2010 Burnley Borough Council election

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2010 local election results in Burnley

Elections to Burnley Borough Council in Lancashire, England were held on 6 May 2010. One-third of the council was up for election plus a by-election in the Queensgate ward following the death of Liberal Democrat councillor Bill Bennett (last elected in 2008). The Liberal Democrat party retained overall control of the council.

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As the Liberal Democrat group and council leader Gordon Birtwistle was elected as constituency MP, following the election he was replaced in both these roles by Charlie Briggs. Also a police investigation was launched into voting irregularities in the Daneshouse with Stoneyholme ward. [1]

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Election result

Burnley Local Election Result 2010
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Liberal Democrats 921+156.339.917059+2.6
  Labour 620+237.529.212493+1.4
  Conservative 101-16.320.28626+1.3
  BNP 002-20.010.84619-4.1

Ward results

Bank Hall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Gary Frayling 1,085 45.7 +2.2
Liberal Democrats Manzur Naweed85836.2−3.8
Conservative Mathew Isherwood43018.1−1.5
Majority22713.8+10.3
Turnout 237354.6
Labour hold Swing

Briercliffe
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Roger Barstow Frost 1,869 58.9 +3.4
Conservative Susan Nutter69621.9+8.6
Labour John Kenyon60819.2+7.9
Majority117337.0+1.4
Turnout 317369.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Brunshaw
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Tony Harrison 959 32.7 +6.2
Liberal Democrats Allen Harris94632.2−4.7
BNP Carme McDevitt53818.3−4.3
Conservative Brent Whittham49216.8+3.1
Majority130.4
Turnout 293559.3
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Cliviger with Worsthorne
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Heginbotham 1,577 48.3 +2.7
Liberal Democrats Margret Brindle110133.7+9.7
Labour Samuel McLachlen58618.0+7.4
Majority47614.6−7.0
Turnout 326475.3
Conservative hold Swing

Coal Clough with Deerplay
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Gordon Birtwistle 1,474 55.8 −10.8
Labour Alexander McLachlan51919.7+4.4
Conservative Paul Coats37114.0+14.0
BNP Christopher Vanns27810.5−8.6
Majority67936.1−11.4
Turnout 264264.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Daneshouse with Stoneyholme
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Shah Hussain 1,554 57.0 +9.4
Liberal Democrats Tahir Narwaz107139.3−13.1
Conservative Philip Nutter1013.7+3.7
Majority47317.7
Turnout 272669.9
Labour hold Swing

Gannow
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Neil Mottershead 891 33.4 −0.3
Labour Stephen Large78329.3+5.4
BNP Derek Dawson54620.4−8.9
Conservative Barry Robinson45016.9+3.8
Majority1084.0−0.4
Turnout 267060.8
Liberal Democrats gain from BNP Swing

Gawthorpe
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Frank Cant 1,056 38.2 −11.8
BNP Paul McDevitt57320.8+0.9
Conservative Philip Clarke56720.5+1.0
Liberal Democrats Paula Riley56620.5+9.9
Majority48317.5−12.6
Turnout 276254.8
Labour hold Swing

Hapton with Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jean Cunningham 856 29.2 −4.4
Liberal Democrats Sandra Byrne79327.1+17.8
BNP John Cave70824.1−14.5
Conservative Michelle Lord57419.6+1.1
Majority632.1
Turnout 293162.3
Labour gain from BNP Swing

Lanehead
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Peter McCann 1,352 46.7 −9.4
Labour Ann Royle97533.7+10.2
Conservative Alexander Harrison56719.6−0.8
Majority37713.0−19.6
Turnout 289464.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Queensgate (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Jennifer Knowles 1,176 26.1
Liberal Democrats Darren Reynolds 1,039 23.1
Labour Marcus Johnstone78717.5
Labour Marion Smith62914.0
BNP John Rowe4449.8
Conservative Arthur Coats4309.5
Majority137
Turnout 4,50537.1
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Rosegrove with Lowerhouse
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Julie Johnson 926 33.4 −6.8
Labour Joanne Greenwood86931.3+12.8
BNP Paul Robinson50918.4−12.5
Conservative John Elliott46916.9+6.6
Majority572.1−7.1
Turnout 273333.6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Rosehill with Burnley Wood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Jeff Sumner 1,173 43.0 −9.6
Labour Paul Campbell75527.7+2.7
Conservative David Tierney46016.9−5.5
BNP Kyle Winder33812.4+12.4
Majority41815.3−16.1
Turnout 272660.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Trinity
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Howard Baker 672 34.4 −6.0
Liberal Democrats Martyn Hurt67134.4+13.6
Conservative Jack Picton30715.7+3.1
BNP David Shapcott30115.5−8.7
Majority10.0−18.2
Turnout 195151.3
Labour hold Swing

Whittlefield with Ightenhill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Tom Porter 1,153 34.0 +18.5
Conservative Barrie Bamford113533.5−20.8
Labour Tyrell McGowan71621.1+7.1
BNP Joan Shapcott38411.4−4.9
Majority180.01
Turnout 338870.1
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

References

  1. BBC News Accessed 2010