2016 Hyndburn Borough Council election
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![]() 2016 local election results in Hyndburn
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A by-thirds Hyndburn Borough Council local election took place on 5 May 2016.[1] Approximately one third of the local council's 35 seats fell up for election on that day. The following year (one year out of four, next due in 2017) sees Lancashire County Council elections for all residents of this borough.
Background[]
Before the election Labour had a majority of 25 councillors, Conservatives had 8 councillors, while UKIP had 2 councillors.
Labour candidates contested every ward, Conservative candidates contested every ward except Peel-ward, UKIP Candidates contested eight wards (not including their two-uncontested-seats, already won in 2014) and Greens only had two candidates in Altham-ward and Overton-ward.
Local Election result[]
The majority grouping of councillors was as the headline result of the election, was that Labour's majority was reinforced by one, with Conservatives having lost one of their seats to Labour, Ukip failed to gain any additional seats:
After the election, the composition of the council was -
- Labour 26
- Conservative 7
- UKIP 2
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 83.33% | 51.14% | 8,592 | -759 | |
Conservative | 2 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 16.67% | 33.05% | 5,553 | -332 | |
UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 14.71% | 2,471 | 1,841 | |
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 1.11% | 186 | N/A | |
Spoilt Ballots | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.0% | 0.83% | 141 | N/A |
The four (out of 16) Hyndburn Local Borough Council ward seats that were not up for re election in 2016 include the following wards, Clayton Le Moors, Huncoat, Immanuel in Oswaldtwistle and Milnshaw in Accrington.
The Church Ward seat, formerly held by Labour Councillor Joan Smith since 2012, and following her resignation in October 2015, was left vacated without a by election called.
Previous Councillors who were Standing-Down in this election included - Chris Fisher (Lab) (Altham), Joan Smith (Lab) (Church), Kerry Molineux (Lab) (Overton), Wendy Dwyer (Lab) (Peel), Harry Grayson (Lab) (Rishton), Bill Pinder (Lab) (St. Andrews).
Ward by ward[]
Altham[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Steve Button | 551 | 46.46 | -15.66 | |
Conservative | John Frank Bargh | 278 | 23.24 | 1.97 | |
UKIP | Janet Brown | 245 | 20.48 | N/A | |
Green | Patrick Bolam | 115 | 9.62 | N/A | |
... | spoilt votes | 7 | ... | ||
Majority | 273 | 22.83 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,196 | 29.43 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Barnfield[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Tony Dobson | 635 | 46.93 | -9.95 | |
Labour | Jodie Travis | 588 | 43.46 | 0.05 | |
UKIP | John Errol Taylor | 126 | 9.31 | N/A | |
... | spoilt votes | 4 | ... | ||
Majority | 47 | 3.47 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,353 | 39.86 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Baxenden[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Terence Keith Hurn | 654 | 50.74 | -13.68 | |
Labour | David Hartley | 407 | 31.57 | -4.01 | |
UKIP | Stewart Ian Scott | 226 | 17.53 | N/A | |
... | spoilt votes | 2 | ... | ||
Majority | 247 | 19.16 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,289 | 38.58 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Central[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Abdul Ghafar Khan | 1157 | 59.73 | 1.90 | |
Conservative | Kazi Siddique | 753 | 38.87 | -3.30 | |
... | spoilt votes | 27 | ... | ||
Majority | 404 | 20.86 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,937 | 51.14 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Church[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jean Battle | 777 | 80.02 | 21.44 | |
Conservative | Marion Raynor | 176 | 18.13 | -8.69 | |
... | spoilt votes | 18 | ... | ||
Majority | 601 | 61.89 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 971 | 28.18 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Netherton[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Noordad Aziz | 698 | 50.95 | -14.31 | |
Conservative | Liz McGinley | 388 | 28.32 | -6.42 | |
UKIP | Tom Linklater | 273 | 19.93 | N/A | |
... | spoilt votes | 11 | ... | ||
Majority | 310 | 22.63 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,370 | 41.68 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Overton[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Stephanie Haworth | 771 | 39.48 | -6.32 | |
Conservative | Patrick John McGinley | 702 | 35.94 | 15.52 | |
UKIP | Ian Robinson | 403 | 20.63 | 8.81 | |
Green | Joan Elizabeth West | 71 | 3.64 | N/A | |
... | spoilt votes | 6 | ... | ||
Majority | 69 | 3.53 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,953 | 38.46 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Peel[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Paddy Short | 593 | 69.19 | 1.49 | |
UKIP | Liam Finbar Clark | 259 | 30.22 | N/A | |
... | spoilt votes | 5 | ... | ||
Majority | 334 | 38.97 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 857 | 27.32 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Rishton[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jeff Scales | 766 | 41.56 | -29.74 | |
Conservative | Ann Scaife | 632 | 34.29 | 5.59 | |
UKIP | David George Dowling | 439 | 23.82 | N/A | |
... | spoilt votes | 6 | ... | ||
Majority | 134 | 7.27 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,843 | 35.71 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Spring Hill[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Munsif Dad | 998 | 76.48 | 16.26 | |
Conservative | Abdul Qayyum | 271 | 20.77 | -4.85 | |
... | spoilt votes | 36 | ... | ||
Majority | 727 | 55.71 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,305 | 35.71 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
St. Andrew's[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Stewart Thurston Eaves | 573 | 53.90 | 1.28 | |
Conservative | Josh Blayne Allen | 476 | 44.78 | -2.60 | |
... | spoilt votes | 14 | ... | ||
Majority | 97 | 9.13 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,063 | 31.18 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
St. Oswald's[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Glen Kevin Harrison | 713 | 39.48 | 3.92 | |
Conservative | Marlene Heather Haworth | 588 | 32.56 | -8.05 | |
UKIP | Christopher Bret Matthew | 500 | 27.69 | 3.86 | |
... | spoilt votes | 5 | ... | ||
Majority | 125 | 6.92 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,806 | 35.31 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
References[]
- ^ "Upcoming elections & referendums". The Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
- ^ "Hyndburn Borough Council Local Elections 2016 - Results". Hyndburn Borough Council. Archived from the original on 5 June 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
- 2016 English local elections
- Hyndburn Borough Council elections
- 2010s in Lancashire