2026 Hyndburn Borough Council election

2026 Hyndburn Borough Council election

←  2024 7 May 2026 2027 →
11 of 35 seats to Hyndburn Borough Council 18 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Munsif Dad Zak Khan Mohammed Fazal Party Labour Conservative Green Leader's seat Spring Hill St Oswald's Central Seats before 21 13 1 Seat change
2022 local election results in Hyndburn    Labour    Conservative   Not contested
Leader before election Munsif Dad Labour Elected Leader TBD

The 2026 Hyndburn Borough Council election was supposed to be held on 7 May 2026, to elect 11 of the 35 members of Hyndburn Borough Council in Lancashire, England, being the usual approximate third of the council. This will be on the same day as other local elections across the country.

Of the 63 councils involved in local government reorganisation, 29 have confirmed they wrote to the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government by the 15-January deadline. Labour controlled councils (including HYNDBURN) make up the largest number of those seeking a cancellation, with 15 having made a request to cancel while four have said they want elections to go ahead. ^[1] .

As such, those councillors elected for four-year terms back in 2022, will continue 'in-office' past May-2026 and possibly also past May-2027, if those elections are also postponed.

Prior to this election year, the council was under Labour majority control.

Background

Before the election Labour had 21 councillors, the Conservatives had 13 councillors and the Greens had 1. Eighteen or more seats are needed for overall control of the council. Labour were running the council as a majority administration. ^[2]

The seats up for election in 2026 had last been contested in 2022. Due to plans outlined by the Government in 2024 to abolish several borough councils in Lancashire in favour of new unitary authorities, it was not known if the 2026 election in Hyndburn would be required. However, back in 2025 Labour council leader Munsif Dad claimed that the elections would be going ahead as planned. ^{[3] [4]}

As a result of the Elections Act 2022 electors will be required to present photographic identification to polling staff in order to cast their vote. Postal voters will not be affected.

Council composition

After 2024 election			Before 2026 election
Party		Seats	Party		Seats
	Labour	22		Labour	21
	Conservative	11		Conservative	13
	Green	1		Green	1
	Independent	1		Independent	0

Changes 2024–2026:

• November 2024: Edward Blake (Labour) dies – by-election held February 2025 ^[5]
• February 2025: David Heap (Conservative) gains by-election from Labour ^[6]
• June 2025: Joyce Plummer (Independent) joins Conservatives ^[7]

Local election result

NB: Five (of 16) Council wards that would not normally be up for re-election in 2026, included the following wards - Altham, Baxenden and Church, plus Barnfield and Central in Accrington.

Previous councillors who would not be standing for re-election in May 2026 include – Josh Allen (Immanuel), who was deselected by Conservative leadership. ^[8]

Ward results

The following wards that would have been up for election in 2026 and were last contested in 2022. Incumbent councillors are included until formal candidate announcements.

Clayton-le-Moors

Clayton-le-Moors - electorate TBC

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Peter EDWARDS*
	Labour	TBC
	...	spoilt votes
Majority					N/A
Turnout

Huncoat

Huncoat - electorate TBC

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Danny CASSIDY*
	Labour	TBC
	...	spoilt votes
Majority					N/A
Turnout

Immanuel

Immanuel - electorate TBC

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	TBC, formerly Josh Blayne ALLEN
	Labour	TBC
	...	spoilt votes
Majority					N/A
Turnout

Milnshaw

Milnshaw - electorate TBC

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Andrew Steven CLEGG*
	Conservative	TBC
	...	spoilt votes
Majority					N/A
Turnout

Netherton

Netherton - electorate TBC

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jodi CLEMENTS*
	Conservative	TBC
	...	spoilt votes
Majority					N/A
Turnout

Overton

Overton - electorate TBC

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Scott John BRERTON*
	Conservative	TBC
	...	spoilt votes
Majority					N/A
Turnout

Peel

Peel - electorate TBC

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Joyce Nicholson PLUMMER*
	Conservative	TBC
	Labour	TBC			N/A
	...	spoilt votes
Majority					N/A
Turnout

Rishton

Rishton - electorate TBC

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Bernard DAWSON*
	Conservative	TBC
	...	spoilt votes
Majority					N/A
Turnout

Spring Hill

Spring Hill - electorate TBC

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Kimberley WHITEHEAD*
	Conservative	TBC
	...	spoilt votes
Majority					N/A
Turnout

St Andrew's

St. Andrew's - electorate TBC

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Steven Lee SMITHSON*
	Labour	TBC
	...	spoilt votes
Majority					N/A
Turnout

St Oswald's

St Oswald's - electorate TBC

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Marlene Heather HAWORTH*
	Labour	TBC
	...	spoilt votes
Majority			N/A
Turnout

References

1. "Revealed: The councils that asked to cancel elections". 2026-01-15. Retrieved 2026-01-16.
2. "Labour wins Hyndburn and unseats opposition Tory leader in Chorley". BBC News. 2024-05-03. Retrieved 2025-10-01.
3. "Borough's local elections WILL go ahead in 2026 councillors told". Lancashire Telegraph. 2025-03-03. ISSN   0307-1235 . Retrieved 2025-10-01.
4. "Agenda item - Announcements". 2025-02-27. Retrieved 2025-10-01.
5. Jacobs, Bill (13 November 2024). "Sadness after Labour councillor dies after just six months in job". Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
6. "Local Elections Archive Project — Baxenden Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
7. Jacobs, Bill (9 June 2025). "Former Labour finance boss joins council Tory group". Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
8. "Mayor sacked as candidate by Tories in shock move". Lancashire Telegraph. 2025-10-02. ISSN   0307-1235 . Retrieved 2025-10-02.