Burnley Borough Council elections

Burnley shown within the non-metropolitan county of Lancashire (Unitary authorities excluded)

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] Burnley is a non-metropolitan district forming a lower-tier of local government under Lancashire County Council.

Political control[]

Coat of Arms of the Borough Council

Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:^[2]

Party		Period
	Labour	1973–2000
	No overall control	2000–2001
	Labour	2001–2004
	No overall control	2003–2004
	Liberal Democrats	2008–2011
	No overall control	2011–2012
	Labour	2012–2019
	No overall control	2019 – present

Council elections[]

(New ward boundaries)^[3]
(Borough boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)^[4]
(New ward boundaries)^[5]
1998 Burnley Borough Council election
1999 Burnley Borough Council election
2000 Burnley Borough Council election
2002 Burnley Borough Council election (New ward boundaries reduced the number of seats by 3)^[6]^[7]^[8]
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 Burnley Borough Council election
2016 Burnley Borough Council election
2018 Burnley Borough Council election
2019 Burnley Borough Council election
2021 Burnley Borough Council election

Result maps[]

2003
  British National Party: 7

  Labour Party (UK): 5

  Liberal Democrats (UK): 2

  Conservative Party (UK): 1

  Independent (politician): 1
2010
  Liberal Democrats (UK): 9

  Labour Party (UK): 6

  Conservative Party (UK): 1
2012
  Labour Party (UK): 11

  Liberal Democrats (UK): 2

  Conservative Party (UK): 2
2016
  Labour Party (UK): 8

  Liberal Democrats (UK): 5

  Conservative Party (UK): 1

  UK Independence Party: 1
2019
  Labour Party (UK): 6

  Liberal Democrats (UK): 3

  Burnley and Padiham Independent Party: 3

  Conservative Party (UK): 1

  UK Independence Party: 1

  Green Party of England and Wales: 1

By-election results[]

1997-2001[]

Cliviger with Worsthorne By-Election 2 July 1998
Party		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[]

Lowerhouse By-Election 22 November 2001
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

Trinity By-Election 22 November 2001
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

Rose Hill By-Election 29 November 2001
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Denis Otter	380	31.7	+9.0
	Independent		284	23.7	-24.1
	BNP		230	19.2	+19.2
	Liberal Democrats		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

Hapton with Park By-Election 19 June 2003^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	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 Democrats gain from Labour		Swing

Lanehead By-Election 16 October 2003^[10]^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	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 Democrats gain from BNP		Swing

2005–2009[]

Bank Hall By-Election 5 May 2005^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Julie Cooper	1,056	48.0	−2.2
	Liberal Democrats	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

Brunshaw By-Election 15 February 2007^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	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 Democrats gain from Labour		Swing

Daneshouse with Stoneyholme By-Election 15 February 2007^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Shah Hussain	944	46.6	-3.7
	Liberal Democrats	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 Democrats		Swing

2009–2013[]

Rosegrove with Lowerhouse By-Election 4 June 2009^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	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 Democrats hold		Swing

Rosegrove with Lowerhouse Ward By-Election 10th March 2011^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	Beatrice Foster	521
	Liberal Democrats	Kate Mottershead	261
	Conservative	Mathew Isherwood	81
	BNP	Paul McDevitt	288
	Independent	Andrew Hennessey	58
Majority			233
Turnout			1209
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Trinity By-Election 13 September 2012^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Tony Martin	493	49.25
	BNP	Derek Dawson	95	9.6
	Liberal Democrats	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

References[]

^ "Composition of the Council". Burnley Borough Council. Archived from the original on 15 June 2011. Retrieved 17 March 2010.
^ "Burnley". BBC News Online. 19 April 2008. Retrieved 20 December 2009.
^ "The Borough of Burnley (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976". legislation.gov.uk. 13 February 1976. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
^ The Lancashire (District Boundaries) Order 1986
^ "The Borough of Burnley (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1990". legislation.gov.uk. 25 September 1990. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
^ "Burnley". BBC Online. Retrieved 13 November 2008.
^ "The Borough of Burnley (Electoral Changes) Order 2001". legislation.gov.uk. 3 July 2001. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
^ "The Borough of Burnley (Electoral Changes) (Amendment) Order 2002". legislation.gov.uk. 2 December 2002. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
^ Carter, Helen (21 June 2003). "Relief in Burnley at narrow BNP defeat". The Guardian. p. 12.
^ "BNP are beaten in by-election". Prestwich & Whitefield Guide. 17 October 2003. Retrieved 20 December 2009.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Seats slip from BNP control". BBC News Online. 16 October 2003. Retrieved 20 December 2009.
^ "Declaration of result poll". Burnley Borough Council. Archived from the original on 15 June 2011. Retrieved 20 December 2009.
^ "DECLARATION OF RESULT POLL". Burnley.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 15 June 2011. Retrieved 13 November 2008.
^ "DECLARATION OF RESULT POLL". Burnley.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 15 June 2011. Retrieved 13 November 2008.
^ "Declaration of result poll". Burnley Borough Council. Archived from the original on 15 June 2011. Retrieved 20 December 2009.
^ http://www.burnley.gov.uk/site/scripts/documents_info.php?documentID=1133&categoryID=362&pageNumber=2^{[permanent dead link]}
^ http://www.burnley.gov.uk/site/scripts/documents_info.php?documentID=1209&categoryID=362&pageNumber=8^{[permanent dead link]}

By-election results Archived 29 March 2010 at the Wayback Machine

External links[]

Burnley Council

[composition-1] "Composition of the Council". Burnley Borough Council. Archived from the original on 15 June 2011. Retrieved 17 March 2010.

[gain-2] "Burnley". BBC News Online. 19 April 2008. Retrieved 20 December 2009.

[3] "The Borough of Burnley (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976". legislation.gov.uk. 13 February 1976. Retrieved 19 November 2015.

[4] The Lancashire (District Boundaries) Order 1986

[5] "The Borough of Burnley (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1990". legislation.gov.uk. 25 September 1990. Retrieved 4 November 2015.

[burnley-6] "Burnley". BBC Online. Retrieved 13 November 2008.

[7] "The Borough of Burnley (Electoral Changes) Order 2001". legislation.gov.uk. 3 July 2001. Retrieved 4 October 2015.

[8] "The Borough of Burnley (Electoral Changes) (Amendment) Order 2002". legislation.gov.uk. 2 December 2002. Retrieved 4 October 2015.

[relief-9] Carter, Helen (21 June 2003). "Relief in Burnley at narrow BNP defeat". The Guardian. p. 12.

[beaten-10] "BNP are beaten in by-election". Prestwich & Whitefield Guide. 17 October 2003. Retrieved 20 December 2009.^{[permanent dead link]}

[slip-11] "Seats slip from BNP control". BBC News Online. 16 October 2003. Retrieved 20 December 2009.

[bank-12] "Declaration of result poll". Burnley Borough Council. Archived from the original on 15 June 2011. Retrieved 20 December 2009.

[brunshaw-13] "DECLARATION OF RESULT POLL". Burnley.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 15 June 2011. Retrieved 13 November 2008.

[daneshouse-14] "DECLARATION OF RESULT POLL". Burnley.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 15 June 2011. Retrieved 13 November 2008.

[rosegrove-15] "Declaration of result poll". Burnley Borough Council. Archived from the original on 15 June 2011. Retrieved 20 December 2009.

[16] ttp://www.burnley.gov.uk/site/scripts/documents_info.php?documentID=1133&categoryID=362&pageNumber=2^{[permanent dead link]}

[17] ttp://www.burnley.gov.uk/site/scripts/documents_info.php?documentID=1209&categoryID=362&pageNumber=8^{[permanent dead link]}

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See also: Wards Boundary changes