2004 Burnley Borough Council election

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Elections to Burnley Borough Council in Lancashire, England were held on 10 June 2004. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party lost overall control of the council to no overall control.

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After the election, the composition of the council was

Election result

Burnley Local Election Result 2004
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 713-246.733.110,472+3.2
  Liberal Democrats 520233.329.49,315+12.2
  Conservative 210113.320.26,404+10.5
  BNP 11106.714.44,545-26.6
  Independent 001-102.9931-9.3

Ward results

Bank Hall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Barry Guttridge 894 50.2 +3.2
Liberal Democrats Qurban Ali46426.0+26.0
Conservative Paul Coates42423.8+10.8
Majority43024.1+10.6
Turnout 1,782
Labour hold Swing

Briercliffe
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Margaret Lishman 1,197 51.9 +8.6
BNP David Thomson64227.8-16.3
Labour Laurence Embley27411.9-0.7
Conservative Joanne Day1948.4+8.4
Majority55524.0
Turnout 2,307
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Brunshaw
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Halsall 941 44.4 +7.5
BNP Michael Pound51024.0-13.0
Conservative Tony Coulson39518.6+5.2
Liberal Democrats Denise Embra27212.8+12.8
Majority43120.3
Turnout 2,118
Labour hold Swing

Cliviger with Worsthorne
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Michael Tattersall 1,019 37.8 +15.0
BNP David Shapcott64724.0-8.8
Liberal Democrats June Evans48518.0
Labour John Baker41515.4-4.5
Liberal Democrats Catherine Bennett1284.7
Majority37213.8
Turnout 2,694
Conservative gain from BNP Swing

Coalclough with Deerplay
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Charles Bullas 984 51.1 -0.5
BNP Mark Pennington40421.0-13.2
Labour Alex McLachlan30115.6+1.4
Conservative Barry Robinson23812.3+12.3
Majority58030.1+12.7
Turnout 1,927
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Daneshouse with Stoneyholme
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Mozaquir Ali 1,576 54.3 +0.2
Labour Nurul Hoque1,20741.6+26.7
Conservative Luke Townley1214.2+4.2
Majority36912.7-10.4
Turnout 2,904
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Gannow
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mark Townsend 650 32.5 -1.8
BNP John Cave58329.1-9.5
Conservative Jeffrey Pickup39019.5+7.8
Liberal Democrats Mary McCann37918.9+3.5
Majority673.3
Turnout 2,002
Labour hold Swing

Gawthorpe
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Andy Tatchell 812 45.1 +1.3
Liberal Democrats Paul Smith53529.7+29.7
Conservative Laura Dowding45525.2+9.2
Majority27715.4+11.7
Turnout 1,802
Labour hold Swing

Hapton with Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BNP Sharon Wilkinson 615 29.6 -9.4
Labour John Harbour58728.2-6.2
Liberal Democrats Norman Mitchell58328.0+28.0
Conservative Alan Marsden29414.1+6.3
Majority281.3-3.2
Turnout 2,079
BNP gain from Labour Swing

Lanehead
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Ian Stanworth 769 36.4 +17.9
Labour Julie Cooper59228.0-3.7
Independent Ann Royle49323.3+7.5
Conservative Arthur Coates25912.2+12.2
Majority1778.4
Turnout 2,113
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing

Queensgate
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Bill Bennett 900 45.0 +27.8
Labour Paul Moore77038.5-2.7
Conservative Ian Pool33016.5+16.5
Majority1306.5
Turnout 2,000
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing

Rosegrove with Lowerhouse
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Lilian Clark 827 43.2 +8.8
BNP Derek Dawson70136.6+36.6
Conservative Barry Elliott38720.2+11.9
Majority1266.6
Turnout 1,915
Labour gain from Independent Swing

Rosehill with Burnley Wood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Denis Otter 649 30.7 -5.9
BNP Gregory Marshall44321.0-13.2
Liberal Democrats Peter Holden43520.1+4.7
Conservative David Tierney33215.7+2.0
Independent James Cowell25211.9+11.9
Majority2069.7+7.3
Turnout 2,111
Labour hold Swing

Trinity
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Tony Lambert 984 67.4 +25.8
Conservative George Middleton47532.5+32.5
Majority50934.9+27.5
Turnout 1,459
Labour hold Swing

Whittlefield with Ightenhill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Doyle 1,091 47.2
Liberal Democrats Christopher Robinson73631.8
Labour Tony Martin48420.9
Majority35515.4
Turnout 2,311
Conservative hold Swing

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