AFTER months of campaigning by candidates across the borough, voters can today vote for the council candidates they feel will best represent their ward.
As the polls open, here’s a useful guide on how to vote in this year’s election:
All-out election
This year’s election will be "all-out" meaning that voters will have the chance to elect an entirely new council.
"All-out" means that all 51 seats will be up for election, rather than the usual 17 each year.
Residents can vote for up three candidates, but you cannot vote for the same person three times.
Polling stations
Registered voters should have received a polling card in the post in the run up to the election which states the name of their ward and their polling station.
If you don’t have your polling card – don’t worry, you don’t need your polling card to vote, you can just show up to the polling station.
If you don’t know the name of your polling station, you can search for it on the Where Do I Vote website.
Emergency proxy vote
If you find yourself unable to vote on election day, you may be able to apply for an emergency proxy vote at any time before 5pm.
This option is available to people called into work at last minute or those who have a disability.
Registered voters can also apply for an emergency proxy vote if they or their proxy need to self-isolate due to COVID-19.
Bury Council is made up of 51 councillors who between them represent 17 different wards.
This year’s council was controlled by Labour but in recent decades Bury has also seen its council run by the conservatives and there have been years where it had no overall control.
Currently, the council is made up of 28 Labour councillors, 15 Conservative councillors, 4 Liberal Democrats, three Radcliffe First councillors and one independent.
A list of all the names of prospective candidates looking for your vote.
Besses
Bayley, Noel – Labour and Co-operative Party
Fay, Careron – The Green Party
Keeley, Gregory Gerard – The Conservative Party
Morris, Stephen – English Democrats – “Putting England First!”
Ross, Dan – Communist Party of Britain
Shaffi, Tahira – The Conservative Party
Silbiger, David- – The Conservative Party
Smith, Lucy Catherine – Labour and Co-operative Party
West, Martyn John – Independent
Whitby, Mary – Labour and Co-operative Party
Williams, Mike – Liberal Democrats
Bury East
Arif, Ayesha – The Labour Party
Baron, Christopher Edward -The Conservative Party
Cadwallader, Kevin – Reform UK
Farooq, Ummrana – The Labour Party
Hutchinson, Lauren -The Green Party
McGill, Gavin Phillip – The Labour Party
Powell, Elizabeth Christine – Liberal Democrats
Sharif, Raja Adil – The Conservative Party
Tahir, Abdul Basit – The Conservative Party
Bury West
Arif, Shahbaz Mahmood – The Conservative Party
Connor, Jacqui – The Green Party
Harris, Jackie – The Conservative Party
McAnulty, Andrew – The Labour Party
Royde, Jacob – Liberal Democrats
Turner, Samuel James – The Labour Party
Varnom, Helen Jane – The Labour Party
Vernon, Dene John – The Conservative Party
Elton
Arthur, Lynda Valerie Gail – Liberal Democrats
Finnegan, Kyle Martin -The Labour Party
Hayes, Martin John – The Labour Party
Luxton, Andrew Paul – The Conservative Party
Morris, Charlotte Elizabeth – The Labour Party
Rydeheard, Jack Bernard – The Conservative Party
Warraich, Muhammad Sajjad Akram – The Conservative Party
Holyrood
Baron, Geoffrey – The Conservative Party
Curati, Peter – The Green Party
Hall, Anthony Peter – The Conservative Party
Hankey, Michael – Liberal Democrats
Jamieson, Richard Neil – The Labour Party
Moss, Elliot Graham – The Labour Party
Raja, Haider Ali – The Conservative Party
Rizvi, Imran Raza – The Labour Party
Tegolo, Maria Cristina – Liberal Democrats
Wright, Steven David – Liberal Democrats
Moorside
Boles, Ciaron Michael – The Labour Party
Farid, Samia Parveen – The Conservative Party
Hagan, Victor Cromwell – Independent
Heath, Mary Christine – The Green Party
Holder, Marie – The Conservative Party
Latif, Mazhar Hussain – The Conservative Party
Peel, Kevin Eric – The Labour Party
Walmsley, Sandra – The Labour Party
North Manor
Allen, Charlie – The Green Party
Arthur, Ewan James – Liberal Democrats
Brown, Roger Charles Arthur – The Conservative Party
Dean, Liam James – The Conservative Party
Hussain, Khalid – The Conservative Party
Kirkley, Gary Joseph – The Green Party
Sampson, Michelle Suzanne – The Green Party
Southworth, John Damian – The Labour Party
Pilkington Park
Bernstein, Russell Stewart – The Conservative Party
Fitzgerald, Elizabeth Jayne – The Labour Party
Jones, Nicholas Glen – The Conservative Party
Lomax, Elizabeth Anne – The Green Party –
Malkin, Christopher John – The Labour Party
Rubinstein, Michael Jack – The Labour Party
Slawycz, Anton – The Conservative Party
Radcliffe East
Birchmore, Carol Ann – Radcliffe First
Broster, Michael – The Labour Party
Cathcart, Rhyse Lewis – The Labour Party
Cathcart, Trisha – The Labour Party
Gregory, Mark John – The Conservative Party
Mason, James Anthony – Radcliffe First
Mehboob, Azhar Ismaeel – The Conservative Party
Sharples, Heather Jane – The Green Party
Walsh, Mary – Radcliffe First
Worthington, Iona Margaret – The Conservative Party
Radcliffe North and Ainsworth
Bernstein, Carol Anne – The Conservative Party
Berry, Donald – Radcliffe First
Booth, Andrea Michelle – Radcliffe First
Campbell, Gill – The Labour Party
Cropper, Paul – The Conservative Party
Heneghan, Paddy – The Labour Party
Lancaster, Jo – The Conservative Party
Patterson, Lee Christopher – The Labour Party
Simpson, Ken – Radcliffe First –
Thomas, Laura Jane – The Green Party
Radcliffe West
Duncalfe, Des – Radcliffe First
Imeson, Mark – The Conservative Party
Islam, Kamran – Liberal Democrats
Kahn, Muhammad – The Conservative Party
Lewis, David – The Conservative Party
Marsden, Glyn Stuart – Radcliffe First
McGill, Sally – The Labour Party
Smith, Michael Andrew – Radcliffe First
Staples Jones, Gareth Edward – The Labour Party
Thomas, Chlöe Charlotte – The Green Party
Whelan, Charlie William Edward – The Labour Party
Ramsbottom
Bristow, Martyn Aidan – Liberal Democrats
Cummins, Clare Anne – The Labour Party
Cunliffe, James – The Conservative Party
Donnelly, Spencer – The Labour Party
Park, Jihyun – The Conservative Party
Pilkington, Tom – The Labour Party
Schofield, Ian – The Conservative Party
Slocombe, Mark David – The Green Party
Redvales
Aijaz, Raja Naveed – The Conservative Party
Foss, David – Liberal Democrats
Frith, Nikki – The Labour Party
Haroon, Shaheena – The Labour Party
Johnstone, Paul – The Green Party
Mahmood, Shafqat – The Conservative Party
Tariq, Tamoor – The Labour Party
Yasin, Aamer The Conservative Party
Sedgley
Aslam, Mazhar – The Conservative Party
Gold, Richard Ian – The Labour Party
Heath, Glyn Harvey – The Green Party
Heaton, Michael Andrew – Liberal Democrats
Quinn, Alan – The Labour Party
Quinn, Debbie – The Labour Party
Raja Akhtar, Sham – The Conservative Party
Vincent, Bernie – The Conservative Party
St Marys
Edeoga, Ugonna Aiphodimma – Liberal Democrats
Green, Debra – The Labour Party
Hubble, Nick – The Green Party
Lewis, Stephen Thomas – Liberal Democrats
O’Brien, Eamonn – The Labour Party
Powell, Michael Robert Thomas – Liberal Democrats
Riu, Antonello – The Conservative Party
Saghir, Touseef – The Conservative Party
Thorpe, Sean Patrick – The Labour Party
Zuri, Stefano – The Conservative Party
Tottington
Gartside, Iain Brian – The Conservative Party
Graham, Angela Margaret – The Green Party
Hills, David Orr – The Labour Party
Holt, Evelyn Isobel – The Labour Party
McBriar, Luis James – The Conservative Party
Southworth, Julie Anne – The Labour Party
Strachan, Ian Cameron – The Conservative Party
Wright, Yvonne Susan – Independent
Unsworth
Balfour, Shirley Anne – The Conservative Party
Boroda, Nathan Cody – The Labour Party
Grimshaw, Joan – The Labour Party
Rafiq, Tahir – The Labour Party
Raja, Sohail – The Conservative Party
Walker, Gibson Michael – The Conservative Party
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