2003 Burnley Borough Council election

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2003 local election results in Burnley

Elections to Burnley Borough Council in Lancashire, England were held on 1 May 2003. One third of the council was up for election with a by-election in the Whittlefield with Ightenhill ward. The British National Party won the popular vote and gained the most seats, although the Labour Party retained overall control of the council.

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After the election, the composition of the council was:

Election result

Burnley Local Election Result 2003
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  BNP 761+543.730.58,543+18.7
  Labour 503-331.229.98,387-18.8
  Liberal Democrats 201-112.517.24,824+0.2
  Independent 11106.312.23,431-0.7
  Conservative 101-16.39.72,730+1.1
  Socialist Alliance 000000.5134-0.3

Ward results

Bank Hall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Caroline Kavanagh 708 47.0 -21.2
BNP Mark Halstead50533.6+20.3
Conservative Paul Coates19613.0+13.0
Socialist Alliance Avril Hesson966.4+6.4
Majority20313.5
Turnout 1505
Labour hold Swing

Briercliffe
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BNP Patricia Thomson 877 44.1 +44.1
Liberal Democrats Peter McCann86243.3-25.8
Labour Angela Healey25012.6-18.3
Majority150.8
Turnout 1989
BNP gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Brunshaw
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BNP Maureen Stowe 715 37.0 +20.1
Labour David Halsall71236.9-35.3
Conservative Anita Walker25913.4+13.4
Independent Cliff Tahir24512.7+1.8
Majority30.1
Turnout 1931
BNP gain from Labour Swing

Cliviger with Worsthorne
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BNP Brian Turner 795 32.8 +20.0
Conservative Tony Walker55122.8-13.6
Labour Philip Walsh48319.9-9.6
Independent Kevin Robinson46519.2+7.4
Liberal Democrats Catherine Bennett1285.3+5.3
Majority24410.1
Turnout 2422
BNP gain from Independent Swing

Coalclough with Deerplay
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Philip Horrocks 803 51.6 -11.8
BNP Mark Pennington53234.2+22.9
Labour Antony Martin22214.2-4.0
Majority27117.4
Turnout 1557
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Daneshouse with Stoneyholme
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Manzoor Hussain 1,286 54.1 +11.9
Independent Imtiaz Hussain73631.0+16.4
Labour Anthony Harrison35314.9-28.3
Majority55023.1
Turnout 2374
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Gannow
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BNP Carol Hughes 687 38.6 +23.6
Labour Patrick Tierney61134.3-12.2
Liberal Democrats Mary Jane McCann27415.4+15.4
Conservative Jeffrey Pickup20911.7+2.0
Majority764.3
Turnout 1781
BNP hold Swing

Gawthorpe
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Linda Gauton 777 43.8 -9.3
BNP Andrew Kenyon71240.2+25.7
Conservative Laura Dowding28416.0+8.7
Majority653.7
Turnout 1773
Labour hold Swing

Hapton with Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BNP Len Starr 661 39.0 +25.1
Labour Andrew Tatchell58434.4-28.6
Independent Patricia Stinton31918.8+7.2
Conservative Alan Marsden1327.8+7.8
Majority774.5
Turnout 1696
BNP gain from Labour Swing

Lanehead
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BNP Luke Smith 668 34.0 +18.1
Labour Brian Cooper62331.7-17.6
Liberal Democrats Martin Smith36518.5+2.4
Independent Anthony Doyle31115.8-2.9
Majority452.3
Turnout 1967
BNP gain from Labour Swing

Queensgate
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mohammad Najib 764 41.2 -25.3
BNP Rauth McGuinness61233.0+17.0
Liberal Democrats Denise Embra31917.2-0.3
Independent Ian Nelson1608.6+8.6
Majority1528.2
Turnout 1855
Labour hold Swing

Rosegrove with Lowerhouse
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Sam Holgate 618 43.7 +2.0
Labour Michael Nelson48734.4-9.5
Liberal Democrats Paul Smith19213.6+13.6
Conservative Barry Robinson1188.3+8.3
Majority1319.3
Turnout 1415
Independent gain from BNP Swing

Rosehill with Burnley Wood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Janice Swainston 679 36.6 -17.9
BNP James Cowell63434.2+20.4
Liberal Democrats Christopher Robinson28515.4+15.4
Conservative David Tierney25513.7+2.5
Majority452.4
Turnout 1853
Labour hold Swing

Trinity
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Elizabeth Monk 598 41.6 -23.2
BNP Simon Haworth49134.2+19.5
Liberal Democrats William Bennett31021.6+7.3
Socialist Alliance Stephen Worden382.6-3.6
Majority1077.4
Turnout 1437
Labour hold Swing

Whittlefield with Ightenhill (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ida Carmichael 726 21.8
BNP Barry Birks 654 19.7
Independent Jean Steward57717.3
Labour Ian Townsend53616.1
Conservative Alan Stewart43618.1
Labour Hilary Ward39812.0
Majority
Turnout 3327
Conservative hold Swing
BNP gain from Conservative Swing

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