2019 Hyndburn Borough Council election

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2019 Hyndburn Borough Council election
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12 of 35 seats to Hyndburn Borough Council
18 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
 
LeaderMiles ParkinsonTony Dobson
Party Labour Conservative
Leader's seatAlthamBarnfield
Seats before269
Seats won269
Seat changeSteady2.svgSteady2.svg
Hyndburn UK local election 2019 map.png
2019 local election results in Hyndburn
   Labour
   Conservative
  Not contested

A by-thirds Hyndburn Borough Council local election, was held on Thursday 2 May 2019. [1] Approximately one third of the local council's 35 seats fell up for election on that day. [2]

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Background

Before the election Labour had a majority of 26 councillors, Conservatives had 9 councillors. [3]

Council composition

Prior to the election the composition of the council was:

Labour defended 9-seats and Conservatives defended 3-seats.

The local Labour and Conservative party's both ran candidates in each of the 12 wards.

No candidates stood as potential Green or Independents councillors, in any Hyndburn ward, but UKIP candidates stood across only 2 wards. [4]

Local Election result

The majority grouping of councillors as the headline result of the election, was unchanged; with Labour retaining an overall 26-seat majority, but with two seats switching hands, one from Labour to Conservative, one from Conservative to Labour.

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

Hyndburn Local Election Result 2019 - electorate 48,191 (over just 12 wards) - with 31.44% turnout
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 91-1075.051.667,827-4,900
  Conservative 31-1025.040.116,077-3,541
  UKIP 00-000.04.48679-6,490
  Spoilt Ballots ............0.03.72563395

Reference: 2015 Hyndburn Borough Council election

NB: Four (of the 16) Council wards, where seats will NOT be up for re-election in 2019, include the following wards - Netherton, Peel, Spring Hill and St. Andrews' in Oswaldtwistle.

Previous Councillors who were Standing-Down in this election included - Clare Cleary (Lab) (Rishton).

Ward results

Altham

Altham - electorate 4,088
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Miles PARKINSON 685 58.85 11.55
Conservative Cheryl DUFFY40434.7110.94
...Spoilt Ballots766.53
Majority28124.14N/A
Turnout 1,16428.47-31.45
Labour hold Swing

Barnfield

Barnfield - electorate 3,411
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour June Lillian Mary HARRISON 630 60.99 15.61
Conservative Dominic BRITCLIFFE35834.661.23
...Spoilt Ballots444.26
Majority28227.30N/A
Turnout 1,03330.24-30.63
Labour hold Swing

Baxenden

Baxenden - electorate 3,282
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Kathleen Iris PRATT 672 54.63 10.52
Labour Kimberley Jane WHITEHEAD52542.6811.58
...Spoilt Ballots342.76
Majority15312.44N/A
Turnout 1,23037.48-33.54
Conservative hold Swing

Central

Central - electorate 3,822
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mohammad AYUB 1,107 58.82 -6.99
Conservative Saghir HUSSAIN75640.1718.44
...Spoilt Ballots191.01
Majority35118.65N/A
Turnout 1,88249.24-14.19
Labour hold Swing

Church

Church - electorate 3,591
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Loraine Ann COX 661 62.36 6.19
Conservative Raja Basharat KHAN36033.9615.51
...Spoilt Ballots393.68
Majority30128.40N/A
Turnout 1,06029.52-22.75
Labour hold Swing

Clayton-le-Moors

Clayton-le-Moors - electorate 3,635
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Melissa Margaret FISHER 526 51.27 9.54
Conservative Kelly Amanda PRINCE43942.798.74
...Spoilt Ballots605.85
Majority878.48N/A
Turnout 1,02628.23-33.65
Labour hold Swing

Huncoat

Huncoat - electorate 3,674
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Eamonn HIGGINS 625 61.52 22.53
Conservative Jake ALLEN30530.02-3.79
...Spoilt Ballots868.46
Majority32031.50N/A
Turnout 1,01627.65-37.88
Labour hold Swing

Immanuel

Immanuel - electorate 3,549
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Judith Helen ADDISON 619 65.99 22.99
Labour Marion HARRISON27929.74-1.05
...Spoilt Ballots404.26
Majority34036.25N/A
Turnout 93826.43-37.04
Conservative hold Swing

Milnshaw

Milnshaw - electorate 3,760
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Paul Ian COX 719 62.69 9.29
UKIP Ken SMITH22819.88-1.59
Conservative Robyn BRADSHAW18616.22-8.33
...Spoilt Ballots121.05
Majority49142.81N/A
Turnout 1,14730.51-31.05
Labour hold Swing

Overton

Overton - electorate 5,076
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Patrick McGINLEY 804 50.89 17.85
Labour Gareth MOLINEUX70844.8110.59
...Spoilt Ballots674.24
Majority966.08N/A
Turnout 1,58031.13-34.08
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Rishton

Rishton - electorate 5,231
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kate WALSH 695 49.82 7.49
Conservative Sarah McCROSSAN63245.3017.79
...Spoilt Ballots664.73
Majority634.52N/A
Turnout 1,39526.67-35.86
Labour hold Swing

St Oswald's

St Oswald's - electorate 5,067
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Chris KNIGHT 667 39.70 9.89
Conservative Lisa ALLEN54232.26-5.33
UKIP Janet BROWN45126.85-5.4
...Spoilt Ballots201.19
Majority1257.44N/A
Turnout 1,68033.16-32.26
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

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References

  1. ↑ "Hyndburn Borough Council - 2019 Notice of Election Borough". The Hyndburn Borough Council. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  2. ↑ "Upcoming elections & referendums". The Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 5 May 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  3. ↑ "Hyndburn Borough Council - Your councillors by political party". The Hyndburn Borough Council. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  4. ↑ "Hyndburn Borough Council - 2019 Statement of Persons Nominated". The Hyndburn Borough Council. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
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