2007 Burnley Borough Council election

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Results of the 2007 Burnley Borough Council election

Elections to Burnley Borough Council in Lancashire, England were held on 3 May 2007. One third of the council was up for election and no party won overall control of the council. The winner of the Rosegrove with Lowerhouse ward had to be drawn by lot after the Labour and BNP candidates received an identical number of votes. Sam Holgate, the incumbent in the Rosegrove with Lowerhouse ward joined the Lib Dems in September 2006, being previously elected as an Independent.

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After the election, the composition of the council was:

Election result

Burnley local election result 2007
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Liberal Democrats 732+146.734.28,359-2.7
  Labour 521+133.327.36,706-4.0
  Conservative 210+113.315.43,779-1.4
  BNP 103-36.717.54,286+4.2
  England First 00000.03.1770+3.1
  Green 00000.00.384+0.3
  Independent 00000.02.2546+0.5

Ward results

Bank Hall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Imtiaz Hussain 699 46.9 −3.1
Liberal Democrats Justin Birtwistle60840.8−1.9
Conservative Paul Coates18412.3+4.6
Majority 916.1
Turnout 1,49135.9
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Briercliffe
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Anne Kelly 1,074 58.7 −9.7
BNP Patricia Thomson51528.1+28.1
Labour Brian Fenn18510.1−1.5
Conservative Peter Raistrick1156.3−13.2
Majority 55930.5−18.4
Turnout 1,83439.8
Liberal Democrats gain from BNP Swing

Brunshaw
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats John Jones 680 38.1 +4.7
Labour Karen Baker49928.0−9.7
BNP Paul McDevitt46726.2+7.6
Conservative Tony Coulson1397.7−2.6
Majority 18110.1
Turnout 1,78535.8
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Cliviger with Worsthorne
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Cosima Towneley 840 38.0 −19.6
England First Steven Smith37216.8+16.8
BNP David Shapcott26011.8+11.8
Labour Brenda Lambert22510.2−6.6
Independent Paula Riley2169.8+9.8
Liberal Democrats Michael McHugh2139.6−16.0
Green Richard Wyatt843.8+3.8
Majority 46821.2−10.9
Turnout 2,21050.2
Conservative gain from BNP Swing

Coalclough with Deerplay
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Maureen McCaffrey 1,055 79.9 −3.1
Labour Angela Donovan26520.1+3.1
Majority 79059.8−7.6
Turnout 1,32033.1
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Daneshouse with Stoneyholme
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Wajid Khan 1,405 60.0 +9.7
Liberal Democrats Qurban Ali93540.0−9.7
Majority 47020.0+19.3
Turnout 2,34059.1
Labour hold Swing

Gannow
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Charlie Briggs 560 33.0 +6.4
BNP Carol Hughes48428.5−3.2
Labour Peter Kenyon44626.3−1.1
Conservative Sharon Everitt20912.2−2.2
Majority 764.5
Turnout 1,69939.0
Liberal Democrats gain from BNP Swing

Gawthorpe
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Harbour 854 53.1 +20.0
BNP Scott Atkinson40525.2−6.2
Conservative Barry Robinson20112.5−5.7
Liberal Democrats Denise Embra1499.2−8.1
Majority 44927.9+25.9
Turnout 1,60934.8
Labour hold Swing

Hapton with Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BNP Len Starr 674 37.7 +3.3
Labour Jean Cunningham54430.4−1.6
Liberal Democrats William Brindle29916.7−1.2
Conservative Alan Marsden27115.1−0.6
Majority 1307.3+4.9
Turnout 1,78837.5
BNP hold Swing

Lanehead
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Martin Smith 693 42.6 +0.8
Labour Peter Marland39824.5+3.5
Independent Anne Royle33020.3+6.3
Conservative Michael Raistrick20412.6+1.8
Majority 29518.2+3.0
Turnout 1,62536.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Queensgate
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Arif Khan 489 31.5 −21.5
Labour Laurence Embley43227.8−6.6
England First Simon Bennett39825.6+25.6
Conservative Arthur Coats23315.1+2.5
Majority 573.7−14.9
Turnout 1,55236.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Rosegrove with Lowerhouse
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Paul Reynolds 489 30.7 +0.8
BNP John Rowe48930.7+0.4
Liberal Democrats Sam Holgate45228.3−4.9
Conservative Ian Pool16410.3+3.7
Majority 00.0
Turnout 1,59433.7
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Rosehill with Burnley Wood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Francis Ashworth 564 35.5 −14.7
Labour Janice Swainston46229.0+0.2
BNP Elaine Kirby30018.9+18.9
Conservative David Tierney26416.6−4.4
Majority 1026.4−15.0
Turnout 1,59035.9
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing

Trinity
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Elizabeth Monk 514 39.8 +5.8
BNP John Cave36928.6−3.9
Liberal Democrats Martyn Hurt31124.1+3.0
Conservative Thomas Picton967.5−4.9
Majority 14511.2+9.8
Turnout 1,29032.7
Labour hold Swing

Whittlefield with Ightenhill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ida Carmichael 1,060 53.5 +10.4
BNP Joan Shapcott32316.3−6.8
Labour Alex Mclachlan32216.2−0.3
Liberal Democrats Bernie Kyriacou27714.0−3.4
Majority 73737.2+20.6
Turnout 1,98240.9
Conservative hold Swing

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