Press release -
Labour retain Besses ward in by-election
Andrea Simpson retained Besses ward for Labour in last night’s (Thursday 4 May) Bury Council by-election which was held following the resignation of councillor Alan Matthews.
The result:
- Janneke Calle (The Green Party).....86
- Stephen Morris (English Democrats: “Putting England First!”)...188
- Andrea Simpson (Labour Party)...1,371
- Satyen Sinha (The Conservative Party)...682
- Gavin Warnes (Liberal Democrats)...415
The turnout was 34%. The line-up on Bury Council remains: Labour 31 seats, Conservatives 16, and Liberal Democrats 3, with one vacancy.
ENDS
Press release issued: 5 May 2017.
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