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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