1998 Bury Metropolitan Borough Council election

Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English Elections to Bury Council were held on 7 May 1998. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party kept overall control of the council. Overall turnout was 26.85%.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

• Labour 39
• Conservative 6
• Liberal Democrat 3

Election result

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Ward results

Besses

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Catherine Platt	945	70.6
		Ellen Singer	257	19.2
		Ivy Hooley	137	10.2
Majority			688	51.4
Turnout			1,339	20.5
	hold		Swing

Church

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Jack Walton	1,460	46.8
		John Smith	1,407	45.1
		James Eagle	252	8.1
Majority			53	1.7
Turnout			3,119	35.3
	gain from Template:Yesno		Swing

East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Michael Connolly	1,332	79.1
		Roger Thompson	353	20.9
Majority			979	58.2
Turnout			1,685	22.0
	hold		Swing

Elton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		John Costello	1,316	50.9
		Norman Hamer	986	38.1
		Robert Sloss	286	11.1
Majority			330	12.8
Turnout			2,588	27.7
	hold		Swing

Holyrood

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Wilfred Clegg	1,352	56.5
		Brendan Hope	724	30.3
		Kevin Laughton	316	13.2
Majority			628	26.2
Turnout			2,392	29.0
	hold		Swing

Moorside

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Dorothy Cassidy	1,190	50.3
		Robert Bibby	999	42.2
		Winifred Rohmann	176	7.4
Majority			191	8.1
Turnout			2,365	29.3
	hold		Swing

Pilkington Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Warren Flood	1,036	53.7
		Cecilia Aaron	748	38.8
		Nigel Bird	146	7.6
Majority			288	14.9
Turnout			1,930	24.5
	hold		Swing

Radcliffe Central

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Kevin Scarlett	1,514	69.0
		Cherrill Dunkley	359	16.4
		Michael Halsall	260	11.8
		Mark Campion	62	2.8
Majority			1,155	52.6
Turnout			2,195	25.4
	hold		Swing

Radcliffe North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Linda Harwood	1,421	49.7
		Denise Bigg	1,009	35.3
	Environment and Wildlife	David Bentley	260	9.1
		James Hooley	170	5.9
Majority			412	14.4
Turnout			2,859	27.3
	hold		Swing

Radcliffe South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Stephen Perkins	1,044	55.2
		Peter Wright	691	36.5
		Theodor Tymczyna	158	8.3
Majority			353	18.7
Turnout			1,893	23.9
	hold		Swing

Ramsbottom

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Dorothy Gunther	1,540	48.7
		Martina Longworth	1,274	40.3
		Janet Turner	351	11.1
Majority			266	8.4
Turnout			3,165	28.8
	gain from Template:Yesno		Swing

Redvales

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Farook Chaudhry	1,381	66.6
		Christopher Hall	456	22.0
		Martin Robinson Dowland	236	11.4
Majority			925	44.6
Turnout			2,073	26.0
	hold		Swing

St Mary's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Julie Higson	1,274	57.1
		Neville Singer	644	28.9
		Mary D'Albert	312	14.0
Majority			630	28.2
Turnout			2,230	24.8
	hold		Swing

Sedgley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Frances Adam	1,217	52.8
		Timothy Pickstone	550	23.9
		Bernard Vincent	538	23.3
Majority			667	28.9
Turnout			2,305	27.7
	hold		Swing

Tottington

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		David Higgin	1,614	53.7
		Elizabeth Melia	1,060	35.3
		David Foss	331	11.0
Majority			554	18.4
Turnout			3,005	30.4
	hold		Swing

Unsworth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Gordon Shgarkey	1,314	60.3
		Samuel Cohen	693	31.8
		Geoffrey Young	172	7.9
Majority			621	28.5
Turnout			2,179	27.2
	hold		Swing