← Bury (all cycles) · 7 May 2026 cohort
Bury 2026
Local elections held 7 May 2026.
Each race compares the marginal winner's share of valid ballots to the proportional quota — the share they'd need under any common proportional method. How the numbers are derived →
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.
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.
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 Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 29.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −20.5 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,489
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | 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% | — |
Sedgley · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 33.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −16.9 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,445
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | 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% | — |
Bury East · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 33.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −16.2 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,108
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | 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% | — |
Unsworth · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 34.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −15.9 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,930
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | 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% | — |
Pilkington Park · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 34.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −15.7 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,916
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | 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% | — |
Bury West · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 34.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −15.3 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 4,174
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | 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% | — |
Besses · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 34.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −15.1 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,234
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | 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% | — |
North Manor · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 35.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −14.7 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 4,423
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | 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% | — |
Radcliffe North and Ainsworth · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 35.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −14.2 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,833
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | 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% | — |
Ramsbottom · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 36.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −13.7 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 4,501
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | 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% | — |
Holyrood · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 36.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −13.2 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 4,034
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | 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% | — |
Radcliffe West · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 37.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −12.8 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,843
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | 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% | — |
Elton · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 40.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −9.3 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,974
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | 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% | — |
Tottington · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 40.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −9.2 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,834
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | 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% | — |
St. Mary's · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 45.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −4.4 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 4,135
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | 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% | — |
Radcliffe East · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 45.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −4.2 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,821
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | 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% | — |