2012 Burnley Borough Council election

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2012 local election results in Burnley

Elections to Burnley Borough Council in Lancashire, England were held on 3 May 2012. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party regained control of the council, with Julie Cooper becoming council leader. Also the last remaining British National Party councillor, Sharon Wilkinson, lost the Hapton with Park seat, a decade since the far-right group were first elected to the council [1]

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After the election, the composition of the council was

Election result

Burnley election result 2012
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 1180+873.3352.711,362+6.0
  Liberal Democrats 207-713.3333.57224+0.9
  Conservative 200013.335.61209-8.6
  BNP 001-105.31151-0.6
  UKIP 000002.9633+2.9

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Ward Results

Bank Hall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Julie Cooper 1,011 80.4 +2.9
Liberal Democrats Trevor Kirkham24619.6-2.9
Majority76560.9+5.9
Turnout 125729.1
Labour hold Swing
Briercliffe
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Margaret Lishman 768 57.2 +2.2
Labour Brian Cooper42431.6+3.5
Conservative Susan Nutter15111.2-5.7
Majority34425.6-1.2
Turnout 134329.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Brunshaw
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Lian Pate 863 66.4 +4.5
Liberal Democrats Linda White43633.6+12.3
Majority42732.9-7.6
Turnout 129926.6
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Cliviger with Worsthorne
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Andrew Newhouse 456 29.2 -17.7
Liberal Democrats Paula Riley44128.3+1.4
Labour Brian Tomlinson36523.4-2.8
UKIP Tom Commis29819.1+19.1
Majority151.0-19.0
Turnout 156036.3
Conservative hold Swing
Coalclough with Deerplay
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Charles Bullas 718 60.7 +13.4
Labour Samuel McLachlan46439.3+8.7
Majority25421.5+4.9
Turnout 118229.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Daneshouse with Stoneyholme
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Saeed Akhtar Chaudhary 1,571 66.1 -9.6
Liberal Democrats Mohammed Abdul Malik80533.9+9.6
Majority76632.2-19.2
Turnout 237661.5
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Gannow
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Betsy Stringer 710 53.7 +18.3
Liberal Democrats Justin Birtwistle47435.9-5.6
BNP Derek Dawson13710.4-1.5
Majority23617.9
Turnout 132130.3
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Gawthorpe
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Andy Tatchell 930 73.0 +13.2
Liberal Democrats David Carter15211.9-9.3
BNP John Cave19215.1-3.9
Majority73857.9+19.3
Turnout 127426.9
Labour hold Swing
Hapton with Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jonathan Barker 724 52.1 -7.1
BNP Sharon Wilkinson42330.4+9.6
Liberal Democrats Stuart Leyland24317.5+5.5
Majority30121.7-6.7
Turnout 139030.1
Labour gain from BNP Swing
Lanehead
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Stephen Large 831 51.9 +8.7
Liberal Democrats Bill Brindle46328.9-7.8
UKIP Michael Gerard McHugh18411.5+11.5
Conservative Philip Nutter1247.7-4.6
Majority36823.0+16.4
Turnout 160236.0
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Queensgate
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Arif Khan 996 59.3 +9.9
Liberal Democrats Martyn Hurt68540.7-9.9
Majority31118.5
Turnout 168139.2
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Rosegrove with Lowerhouse
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Marcus Johnstone 719 53.9 +12.1
Liberal Democrats Lynne Briggs46434.8+2.8
BNP Paul McDevitt15011.3-4.2
Majority25519.1+9.2
Turnout 133327.6
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Rosehill with Burnley Wood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Paul Campbell 725 49.6 +8.7
Liberal Democrats Karen Patricia Heseltine58640.1-8.3
UKIP Craig James Ramplee15110.3+10.3
Majority1399.5
Turnout 146232.5
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Trinity
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Tony Lambert 558 58.0 +1.4
Liberal Democrats Stephanie Forrest30231.4+10.7
BNP John Rowe10210.6-0.3
Majority25626.6-9.1
Turnout 96223.8
Labour hold Swing
Whittlefield with Ightenhill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mathew Isherwood 478 31.1 -11.3
Labour Janice Swainston47130.6+1.3
Liberal Democrats Kathryn Haworth44128.7+0.4
BNP Christopher Vanns1479.6+9.6
Majority70.5-12.6
Turnout 153731.9
Conservative hold Swing

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References

  1. ↑ "Live election results: Burnley". Lancashire Telegraph. Newsquest Media Group. 2 May 2012. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
  2. ↑ "Burnley Borough Council - Results for Bank Hall". www.burnley.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 2 September 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
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