Bury
Metropolitan Borough· North West· By-thirds (1/3 contested)· 51 total seats
Control:Labour→NOC
Labour projected to hold with 7 of 17 seats. Reform maintains a comfortable margin despite vote share shifts.
Seat Projection (Current vs Projected)
Labour
Now: 32Proj: 18-14
Conservative
Now: 10Proj: 16+6
Lib Dem
Now: 0Proj: 3+3
Reform
Now: 0Proj: 9+9
Green
Now: 0Proj: 1+1
Other/Ind
Now: 9Proj: 4-5
Faded bar = current seats. Solid bar = projected. Dashed line = majority threshold. For by-thirds councils, projection covers the 1/3 of seats contested in 2026 overlaid on the existing 2/3.
Projected Vote Shares
Labour
25.0%
Conservative
23.9%
Reform
21.4%
Green
13.0%
Lib Dem
9.7%
Ind/Other
7.0%
Control Probabilities
Labour
0%
Conservative
0%
Reform
0%
Lib Dem
0%
Green
0%
NOC
0%
From 1,000 Monte Carlo simulations. Confidence: medium.
What to watch
Reform surge