The people of Bury voted “No” to an elected Mayor yesterday, rejecting the proposals by a 60:40 margin.

The final result was 15,425 votes “No” and 10,338, with a turnout of 18%. Interestingly where we live in Holyrood Ward had the highest turnout of voters anywhere in the south of the Borough, at over 20%.

Lib Dems in Bury campaigned hard for a “No” vote in the referendum, and it is very good news for democracy that that the idea of an elected Mayor has been rejected by local people. A Mayor would have been an expensive and democratically disastrous move for Bury.

Tim