2019 Pendle Borough Council election

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The 2019 Pendle Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2019. [1]

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Background

Before the election, the Conservative Party had a majority on the council, with 25 seats. The Labour Party had 15 seats and the Liberal Democrats had 9 seats. [2]

17 seats were contested at the election. The 2019 election in Pendle was also part of a Voter ID pilot. [3]

Results summary

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Map showing results of the 2019 Pendle Borough Council election.
2019 Pendle Borough Council election
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Conservative 8Decrease2.svg 247.1132143.89,11941.9
  Labour 4Increase2.svg 123.5121633.37,57234.8
  Liberal Democrats 5Increase2.svg 129.451020.84,12218.9
  Independent 0Steady2.svg0.0112.100.0
  UKIP 0Steady2.svg0.0000.09614.4

Ward results

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Barrowford

Barrowford
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Linda Crossley 853 61.6
Labour Manzar Iqbal29421.2
UKIP Mick Waddington23717.1
Majority
Turnout 36.6
Conservative hold Swing

Blacko and Higherford

Blacko and Higherford
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Noel McEvoy 423 81.0
Labour Robert Oliver9919.0
Majority
Turnout 38.1
Conservative hold Swing

Boulsworth

Boulsworth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sarah Cockburn-Price 742 52.1
Liberal Democrats Mary Thomas31522.1
Labour Co-op David Foat20514.4
UKIP Craig McBeth16311.4
Majority
Turnout 34.4
Conservative hold Swing

Bradley

Bradley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mohammad Aslam 1,196 50.9
Labour Nadeem Younis1,15249.1
Majority
Turnout 50.6
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Brierfield

Brierfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Qamar Shazad 1,163 64.6
Conservative Aftab Fiaz Ahmed63735.4
Majority
Turnout 49.3
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Clover Hill

Clover Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Zafar Ali 932 71.1
Conservative Nigel Pearson-Asher37928.9
Majority
Turnout 37.0
Labour hold Swing

Coates

Coates
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Jayne Mills 777 62.3
Conservative Ian Lyons26921.6
Labour Euan Clouston20216.2
Majority
Turnout 30.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Craven

Craven
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Kenneth Hartley 826 63.5
Conservative Rebecca Lyons30123.1
Labour Omar Ahmed17413.4
Majority
Turnout 32.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Earby

Earby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Colin Carter 612 38.9
Liberal Democrats Doris Haigh54034.3
UKIP Jordan Cassidy23715.0
Labour Robert Khan18611.8
Majority
Turnout 33.3
Conservative hold Swing

Foulridge

Foulridge
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Graham Waugh 386 79.4
Labour Robert French10020.6
Majority
Turnout 36.8
Conservative hold Swing

Higham and Pendleside

Higham and Pendleside
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Carlo Lionti 427 71.2
Labour Susan Nike17328.8
Majority
Turnout 42.6
Conservative hold Swing

Horsfield

Horsfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jonathan Nixon 403 41.1
Labour Wayne Blackburn22923.3
Liberal Democrats Anthony Chamberlain18218.6
UKIP Thomas Walker16717.0
Majority
Turnout 26.9
Conservative hold Swing

Old Laund Booth

Old Laund Booth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Brian Newman 373 56.3
Conservative Christopher Hartley26640.2
Labour Laura Blackburn233.5
Majority
Turnout 55.1
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Reedley

Reedley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mohammed Hanif 1,517 63.1
Conservative Pauline McCormick88736.9
Majority
Turnout 55.4
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Southfield

Southfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Yvonne Tennant 728 51.4
Conservative Mohammed Adnan58041.0
Liberal Democrats Paul Graham1087.6
Majority
Turnout 36.6
Labour hold Swing

Vivary Bridge

Vivary Bridge
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats David Clegg 535 45.6
Conservative Joe Cooney43837.4
Labour Patricia Hannah-Wood19917.0
Majority
Turnout 28.1
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Waterside

Waterside
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Alice Mann 466 40.9
Conservative Ash Sutcliffe32028.1
Labour Anthony Harmson19617.2
UKIP Donna Eastham15713.8
Majority
Turnout 30.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

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References

  1. "Elections", Pendle Borough Council, archived 8 April 2019.
  2. "Councillors, MPs, and MEPs", Pendle Borough Council, archived 15 July 2018.
  3. "Borough Elections 2 May 2019", Pendle Borough Council, archived 8 April 2019.
  4. "2019 - Borough election 2 May". Pendle Borough Council. Archived from the original on 29 June 2020.