
Elections to Bury Council took place on 3 May 2012.[1] This was on the same day as other2012 United Kingdom local elections.One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party retained control of the council.
17 seats were contested. The Labour Party won 14 seats, and the Conservatives won 3 seats.
After the election, the total composition of the council was as follows:
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 14 | 10 | 0 | +10 | 51.0 | 24,589 | +2.3 | ||
| Conservative | 3 | 0 | 7 | -7 | 28.6 | 13,822 | -5.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 9.3 | 4,482 | -1.8 | ||
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.8 | 4,243 | +5.1 | |||
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 551 | +0.5 | |
| English Democrat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 553 | +0.5 | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Elizabeth Fitzgerald | 1,484 | 61.81 | +6.9 | |
| English Democrat | Stephen Morris | 367 | 15.29 | +8.6 | |
| Conservative | Ian Silvester | 358 | 14.91 | −1.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Julie Baum | 185 | 7.71 | −9.1 | |
| Majority | 1,117 | 46.52 | +8.5 | ||
| Turnout | 2,401 | 28.6 | −5.2 | ||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Roy Walker | 1,704 | 50.99 | −0.9 | |
| Labour | Andrew Jones | 1,132 | 33.87 | −7.0 | |
| UKIP | Julie Reynolds | 370 | 11.07 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Lynda Arthur | 124 | 3.71 | −3.6 | |
| Majority | 572 | 17.12 | +6.0 | ||
| Turnout | 3,342 | 38.9 | −6.3 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Stella Smith | 1,430 | 57.06 | +6.5 | |
| UKIP | Pete Entwhistle | 566 | 22.59 | +8.8 | |
| Conservative | Azmat Husain | 501 | 19.99 | −11.3 | |
| Majority | 864 | 34.48 | +15.2 | ||
| Turnout | 2,506 | 30.9 | −8.7 | ||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Susan Southworth | 1,323 | 45.23 | −0.4 | |
| Conservative | Yvonne Creswell | 1,044 | 35.69 | −9.8 | |
| UKIP | Nicola Wood | 444 | 15.18 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Garner | 106 | 3.62 | −1.3 | |
| Majority | 279 | 9.54 | +5.4 | ||
| Turnout | 2,925 | 33.4 | −7.9 | ||
| Labourgain fromConservative | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Paddy Heneghan | 1,510 | 45.4 | +3.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Vic D'Albert | 1,359 | 40.9 | +4.2 | |
| Conservative | Carl Curran | 260 | 7.8 | −8.5 | |
| English Democrat | Valerie Morris | 186 | 5.6 | +0.8 | |
| Majority | 151 | 4.5 | −0.9 | ||
| Turnout | 3,326 | 37.0 | −3.7 | ||
| Labourgain fromLiberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Dot Cassidy | 1,690 | 65.2 | +19.6 | |
| Conservative | Peter Ashworth | 417 | 16.1 | −11.3 | |
| UKIP | Victor Hagan | 379 | 14.6 | +14.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Graeme Lambert | 97 | 3.7 | −7.2 | |
| Majority | 1,273 | 49.1 | +27.0 | ||
| Turnout | 2,594 | 28.2 | −8.3 | ||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Dorothy Gunther | 1,873 | 56.6 | +10.4 | |
| Labour | Steven Treadgold | 899 | 27.2 | −1.9 | |
| Green | Glyn Heath | 355 | 10.7 | +2.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Ewan Arthur | 174 | 5.3 | −6.6 | |
| Majority | 974 | 29.4 | +12.3 | ||
| Turnout | 3,311 | 40.7 | −9.1 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Michelle Wiseman | 1,312 | 48.0 | +4.4 | |
| Labour | John Mallon | 1,266 | 46.4 | +5.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Richard Baum | 132 | 4.8 | +0.5 | |
| Majority | 46 | 1.7 | −0.7 | ||
| Turnout | 2,731 | 34.7 | −7.4 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Daisy Bailey | 1,442 | 59.1 | +5.8 | |
| Conservative | Derek Brooks | 513 | 21.0 | −12.3 | |
| UKIP | Nick McNeill | 389 | 16.0 | +6.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Joanne O'Hanlon | 85 | 3.5 | −0.8 | |
| Majority | 929 | 38.1 | +18.1 | ||
| Turnout | 2,438 | 27.8 | −7.3 | ||
| Labourgain fromConservative | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Sharon Briggs | 1,609 | 51.4 | +0.7 | |
| Conservative | Jackie Harris | 1,067 | 34.1 | −10.3 | |
| UKIP | Chris Frost | 358 | 11.4 | +11.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Rod Rew | 87 | 2.8 | −2.1 | |
| Majority | 542 | 17.3 | +11.0 | ||
| Turnout | 3,128 | 35.2 | −5.5 | ||
| Labourgain fromConservative | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Tony Isherwood | 1,523 | 69.3 | −0.7 | |
| Conservative | Stuart Penketh | 331 | 15.1 | −11.0 | |
| UKIP | Ian Hayes | 275 | 12.5 | +12.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Kamran Islam | 62 | 2.8 | −0.7 | |
| Majority | 1,192 | 54.2 | +10.7 | ||
| Turnout | 2,199 | 25.5 | −6.5 | ||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Luise Fitzwalter | 1,605 | 49.2 | +2.3 | |
| Conservative | Barry Theckston | 1,241 | 38.1 | −8.8 | |
| UKIP | Julian Corden | 300 | 9.2 | +9.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Wilf Davison | 103 | 3.2 | −3.0 | |
| Majority | 364 | 11.2 | +11.0 | ||
| Turnout | 3,260 | 36.7 | +6.3 | ||
| Labourgain fromConservative | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Shaheena Haroon | 1,751 | 57.1 | +0.4 | |
| Conservative | Beverly Sullivan | 625 | 20.4 | −5.4 | |
| UKIP | Steve Evans | 501 | 16.3 | +4.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Tim Boaden | 175 | 5.7 | +0.4 | |
| Majority | 1,126 | 36.7 | +5.8 | ||
| Turnout | 3,066 | 33.1 | −6.2 | ||
| Labourgain fromConservative | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Andrea Simpson | 1,833 | 60.3 | +2.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Steve Wright | 623 | 20.5 | −0.4 | |
| Conservative | James Daly | 554 | 18.2 | +1.1 | |
| Majority | 1,210 | 39.8 | +3.2 | ||
| Turnout | 3,038 | 33.6 | −11.5 | ||
| Labourgain fromLiberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Jane Black | 1,320 | 47.0 | −0.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Mary D'Albert | 956 | 34.0 | +3.1 | |
| Conservative | Yvonne Holland | 326 | 11.6 | −4.9 | |
| Green | Andrew McKee | 196 | 7.0 | +7.0 | |
| Majority | 364 | 13.0 | −4.0 | ||
| Turnout | 2,810 | 34.3 | −6.7 | ||
| Labourgain fromLiberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Simon Carter | 1,085 | 42.2 | +1.4 | |
| Conservative | Roger Brown | 965 | 37.5 | −13.1 | |
| UKIP | Andy Eccles | 379 | 11.7 | +11.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | David Foss | 135 | 5.2 | −3.5 | |
| Majority | 120 | 4.3 | |||
| Turnout | 2,573 | 31.8 | −8.9 | ||
| Labourgain fromConservative | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | David Jones | 1,687 | 60.4 | +4.3 | |
| Conservative | Sam Cohen | 731 | 26.2 | −8.2 | |
| UKIP | Peter Redstone | 282 | 10.1 | +3.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Zadok Day | 79 | 2.8 | −0.5 | |
| Majority | 956 | 34.2 | +12.5 | ||
| Turnout | 2,793 | 37.3 | −7.7 | ||
| Labourgain fromConservative | Swing | ||||