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Labour hold key Moorside seat on Bury Council

Friday, 19 June 2026 00:17

By Adam Clark

Credit: David Murphy / Roch Valley Radio

Labour has held a key seat on Bury Council this evening, with a win in Moorside.

Cllr Sandra Walmsley, who has held the seat since 2010, will now serve another four-year term, until May 2030.

Opposition parties were looking to nab the seat from the experienced councillor, but Labour held on with a majority of 278. 

Reform UK's Alan Darby finished second with 1,030 votes, and Workers Party of Britain candidate Aamer Yasin received 609 votes, finishing third. 

The Green Party's Craig Conor William Priestley secured 200 votes, Conservative candidate Jihyun Park received 108 votes, and Jill Budgen of Bury Independents polled 61 votes. 

Overall turnout in the ward was recorded at 39 per cent.

This election was delayed from the May ballot, following the death of Victor Hagan, the Reform candidate who was named as the party’s candidate for the ward before his death.

The full result, with vote share is as follows: 

 

Party Candidate Votes Share
Bury Independents Jill Budgen 61 1.84%
Reform UK Alan Darby 1030 31.06%
The Conservative Party Jihyun Park 108 3.26%
The Green Party Craig Conor William Priestley 200 6.03%
The Labour Party Sandra Walmsley 1308 39.45%
Workers Party of Britain Aamer Yasin 609 18.37%

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