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.
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:
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | 9 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 56.3 | 39.9 | 17059 | +2.6 | |
Labour | 6 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 37.5 | 29.2 | 12493 | +1.4 | |
Conservative | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 6.3 | 20.2 | 8626 | +1.3 | |
BNP | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0.0 | 10.8 | 4619 | -4.1 | |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Gary Frayling | 1,085 | 45.7 | +2.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Manzur Naweed | 858 | 36.2 | -3.8 | |
Conservative | Mathew Isherwood | 430 | 18.1 | -1.5 | |
Majority | 227 | 13.8 | +10.3 | ||
Turnout | 2373 | 54.6 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Roger Barstow Frost | 1,869 | 58.9 | +3.4 | |
Conservative | Susan Nutter | 696 | 21.9 | +8.6 | |
Labour | John Kenyon | 608 | 19.2 | +7.9 | |
Majority | 1173 | 37.0 | +1.4 | ||
Turnout | 3173 | 69.5 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Tony Harrison | 959 | 32.7 | +6.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Allen Harris | 946 | 32.2 | -4.7 | |
BNP | Carme McDevitt | 538 | 18.3 | -4.3 | |
Conservative | Brent Whittham | 492 | 16.8 | +3.1 | |
Majority | 13 | 0.4 | |||
Turnout | 2935 | 59.3 | |||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David Heginbotham | 1,577 | 48.3 | +2.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Margret Brindle | 1101 | 33.7 | +9.7 | |
Labour | Samuel McLachlen | 586 | 18.0 | +7.4 | |
Majority | 476 | 14.6 | -7.0 | ||
Turnout | 3264 | 75.3 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Gordon Birtwistle | 1,474 | 55.8 | -10.8 | |
Labour | Alexander McLachlan | 519 | 19.7 | +4.4 | |
Conservative | Paul Coats | 371 | 14.0 | +14.0 | |
BNP | Christopher Vanns | 278 | 10.5 | -8.6 | |
Majority | 679 | 36.1 | -11.4 | ||
Turnout | 2642 | 64.4 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Shah Hussain | 1,554 | 57.0 | +9.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Tahir Narwaz | 1071 | 39.3 | -13.1 | |
Conservative | Philip Nutter | 101 | 3.7 | +3.7 | |
Majority | 473 | 17.7 | |||
Turnout | 2726 | 69.9 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Neil Mottershead | 891 | 33.4 | -0.3 | |
Labour | Stephen Large | 783 | 29.3 | +5.4 | |
BNP | Derek Dawson | 546 | 20.4 | -8.9 | |
Conservative | Barry Robinson | 450 | 16.9 | +3.8 | |
Majority | 108 | 4.0 | -0.4 | ||
Turnout | 2670 | 60.8 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from BNP | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Frank Cant | 1,056 | 38.2 | -11.8 | |
BNP | Paul McDevitt | 573 | 20.8 | +0.9 | |
Conservative | Philip Clarke | 567 | 20.5 | +1.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Paula Riley | 566 | 20.5 | +9.9 | |
Majority | 483 | 17.5 | -12.6 | ||
Turnout | 2762 | 54.8 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jean Cunningham | 856 | 29.2 | -4.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Sandra Byrne | 793 | 27.1 | +17.8 | |
BNP | John Cave | 708 | 24.1 | -14.5 | |
Conservative | Michelle Lord | 574 | 19.6 | +1.1 | |
Majority | 63 | 2.1 | |||
Turnout | 2931 | 62.3 | |||
Labour gain from BNP | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Peter McCann | 1,352 | 46.7 | -9.4 | |
Labour | Ann Royle | 975 | 33.7 | +10.2 | |
Conservative | Alexander Harrison | 567 | 19.6 | -0.8 | |
Majority | 377 | 13.0 | -19.6 | ||
Turnout | 2894 | 64.5 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Jennifer Knowles | 1,176 | 26.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Darren Reynolds | 1,039 | 23.1 | ||
Labour | Marcus Johnstone | 787 | 17.5 | ||
Labour | Marion Smith | 629 | 14.0 | ||
BNP | John Rowe | 444 | 9.8 | ||
Conservative | Arthur Coats | 430 | 9.5 | ||
Majority | 137 | ||||
Turnout | 4,505 | 37.1 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Julie Johnson | 926 | 33.4 | -6.8 | |
Labour | Joanne Greenwood | 869 | 31.3 | +12.8 | |
BNP | Paul Robinson | 509 | 18.4 | -12.5 | |
Conservative | John Elliott | 469 | 16.9 | +6.6 | |
Majority | 57 | 2.1 | -7.1 | ||
Turnout | 2733 | 33.6 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Jeff Sumner | 1,173 | 43.0 | -9.6 | |
Labour | Paul Campbell | 755 | 27.7 | +2.7 | |
Conservative | David Tierney | 460 | 16.9 | -5.5 | |
BNP | Kyle Winder | 338 | 12.4 | +12.4 | |
Majority | 418 | 15.3 | -16.1 | ||
Turnout | 2726 | 60.9 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Howard Baker | 672 | 34.4 | -6.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Martyn Hurt | 671 | 34.4 | +13.6 | |
Conservative | Jack Picton | 307 | 15.7 | +3.1 | |
BNP | David Shapcott | 301 | 15.5 | -8.7 | |
Majority | 1 | 0.0 | -18.2 | ||
Turnout | 1951 | 51.3 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Tom Porter | 1,153 | 34.0 | +18.5 | |
Conservative | Barrie Bamford | 1135 | 33.5 | -20.8 | |
Labour | Tyrell McGowan | 716 | 21.1 | +7.1 | |
BNP | Joan Shapcott | 384 | 11.4 | -4.9 | |
Majority | 18 | 0.01 | |||
Turnout | 3388 | 70.1 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
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