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Elections toBury 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 theConservative Party overtaking theLabour Party as the largest group.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
| 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 | ||||||
| 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 | ||||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| 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 Democratshold | Swing | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| Conservativegain fromLabour | Swing | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| 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 Democratsgain fromLabour | Swing | ||||
| 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 Democratsgain fromLabour | Swing | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||