Burnley Borough Council elections

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]

Political control

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

Party in control	Years
Labour	1973–2000
No overall control	2000–2001
Labour	2001–2004
No overall control	2004–2008
Liberal Democrats	2008–2010
No overall control	2010–2012
Labour	2012 – present

Council elections

Burnley Borough Council election, 1973
Burnley Borough Council election, 1976 (New ward boundaries)^[3]
Burnley Borough Council election, 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 (Borough boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)^[4]
Burnley Borough Council election, 1988
Burnley Borough Council election, 1990
Burnley Borough Council election, 1991 (New ward boundaries)^[5]
Burnley Borough Council election, 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 (New ward boundaries reduced the number of seats by 3)^[6]^[7]^[8]
Burnley Borough Council election, 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

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 Democrat		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 Democrat	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 Democrat gain from Labour		Swing

Lanehead By-Election 16 October 2003^[10]^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrat	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 Democrat 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 Democrat	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 Democrat	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 Democrat 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 Democrat	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 Democrat		Swing

2009–2013

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

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

Trinity By-Election 13 September 2012^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Tony Martin	493	49.25
	BNP	Derek Dawson	95	9.6
	Liberal Democrat	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. Retrieved 2010-03-17.
↑ "Burnley". BBC News Online. 2008-04-19. Retrieved 2009-12-20.
↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Burnley (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976. Retrieved on 19 November 2015.
↑ The Lancashire (District Boundaries) Order 1986
↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Burnley (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1990. Retrieved on 4 November 2015.
↑ "Burnley". BBC Online. Retrieved 2008-11-13.
↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Burnley (Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Burnley (Electoral Changes) (Amendment) Order 2002. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
↑ Carter, Helen (2003-06-21). "Relief in Burnley at narrow BNP defeat". The Guardian. p. 12. |access-date= requires |url= (help)
↑ "BNP are beaten in by-election". Prestwich & Whitefield Guide. 2003-10-17. Retrieved 2009-12-20.
↑ "Seats slip from BNP control". BBC News Online. 2003-10-16. Retrieved 2009-12-20.
↑ "Declaration of result poll". Burnley Borough Council. Retrieved 2009-12-20.
↑ "DECLARATION OF RESULT POLL". Burnley.gov.uk. Retrieved 2008-11-13.
↑ "DECLARATION OF RESULT POLL". Burnley.gov.uk. Retrieved 2008-11-13.
↑ "Declaration of result poll". Burnley Borough Council. Retrieved 2009-12-20.
↑ http://www.burnley.gov.uk/site/scripts/documents_info.php?documentID=1133&categoryID=362&pageNumber=2[]
↑ http://www.burnley.gov.uk/site/scripts/documents_info.php?documentID=1209&categoryID=362&pageNumber=8[]

By-election results

External links

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Council elections in Lancashire

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Blackburn with Darwen	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1997 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016

Blackpool	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1997 2000 2003 2007 2011 2015

Burnley	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

Chorley	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

Fylde	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

Hyndburn	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

Lancaster	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

Pendle	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

Preston	1945 1946 1947 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1973 1975 1976 1978 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

Ribble Valley	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

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

South Ribble	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

West Lancashire	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

Wyre	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

See also: Wards Boundary changes

Culture and infrastructure of the Borough of Burnley

Transport

Burnley bus station East Lancashire Line The Witch Way Transdev in Burnley & Pendle Transdev Northern Blue

Railway stations	Burnley Barracks Burnley Central Burnley Manchester Road Hapton Rose Grove

Disused stations	Padiham Holme Towneley

Roads	A56 A671 A678 M65

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