2018 Hyndburn Borough Council election

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2018 Hyndburn Borough Council election
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11 of 35 seats to Hyndburn Borough Council
18 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
LeaderMiles ParkinsonTony DobsonPaul Thompson
Party Labour Conservative UKIP
Leader's seatAlthamBarnfieldSt Oswald's
Seats before2672
Seats won2690
Seat changeSteady2.svgIncrease2.svg 2Decrease2.svg 2
Hyndburn UK local election 2018 map.svg
2018 local election results in Hyndburn
   Labour
   Conservative
  Not contested

A by-thirds Hyndburn Borough Council local election, was held on Thursday 3 May 2018. Approximately one third of the local council's 35 seats fall up for election on that day. [1] [2]

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Background

Before the election Labour had a majority of 26 councillors, Conservatives had 7 councillors, while UKIP 'formerly' had 2 councillors, who have since resigned from that party and had both reverted to become Independents and where one of those seats had been left Vacated, following the death of that councillor.

Council composition

Prior to the election the composition of the council was:

Both Labour and Conservatives candidates challenged every ward, with Labour defending 7 existing seats, and Conservatives defending only 2 existing seats.

No candidates stood as potential UKIP councillors, in any Hyndburn ward, but as Independents instead, across only 5 wards.

Only one candidate stood as a potential Green Party councillor, in Great Harwood's Overton ward.

Local election result

The majority grouping of councillors was as the headline result of the election, unchanged with Labour retaining an overall 26-seat majority, but with Conservatives increasing their numbers by 2-seats, as UKIP lost their 2-seats.

After the election, the composition of the council's 35 seats was -

Hyndburn Local Election Result 2018 - electorate 41,980 (over just 11 wards) - with 33.74% turnout
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 71-1063.64%52.87%7,488+794
  Conservative 42-0236.36%36.89%5,225+1,028
  Independent 00000%8.69%1,231+748
  Green 00000%0.99%140-87
  UKIP 00-2-20%0%0-4,990
  Spoilt Ballots 00000%-78-66

NB: Five (of the 16) Council wards, where seats were NOT up for re-election in 2018, included the following wards - Altham, Baxenden and Church, plus Barnfield and Central in Accrington.

The St Oswalds ward seat, formerly held by UKIP Councillor Paul Thompson since 2014, and following his Death in October 2017, was left vacated without a by election called.

Previous Councillors who were Standing-Down in this election included - Bernard Dawson (Lab) (Huncoat), Julie Livesey (Con) (Immanuel) and Peter Britcliffe (Con) (St. Andrew’s).

Ward results

Clayton-le-Moors

Clayton-le-Moors - electorate 3,555
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Timothy Aidan O'KANE 463 42.67 7.34
Conservative Kelly Amanda PRINCE36133.275.61
Independent Nick COLLINGRIDGE25523.5011.95
...spoilt votes60.55
Majority1029.40N/A
Turnout 1,08530.52−5.37
Labour hold Swing

Huncoat

Huncoat - electorate 3,606
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David PARKINS 879 65.01 30.47
Independent Nick WHITTAKER31623.37N/A
Conservative Aqeel AFZAL15611.54−18.10
...spoilt votes10.07
Majority56341.64N/A
Turnout 1,35237.491.27
Labour hold Swing

Immanuel

Immanuel - electorate 3,457
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Josh Blayne ALLEN 746 62.90 25.27
Labour Shahed MAHMOOD42635.920.91
...spoilt votes141.18
Majority32026.98N/A
Turnout 1,18634.31−4.17
Conservative hold Swing

Milnshaw

Milnshaw - electorate 3,100
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Andrew Steven CLEGG 650 52.29 8.92
Independent Malcolm Eric PRITCHARD36829.61−22.01
Conservative Robyn Maisie-Jade BRADSHAW22217.86N/A
...spoilt votes30.24
Majority28222.69N/A
Turnout 1,24340.101.78
Labour gain from Independent Swing

Netherton

Netherton - electorate 3,247
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Bernadette PARKINSON 780 64.14 12.67
Conservative Liz McGINLEY42534.9523.83
...spoilt votes110.90
Majority35529.19N/A
Turnout 1,21637.45−5.32
Labour hold Swing

Overton

Overton - electorate 4,960
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jennifer Claire MOLINEUX 839 46.46 9.96
Conservative Patrick John Luke McGINLEY81945.3523.16
Green Joan Elizabeth WEST1407.752.75
...spoilt votes80.44
Majority201.11N/A
Turnout 1,80636.41−2.83
Labour hold Swing

Peel

Peel - electorate 3,064
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Joyce Nicholson PLUMMER 580 69.21 8.40
Independent John Brian BARON13716.3510.25
Conservative Jean HURN11914.20N/A
...spoilt votes20.24
Majority44352.86N/A
Turnout 83827.35−1.97
Labour hold Swing

Rishton

Rishton - electorate 5,065
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Michael MILLER 744 52.03 30.69
Labour Ken James MOSS67447.130.84
...spoilt votes120.84
Majority704.90N/A
Turnout 1,43028.23−10.20
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Spring Hill

Spring Hill - electorate 3,575
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Diane FIELDING 770 82.35 32.69
Conservative Jake Conor ALLEN15516.58−17.46
...spoilt votes101.07
Majority61565.78N/A
Turnout 93526.15−21.96
Labour hold Swing

St. Andrew's

St. Andrew's - electorate 3,360
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sara Alice BRITCLIFFE 647 51.11 2.47
Labour Christopher James KNIGHT61348.4220.71
...spoilt votes60.47
Majority342.69N/A
Turnout 1,26637.68−0.47
Conservative hold Swing

St Oswald's

St Oswald's - electorate 4,991
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Marlene Heather HAWORTH 831 46.04 13.10
Labour Gayle Bernadette KNIGHT81445.1018.23
Independent Paul BROWN1558.59N/A
...spoilt votes50.28
Majority170.94N/A
Turnout 1,80536.17−2.70
Conservative gain from UKIP Swing

References

  1. ↑ "Upcoming elections & referendums". The Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 5 May 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  2. ↑ "Statement of Persons Nominated-HBC2018". Hyndburn Borough Council. 6 April 2018. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
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