Bury’s next council leader has revealed his battleplan for the next 12 months — while the election result proved the final straw for the current leader Bob Bibby.

Cllr Bibby was expected to resign today and a successor for party leader voted in at the Bury Conservatives’ annual meeting tonight.

After the amazing election turnaround which saw Labour take overall control of the council, Labour leader Cllr Mike Connolly unveiled his Cabinet and spoke of his priorities for the next 12 months.

“The election night was dramatic and historical, but it is over now and it’s time for us to get down to business,” he said.

The borough’s six local area partnerships — including one covering Prestwich and one covering Whitefield and Unsworth — will be reintroduced.

Labour will scrap the council’s strong leader model whereby councillors can make vital decisions without meeting colleagues or residents. The Executive will be reintroduced.

Eight Labour councillors will meet monthly at the town hall with the two opposition leaders to vote on important issues. All 10 councillors will have voting rights. At Executive and Full Council, residents will be