Burnley Borough Council election, 2015

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Elections to Burnley Borough Council in Lancashire, England were held on 7 May 2015, as part of the wider United Kingdom local elections, 2015. [1]

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Due to the 'in thirds' format of elections in Burnley, these elections are for those electoral district wards fought in the Burnley Borough Council election, 2011, with changes in vote share compared directly with that year.

After the election, the composition of the council was

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Burnley Local Election Result 2015 [2]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 10 2 1 +1 62.5 37.8 14,738 -8.2
  Liberal Democrat 3 0 2 -2 18.75 27.2 10,595 -9.9
  Conservative 2 0 0 0 12.5 18.3 7,122 +12.5
  UKIP 1 1 0 +1 6.25 14.3 5,577 +5.9
  Green 0 0 0 0 0.0 1.8 709 +1.8
  TUSC 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.4 155 -0.3
  BNP 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.1 42 -2.0

Ward results

Bank Hall
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Sobia Malik 1225 52.3 -18.6
UKIP Lewis Fraser 571 24.4 +24.4
Liberal Democrat Susan Fenn 545 23.3 -5.8
Majority 654 27.9 -14.0
Turnout 2,341
Labour hold Swing
Briercliffe
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Anne Kelly 1166 39.1 -7.0
UKIP Ian Metcalf 671 22.5 -5.3
Labour Brian Cooper 652 21.9 +3.2
Conservative Susan Nutter 407 13.7 +6.3
Green MacDonald James 83 2.8 +2.8
Majority 495 16.6 -1.8
Turnout 2,979
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Brunshaw
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Mark Townsend 1257 45.4 +0.4
UKIP Jamie McGowan 729 26.3 -9.9
Liberal Democrat Michele Cryer 437 15.8 -0.9
Conservative Jane Seed 344 12.4 +12.4
Majority 528 19.1 +10.3
Turnout 2,767
Labour hold Swing
Cliviger with Worsthorne
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Cosima Towneley 1040 33.1 +1.3
Liberal Democrat Bill Brindle 760 24.2 -0.8
UKIP Tom Commis 705 22.4 -2.8
Labour Andy Devanney 638 20.3 +2.3
Majority 280 8.9 +2.3
Turnout 3,143
Conservative hold Swing
Coal Clough with Deerplay
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Margaret Brindle 1151 46.2 -22.5
Labour Steve Watson 752 30.2 -1.1
UKIP Blair Bailey 587 23.6 +23.6
Majority 399 16.0 -21.4
Turnout 2,490
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Daneshouse with Stoneyholme
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Wajid Khan Uncontested NA NA
Majority NA NA
Turnout NA NA NA
Labour hold Swing
Gannow
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Charlie Briggs 1128 44.6 -3.2
Labour Michael Rushton 861 34.0 -1.0
Conservative Tom Watson 375 14.8 +7.4
Green Jane Davis 166 6.6 +6.6
Majority 267 10.5 -2.4
Turnout 2,530
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Gawthorpe
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour John Harbour 1417 58.3 -4.7
Conservative Barrie Bamford 530 21.8 +1.3
Liberal Democrat John Mithcell 485 19.9 +3.4
Majority 887 36.5 -8.0
Turnout 2,432
Labour hold Swing
Hapton with Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Joanne Greenwood 996 21.0
UKIP Alan Hosker 964 20.3
Labour Howard Hudson 726 15.3
Liberal Democrat Sandra Byrne 519 10.9
Conservative Ian Dawes 504 10.6
Conservative Ivor Emo 391 8.2
Liberal Democrat Stephanie Forrest 385 8.1
Green Ceri Carmichael 256 5.4
Majority 32
Turnout 4,741
Labour hold Swing
UKIP gain from Labour Swing
Lanehead
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Ann Royle 1308 45.7 -12.7
Liberal Democrat Debbie Porter 594 20.8 -20.8
UKIP Ray Hogan 554 19.4 +19.4
Conservative Daniel Hanson 405 14.2 +14.2
Majority 714 25.0 +8.2
Turnout 2,861
Labour hold Swing
Queensgate
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Mohammed Ishtiaq 1298 51.2 -16.3
Liberal Democrat Paula Riley 827 32.6 +0.1
Conservative Joe Whittaker 255 10.1 +10.1
Trade Unionists and Socialists Against Cuts Gavin Hartley 155 6.1 +6.1
Majority 471 18.6 -16.4
Turnout 2,535
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Rosegrove with Lowerhouse
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Paul Reynolds 1039 45.8 -7.9
UKIP Mark Girven 624 27.5 +27.5
Liberal Democrat Barbara Kirker 486 21.4 -3.2
Green Joe Davis 77 3.4 +3.4
BNP John Rowe 42 1.8 -20.0
Majority 415 18.3 -10.3
Turnout 2,268
Labour hold Swing
Rosehill with Burnley Wood
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Danny Fleming 878 33.0 -2.8
Liberal Democrat Kathryn Haworth 871 32.7 -31.5
UKIP Annette McGowan-Doe 550 20.7 +20.7
Conservative Narayana Devi 236 8.9 +8.9
Green Tony Davis 127 4.8 +4.8
Majority 7 0.3
Turnout 2,662
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Trinity
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Liz Monk 950 48.3 -7.8
UKIP Norman White 509 25.9 +25.9
Liberal Democrat Stewart Bone 506 25.7 -5.4
Majority 441 22.4 -2.6
Turnout 1,965
Labour hold Swing
Whittlefield with Ightenhill
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Ida Carmichael 1090 33.8 +18.6
Labour John Fifield 741 23.0 +1.1
Liberal Democrat Kate Mottershead 735 22.8 -11.5
UKIP Christopher Rawson 658 20.4 -8.2
Majority 349 10.8
Turnout 3,224
Conservative hold Swing

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References

  1. ↑ Elections Burnley Borough Council
  2. ↑ http://www.burnley.gov.uk/about-council/elections/results-2015 Burnley Borough Council Official website's listing of vote counts. Accessed 13 May 2015.
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