Mohammed Tahir Rafiq: councillor for Unsworth, Bury Metropolitan Borough Council

Mohammed Tahir Rafiq is a Labour councillor for the Unsworth ward on Bury Metropolitan Borough Council, according to the council's own published list. Mohammed Tahir Rafiq is also Mayor , Chair of Standards Committee. Their current term began on 3 May 2018.

Council: Bury Metropolitan Borough Council
Ward: Unsworth
Party: Labour
Posts: Mayor , Chair of Standards Committee
Term began: 3 May 2018
Official profile: councildecisions.bury.gov.uk
Source: Bury Metropolitan Borough Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 2 November 2026 (saved copy)

How to contact Mohammed Tahir Rafiq

These are the details Bury Metropolitan Borough Council publishes for Mohammed Tahir Rafiq, exactly as published on 2 November 2026:

Email: t.rafiq@bury.gov.uk
Phone: 0161 740 2333
Home address (published by the council): c/o Town Hall, Knowsley Street,, Bury, BL9 0SW
Official profile: councildecisions.bury.gov.uk

Who else represents Unsworth

Jodie Hook Labour Deputy Cabinet Member for Environment, Climate Change and Operations
Jerome Roith Reform UK Reform Deputy Leader

Labour on Bury Metropolitan Borough Council

Labour holds 31 of the 51 seats on Bury Metropolitan Borough Council, the largest group. Seats by party: Labour 31, Reform UK 6, Radcliffe First 6, Conservative 3, Together For Bury 2, Independent 2 and others.

Leaders and post holders on Bury Metropolitan Borough Council

Lucy Smith Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Environment, Climate Change and Operations
Shahbaz Arif Conservative Leader
Dene Vernon Together for Bury Leader
Jack Rydeheard Reform Leader
Carol Birchmore Radcliffe First Leader
Jo Lancaster Together for Bury Deputy Leader
Des Duncalfe Radclife First Deputy Leader
Mike Smith Deputy Mayor

All 51 councillors of Bury Metropolitan Borough Council, by ward and party.

Who has power over Unsworth

Mohammed Tahir Rafiq sits on Bury Metropolitan Borough Council, at level 3 of the ten levels of power. These are the bodies above Bury, each with its own page:

Greater Manchester Combined Authority led by Bev Craig
Greater Manchester Police led by Stephen Watson
Bury North: Mr James Frith (Labour) MP
Bury South: Christian Wakeford (Labour) MP
UK government and all 650 MPs
United Nations, IMF, G7 and G20

The full ladder of power over Bury, from residents' groups to the G20.

Where this comes from

Bury Metropolitan Borough Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 2 November 2026 (saved copy). Published by Bury Metropolitan Borough Council. The page is rebuilt from the official list each time it is read again, so anything the council changes or removes changes here too. Name or seat out of date? Tell us.