Bury council local elections 2024 candidates list in full

Elections for Bury Council are less than a month away with 17 of the 51 seats in the borough’s wards up for grabs in the poll. Residents are voting to elect a representative in each of the borough’s 17 wards on polling day on Thursday, May 2.

A total of 60 candidates in total are standing for councillor positions in each of the wards which make up the town. The council is currently Labour controlled as they have 31 of the 51 seats.

The Conservatives have 11 seats, with Radcliffe First having seven members with the remaining two councillors independent. The elections will take place on Thursday, May 2, from 7am until 10pm along with similar votes across the country.

Candidates from the Conservatives, Labour will contest every ward with the new political party Bury Independents fighting for nine seats. The Liberal Democrats will field four candidates, as will the Green Party while The Workers Party of Britain will be fighting to win in three wards.

Other parties fielding candidates are the English Democrats – “Putting England First!” in two wards with Reform also fielding two contenders. There are also two Independents standing.

The deadline to apply for a postal vote in this year’s local elections is 5pm on Wednesday, April 17. Residents have until midnight on Tuesday, April 16 to make sure they are on the electoral register and therefore entitled to vote.

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The government has passed laws which will mean changes to elections next month including the need for voter identification if voting in person.

If a voter is without relevant photo id they can apply for a voter identification certificate. The deadline to apply for this free voter ID is 5pm on Wednesday, April 24., to be able to vote at a polling station on May 2.

Here is the full list of candidates standing in the Bury elections:

Besses

• Greg Keeley (CON)

• Stephen Morris (ENGLISH DEMOCRATS – “PUTTING ENGLAND FIRST!”)

• Miriam Rahimov (LAB)

• Martyn John West (BURY INDEPENDENTS)

Bury East

• Kevin Cadwallader (REFORM)

• David Henry Foss (LIB DEM)

• Syed Muarif Hashmi (WORKERS PARTY OF BRITAIN)

• Gavin Phillip McGill (LAB)

• Jihyun Park (CON)

• Fawad Sabir (BURY INDEPENDENTS)

Bury West

• Alan Bayfield (BURY INDEPENDENTS)

• Helen Jane Varnom (LAB)

• Dene John Vernon (CON)

Elton

• Michael Hankey (BURY INDEPENDENTS)

• Martin John Hayes (LAB)

• Andrew Paul Luxton (CON)

Holyrood

• Geoffrey Baron (CON)

• Peter Curati (GREEN)

• Valerie Morris (ENGLISH DEMOCRATS – “PUTTING ENGLAND FIRST!”)

• Imran Raza Rizvi (LAB)

• Steven David Wright(LIB DEM)

Moorside

• Ciaron Michael Boles (LAB)

• Ian Cameron Strachan (CON)

• Aamer Yasin (BURY INDEPENDENTS)

North Manor

• Charlie Allen (GREEN)

• Liam James Dean (CON)

• Raymond Martin Solomon (IND)

• John Damian Southworth (LAB)

Pilkington Park

• Jeff Armstrong (REFORM)

• Mike Court (BURY INDEPENDENTS)

• Elizabeth Jayne Fitzgerald (LAB)

• Anthony Rose (CON)

• Shadman Zaman (IND)

Radcliffe East

• Rhyse Lewis Cathcart (LAB)

• Mark John Gregory (CON)

• Ken Simpson (RADCLIFEE FIRST)

Radcliffe North and Ainsworth

• Andrea Booth (RADCLIFFE FIRST)

• Paul Cropper (CON)

• Sally-Ann McGill (LAB)

Radcliffe West

• Des Duncalfe (RADCLIFFE)

• Josh Harcup (LAB)

• Emma Elizabeth Lee (CON)

Ramsbottom

• Martyn Bristow (LIB DEM)

• Adam Thomas Lewis (CON)

• Tom Pilkington (LAB)

Redvales

• Mazhar Aslam (CON)

• Mirza Hamie (BURY INDEPENDENTS)

• Paul Johnstone (GREEN)

• Shabaz Imtiaz Shamim (WORKERS PARTY OF BRITAIN)

• Tamoor Tariq (LAB)

Sedgley

• Ewan James Arthur (LIB DEM)

• Jonathan Grosskopf (CON)

• Alan Quinn (LAB)

St Marys

• Debra Green (LAB)

• Nick Hubble (GREEN)

• Artjoms Markovins (CON)

Tottington

• Adnan Chaudhry (LAB)

• Luis James McBriar (CON)

• Angie Sutcliffe (BURY INDEPENDENTS)

Unsworth

• Iftikhar Ahmed (WORKERS PARTY OF BRITAIN)

• Paul Davies (CON)

• Jodie Kathleen Hook (LAB)

• Steve Middleton (BURY INDEPENDENTS)