Local Wards
In 2004 the Electoral Commission reviewed the electoral arrangements for Bury and The Borough of Bury (Electoral Changes) Order 2004 came into force on the day of the election of councillors in 2004. The order provided for the creation of 17 new wards. These are:-
Besses, Church, East, Elton, Holyrood, Moorside, North Manor, Pilkington Park, Radcliffe East, Radcliffe North, Radcliffe West, Ramsbottom, Redvales, St Mary's, Sedgley, Tottington, Unsworth,
These 17 wards are each represented by 3 councillors to form a council of 51 members. The Bury electorate figures based on the 2006 forecast are:
Total electorate - 140,697
Average electorate for ward - 8,276
Average number of electors for councillor - 2,759
At the local elections in May 2008 the average turnout to vote was 38.22%. This varied locally with 47.32% of electors voting in North Manor ward and a low turnout of only 32.4% in Besses ward.
- For full details of the 2008 local Council elections see Bury Council election, 2008
In July 2008 the Borough was the first in Greater Manchester to hold a referendum on whether to install a directly-elected mayor. This was a result of a campaign against congestion charge plans that raised a petition with 9,460 names, well above the required five per cent of voters needed to trigger a mayoral vote. The proposal to have an elected Mayor was rejected.
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