Burnley Borough Council elections

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

Burnley Borough Council elections are generally held three years out of every four, with a third of the council elected each time. Burnley Borough Council is the local authority for the non-metropolitan district of Burnley in Lancashire, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2002, 45 councillors have been elected from 15 wards.^[1]

Council elections

1973 Burnley Borough Council election
1976 Burnley Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)^[2]
1979 Burnley Borough Council election
1980 Burnley Borough Council election
1982 Burnley Borough Council election
1983 Burnley Borough Council election
1984 Burnley Borough Council election
1986 Burnley Borough Council election
1987 Burnley Borough Council election (Borough boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)^[3]
1988 Burnley Borough Council election
1990 Burnley Borough Council election
1991 Burnley Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)^[4]
1992 Burnley Borough Council election
1994 Burnley Borough Council election
1995 Burnley Borough Council election
1996 Burnley Borough Council election
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)^[5]^[6]^[7]
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
2022 Burnley Borough Council election
2023 Burnley Borough Council election
2024 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
2018
  Labour Party (UK): 7

  Liberal Democrats (UK): 3

  Conservative Party (UK): 2

  Burnley and Padiham Independent Party: 1

  Green Party of England and Wales: 1

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

  Liberal Democrats (UK): 3

  Burnley and Padiham Independent Party: 3

  Conservative Party (UK): 1

  Green Party of England and Wales: 1

  UK Independence Party: 1
2021
  Labour Party (UK): 5

  Conservative Party (UK): 4

  Green Party of England and Wales: 3

  Liberal Democrats (UK): 2

  Burnley and Padiham Independent Party: 1
2022
  Labour Party (UK): 7

  Liberal Democrats (UK): 3

  Conservative Party (UK): 2

  Green Party of England and Wales: 2

  Liberal Democrats (UK): 3

  Burnley and Padiham Independent Party: 1
2023
  Labour Party (UK): 8

  Conservative Party (UK): 2

  Liberal Democrats (UK): 2

  Green Party of England and Wales: 2

  Burnley and Padiham Independent Party: 1
2024
  Labour Party (UK): 6

  Conservative Party (UK): 3

  Independent: 3

  Liberal Democrats (UK): 2

  Green Party of England and Wales: 1

By-election results

1998-2002

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

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

2002–2006

Hapton with Park By-Election 19 June 2003^[8]
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^[9]^[10]
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

Bank Hall By-Election 5 May 2005^[11]
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

2006–2010

Brunshaw By-Election 15 February 2007^[12]
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^[13]
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

Rosegrove with Lowerhouse By-Election 4 June 2009^[14]
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

2010–2014

Rosegrove with Lowerhouse Ward By-Election 10th March 2011^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Beatrice Foster	521	43.1	+11.8
	BNP	Paul McDevitt	288	23.8	+5.4
	Liberal Democrats	Kate Mottershead	261	21.6	−11.8
	Conservative	Mathew Isherwood	81	6.7	−10.2
	Independent	Andrew Hennessey	58	4.8	+4.8
Majority			233	19.3
Turnout			1,209
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Trinity By-Election 13 September 2012^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Tony Martin	493	49.3	−8.8
	Liberal Democrats	Stephanie Forrest	256	25.6	−5.8
	Conservative	Tom Watson	96	9.6	+9.6
	BNP	Derek Dawson	95	9.5	−1.1
	UKIP	Craig Ramplee	35	3.5	3.5
	National Front	Steven Smith	26	2.6	+2.6
Majority			237	23.7
Turnout			1,001
	Labour hold		Swing

2018-2022

Rosehill with Burnley Wood By-Election 11 April 2019^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Peter McCann	341	37.5	−11.0
	Labour	Andy Devanney	249	27.4	−6.8
	BAPIP	Paula Riley	154	16.9	+16.9
	Conservative	Phil Chamberlain	115	12.6	−0.4
	Green	Victoria Alker	51	5.6	+1.3
Majority			92	10.1
Turnout			910
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

2022-2026

Rosehill with Burnley Wood By-Election 10 November 2022^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Bill Horrocks	372	39.4	+15.8
	Liberal Democrats	Russell Neal	363	38.4	−17.8
	Conservative	Maison McGowan-Doe	123	13.0	−2.1
	Green	Anthony Davis	87	9.2	+4.1
Majority			9	1.0
Turnout			945
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Trinity By-Election 10 November 2022^[19]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Alexander Hall	347	59.5	−4.5
	Labour	Mubashar Lone	163	28.0	+1.0
	Conservative	Susan Nutter	73	12.5	+3.5
Majority			184	1.0
Turnout			583
	Green hold		Swing

References

^ "The Borough of Burnley (Electoral Changes) Order 2001", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2001/2473, retrieved 25 August 2022
^ "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.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Rosegrove with Lowerhouse Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Trinity Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Rosehill with Burnley Wood Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Rosehill with Burnley Wood Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Trinity Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 13 September 2022.

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

External links

Burnley Council

[2001order-1] "The Borough of Burnley (Electoral Changes) Order 2001", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2001/2473, retrieved 25 August 2022

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

[3] The Lancashire (District Boundaries) Order 1986

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

[burnley-5] "Burnley". BBC Online. Retrieved 13 November 2008.

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

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

[relief-8] Carter, Helen (21 June 2003). "Relief in Burnley at narrow BNP defeat". The Guardian. p. 12.

[beaten-9] "BNP are beaten in by-election". Prestwich & Whitefield Guide. 17 October 2003. Retrieved 20 December 2009.^{[permanent dead link]}

[slip-10] "Seats slip from BNP control". BBC News Online. 16 October 2003. Retrieved 20 December 2009.

[bank-11] "Declaration of result poll". Burnley Borough Council. Archived from the original on 15 June 2011. Retrieved 20 December 2009.

[brunshaw-12] "DECLARATION OF RESULT POLL". Burnley.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 15 June 2011. Retrieved 13 November 2008.

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

[rosegrove-14] "Declaration of result poll". Burnley Borough Council. Archived from the original on 15 June 2011. Retrieved 20 December 2009.

[15] "Local Elections Archive Project — Rosegrove with Lowerhouse Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 13 September 2022.

[16] "Local Elections Archive Project — Trinity Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 13 September 2022.

[17] "Local Elections Archive Project — Rosehill with Burnley Wood Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 13 September 2022.

[18] "Local Elections Archive Project — Rosehill with Burnley Wood Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 13 September 2022.

[19] "Local Elections Archive Project — Trinity Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 13 September 2022.

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Rossendale	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023 2024
South Ribble	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023
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See also: Wards Boundary changes