Labour retained control of Bury council, making gains from both the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats - while at the same time losing seats to the Radcliffe First party. The ruling group's number of seats rose from 28 to 29 with the party taking the seat of Liberal Democrat leader Michael Powell in St Mary's and another seat in the normally safe Conservative ward of Pilkington Park.
It was a very frustrating night for the Conservatives who had high expectations but saw their number of councillors reduce from 15 to 12, losing two seats to Radcliffe First.
The election was a stunning success for hyperlocal party Radcliffe First, who raised their number of councillors from three to eight and now hold eight of the nine council seats in the town's three wards. The party now has just four fewer councillors than the Tories.
