2000 Bury Metropolitan Borough Council election

Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English Elections to Bury Council were held on 4 May 2000. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party kept overall control of the council. Overall turnout was 27.38%.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

• Labour 32
• Conservative 13
• Liberal Democrat 3

Election result

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Ward results

Besses

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Alan Matthews	783	55.0
		Mark Roberts	472	33.1
		Ivy Hooley	169	11.9
Majority			311	21.9
Turnout			1,424	20.8
	hold		Swing

Church

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Roy Walker	1,937	63.3
		Jonathan Ashworth	776	25.4
	Environment and Wildlife	Michael Wellock	179	5.9
		Fiona Davison	169	5.5
Majority			1,158	37.9
Turnout			3,058	34.6
	hold		Swing

East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		John Byrne	974	62.3
		Roger Thompson	401	25.6
		Victor Hagan	107	6.8
		Theodor Tymczyna	82	5.2
Majority			573	36.7
Turnout			1,564	20.7
	hold		Swing

Elton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Yvonne Creswell	1,127	45.2
		Andrea Hughes	1,041	41.8
		Robert Sloss	181	7.3
	Environment and Wildlife	Glyn Heath	142	5.7
Majority			86	3.4
Turnout			2,491	27.4
	gain from Template:Yesno		Swing

Holyrood

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Wilfred Davison	1,370	56.4
		Mary Whitby	593	24.4
		Jeanette Chrystal	467	19.2
Majority			777	32.0
Turnout			2,430	29.8
	hold		Swing

Moorside

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		James Taylor	1,384	53.4
		Mohammad Rashid	940	36.3
		Winifred Rohmann	269	10.4
Majority			444	17.1
Turnout			2,593	31.8
	gain from Template:Yesno		Swing

Pilkington Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Bernard Vincent	921	44.9
		Alan Bridson	915	44.6
		Michael Bell	217	10.6
Majority			6	0.3
Turnout			2,053	26.3
	gain from Template:Yesno		Swing

Radcliffe Central

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Wayne Campbell	1,440	64.3
		Cherill Dunkley	411	18.3
		Michael Halsall	389	17.4
Majority			1,029	46.0
Turnout			2,240	25.8
	hold		Swing

Radcliffe North (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Timothy Chamberlain	1,375
		Denise Bigg	1,345
		Alan Bigg	1,284
		Susan Worsley	1,220
		Mary D'Albert	265
		Alan Hooley	259
Turnout			5,748	27.7
	hold		Swing
	gain from Template:Yesno		Swing

Radcliffe South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Siobhan Costello	833	45.3
		Peter Wright	827	45.0
		Bryn Hackley	177	9.6
Majority			6	0.3
Turnout			1,837	23.0
	hold		Swing

Ramsbottom

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Sheila Magnall	1,847	53.0
		Mark Riddell	1,286	36.9
		David Foss	352	10.1
Majority			561	16.1
Turnout			3,485	31.6
	gain from Template:Yesno		Swing

Redvales

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Constance FitzGerald	1,163	60.5
		Christopher Hall	517	26.9
		Martin Robinson-Dowland	243	12.6
Majority			646	33.6
Turnout			1,923	23.9
	hold		Swing

St Mary's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Steven Treadgold	982	43.9
		Eric Margieson	754	33.7
		Gillian Duffey	501	22.4
Majority			228	10.2
Turnout			2,237	24.8
	hold		Swing

Sedgley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Paul Nesbit	1,118	43.1
		Timothy Pickstone	1,021	39.4
		Marilyn Vincent	455	17.5
Majority			97	3.7
Turnout			2,594	32.0
	hold		Swing

Tottington

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Yvonne Wright	1,779	60.4
		Victor McClung	840	28.5
		Janet Turner	326	11.1
Majority			939	31.9
Turnout			2,945	29.6
	hold		Swing

Unsworth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Stella Smith	1,045	45.7
		Samuel Cohen	1,034	45.3
		Geoffrey Young	206	9.0
Majority			11	0.4
Turnout			2,285	28.4
	hold		Swing