2012 Burnley Borough Council election
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2012 local election results in Burnley
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 Party regained control of the council, with Julie Cooper becoming council leader. Also the last remaining British National Party councillor, Sharon Wilkinson, lost the Hapton with Park seat, a decade since the far-right group where first elected to the council[1]
After the election, the composition of the council was
- Labour 26
- Liberal Democrat 14
- Conservative 5
- British National Party 0
Election result[]
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 11 | 8 | 0 | +8 | 73.33 | 52.7 | 11,362 | +6.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | 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[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Julie Cooper | 1,011 | 80.4 | +2.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Trevor Kirkham | 246 | 19.6 | -2.9 | |
Majority | 765 | 60.9 | +5.9 | ||
Turnout | 1257 | 29.1 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | 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 Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Lian Pate | 863 | 66.4 | +4.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Linda White | 436 | 33.6 | +12.3 | |
Majority | 427 | 32.9 | -7.6 | ||
Turnout | 1299 | 26.6 | |||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Andrew Newhouse | 456 | 29.2 | -17.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | 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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | 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 Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Saeed Akhtar Chaudhary | 1,571 | 66.1 | -9.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Mohammed Abdul Malik | 805 | 33.9 | +9.6 | |
Majority | 766 | 32.2 | -19.2 | ||
Turnout | 2376 | 61.5 | |||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Betsy Stringer | 710 | 53.7 | +18.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | 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 Democrats | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Andy Tatchell | 930 | 73.0 | +13.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | 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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jonathan Barker | 724 | 52.1 | -7.1 | |
BNP | Sharon Wilkinson | 423 | 30.4 | +9.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Stuart Leyland | 243 | 17.5 | +5.5 | |
Majority | 301 | 21.7 | -6.7 | ||
Turnout | 1390 | 30.1 | |||
Labour gain from BNP | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Stephen Large | 831 | 51.9 | +8.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | 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 Democrats | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Arif Khan | 996 | 59.3 | +9.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Martyn Hurt | 685 | 40.7 | -9.9 | |
Majority | 311 | 18.5 | |||
Turnout | 1681 | 39.2 | |||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Marcus Johnstone | 719 | 53.9 | +12.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | 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 Democrats | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Paul Campbell | 725 | 49.6 | +8.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | 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 Democrats | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Tony Lambert | 558 | 58.0 | +1.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | 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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Mathew Isherwood | 478 | 31.1 | -11.3 | |
Labour | Janice Swainston | 471 | 30.6 | +1.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | 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 |
References[]
- ^ "Live election results: Burnley". Lancashire Telegraph. Newsquest Media Group. 2 May 2012. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
- ^ http://www.burnley.gov.uk/site/scripts/documents_info.php?documentID=1302&categoryID=1000[permanent dead link]
Categories:
- 2012 English local elections
- Burnley Borough Council elections
- 2010s in Lancashire