Burnley Borough Council election, 2006

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Elections to Burnley Borough Council in Lancashire, England were held on 4 May 2006. One third of the council was up for election, with by-elections in the Bank Hall and Brunshaw wards. The by-elections followed the resignations of (Bank Hall) Labour councillor Caroline Kavanagh and (Brunshaw) BNP-turned-independent-with-links-to-Labour councillor Maureen Stowe (both last elected in 2003). [1] No party won overall control of the council.

Lancashire County of England

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Long-serving Council and Labour group leader Stuart Caddy and his deputy Peter Kenyon both lost their seats, with Andy Tatchell becoming group leader. Liberal Democrat leader Gordon Birtwistle emerged as the council leader after a coalition formed between the Liberal Democrats and Conservatives. [2]

Liberal Democrats (UK) Political party in the United Kingdom

The Liberal Democrats are a liberal political party in the United Kingdom. They presently have 11 Members of Parliament in the House of Commons, 96 members of the House of Lords, and one member of the European Parliament. They also have five Members of the Scottish Parliament and a member each in the Welsh Assembly and London Assembly. The party reached the height of its influence in the early 2010s, forming a junior partner in a coalition government from 2010 to 2015. It is presently led by Vince Cable.

Gordon Birtwistle British politician

Gordon Birtwistle is a British Liberal Democrat politician and former MP. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for the constituency of Burnley, England, from May 2010 to May 2015. He was Parliamentary Private Secretary to Danny Alexander, Chief Secretary to the Treasury from 2010 to 2012. From 2013, he was Government Apprenticeship Ambassador to Business.

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The Conservative Party, officially the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom. Presently led by Theresa May, it has been the governing party since 2010. It presently has 314 Members of Parliament in the House of Commons, 249 members of the House of Lords, and 18 members of the European Parliament. It also has 31 Members of the Scottish Parliament, 12 members of the Welsh Assembly, eight members of the London Assembly and 9,008 local councillors. One of the major parties of UK politics, it has formed the government on 45 occasions, more than any other party.

After the election, the composition of the council was

The British National Party (BNP) is a far-right, fascist political party in the United Kingdom. It is headquartered in Wigton, Cumbria, and its current leader is Adam Walker. A minor party, it has no elected representatives at any level of UK government. Founded in 1982, the party reached its greatest level of success in the 2000s, when it had over fifty seats in local government, one seat on the London Assembly, and two Members of the European Parliament.

Election result

Burnley Local Election Result 2006
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Liberal Democrat 8 6 1 5 47.0 36.9 10,238 +7.5
  Labour 5 0 5 -5 29.4 31.3 8,689 -1.8
  Conservative 2 1 0 1 11.8 16.8 4,664 -3.4
  BNP 2 2 1 1 11.8 13.3 3,693 -0.9
  Independent 0 0 2 -2 0 1.7 471 -1.2

Ward results

Bank Hall (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Gary Frayling 718 27.1
Liberal Democrat Justin Birtwistle 607 22.9
Labour Imtiaz Hussain 599 22.6
Liberal Democrat Allen Harris 524 19.8
Conservative Paul Coates 204 7.7
Majority 111 4.1
Turnout 2652 37.3
Labour hold Swing
Liberal Democrat gain from Labour Swing
Briercliffe
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Roger Frost 1058 68.4 +16.5
Conservative Cosima Towneley 302 19.5 +11.1
Labour Maureen Martin 186 12.0 +0.1
Majority 756 48.9 +24.9
Turnout 1546 34
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Brunshaw (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Donald Hall 703 21.6
Liberal Democrat John Jones 635 19.5
BNP Anthony Locke 606 18.6
Labour Mike Nelson 526 16.1
Liberal Democrat James McNulty 453 13.9
Conservative Tony Coulson 335 10.3
Majority 68 2.1
Turnout 3258 39
Labour hold Swing
Liberal Democrat gain from Independent Swing
Cliviger with Worsthorne
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative David Heginbotham 1128 57.6 +19.8
Liberal Democrat Derek James 500 25.6 +2.9
Labour Brenda Lambert 328 16.8 +1.4
Majority 628 32.1 +18.3
Turnout 1956 45.5
Conservative hold Swing
Coalclough with Deerplay
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Gordon Birtwistle 1254 83.0 +31.9
Labour Co-op Marcus Johnstone 256 17.0 +1.4
Majority 1018 67.4 +37.3
Turnout 1510 37.7
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Daneshouse with Stoneyholme
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Zaheer Ahmed 1079 50.3 +8.7
Liberal Democrat Tahir Narwaz 1065 49.7 -4.6
Majority 14 0.7
Turnout 2144 54.8
Labour hold Swing
Gannow
PartyCandidateVotes%±
BNP Derek Dawson 559 31.7 +2.6
Liberal Democrat Mary McCann 469 26.6 +7.7
Labour Alexander McLachlan 483 27.4 -5.1
Conservative Arthur Coats 252 14.3 -5.2
Majority 76 4.3
Turnout 1763 40.2
BNP gain from Labour Swing
Gawthorpe
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Frank Cant 507 33.1 -12.0
BNP Scott Atkinson 480 31.4 +31.4
Conservative James Shoesmith 279 18.2 -7.0
Liberal Democrat Denise Embra 265 17.3 +17.3
Majority 27 1.8 -13.6
Turnout 1531 33.8
Labour hold Swing
Hapton with Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±
BNP David Thomson 622 34.4 +4.8
Labour John Harbour 579 32.0 +3.8
Liberal Democrat Christine Puckett-Gouldin 324 17.9 -10.1
Conservative Alan Marsden 283 15.7 +1.6
Majority 43 2.4 +1.1
Turnout 1808 39.5
BNP gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Lanehead
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Peter McCann 741 41.8 +5.4
Independent Paula Riley 471 26.6 +3.3
Labour Laurence Embley 370 20.9 -7.1
Conservative Joanne Day 191 10.8 -1.4
Majority 270 15.2 +6.8
Turnout 1733 40.3
Liberal Democrat gain from Independent Swing
Queensgate
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Darren Reynolds 899 53.0 +8.0
Labour Peter Kenyon 583 34.4 -4.1
Conservative Barry Robinson 214 12.6 -3.9
Majority 316 18.6 +12.1
Turnout 1696 39.8
Liberal Democrat gain from Labour Swing
Rosegrove with Lowerhouse
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Bernard Hill 609 33.2 +33.2
BNP Elaine Kirkby 555 30.3 -6.3
Labour Stuart Caddy 549 29.9 -13.3
Conservative Ian Pool 121 6.6 -13.6
Majority 54 2.9
Turnout 1834 40.5
Liberal Democrat gain from Labour Swing
Rosehill with Burnley Wood
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Jeff Sumner 812 50.2 +30.1
Labour Colette Bailey 466 28.8 -1.9
Conservative David Tierney 339 21.0 +5.3
Majority 346 21.4
Turnout 1617 36.7
Liberal Democrat gain from Labour Swing
Trinity
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour John Baker 428 34.0 -33.4
BNP John Cave 410 32.5 +32.5
Liberal Democrat Michael Baker 266 21.1 +21.1
Conservative George Middleton 156 12.4 -20.1
Majority 18 1.4 -33.5
Turnout 1260 32.1
Labour hold Swing
Whittlefield with Ightenhill
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Jonathan Gilbert 860 43.1 -4.1
BNP David Shapcott 461 23.1 +23.1
Liberal Democrat Carol Holden 347 17.4 -14.4
Labour Angela Donovan 329 16.5 -4.4
Majority 399 20.0 +4.6
Turnout 1997 42
Conservative gain from BNP Swing

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References

  1. ↑ Burnley Express Accessed 2010
  2. ↑ Lancashire Telegraph Accessed 2010
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