Local election results in Bury

Labour now have a majority of 11 seats on Bury Council following tonight’s (Thursday 3 May) local elections.

Labour won one seat (Ramsbottom) from the Conservatives, who won two seats (Radcliffe North and Pilkington Park) from Labour, on a night when one third of the council's 51 seats were up for election.

The new balance on Bury Council is: Labour 31 seats, Conservatives 17 and Liberal Democrats 3.

The turnout was 37%.

The votes were counted at Castle Leisure Centre in Bury, and the full results can be read at https://www.bury.gov.uk/results

ENDS

Press release issued: 4 May 2018.