Bury Council elections - candidates announced

The candidates have been announced for the Bury Council elections which take place on Thursday 5 May.

One-third of the council’s 51 seats will be decided at this poll, one from each of the 17 wards in the borough.

Residents have until 18 April to make sure they are on the electoral register and therefore entitled to vote. Anyone who wishes to register should go tohttps://www.gov.uk/register-to-vote

If you want a postal vote but haven’t yet registered for one, the deadline is 19 April: call the council’s elections office on 0161 253 5252 or email electionservices@bury.gov.uk

Bury Council election candidates and descriptions:

RAMSBOTTOM

• David Barker (UK Independence Party)
• Karen Leach (Labour)
• Ian Schofield (Conservative)
• Zarrin Shannon (Green)

NORTH MANOR

• Ewan Arthur (Liberal Democrats)
• Timothy Butcher (Labour)
• Dorothy Gunther (Conservative)
• Mary Heath (Green)

TOTTINGTON

• David Foss (Liberal Democrats)
• Hazel Gorman (UK Independence Party)
• Martin Hayes (Labour)
• Greg Keeley (Conservative)
• Carmel Walker (Green)

ELTON

• Charlotte Allen (Green)
• Dave Bentley (UK Independence Party)
• Jacob Royde (Liberal Democrats)
• Susan Southworth (Labour)
• Dene Vernon (Conservative)

MOORSIDE

• Victor Hagan (UK Independence Party)
• Larissa Heath (Green)
• Luis McBriar (Conservative)
• Annette McKay (Labour)
• Sam Stretch (Liberal Democrats)

EAST

• Glyn Heath (Green)
• Tahira Shaffi (Conservative)
• Stella Smith (Labour)

CHURCH

• Andrew Hunt (Green)
• Gavin McGill (Labour)
• Rodney Rew (Liberal Democrats)
• Roy-Edward Walker (Conservative)

REDVALES

• Julie Green (Conservative)
• Shaheena Haroon (Labour)
• Paul Johnstone (Green)

UNSWORTH

• Tony Clough (UK Independence Party)
• Nicole Haydock (Green)
• David Jones (Labour)
• Steve Middleton (Liberal Democrats)
• Bernie Vincent (Conservative)

RADCLIFFE EAST

• Rhyse Cathcart (Labour)
• Robert Graham (Liberal Democrats)
• Phil Husband (UK Independence Party)
• Niamh McGarry-Gribbin (Green)
• Zain Shah (Conservative)

RADCLIFFE NORTH

• Matthew Bailey (Green)
• Sharon Briggs (Labour)
• Carl Curran (Conservative)
• Michael Zwierzanski (UK Independence Party)

RADCLIFFE WEST

• Tony Cummings (Labour)
• Liam Dean (Conservative)
• Ian Henderson (UK Independence Party)
• Kamran Islam (Liberal Democrats)
• Karen Wood (Green)

BESSES

• Elizabeth Fitzgerald (Labour)
• Joanne Gardner (Green)
• David Lewis (Conservative)
• Katriona Middleton (Liberal Democrats)
• Stephen Morris (English Democrats)

PILKINGTON PARK

• Wilfrid Davison (Liberal Democrats)
• Zachery Garsia (Green)
• Debra Green (Labour)
• Oliver Kersh (Conservative)

HOLYROOD

• Janneke Calle (Green)
• Paddy Heneghan (Labour)
• Nicholas Jones (Conservative)
• Steve Wright (Liberal Democrats)
• Angela Zwierzanski (UK Independence Party)

ST MARY’S

• Jozias Bailey-Sharam (Green)
• Jane Black (Labour)
• Danny Franks (Conservative)
• Michael Powell (Liberal Democrats)

SEDGLEY

• Elizabeth Clayton (Liberal Democrats)
• Kamila Laing (Green)
• David Silbiger (Conservative)
• Andrea Simpson (Labour)

ENDS

Press release issued: 7 April 2016.