2015 Hyndburn Borough Council election

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2015 Hyndburn Borough Council election
  2014 7 May 2015 2016  

12 of 35 seats to Hyndburn Borough Council
18 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
 
LeaderMiles ParkinsonPeter Britcliffe
Party Labour Conservative
Leader's seatAlthamSt Andrew's
Seats before238
Seats won258
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 2Steady2.svg

 Third partyFourth party
 
LeaderPaul Thompson
Party UKIP Independent
Leader's seatSt Oswald's
Seats before22
Seats won20
Seat changeSteady2.svgDecrease2.svg 2

Hyndburn UK local election 2015 map.svg
2015 local election results in Hyndburn
   Labour
  Not contested

A by-thirds Hyndburn Borough Council local election took place on 7 May 2015. [1] Approximately one third of the second tier council's 35 seats fell up for election, and the General Election was held on the same day.

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Background

Before the election Labour had a majority of 23 councillors, Conservatives had 8 councillors, while Independent (politician) had 2 councillors and UKIP had 2 councillors.

Labour, Conservative and UKIP candidates contested for every ward, Green candidates only contested for five-wards and just one Independent candidate contested in the Church-ward.

Local Election result

The majority grouping of councillors was as the headline result of the election reinforced by two-seats, with independent councillors having lost their two (undefended) seats, and with no change to Conservative seats and where Ukip failed to gain any more seats:

After the election, the composition of the council was -

Hyndburn Local Election Result 2015 - electorate 48,101 (over just 12 wards) - with 62.53% turnout
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 920275.042.3212,7272,554
  Conservative 300025.031.989,6181,686
  UKIP 0000023.847,169N/A
  Green 000001.16349N/A
  Independent 002-200.1545-1,594
  Spoilt Ballots ............0.00.56168N/A

Reference: 2011 Hyndburn Borough Council election

NB: One of the previous 23 Labour council seats, in the uncontested-Spring Hill-ward held by Councillor Pam Barton, became 'vacant' when she died on 5 May. Councillor Barton was previously elected to the Spring Hill ward in the 2014 Local Borough Council election. The subsequent by-election date for this Spring Hill council seat was set for 9 July, following the death of former Mayor Pam Barton.

The four (out of 16) Hyndburn Local Borough Council ward seats that were not up for re election in 2015 included the following wards, Netherton in Gt. Harwood, Peel and Spring Hill in Accrington, plus St. Andrews in Oswaldtwistle.

Previous Councillors who were Standing-Down in this election included - John Broadley (Lab) (Church), Nick Collingridge (Ind.) (Clayton-le-Moors), Dave Parkins (Ind.) (Huncoat) and Brian Roberts (Cons) (St. Oswalds).

Ward by ward

Altham

Altham - electorate 4,107
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Miles Parkinson1,16447.30-18.47
UKIP Lee Entwistle59424.14N/A
Conservative Stacey Melling58523.77-10.46
Green John Patrick Bolam1034.19N/A
...spoilt votes15...
Majority57023.16N/A
Turnout 2,46159.92
Labour hold Swing

Barnfield

Barnfield - electorate 3,396
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour June Lillian Mary Harrison93845.38-5.6
Conservative Jean Hurn69133.43-10.4
UKIP Walter Brown42520.56N/A
...spoilt votes13...
Majority24711.95N/A
Turnout 2,06760.87
Labour hold Swing

Baxenden

Baxenden - electorate 3,333
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Kath Pratt1,04444.11-13.33
Labour David Hartley73631.10-11.46
UKIP Stewart Ian Scott51521.76N/A
Green Kerry Gormley622.62N/A
...spoilt votes10...
Majority30813.01N/A
Turnout 2,36771.02
Conservative hold Swing

Central

Central - electorate 3,744
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mohammad Ayub1,56365.81-5.9
Conservative Mohammed Saleem51621.73-2.62
UKIP Christopher Bret Matthew2249.435.49
Independent Aqeel Afzal451.89N/A
...spoilt votes27...
Majority104744.08N/A
Turnout 2,37563.43
Labour hold Swing

Church

Church - electorate 3,505
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Loraine Ann Cox1,02956.17-9.95
UKIP Dayle Taylor45624.89N/A
Conservative Marion Raynor33818.45-15.43
...spoilt votes9...
Majority57331.28N/A
Turnout 1,83252.27
Labour hold Swing

Clayton-le-Moors

Clayton-le-Moors - electorate 3,683
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Melissa Margaret Fisher95141.735.7
Conservative Stephen Brierley77634.056.36
UKIP Liam Finbar Clark53523.48N/A
...spoilt votes17...
Majority1757.68N/A
Turnout 2,27961.88
Labour gain from Independent Swing

Huncoat

Huncoat - electorate 3,652
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Eamonn Higgins93338.9925.03
Conservative Nick Whittaker80933.8111.41
UKIP Janet Brown53922.52N/A
Green David Samuel Joseph Daly1064.43N/A
...spoilt votes6...
Majority1245.18N/A
Turnout 2,39365.53
Labour gain from Independent Swing

Immanuel

Immanuel - electorate 3,613
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Judith Helen Addison98643.0-11.57
Labour Colette McCormack70630.79-14.64
UKIP Mark Anthony Taylor51622.50N/A
Green Simon Nicholas Woods783.40N/A
...spoilt votes7...
Majority28012.21N/A
Turnout 2,29363.47
Conservative hold Swing

Milnshaw

Milnshaw - electorate 3,587
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Paul Ian Cox1,17953.408.03
Conservative Roger Jepson54224.550.78
UKIP John Errol Taylor47421.47N/A
...spoilt votes13...
Majority63728.85N/A
Turnout 2,20861.56
Labour hold Swing

Overton

Overton - electorate 5,073
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Gareth Molineux1,13234.22-10.12
Conservative Patrick McGinley1,09333.04-0.17
UKIP Ian Robinson90027.21N/A
Green Joan Elizabeth West1644.96N/A
...spoilt votes19...
Majority391.18N/A
Turnout 3,30865.21
Labour hold Swing

Rishton

Rishton - electorate 5,255
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Clare Andrea Cleary1,39142.33-9.95
Conservative John Frank Bargh97129.55-18.17
UKIP David George Dowling90427.51N/A
...spoilt votes20...
Majority42012.78N/A
Turnout 3,28662.53
Labour hold Swing

St. Oswald's

St. Oswald's - electorate 5,153
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Lisa Allen1,26737.59-15.85
UKIP Kenneth Edward Smith1,08732.25N/A
Labour Susan Joy Young1,00529.81-16.75
...spoilt votes12...
Majority1805.34N/A
Turnout 3,37165.42
Conservative hold Swing

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References

  1. "Upcoming elections & referendums". The Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2015.