Bury Council elections - candidates announced

A total of 83 candidates are standing in the Bury Council elections which take place on Thursday 7 May.

One-third of the council’s 51 seats will be decided at this poll. Labour, Conservative, Green, and UKIP are contesting all 17 seats. The Liberal Democrats are standing in 13 wards, and there is also one Independent and one English Democrat.

The local elections take place on the same day as the General Election, and the polls are open from 7am to 10pm.

Residents have until 20 April to make sure they are on the electoral register and entitled to vote. Anyone who wishes to register should go tohttps://www.gov.uk/register-to-vote

Bury Council election candidates and descriptions:

RAMSBOTTOM

• David Barker (UK Independence Party)
• Laura Chepner (Green)
• Rob Hodkinson (Conservative)
• Karen Leach (Labour)

NORTH MANOR

• Ewan Arthur (Liberal Democrats)
• Mary Heath (Green)
• Khalid Hussain (Conservative)
• Tanya Kay (UK Independence Party)
• Steven Treadgold (Labour)

TOTTINGTON

• Samantha Deas (Green)
• David Foss (Liberal Democrats)
• Ian Henderson (UK Independence Party)
• Andrew Jones (Labour)
• Yvonne Wright (Conservative)

ELTON

• Michael Hankey (Conservative)
• Martin Hayes (Labour)
• Julie Southworth (Green)
• Walter Southworth (UK Independence Party)
• Benjamin Thomas (Liberal Democrats)

MOORSIDE

• Nabila Afilal (Conservative)
• Victor Hagan (UK Independence Party)
• Larissa Heath (Green)
• Sarah Southworth (Labour)

EAST

• Sham Akhtar (Conservative)
• John Axon (UK Independence Party)
• Michael Connolly (Labour)
• Paul Jenkins (Green)

CHURCH

• Lynda Arthur (Liberal Democrats)
• Bernard Hagan (UK Independence Party)
• Jackie Harris (Conservative)
• Andrew McAnulty (Labour)
• Reece Spencer (Green)

REDVALES

• Paul Deaville (Green)
• Mike Harling (UK Independence Party)
• Judith Kelly (Labour)
• Gareth Lloyd-Johnson (Liberal Democrats)
• Sue Smith (Conservative)

UNSWORTH

• Carm Bithell (Green)
• Joan Grimshaw (Labour)
• Katriona Middleton (Liberal Democrats)
• Ged Smith (UK Independence Party)
• Bernard Vincent (Conservative)

RADCLIFFE EAST

• Matt Bailey (Independent)
• Robert Graham (Liberal Democrats)
• Nicole Haydock (Green)
• Greg Keeley (Conservative)
• Catherine Preston (Labour)
• Russell Turner (UK Independence Party)

RADCLIFFE NORTH

• Anne Beckett (Green)
• Ian Hayes (UK Independence Party)
• Rodney Rew (Liberal Democrats)
• Zain Shah (Conservative)
• Jamie Walker (Labour)

RADCLIFFE WEST

• Stephen Dillon (Green)
• Kamran Islam (Liberal Democrats)
• David Lewis (Conservative)
• Rachel Skillen (Labour)
• Christopher Turner (UK Independence Party)

BESSES

• Philip Husband (UK Independence Party)
• Guy Levy (Conservative)
• Alan Matthews (Labour)
• Steve Middleton (Liberal Democrats)
• Stephen Morris (English Democrats)
• Zarrin Shannon (Green)

PILKINGTON PARK

• Robert Caserta (Conservative)
• Zachery Garsia (Green)
• Debra Green (Labour)
• John Parkinson (UK Independence Party)

HOLYROOD

• Peter Curati (Green)
• Mary D’Albert (Liberal Democrats)
• Geraldine Greene (Labour)
• Katy Rothwell (Conservative)
• Michael Zwierzanski (UK Independence Party)

ST MARY’S

• Noel Bayley (Labour)
• Robert Cahill (UK Independence Party)
• Zadok Day (Conservative)
• Andrew McKee (Green)
• Donal O’Hanlon (Liberal Democrat)

SEDGLEY

• Michael James (Labour)
• Jennifer Jamieson (UK Independence Party)
• David Silbiger (Conservative)
• Karen Wood (Green)
• Steven Wright (Liberal Democrat)

ENDS

Press release issued: 10 April 2015.