The current political position of Bury Council is Labour Party controlled.
There are three seats in each of the seventeen wards, which totals 51 elected seats. The breakdown of seats is:
- Labour: 32 councillors
- Conservative: 10 councillors
- Radcliffe First: 8 councillors
- Independent: 1 councillor.
Leadership
- Leader of the Council: Councillor Eamonn O'Brien (Labour)
- Deputy Leader: Councillor Lucy Smith (Labour)
- Deputy Leader: Councillor Tamoor Tariq (Labour)
Council opposition groups
- Conservative Group Leader: Councillor Russell Bernstein
- Conservative Deputy Leader: Councillor Jo Lancaster
- Radcliffe First Group Leader: Councillor Mike Smith
- Radcliffe First Deputy Leader: Councillor Carol Birchmore
Cabinet portfolios and members
- Leader, Strategic Growth: Councillor Eamonn O'Brien
- Health and Wellbeing: Councillor Tamoor Tariq
- Children and Young People: Councillor Lucy Smith
- Environment, Climate Change and Operations: Councillor Alan Quinn
- Finance and Transformation: Councillor Sean Thorpe
- Culture Economy and Skills: Councillor Charlotte Morris
- Corporate Affairs and HR: Councillor Tahir Rafiq
- Housing Services: Councillor Clare Cummins
- Communities and Inclusion: Councilor Sandra Walmsley
Deputy Cabinet members
- Children and Young People Services: Councillor Nikki Frith and Councillor John Southworth
- Communities: Councillor Ummrana Farooq
- Health and Wellbeing: Councillor Tom Pilkington and Councillor Ayesha Arif
- Environment, Climate Change and Operations: Councillor Gareth Staples-Jones
- Corporate Affairs and HR: Councillor Joan Grimshaw
- Housing Services: Councillor Elizabeth FitzGerald
Shadow Cabinet
- Leader, Corporate Core, Culture and Place: Councillor Russell Bernstein
- Deputy Leader, Health and Wellbeing: Councillor Jo Lancaster
- Children, Young People and Skills: Councillor Luis McBriar
- Communities and Operations: Councillor Dene Vernon
- Housing and Environment: Councillor Jack Rydeheard
Mayor of Bury
- Councillor Khalid Hussain
- Mrs Carol Bernstein (Mayoress)
- Mr James Bentley (Mayor's Consort)