Burnley Borough Council elections
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One third of Burnley Borough Council in Lancashire, England is elected each year, followed by one year without election. Since the last boundary changes in 2002, 45 councillors have been elected from 15 wards.[1]
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Political control
Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[2]
Party in control | Years |
---|---|
Labour | 1973–2000 |
No overall control | 2000–2001 |
Labour | 2001–2004 |
No overall control | 2004–2008 |
Liberal Democrats | 2008–2010 |
No overall control | 2010–2012 |
Labour | 2012 – present |
Council elections
- Burnley Borough Council election, 1998
- Burnley Borough Council election, 1999
- Burnley Borough Council election, 2000
- Burnley Borough Council election, 2002 (whole council elected after boundary changes reduced the number of seats by 3)[3]
- Burnley Borough Council election, 2003
- Burnley Borough Council election, 2004
- Burnley Borough Council election, 2006
- Burnley Borough Council election, 2007
- Burnley Borough Council election, 2008
- Burnley Borough Council election, 2010
- Burnley Borough Council election, 2011
- Burnley Borough Council election, 2012
- Burnley Borough Council election, 2014
- Burnley Borough Council election, 2015
By-election results
1997-2001
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 611 | 59.4 | +11.6 | ||
Labour | 417 | 40.6 | -11.6 | ||
Majority | 194 | 18.8 | |||
Turnout | 1,028 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
2001–2005
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Samuel Holgate | 467 | 38.8 | −33.0 | |
Labour | 421 | 35.0 | +6.8 | ||
BNP | 283 | 23.5 | +23.5 | ||
Socialist Alliance | 32 | 2.7 | +2.7 | ||
Majority | 46 | 3.8 | |||
Turnout | 1,203 | 27.8 | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Elizabeth Monk | 555 | 57.9 | +1.3 | |
BNP | 181 | 18.9 | +18.9 | ||
Independent | 172 | 18.0 | +18.0 | ||
Socialist Alliance | 50 | 5.2 | +5.2 | ||
Majority | 374 | 39.0 | |||
Turnout | 958 | 28.8 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Denis Otter | 380 | 31.7 | +9.0 | |
Independent | 284 | 23.7 | -24.1 | ||
BNP | 230 | 19.2 | +19.2 | ||
Liberal Democrat | 203 | 16.9 | +16.9 | ||
Conservative | 101 | 8.4 | -21.1 | ||
Majority | 96 | 8.0 | |||
Turnout | 1,198 | 28.8 | |||
Labour gain from Independent | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Peter McCann | 788 | 33.1 | +33.1 | |
BNP | Andy Kenyon | 777 | 32.6 | -6.4 | |
Labour | Andy Tatchell | 679 | 28.5 | -5.9 | |
Independent | Patricia Stinton | 76 | 3.2 | -15.6 | |
Conservative | Alan Marsden | 62 | 2.6 | -5.2 | |
Majority | 11 | 0.5 | |||
Turnout | 2,382 | 53.5 | |||
Liberal Democrat gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Martin Smith | 1,070 | 50.6 | +32.0 | |
Labour | Julie Cooper | 464 | 21.9 | -9.8 | |
BNP | John Cave | 357 | 16.9 | -17.1 | |
Independent | Ann Royle | 127 | 6.0 | -9.8 | |
Conservative | Paul Coates | 98 | 4.6 | +4.6 | |
Majority | 606 | 28.7 | |||
Turnout | 2,116 | 48.2 | |||
Liberal Democrat gain from BNP | Swing |
2005–2009
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Julie Cooper | 1,056 | 48.0 | −2.2 | |
Liberal Democrat | Abdul Hamid | 514 | 23.3 | −2.7 | |
BNP | Derek Dawson | 368 | 16.7 | +16.7 | |
Conservative | Paul Coates | 266 | 12.0 | −11.8 | |
Majority | 542 | 24.7 | |||
Turnout | 2,204 | 53.5 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Allen Harris | 875 | 44.1 | +16.3 | |
BNP | Paul McDevitt | 538 | 27.1 | +0.6 | |
Labour | Karen Baker | 479 | 24.2 | −6.7 | |
Conservative | Tony Coulson | 90 | 4.5 | -10.2 | |
Majority | 337 | 17.0 | |||
Turnout | 1,982 | 39.9 | |||
Liberal Democrat gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Shah Hussain | 944 | 46.6 | -3.7 | |
Liberal Democrat | Mohammed Malik | 906 | 44.7 | -5.0 | |
England First | Steven Smith | 141 | 7.0 | +7.0 | |
Conservative | Alan Marsden | 35 | 1.7 | +1.7 | |
Majority | 38 | 1.9 | |||
Turnout | 2,026 | 52.4 | |||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing |
2009–2013
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Iris Gates | 645 | 41.2 | +1.1 | |
BNP | John Cave | 400 | 25.6 | -5.4 | |
Labour | Charles Baker | 304 | 19.4 | +1.0 | |
Conservative | Barry Elliott | 215 | 13.7 | +3.4 | |
Majority | 245 | 15.6 | |||
Turnout | 1,564 | 32.8 | |||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Beatrice Foster | 521 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Kate Mottershead | 261 | |||
Conservative | Mathew Isherwood | 81 | |||
BNP | Paul McDevitt | 288 | |||
Independent | Andrew Hennessey | 58 | |||
Majority | 233 | ||||
Turnout | 1209 | ||||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Tony Martin | 493 | 49.25 | ||
BNP | Derek Dawson | 95 | 9.6 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Stephanie Forrest | 256 | 25.57 | ||
Conservative | Tom Watson | 96 | 9.6 | ||
UKIP | Craig James Ramplee | 35 | 3.5 | ||
National Front | Steven Smith | 26 | 2.6 | ||
Majority | 237 | ||||
Turnout | 1,001 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
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- ↑ http://www.burnley.gov.uk/site/scripts/documents_info.php?documentID=1133&categoryID=362&pageNumber=2
- ↑ http://www.burnley.gov.uk/site/scripts/documents_info.php?documentID=1209&categoryID=362&pageNumber=8