Elections 2023: What voters think in the town that ‘re-wrote the electoral map’ just a year ago
Elections for Bury Council are less than a week away with a single seat in all the borough’s wards up for grabs in the poll. Residents are voting to elect a representative in each of the borough’s 17 wards on polling day on Thursday, May 4. A total of 72 candidates are standing for councillor positions in each of the wards which make up the town. Each councillor is elected for a four-year term of office.
In Radcliffe last year there was a seismic shift in the ‘all out’ elections, with voters there re-writing the electoral map by electing eight Radcliffe First party representatives out of the nine councillors in the town. Both the controlling group Labour, who hold a comfortable majority at the town hall and the Conservatives will be hoping to make progress with the electorate of Radcliffe, while Radcliffe First will be trying to maintain their dominance in terms of councillor numbers.
She said: “I know some of it’s going to be developed but to look at parts of the town centre like the square just round the corner and it’s sad to see. “There is an air of decay at the moment. I know I’m getting on but I remember when Radcliffe was bustling. There were lots of shops. He said: “I’ve seen plans to build thousands of homes around Elton reservoir which is a country area thousands of people from Radcliffe and Bury use.“I know the Radcliffe First people oppose those plans so i’ll be voting for them.” Town centre improvement is the main issue for 75-year-olds Carole Horne and her husband Ian.
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