2022 Hyndburn Borough Council election

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A by-thirds Hyndburn Borough Council local election, was held on Thursday 5 May 2022. Approximately one third of the local council's 35 seats fell up for election on that day. [1]

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2022 Hyndburn Borough Council election
←  2021 5 May 2022 2023  →
11 of 35 seats to Hyndburn Borough Council
18 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
 
LeaderPaul Cox

(Interim)

Marlene Haworth
Party Labour Conservative
Leader's seatMilnshawSt Oswald's
Seats before1912
Seats won1714
Seat changeDecrease2.svg2Increase2.svg2
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2022 local election results in Hyndburn
   Labour
   Conservative
  Not contested

Background

Before the election Labour had a majority of 15 councillors, Conservatives had 12 councillors, with 6 Independent councillors and 2-vacant (following Chris Knight's (Lab-St. Oswalds) March-23rd announcement [2] that he has stood down as a councillor with immediate effect, despite not being up for re-election until May next year, in addition to the announcement [3] (March-24th) that Leader of Hyndburn Council, Miles Parkinson, resigned from the Labour Party and will now be an Independent councillor for Altham ward, until May-2023 and after Labour Councillor Eamonn Higgins announced [4] (March-31st) that he would be quitting Labour, to serve Huncoat as an Independent for the remainder of his term, until May-2023.

In this election, Labour were defending 6-ward-seats with Conservatives defending 4-ward-seats. In 2018, Overton was won by Labour's Jennifer MOLINEUX, who later left the Party to become an Independent councillor, but she was standing down in this election. In 2019, St Oswald's was won by Labour's Chris KNIGHT, who recently stood down as a councillor leaving his vacant-seat open to a by-election. Former Labour candidate Shahed MAHMOOD also quit Labour last year and was standing for the Conservatives in Milnshaw ward.

Local Election result

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

2022 Hyndburn Borough Council Election Results Map.png
PartyLeaderCouncillorsVotes
Of totalWhole CouncilOf total
Labour 6
17 / 35
6,42745.86%
Conservative Party 6
15 / 35
5,99742.79%
Independents 0
3 / 35
9456.74%
Reform UK 0
0 / 35
5123.65%

NB: Five (of the 16) Council wards, where seats were NOT up for re-election in 2022, included the following wards - Altham, Baxenden and Church, plus Barnfield and Central in Accrington

Previous Councillors who were Standing-Down in this election included - Bernadette Parkinson (Ind-Netherton), David Parkins (Lab-Huncoat), Diane Fielding (Lab-Spring Hill) and Jenny Molineux (Ind-Overton).

Additionally, following Chris Knight's (Lab-St. Oswalds) recent and sudden decision to stand-down from the seat he won in 2019, that seat will ALSO be up for a by-election this year - with the winner serving out the remaining 12-months, until THAT same seat comes up for re-election to a full-4-year term from 2023.

Retiring Netherton councillor Bernadette Parkinson announced [5] [April-11th] that she has resigned from the Labour Party after 27 years, in the wake of her husband and council leader Cllr Miles Parkinson, who also quit the party. Another retiring councillor, Spring Hill's Diane Fielding announced [6] [April-19th] that she has also resigned from the Labour Party. Former Overton Labour councillor Michael Hindley announced [7] [April-20th] that he has resigned from the Labour Party, leaving that seat vacant, after being recently cautioned by the police over an assault during a previous council meeting. This leaves the Hyndburn Labour Party with only 15-sitting councillors (less than the 18 needed for Overall Control), ahead of the upcoming May-election.

In the months following this election, veteran Labour politician Joyce Plummer, who took a post in Hyndburn Borough Council's new cabinet, was suspended from the party group [8] [June-29th] and faces further disciplinary action by the party which could lead to her expulsion, ahead of the Overton by-election, called for Thursday July 14. And also, some months later, former Church Labour councillor Loraine Cox announced [9] [August-24th] that she has resigned from the Labour Party, to join the growing Independent group of councillors, before eventually joining the Hyndburn Conservative group [10] [September-5th]. This leaves the Hyndburn Labour Party with only 13-sitting councillors, compared to 2019 when they had 26 councillors on Hyndburn Borough Council.

Ward Results

The results for each ward were as follows, with an asterisk(*) indicating a sitting councillor standing for re-election.

Clayton-le-Moors

Clayton-le-Moors - electorate 3,449
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter EDWARDS 594 53.7 20.2
Labour Timothy Aidan O'KANE*51246.33.4
...spoilt votes14
Majority827.4N/A
Turnout 1,12132.501.58
Conservative gain from Labour Swing N/A

Huncoat

Huncoat - electorate 3,548
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Danny CASSIDY 641 59.2 47.7
Labour Samina MAHMOOD44240.8−24.3
...spoilt votes22
Majority19918.4N/A
Turnout 1,10631.17−6.32
Conservative gain from Labour Swing N/A

Immanuel

Immanuel - electorate 3,372
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Josh Blayne ALLEN* 609 55.2 −8.5
Labour Joanne Louise DEXTER49544.88.5
...spoilt votes23
Majority11410.4N/A
Turnout 1,12433.33−0.98
Conservative hold Swing

Milnshaw

Milnshaw - electorate 3,512
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Andrew Steven CLEGG* 538 48.7 −3.7
Conservative Shahed MAHMOOD35331.914.0
Independent Malcolm Eric PRITCHARD21419.4−10.3
...spoilt votes11
Majority18516.5N/A
Turnout 1,11831.83−8.27
Labour hold Swing N/A

Netherton

Netherton - electorate 3,391
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jodi CLEMENTS 717 64.0 −0.7
Conservative Mohammed AFZAL31528.1−7.2
Reform UK Ian ROBINSON887.9N/A
...spoilt votes9
Majority40235.9N/A
Turnout 1,12433.15−4.3
Labour hold Swing

Overton

Overton - electorate 4,723
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Scott John BRERTON 803 52.1 5.4
Conservative Gareth Jason MOLINEUX55936.3−9.3
Reform UK Wayne FITZHARRIS17811.6N/A
...spoilt votes8
Majority24415.8N/A
Turnout 1,56033.03−3.38
Labour hold Swing

Peel

Peel - electorate 3,006
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Joyce Nicholson PLUMMER* 507 68.9 −0.5
Conservative Jean HURN18425.010.8
Reform UK Sarah-Kay FITZHARRIS456.1N/A
...spoilt votes9
Majority32343.9N/A
Turnout 74724.85−2.5
Labour hold Swing

Rishton

Rishton - electorate 4,941
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Bernard DAWSON 542 34.5 −13.0
Conservative Michael MILLER*50432.0−20.5
Independent Andrew Joseph HARRIS44628.4N/A
Reform UK Paul David HACKER815.1N/A
...spoilt votes9
Majority382.5N/A
Turnout 1,58232.023.79
Labour gain from Conservative Swing N/A

Spring Hill

Spring Hill - electorate 3,592
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kimberley WHITEHEAD 725 52.6 −30.6
Conservative Allah DAD65447.430.6
...spoilt votes15
Majority715.2N/A
Turnout 1,39438.8112.66
Labour hold Swing

St Andrew's

St. Andrew's - electorate 3,355
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Steven Lee SMITHSON 578 53.4 2.1
Labour Stewart Thurston EAVES50546.6−2.1
...spoilt votes9
Majority736.8N/A
Turnout 1,09432.61−5.07
Conservative hold Swing

St Oswald's

St Oswald's - electorate 4,836
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Marlene Heather HAWORTH* 1,006 56.3 10.3
Conservative Zak KHAN (*) 734 41.1 −2.9
Labour Glen Kevin HARRISON64135.9−9.2
Labour Wajid HUSSAIN37521.0−24.1
Independent Janet BROWN28515.9N/A
Reform UK Paul BROWN1206.7−1.9
Reform UK Richard OAKLEY352.0−6.6
...spoilt votes4
MajorityN/A
Turnout 1,79237.06
Conservative hold Swing N/A
Conservative gain from Labour Swing N/A

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