2011 Burnley Borough Council election

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Elections to Burnley Borough Council in Lancashire, England were held on 5 May 2011. One third of the council was up for election and no party won overall control of the council. Arif Khan, the incumbent in the Queensgate ward, defected form the Lib Dems to Labour in October 2010, citing disillusionment with the party’s performance since the general election. [1] The councils only independent, John Jones (former Lib Dem), the incumbent in the Brunshaw ward, did not stand for re-election.

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After the election, the composition of the council was

Election result

Burnley Local Election Result 2011
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 830353.446.712,166+17.5
  Liberal Democrats 501-133.332.68,490-7.3
  Conservative 200013.314.23,684-6.0
  BNP 001-10.05.91,549-4.9
  UKIP 000000.5145+0.5
  Independent 001-100.000

Ward results

Bank Hall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Field 1,157 77.5 +31.8
Liberal Democrats Arthur Gordon Lisman33622.5-13.7
Majority82155.0+41.2
Turnout 1,49335.2
Labour hold Swing

Briercliffe
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Anne Kelly 1,004 55.0 -3.9
Labour Brian Cooper51428.1+8.9
Conservative Susan Nutter30816.9-5.0
Majority49026.8-10.2
Turnout 1,82640.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Brunshaw
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mark Townsend 1,090 61.9 +29.2
Liberal Democrats Kathryn Howarth37621.3-10.9
Conservative Alex Harrison29616.8+0.0
Majority71440.5+40.1
Turnout 1,76236.0
Labour gain from Independent Swing

Cliviger with Worsthorne
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Cosima Towneley 993 46.9 -1.4
Liberal Democrats Paula Riley57026.9-6.8
Labour Tony Martin55626.2+8.2
Majority42320.0+5.4
Turnout 2,11947.7
Conservative hold Swing

Coalclough with Deerplay
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Margaret Brindle 750 47.3 -8.5
Labour Alex McClachlan48630.6+10.9
Conservative Anthony Jackson20913.2-0.8
BNP Angela Vanns1428.9-1.6
Majority24616.6-19.5
Turnout 1,58738.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Daneshouse with Stoneyholme
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Wajid Khan 1,694 75.7 +18.7
Liberal Democrats Abdul Rakib54424.3-15.0
Majority115051.4+33.7
Turnout 2,23858.9
Labour hold Swing

Gannow
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Charlie Briggs 650 41.5 +8.1
Labour Stephen Large55535.4+6.1
BNP David Shapcott18611.9-8.5
Conservative Barry Robinson17611.2-5.7
Majority956.1+2.1
Turnout 1,56735.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Gawthorpe
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Harbour 962 59.8 +21.6
Liberal Democrats David Matthew Carter34121.2+0.9
BNP Paul Robinson30519.0-1.8
Majority62138.6+21.1
Turnout 1,60834.4
Labour hold Swing

Hapton with Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Joanne Greenwood 871 49.2 +20.0
BNP Derek Dawson36920.8-3.3
Conservative Victoria Taylor32318.3-1.3
Liberal Democrats Claire McCann20711.7-15.4
Majority50228.4+24.2
Turnout 1,77037.9
Labour gain from BNP Swing

Lanehead
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ann Royle 797 43.2 +9.5
Liberal Democrats Martin Smith67636.6-10.1
Conservative Paul Coats22812.3-7.2
UKIP Michael McHugh1457.9+7.9
Majority1216.6
Turnout 1,84641.1
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Queensgate
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Janet Brown 918 50.6 +1.4
Labour Arif Khan89549.4+17.9
Majority231.3
Turnout 1,81343.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Rosegrove with Lowerhouse
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Shephen Paul Reynolds 643 41.8 +10.5
Liberal Democrats Kate Mottershead49132.0-1.4
BNP Paul McDevitt23815.5-2.9
Conservative Mathew Isherwood16410.7-6.2
Majority1529.9
Turnout 1,53631.8
Labour hold Swing

Rosehill with Burnley Wood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Tracy Kennedy 817 48.4 +5.4
Labour Paul Campbell69140.9+13.2
BNP Christopher Vanns18010.7-1.7
Majority1267.5-7.8
Turnout 1,68838.1
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Trinity
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Elizabeth Monk 669 56.6 +22.2
Liberal Democrats Martyn Hurt24620.7-13.7
Conservative Thomas Picton14011.8-3.9
BNP Christopher John Vanns12910.9-4.6
Majority42335.7+35.7
Turnout 1,14830
Labour hold Swing

Whittlefield with Ightenhill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ida Carmichael 847 42.4 +8.9
Labour Nicolas Madden58629.3+8.2
Liberal Democrats Debbie Porter56428.3-5.7
Majority26113.1
Turnout 1,99741.6
Conservative hold Swing

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  1. ↑ "Councillor defects to Labour" . Retrieved 7 May 2011.
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