marsden	Reform UK	888	31.2%	—
3	Josh Harcup	Labour Party	436	15.3%	—
4	Reece Bowey	Green Party	305	10.7%	—
5	Keith Worthington	Conservative Party	156	5.5%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 2,852 · Invalid 9 · EC ward code local.bury.radcliffe-west.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Elton · single-seat

Marginal winner 40.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −9.3 pts Valid ballots 3,974

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Jack Bernard Rydeheard	Reform UK	1,619	40.7%	−9.3 pts	Elected
2	James Ferguson	Labour Party	1,103	27.8%	—
3	Gary Joseph Kirkley	Green Party	485	12.2%	—
4	Mazhar Aslam	Conservative Party	469	11.8%	—
5	Michael Hankey	Bury Independents	298	7.5%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 3,996 · Invalid 22 · EC ward code local.bury.elton.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Tottington · single-seat

Marginal winner 40.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −9.2 pts Valid ballots 3,834

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Yvonne Susan Wright	Independent	1,566	40.8%	−9.2 pts	Elected
2	Liz Cronshaw	Reform UK	1,099	28.7%	—
3	Andrew Paul Luxton	Conservative Party	528	13.8%	—
4	Drew Keanu Bell	Labour Party	360	9.4%	—
5	Chloe King	Green Party	232	6.1%	—
6	Greg Keeley	Together for Bury	49	1.3%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 3,834 · EC ward code local.bury.tottington.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

St. Mary's · single-seat

Marginal winner 45.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −4.4 pts Valid ballots 4,135

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Eamonn O'Brien	Labour Party	1,884	45.6%	−4.4 pts	Elected
2	Luke James Broadfoot	Reform UK	998	24.1%	—
3	Max Wyatt Sampson	Green Party	838	20.3%	—
4	Ann Buckley	Conservative Party	415	10.0%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 4,135 · EC ward code local.bury.st-marys.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Radcliffe East · single-seat

Marginal winner 45.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −4.2 pts Valid ballots 2,821

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Carol Ann Birchmore	Radcliffe First	1,293	45.8%	−4.2 pts	Elected
2	Oscar David Kelly	Reform UK	799	28.3%	—
3	Sally McGill	Labour Party	325	11.5%	—
4	Mark Alexander Carrigan	Green Party	309	11.0%	—
5	Azhar Ismaeel Mehboob	Conservative Party	95	3.4%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 2,824 · Invalid 3 · EC ward code local.bury.radcliffe-east.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index