Burnley Borough Council election, 2012

Elections to Burnley Borough Council in Lancashire, England were held on 3 May 2012. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour regained control of the council, with Julie Cooper becoming council leader. Also the last remaining British National Party councilor, Sharon Wilkinson, lost the Hapton with Park seat, a decade since the far-right group where first elected to the council

After the election, the composition of the council was

• Labour 26
• Liberal Democrat 14
• Conservative 5
• British National Party 0

Election result

Burnley election result 2012
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	11	8	0	+8	73.33	52.7	11,362	+6.0
	Liberal Democrat	2	0	7	-7	13.33	33.5	7224	+0.9
	Conservative	2	0	0	0	13.33	5.6	1209	-8.6
	BNP	0	0	1	-1	0	5.3	1151	-0.6
	UKIP	0	0	0	0	0	2.9	633	+2.9

Ward Results

Bank Hall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Julie Cooper	1011	80.4	+2.9
	Liberal Democrat	Trevor Kirkham	246	19.6	-2.9
Majority			765	60.9	+5.9
Turnout			1257	29.1
	Labour hold		Swing

Briercliffe

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Margaret Lishman	768	57.2	+2.2
	Labour	Brian Cooper	424	31.6	+3.5
	Conservative	Susan Nutter	151	11.2	-5.7
Majority			344	25.6	-1.2
Turnout			1343	29.4
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Brunshaw

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Lian Pate	863	66.4	+4.5
	Liberal Democrat	Linda White	436	33.6	+12.3
Majority			427	32.9	-7.6
Turnout			1299	26.6
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing

Cliviger with Worsthorne

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Andrew Newhouse	456	29.2	-17.7
	Liberal Democrat	Paula Riley	441	28.3	+1.4
	Labour	Brian Tomlinson	365	23.4	-2.8
	UKIP	Tom Commis	298	19.1	+19.1
Majority			15	1.0	-19.0
Turnout			1560	36.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

Coalclough with Deerplay

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Charles Bullas	718	60.7	+13.4
	Labour	Samuel McLachlan	464	39.3	+8.7
Majority			254	21.5	+4.9
Turnout			1182	29.5
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Daneshouse with Stoneyholme

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Saeed Akhtar Chaudhary	1571	66.1	-9.6
	Liberal Democrat	Mohammed Abdul Malik	805	33.9	+9.6
Majority			766	32.2	-19.2
Turnout			2376	61.5
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing

Gannow

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Betsy Stringer	710	53.7	+18.3
	Liberal Democrat	Justin Birtwistle	474	35.9	-5.6
	BNP	Derek Dawson	137	10.4	-1.5
Majority			236	17.9
Turnout			1321	30.3
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing

Gawthorpe

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Andy Tatchell	930	73.0	+13.2
	Liberal Democrat	David Carter	152	11.9	-9.3
	BNP	John Cave	192	15.1	-3.9
Majority			738	57.9	+19.3
Turnout			1274	26.9
	Labour hold		Swing

Hapton with Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jonathan Barker	724	52.1	-7.1
	BNP	Sharon Wilkinson	423	30.4	+9.6
	Liberal Democrat	Stuart Leyland	243	17.5	+5.5
Majority			301	21.7	-6.7
Turnout			1390	30.1
	Labour gain from BNP		Swing

Lanehead

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Stephen Large	831	51.9	+8.7
	Liberal Democrat	Bill Brindle	463	28.9	-7.8
	UKIP	Michael Gerard McHugh	184	11.5	+11.5
	Conservative	Philip Nutter	124	7.7	-4.6
Majority			368	23.0	+16.4
Turnout			1602	36.0
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing

Queensgate

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Arif Khan	996	59.3	+9.9
	Liberal Democrat	Martyn Hurt	685	40.7	-9.9
Majority			311	18.5
Turnout			1681	39.2
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing

Rosegrove with Lowerhouse

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Marcus Johnstone	719	53.9	+12.1
	Liberal Democrat	Lynne Briggs	464	34.8	+2.8
	BNP	Paul McDevitt	150	11.3	-4.2
Majority			255	19.1	+9.2
Turnout			1333	27.6
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing

Rosehill with Burnley Wood

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Paul Campbell	725	49.6	+8.7
	Liberal Democrat	Karen Patricia Heseltine	586	40.1	-8.3
	UKIP	Craig James Ramplee	151	10.3	+10.3
Majority			139	9.5
Turnout			1462	32.5
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing

Trinity

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Tony Lambert	558	58.0	+1.4
	Liberal Democrat	Stephanie Forrest	302	31.4	+10.7
	BNP	John Rowe	102	10.6	-0.3
Majority			256	26.6	-9.1
Turnout			962	23.8
	Labour hold		Swing

Whittlefield with Ightenhill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mathew Isherwood	478	31.1	-11.3
	Labour	Janice Swainston	471	30.6	+1.3
	Liberal Democrat	Kathryn Haworth	441	28.7	+0.4
	BNP	Christopher Vanns	147	9.6	+9.6
Majority			7	0.5	-12.6
Turnout			1537	31.9
	Conservative hold		Swing