2002 Burnley Borough Council election

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Elections to Burnley Borough Council in Lancashire, England were held on 2 May 2002. Due to a reorganisation, most of the electoral wards had boundary changes and some were replaced, only Lanehead and Briercliffe wards where unaffected. Also the number of seats was reduced to 45, resulting that the entire council was up for election. In each ward, voters where required to elect 3 councillors, with first place receiving a full 4-year term, second receiving 2 years and third, a single year. The Labour party retained control of the council.

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After the election, the composition of the council was

Election result

Burnley Local Election Result 2002
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 27270276048.741,327
  Liberal Democrats 880817.717.014,411
  Conservative 44048.98.87,497
  Independent 33036.712.910,924
  BNP 33036.711.89,984
  Socialist Alliance 000000.8738

Ward results

Bank Hall (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Patricia Bennett 1,216 24.3
Labour Barry Guttridge 1,139 22.8
Labour Caroline Kavanagh 1,052 21.1
BNP Joan Dewhurst66313.3
Liberal Democrats Abdul Hamid50310.1
Liberal Democrats Doctor Simba4228.4
Majority
Turnout 4,995

Briercliffe (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Roger Frost 1,302 25.2
Liberal Democrats Margaret Lishman 1,214 23.5
Liberal Democrats Peter McCann 1,058 20.4
Labour Laurence Embley54910.6
Labour John Titherington52610.2
Labour John Hartley52510.1
Majority
Turnout 5,174

Brunshaw (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Donald Hall 1,435 26.4
Labour Lilian Clark 1,312 24.1
Labour David Halsall 1,177 21.7
BNP Simon Bennett91916.9
Independent Cliff Tahir59310.9
Majority
Turnout 5,463

Cliviger with Worsthorne (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Heginbotham 1,032 14.8
BNP David Edwards 898 12.8
Independent Kevin Robinson 817 11.8
Conservative Tony Walker80111.4
Conservative Alan Stewart71110.2
Labour Fiona Burns6949.9
Labour Philip Walsh6939.9
Labour Marguerite Walsh6789.7
Independent Nigel Musker6669.5
Majority
Turnout 6,990

Coalclough with Deerplay (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Gordon Birtwistle 1,335 24.2
Liberal Democrats Charles Bullas 1,117 20.3
Liberal Democrats Patricia Smith 1,043 18.9
BNP Leonard Starr62211.3
Labour Anthony Davis3947.2
Independent Nigel Musker3897.1
Labour Mary Roberts3406.2
Labour Mohammed Baig2654.8
Majority
Turnout 5,505

Daneshouse with Stoneyholme (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mohammad Malik 1,461 20.8
Liberal Democrats Mozaquir Ali 1,336 19.0
Liberal Democrats Manzoor Hussain 1,256 17.9
Labour Saeed Chaudhary93413.3
Labour Shahi Sultan6439.1
Independent Kazmi Hussain4536.4
Liberal Democrats Masood Mirza3685.3
Independent Wendy Leach3434.9
Independent Edward Fisk2303.3
Majority
Turnout 7,024

Gannow (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Michael Rushton 882 16.2
Labour Alice Thornber 842 15.4
BNP Terence Grogan 817 15.0
Labour Patrick Tierney81314.9
Independent Fred Melbourne72613.3
Independent Ian Nelson69012.7
Conservative Jeffrey Pickup5299.7
Socialist Alliance Ian Alderson1512.8
Majority
Turnout 5,450

Gawthorpe (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Frank Cant 1,012 18.7
Labour Gillian Harbour 995 18.4
Labour Linda Gauton 868 16.0
BNP Andrew Kenyon78314.5
Independent Patricia Stinton72313.4
Independent Patricia Lord63511.7
Conservative Laura Dowding3957.3
Majority
Turnout 5,411

Hapton with Park (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kevin Birchall 1,140 21.9
Labour John Harbour 1,095 21.0
Labour Andrew Tatchell 1,043 20.1
BNP John Kenyon72213.9
Independent Steven Gourlay60511.6
Liberal Democrats Mary McCann59611.5
Majority
Turnout 5,201

Lanehead (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Paula Riley 984 18.7
Labour John Cavanagh 978 18.6
Labour Brian Cooper 871 16.5
Liberal Democrats Martin Smith84616.1
BNP Sarah Sherburn83415.9
Labour David Lord74814.2
Majority
Turnout 5,261

Queensgate (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Peter Kenyon 1,164 23.9
Labour Paul Moore 1,075 22.1
Labour Mohammad Najib 1,002 20.5
Liberal Democrats Denise Embra85217.5
BNP David Haworth78116.0
Majority
Turnout 4,874

Rosegrove with Lowerhouse (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Stuart Caddy 841 16.1
Independent Marlene Disley 751 14.4
BNP Carol Hughes 751 14.4
Labour Stephen Reynolds72914.0
Independent Arthur Wilkinson72313.8
Labour Stephen Wolski72113.8
Independent Samuel Holgate70613.5
Majority
Turnout 5,222

Rosehill with Burnley Wood (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Colette Bailey 1,106 18.8
Labour Denis Otter 1,083 18.4
Labour Janice Swainston 1,013 17.3
Independent John Lloyd89015.1
BNP James Cowell81213.8
Conservative David Tierney66011.2
Socialist Alliance Stephen Worden3145.4
Majority
Turnout 5,878

Trinity (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Carole Galbraith 1,022 23.4
Labour Anthony Lambert 914 20.9
Labour Elizabeth Monk 897 20.5
BNP Mark Terrell64314.7
Liberal Democrats William Bennett62614.3
Socialist Alliance Tess McMahon2736.2
Majority
Turnout 4,375

Whittlefield with Ightenhill (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Josephine Challinor 1,166 17.7
Conservative Peter Doyle 1,112 16.9
Conservative Ida Fowler 1,091 16.6
BNP Mark Vickers73911.2
Labour Jean Daiches67010.2
Labour Antony Martin6419.8
Labour Hilary Ward6179.4
Liberal Democrats Paul Wright5378.2
Majority
Turnout 6,573

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