Burnley Borough Council election, 2008

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Elections to Burnley Borough Council in Lancashire, England were held on 1 May 2008. One third of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrat party gained overall control of the council from no overall control.

Lancashire County of England

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Police launched an investigation on the day of the election into a fake Liberal Democrat leaflet which was distributed in Rosegrove and Gannow wards. [1] Following the election the Labour group leader Andy Tatchell was replaced by Julie Cooper. [2]

After the election, the composition of the council was

The Labour Party is a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom which has been described as an alliance of social democrats, democratic socialists and trade unionists. The party's platform emphasises greater state intervention, social justice and strengthening workers' rights.

Conservative Party (UK) Political party in the United Kingdom

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.

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 2008
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Liberal Democrat 9 5 0 +5 60.0 37.3 9,156 +3.1
  Labour 3 0 5 -5 20.0 27.8 6,833 +0.5
  Conservative 2 0 0 0 13.3 18.9 4,648 +3.5
  BNP 1 0 0 0 6.7 14.9 3,650 -2.6
  England First 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 254 -2.1

Ward results

Bank Hall
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Julie Cooper 621 43.5 -3.4
Liberal Democrat Asif Raja 571 40.0 -0.8
Conservative Paul Coates 237 16.6 +4.3
Majority 50 3.5 -2.6
Turnout 1,429 33.9
Labour hold Swing
Briercliffe
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Margaret Lishman 912 55.5 -3.2
BNP Patricia Thomson 326 19.9 -8.2
Conservative Susan Nutter 219 13.3 +7.0
Labour Laurence Embley 185 11.3 +1.2
Majority 586 35.6 +5.1
Turnout 1,642 35.7
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Brunshaw
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Linda White 633 37.2 -0.9
Labour David Halsall 451 26.5 -1.5
BNP Paul McDevitt 384 22.6 -3.6
Conservative Arthur Coates 233 13.7 +6.0
Majority 182 10.7 +0.1
Turnout 1,701 34.1
Liberal Democrat gain from Labour Swing
Cliviger with Worsthorne
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Michael Heys 923 45.6 +7.6
Liberal Democrat Paula Riley 486 24.0 +14.4
England First Steven Smith 254 12.5 -4.3
Labour Brenda Lambert 214 10.6 +0.4
BNP Ben Smalley 149 7.4 -4.4
Majority 437 21.6 +0.4
Turnout 2,026 46.2
Conservative hold Swing
Coalclough with Deerplay
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Charles Bullas 953 66.6 -13.3
BNP Scott Atkinson 274 19.1 +19.1
Labour Joanne Whitaker 205 14.3 -5.8
Majority 679 47.5 -12.3
Turnout 1,432 35.0
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Daneshouse with Stoneyholme
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Mohammed Malik 1,234 52.4 +12.4
Labour Shah Hussain 1,123 47.6 -12.4
Majority 111 4.8
Turnout 2,357 60.4
Liberal Democrat gain from Labour Swing
Gannow
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Justin Birtwistle 544 33.7 +0.7
BNP John Cave 473 29.3 +0.8
Labour Mark Townsend 386 23.9 -2.4
Conservative Sharon Everitt 212 13.1 +0.9
Majority 71 4.4 -0.1
Turnout 1,615 36.9
Liberal Democrat gain from Labour Swing
Gawthorpe
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Andy Tatchell 727 50.0 -3.1
BNP Christopher Vanns 289 19.9 -5.3
Conservative Barry Robinson 284 19.5 +7.0
Liberal Democrat Denise Embra 154 10.6 +1.4
Majority 438 30.1 +2.2
Turnout 1,454 31.1
Labour hold Swing
Hapton with Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±
BNP Sharon Wilkinson 674 38.6 +0.9
Labour Jean Cunningham 586 33.6 +3.2
Conservative Alan Marsden 323 18.5 +3.4
Liberal Democrat Vincent McCrae 162 9.3 -7.4
Majority 78 5.0 -2.3
Turnout 1,745 37.5
BNP hold Swing
Lanehead
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Bill Brindle 852 56.1 +13.5
Labour Peter Kenyon 357 23.5 -1.0
Conservative Michael Raistrick 309 20.4 +7.8
Majority 495 32.6 +14.4
Turnout 1,518 33.5
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Queensgate
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Bill Bennett 740 47.2 +15.7
Labour Abid Sharif 571 36.4 +8.6
Conservative Brent Whittam 256 16.3 +1.2
Majority 169 10.8 +7.1
Turnout 1,567 37.1
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Rosegrove with Lowerhouse
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Lynne Briggs 637 40.2 +11.9
BNP John Rowe 491 31.0 +0.3
Labour Marion Smith 293 18.5 -12.2
Conservative Peter Raistrick 164 10.3 +0.0
Majority 146 9.2
Turnout 1,585 33.6
Liberal Democrat gain from Labour Swing
Rosehill with Burnley Wood
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Karen Heseltine 742 52.6 +17.1
Labour Colette Bailey 353 25.0 -4.0
Conservative David Tierney 316 22.4 +5.8
Majority 389 27.6 +21.2
Turnout 1,411 31.4
Liberal Democrat gain from Labour Swing
Trinity
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Tony Lambert 497 42.4 +2.6
BNP David Shapcott 283 24.2 -4.4
Liberal Democrat Martyn Hurt 244 20.8 -3.3
Conservative Thomas Picton 147 12.6 +5.1
Majority 214 18.2 +7.0
Turnout 1,171 30.0
Labour hold Swing
Whittlefield with Ightenhill
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Peter Doyle 1,025 54.3 +0.8
BNP Joan Shapcott 307 16.3 +0.0
Liberal Democrat Michael McHugh 292 15.5 +1.5
Labour Angela Donovan 264 14.0 -2.2
Majority 718 38.0
Turnout 1,888 38.7 +1.6
Conservative hold Swing

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References

  1. ↑ "Probe into fake Burnley election leaflet". Lancashire Telegraph . 2008-05-01. Retrieved 2008-11-15.
  2. ↑ "Burnley Labour leader ousted". Lancashire Telegraph . 2008-05-05. Retrieved 2008-11-15.[ permanent dead link ]
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