Liberal Democrats in Bury have announced their team for the General and local elections in 2015.

Party members across Bury have met to adopt Parliamentary Candidates for Bury North and Bury South constituencies, and key local election candidates have been selected.

Bury South and Bury North PPCs Paul Ankers and Richard Baum

Richard Baum will once again be fighting Bury North constituency. 33 year old Richard, who was brought up and lived most of his life in Bury, fought Bury North for the Liberal Democrats in 2010.

Richard works for the NHS and is married to with two young daughters.

Paul Ankers has been chosen to represent the Party in the Bury South constituency. Experienced campaigner Paul has previously been a Manchester Councillor and Parliamentary candidate, and now works for British Gas as a Data Analyst.

Paul is 38 and lives with his wife. He is due to become a father for the third time just after Christmas.

In the local elections that happen in the same day the Lib Dems have chosen former councillor Mary D’Albert to fight in Holyrood Ward, where she hopes to join Councillor Tim Pickstone who won the ward this year. Mary is well known in the ward as her husband Vic represented Holyrood for 23 years. Former councillors Donal O’Hanlon and Steve Wright will once again contest St Mary’s and Sedgley wards.
More information: Tim Pickstone 07976 831 686