RAMSBOTTOM remained under Conservative control on a great election night for the Tories in Bury.
Barry Theckston won the Ramsbottom seat with a majority of 1,138, beating Labour challenger Val Robinson into second place.
And Dorothy Gunther kept her North Manor seat with a 2,117 majority.
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The Tories took overall power in Bury for the first time since 1986, seizing the three seats they needed to take control in one of the standout results of yesterday's local elections.
Posted by: election scanner, Rossendale on 10:48am Sat 3 May 08
I see that the full Ramsbottom election breakdown is online here but not covered fully in the Lancashire Telegraph newspaper.this is a great disappointment as not everyone has a computer.
I see that the full Ramsbottom election breakdown is online here but not covered fully in the Lancashire Telegraph newspaper.this is a great disappointment as not everyone has a computer.
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