2016 Burnley Borough Council election

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2016 local election results in Burnley

The 2016 Burnley Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2016 to elect members of Burnley Borough Council in England. [1] This was on the same day as other local elections. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate serving a four-year term of office, expiring in 2020. These seats were last contested in 2012.

Contents

Labour remained in overall control of the council.

State of the Parties

After the election, the composition of the Council was as follows:

Burnley Council composition 2016 Burnley Council 2016.svg
Burnley Council composition 2016
PartySeats  ±  
Labour 27Decrease2.svg3
Liberal Democrat 13Increase2.svg3
Conservative 4Decrease2.svg1
UKIP 1Increase2.svg1

Results

Burnley Borough Council Election, 2016 [2]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 803-353.344.38,873+6.5
  Liberal Democrats 530+333.332.46,481+5.2
  UKIP 110+16.711.52,303-2.8
  Conservative 101-16.76.11,227-12.2
  Green 00000.04.0806+2.2
  TUSC 00000.00.8163+0.4
  BNP 00000.00.8158+0.7

By ward

Bank Hall ward

Bank Hall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Lubna Khan 768 64.8 +12.5
Liberal Democrats Peter Michael Bradley41735.2+11.9
Majority35129.6+1.7
Turnout 1,18529.8
Labour hold Swing

Briercliffe ward

Briercliffe
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Margaret Ann Lishman 764 57.2 +18.1
UKIP Ian Metcalf26119.5-3.0
Labour Syd Khan17613.2-8.7
Conservative Tom Watson997.4-6.3
Green James MacDonald362.7-0.1
Majority50337.6+21.0
Turnout 1,33630.8
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Brunshaw ward

Brunshaw
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Lian Pate 600 48.6 +3.2
UKIP Jamie McGowan45236.6+10.3
Liberal Democrats Sandra Ann Byrne18214.7-1.1
Majority14812.0-7.1
Turnout 1,23426.0
Labour hold Swing

Cliviger with Worsthorne ward

Cliviger with Worsthorne
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Andrew Robert Newhouse 539 35.0 +1.9
Liberal Democrats Kathryn Haworth35823.2-1.0
UKIP Tom Commis34922.6+0.2
Labour 29619.2-1.1
Majority18111.7+2.8
Turnout 1,54236.6
Conservative hold Swing

Coalclough with Deerplay ward

Coalclough with Deerplay
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Bill Brindle 721 65.2 +19.0
Labour Ibrahim Ali29927.0-3.2
Green Anne Whittles867.8+7.8
Majority42238.222.2
Turnout 1,10628.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Daneshouse with Stoneyholme ward

Daneshouse with Stoneyholme
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Saeed Akhtar Chaudhary 1,350 87.7 N/A
Liberal Democrats Mubashir Aftab19012.3N/A
Majority1,16075.3N/A
Turnout 1,54041.1
Labour hold Swing

Daneshouse with Stoneyholme returned a Labour Party (UK) councillor unopposed in 2015.

Gannow ward

Gannow
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Mark Andrew Charles Payne 680 53.0 +8.4
Labour Christine Sollis42733.3-0.7
BNP Christopher Barnett1138.8+8.8
Green Jai Redman634.9+4.9
Majority25319.7+9.2
Turnout 1,28331.2
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing

Gawthorpe ward

Gawthorpe
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Andy Tatchell 809 66.9 +8.6
Liberal Democrats Brendan John Morris40033.1+13.2
Majority40933.8-2.7
Turnout 1,20928.0
Labour hold Swing

Hapton with Park ward

Hapton with Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UKIP Alan Hosker 683 44.4 +24.1
Labour Howard Leigh Hudson60139.1+2.8
Conservative Ivor Christopher Emo17311.2-7.6
Liberal Democrats Leslie Williams815.3-13.7
Majority825.3
Turnout 1,53834.1
UKIP gain from Labour Swing

Lanehead ward

Lanehead
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Asif Raja 792 47.8 +2.1
Liberal Democrats Paula Christine Riley66540.2+19.4
Green Laura Fisk19912.0+12.0
Majority1277.7-17.7
Turnout 1,65637.4
Labour hold Swing

Queensgate ward

Queensgate
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Arif Khan 811 57.4 +6.2
Liberal Democrats Arthur Gordon Lishman43831.0-1.6
TUSC Gavin Hartley16311.5+5.4
Majority37326.4+7.8
Turnout 1,41235.9
Labour hold Swing

Rosegrove with Lowerhouse ward

Rosegrove with Lowerhouse
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Marcus Johnstone 590 49.5 +0.7
UKIP Mark Henry Girven27823.3-4.2
Liberal Democrats Stephanie Forrest22118.6-2.8
Green Ceri Jane Carmichael574.8+1.4
BNP Christopher Vanns453.8+2.0
Majority31226.2+7.9
Turnout 1,19126.4
Labour hold Swing

Rosehill with Burnley Wood ward

Rosehill with Burnley Wood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Christine Eleanor White 625 47.2 +14.5
Labour Paul Campbell58744.3+11.3
Green Georgina Hannah Ormrod1128.5+3.7
Majority382.9+2.6
Turnout 1,32430.9
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing

Trinity ward

Trinity
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Tony Martin 452 49.8 +1.5
Liberal Democrats Stewart Bone23626.0-0.3
Green Andy Fewings21924.1+24.1
Majority21623.8+1.4
Turnout 90724.1
Labour hold Swing

Whittlefield with Ightenhill ward

Whittlefield with Ightenhill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats David Roper 503 32.5 +9.7
Conservative Tony Moores41626.9-6.9
Labour Andy Devanney31620.4-2.6
UKIP Chris Rawson28018.1-2.3
Green Alfie Jones342.2+2.2
Majority875.6-5.2
Turnout 1,54833.5
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

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References

  1. ↑ "Guide to May 2016 elections in Scotland, Wales, England and Northern Ireland". BBC News. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
  2. ↑ "Results 2016". burnley.gov.uk. Burnley Borough Council . Retrieved 7 May 2016.
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