2019 Burnley Borough Council election

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2019 local election results in Burnley Burnley Council Election Results Map 2019.svg
2019 local election results in Burnley

The 2019 Burnley Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of Burnley Borough Council in England. [1] This election was held on the same day as other local elections. One third of the council was up for election, and each successful candidate will serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 2023. These seats were last contested in 2015.

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In 2017, four members of the local Liberal Democrats (including Charlie Briggs and Mark Payne) left the party over its stance on Brexit, to form the Burnley and Padiham Independent Party. [2] However in early 2019 Christine White (elected in 2016) stepped down following a complaint from a resident, prompting a by-election in the Rosehill with Burnley Wood ward which was won by Peter McCann of the Liberal Democrats. [3] After the 2018 election, Bill and Margaret Brindle (both Coalclough with Deerplay ward) who had been sitting on the council as independents after also splitting with the local Lib Dems, joined the Labour group. [4]

Following the election Labour lost control of the council and a coalition of all the other parties formed a new executive with Charlie Briggs returning to the role of Council leader to replace Mark Townsend. [5]

State of the Parties

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Burnley Council composition 2019 Burnley Council 2019.svg
Burnley Council composition 2019
PartySeats  ±  
Labour 22Decrease2.svg5
Liberal Democrat 8Increase2.svg2
BAPIP 5Increase2.svg2
Conservative 4Decrease2.svg1
UKIP 3Increase2.svg1
Green 2Increase2.svg1
Independent 1-
Source: The Guardian [6]

Election results

Overall election result

Overall result compared with 2018.

Burnley Borough Council election result, 2019
PartyCandidatesVotes
StoodElectedGainedUnseatedNet % of total %No.Net %
  Labour 15605Decrease2.svg540.036.07,395Decrease2.svg7.3
  Green 15110Increase2.svg16.716.13,310Increase2.svg8.0
  Conservative 15101Decrease2.svg16.713.82,843Decrease2.svg4.9
  BAPIP 6320Increase2.svg220.013.42,744Increase2.svg5.0
  Liberal Democrats 7320Increase2.svg220.011.62,380Decrease2.svg3.7
  UKIP 3110Increase2.svg16.78.31,700Increase2.svg3.0
  National Front 1000Steady2.svg0.00.9182New

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Ward results

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Bank Hall

Bank Hall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sehrish Lone 968 70.2 Decrease2.svg4.9
Green Martyn Hurt24417.7Increase2.svg8.4
Conservative Nicola Thompson16712.1Decrease2.svg3.5
Majority72452.5Decrease2.svg7.0
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg3.5

Briercliffe ward

Briercliffe
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Anne Rosemarie Kelly 825 62.7 Increase2.svg11.9
Labour Brian Cooper18814.3Decrease2.svg7.9
Conservative Susan Margaret Nutter16710.5Decrease2.svg2.2
Green Mark David Alker13610.3Increase2.svg6.6
Majority63748.4Increase2.svg19.8
Turnout 131630.4Increase2.svg1.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase2.svg9.9

Brunshaw ward

Brunshaw
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ian Mark Townsend 548 49.0 Decrease2.svg11.0
Green Janet Renata Hall20118.0Increase2.svg13.5
Conservative Ellen Rosemary Sunter18716.7Decrease2.svg8.1
National Front Steven Smith18216.3Increase2.svg16.3
Majority34731.0Decrease2.svg0.2
Turnout 111824.30.0
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg12.3

Cliviger with Worsthorne ward

Cliviger with Worsthorne
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Cosima Cecilia Towneley 703 46.3 Decrease2.svg17.2
UKIP Ernest Stuart Calderbank40726.8Increase2.svg26.8
Labour Peter Leslie Pike21714.3Decrease2.svg14.8
Green Andrew Edward Wight19312.7Increase2.svg5.3
Majority29619.5Decrease2.svg14.8
Turnout 152035.8Decrease2.svg2.2
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg22.0

Coalclough with Deerplay ward

Coalclough with Deerplay
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats John Howard Baker 375 29.9 Decrease2.svg20.4
BAPIP James Ward Anderson 34527.5Increase2.svg27.5
Labour Bill Horrocks29123.3Decrease2.svg5.7
Conservative David Neil Heginbotham15012.0Decrease2.svg2.8
Green Stephen Murphy927.3Increase2.svg1.5
Majority302.4Decrease2.svg18.9
Turnout 125335.5Increase2.svg3.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase2.svg24.0

Daneshouse with Stoneyholme ward

Daneshouse with Stoneyholme
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Wajid Iltaf Khan 1,453 90.5 Decrease2.svg1.5
Green Alex James Hall925.7Increase2.svg3.4
Conservative Claire Elizabeth Ingham613.8Increase2.svg2.0
Majority136184.7Decrease2.svg7.1
Turnout 160638.2Decrease2.svg5.8
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg2.5

Gannow ward

Gannow
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BAPIP Charlie Briggs 865 70.2 Increase2.svg19.5
Labour Peter John Kenyon19015.4Decrease2.svg14.8
Conservative Joanne Broughton967.8Decrease2.svg4.0
Green Jai Redman826.7Increase2.svg4.8
Majority67554.7Increase2.svg33.4
Turnout 123330.6Decrease2.svg0.1
BAPIP gain from Liberal Democrats Swing Increase2.svg17.2

Gawthorpe ward

Gawthorpe
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Harbour 550 40.9 Increase2.svg5.5
UKIP Karen Ingham54140.3Increase2.svg10.5
Conservative Phillip Clarke14811.0Decrease2.svg5.2
Green Clare Mary Long-Summers1057.8Increase2.svg4.4
Majority90.7Decrease2.svg4.9
Turnout 134430.4Increase2.svg1.3
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg2.5

Hapton with Park ward

Hapton with Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UKIP Peter Phillip Gill 752 49.2 Increase2.svg12.9
Labour Jean Cunningham31820.8Decrease2.svg11.5
Green Clare Elizabeth Hales29719.4Increase2.svg17.9
Conservative Aaron Luke Mark Lewis16310.7Decrease2.svg3.0
Majority43428.4Increase2.svg25.0
Turnout 153034.0Increase2.svg0.6
UKIP gain from Labour Swing Increase2.svg12.2

Lanehead ward

Lanehead
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ann Royle 658 50.2 Decrease2.svg4.2
Liberal Democrats Pippa Lishman37028.2Increase2.svg6.8
Conservative Narayana Picton14310.9Decrease2.svg6.9
Green Crissie Fay Amber Harter14010.8Increase2.svg5.0
Majority28822.0Decrease2.svg11.6
Turnout 131129.4Increase2.svg5.5
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg5.5

Queensgate ward

Queensgate
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mohammed Ishtiaq 1,008 65.7 Increase2.svg15.6
Liberal Democrats Judith Helen Cunliffe18211.9Decrease2.svg16.0
Conservative Gavin Hartley18111.8Decrease2.svg4.4
Green Nigel Andrew Baldwin16410.7Increase2.svg4.7
Majority82653.8Increase2.svg31.6
Turnout 153538.3Increase2.svg5.1
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg15.8

Rosegrove with Lowerhouse ward

Rosegrove with Lowerhouse
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BAPIP Lorraine Bernice Mehanna 574 48.5 Increase2.svg23.0
Labour Gail Barton36230.6Decrease2.svg15.5
Green Barbara Pauline Baldwin12610.6Increase2.svg3.6
Conservative Thomas James Watson12210.3Decrease2.svg4.8
Majority21217.9Decrease2.svg2.7
Turnout 118424.8Increase2.svg0.7
BAPIP gain from Labour Swing Increase2.svg19.3

Rosehill with Burnley Wood ward

Rosehill with Burnley Wood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Tracy Kennedy 533 41.6 Decrease2.svg6.9
Labour Margaret Brindle29122.4Decrease2.svg11.4
BAPIP Dave Alexander26020.3Increase2.svg20.3
Conservative Phil Chamberlain1199.3Decrease2.svg3.7
Green Georgina Hannah Ormrod786.8Increase2.svg2.6
Majority24218.9Increase2.svg6.6
Turnout 128128.6Decrease2.svg2.8
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing Increase2.svg2.3

Trinity ward

Trinity
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Sarah Elizabeth Hall 770 66.5 Increase2.svg0.7
Labour Elizabeth Mary Monk20918.1Decrease2.svg6.2
BAPIP Stephanine Forrest1079.2Increase2.svg5.4
Liberal Democrats Jan Weaver363.1Increase2.svg3.1
Conservative Michael Paterson353.0Decrease2.svg3.3
Majority56148.5Increase2.svg7.0
Turnout 115728.8Decrease2.svg0.9
Green gain from Labour Swing Increase2.svg3.5

Whittlefield with Ightenhill

Whittlefield with Ightenhill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BAPIP Emma Payne 593 33.1 Increase2.svg9.6
Green Laura Fisk59033.0Increase2.svg30.4
Conservative Donald Whitaker40122.4Decrease2.svg5.0
Labour Shaun Sproule1478.2Decrease2.svg13.4
Liberal Democrats Kathryn Haworth593.3Decrease2.svg14.2
Majority30.2Decrease2.svg3.7
BAPIP gain from Conservative Swing Increase2.svg2.0

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