2006 Burnley Borough Council election

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Results of the 2006 Burnley Borough Council election

Elections to Burnley Borough Council in Lancashire, England were held on 4 May 2006. One third of the council was up for election, with by-elections in the Bank Hall and Brunshaw wards. The by-elections followed the resignations of (Bank Hall) Labour councillor Caroline Kavanagh and (Brunshaw) BNP-turned-independent-with-links-to-Labour councillor Maureen Stowe (both last elected in 2003). [1] No party won overall control of the council.

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Long-serving Council and Labour group leader Stuart Caddy and his deputy Peter Kenyon both lost their seats, with Andy Tatchell becoming group leader. Liberal Democrat leader Gordon Birtwistle emerged as the council leader after a coalition formed between the Liberal Democrats and Conservatives. [2]

After the election, the composition of the council was

Election result

Burnley Local Election Result 2006
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Liberal Democrats 861547.036.910,238+7.5
  Labour 505-529.431.38,689-1.8
  Conservative 210111.816.84,664-3.4
  BNP 221111.813.33,693-0.9
  Independent 002-201.7471-1.2

Ward results

Bank Hall (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Gary Frayling 718 27.1
Liberal Democrats Justin Birtwistle 607 22.9
Labour Imtiaz Hussain59922.6
Liberal Democrats Allen Harris52419.8
Conservative Paul Coates2047.7
Majority1114.1
Turnout 265237.3
Labour hold Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing

Briercliffe
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Roger Frost 1,058 68.4 +16.5
Conservative Cosima Towneley30219.5+11.1
Labour Maureen Martin18612.0+0.1
Majority75648.9+24.9
Turnout 154634
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Brunshaw (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Donald Hall 703 21.6
Liberal Democrats John Jones 635 19.5
BNP Anthony Locke60618.6
Labour Mike Nelson52616.1
Liberal Democrats James McNulty45313.9
Conservative Tony Coulson33510.3
Majority682.1
Turnout 325839
Labour hold Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent Swing

Cliviger with Worsthorne
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Heginbotham 1,128 57.6 +19.8
Liberal Democrats Derek James50025.6+2.9
Labour Brenda Lambert32816.8+1.4
Majority62832.1+18.3
Turnout 195645.5
Conservative hold Swing

Coalclough with Deerplay
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Gordon Birtwistle 1,254 83.0 +31.9
Labour Co-op Marcus Johnstone25617.0+1.4
Majority101867.4+37.3
Turnout 151037.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Daneshouse with Stoneyholme
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Zaheer Ahmed 1,079 50.3 +8.7
Liberal Democrats Tahir Narwaz106549.7−4.6
Majority140.7
Turnout 214454.8
Labour hold Swing

Gannow
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BNP Derek Dawson 559 31.7 +2.6
Liberal Democrats Mary McCann46926.6+7.7
Labour Alexander McLachlan48327.4−5.1
Conservative Arthur Coats25214.3−5.2
Majority764.3
Turnout 176340.2
BNP gain from Labour Swing

Gawthorpe
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Frank Cant 507 33.1 −12.0
BNP Scott Atkinson48031.4+31.4
Conservative James Shoesmith27918.2−7.0
Liberal Democrats Denise Embra26517.3+17.3
Majority271.8−13.6
Turnout 153133.8
Labour hold Swing

Hapton with Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BNP David Thomson 622 34.4 +4.8
Labour John Harbour57932.0+3.8
Liberal Democrats Christine Puckett-Gouldin32417.9−10.1
Conservative Alan Marsden28315.7+1.6
Majority432.4+1.1
Turnout 180839.5
BNP gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Lanehead
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Peter McCann 741 41.8 +5.4
Independent Paula Riley47126.6+3.3
Labour Laurence Embley37020.9−7.1
Conservative Joanne Day19110.8−1.4
Majority27015.2+6.8
Turnout 173340.3
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent Swing

Queensgate
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Darren Reynolds 899 53.0 +8.0
Labour Peter Kenyon58334.4−4.1
Conservative Barry Robinson21412.6−3.9
Majority31618.6+12.1
Turnout 169639.8
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing

Rosegrove with Lowerhouse
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Bernard Hill 609 33.2 +33.2
BNP Elaine Kirkby55530.3−6.3
Labour Stuart Caddy54929.9−13.3
Conservative Ian Pool1216.6−13.6
Majority542.9
Turnout 183440.5
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing

Rosehill with Burnley Wood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Jeff Sumner 812 50.2 +30.1
Labour Colette Bailey46628.8−1.9
Conservative David Tierney33921.0+5.3
Majority34621.4
Turnout 161736.7
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing

Trinity
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Baker 428 34.0 −33.4
BNP John Cave41032.5+32.5
Liberal Democrats Michael Baker26621.1+21.1
Conservative George Middleton15612.4−20.1
Majority181.4−33.5
Turnout 126032.1
Labour hold Swing

Whittlefield with Ightenhill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jonathan Gilbert 860 43.1 −4.1
BNP David Shapcott46123.1+23.1
Liberal Democrats Carol Holden34717.4−14.4
Labour Angela Donovan32916.5−4.4
Majority39920.0+4.6
Turnout 199742
Conservative gain from BNP Swing

References

  1. Burnley Express Accessed 2010
  2. Lancashire Telegraph Accessed 2010