Burnley Borough Council election, 2014

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Elections to Burnley Borough Council in Lancashire, England were held on 22 May 2014, as part of the wider 2014 UK local elections and the United Kingdom component of the 2014 European Parliament election. [1]

Lancashire County of England

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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, 2010, with changes in vote share compared directly with that year.

The Labour Party retained control of the Council.

After the election, the composition of the council was

Burnley Local Election Result 2014 [2]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 9 3 0 +3 60.0 46.0 9,923 -6.7
  Liberal Democrat 5 0 3 -3 33.3 37.1 8,005 +3.6
  Conservative 1 0 0 0 6.7 5.8 1,251 +0.2
  UKIP 0 0 0 0 0.0 8.4 1,819 +5.5
  BNP 0 0 0 0 0.0 2.1 446 -3.2
  Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.7 148 +0.7

Ward results

Bank Hall
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Gary Frayling 925 70.9 -9.5
Liberal Democrat Brian Tomlinson 379 29.1 +9.5
Majority 546 41.9 -19.0
Turnout 1304 30.2 +1.1
Labour hold Swing
Briercliffe
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Roger Frost 682 46.1 -12.8
UKIP Ian Metcalf 410 27.8 +27.8
Labour Brian Cooper 277 18.7 -13.1
Conservative Susan Nutter 110 7.4 -3.8
Majority 272 18.4 -7.2
Turnout 1479 32.7 +3.3
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Brunshaw
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Co-op Tony Harrison 621 45.0 -21.4
UKIP Jamie McGowan 500 36.2 +36.2
Liberal Democrat Susan Fenn 231 16.7 -16.9
TUSC Carme McDevitt 29 2.1 +2.1
Majority 125 8.8 -24.1
Turnout 1381 28.5 +1.9
Labour hold Swing
Cliviger with Worsthorne
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative David Heginbotham 524 31.8 +2.6
UKIP Tom Commis 415 25.2 +6.1
Liberal Democrat Paula Riley 411 25.0 -3.3
Labour Christine Sollis 297 18.0 -5.4
Majority 109 6.6 +5.6
Turnout 1647 38.6 +2.3
Conservative hold Swing
Coal Clough with Deerplay
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Gordon Birtwistle 923 68.7 +8.0
Labour Daniel Fleming 421 31.3 -8.0
Majority 502 37.4 +15.7
Turnout 1344 31.5 +3.0
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Daneshouse with Stoneyholme
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Shah Hussain 1421 67.9 +1.8
Liberal Democrat Rupali Begum 671 32.1 -1.8
Majority 750 35.9 +3.7
Turnout 2092 52.6 -8.9
Labour hold Swing
Gannow
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Neil Mottershead 728 47.8 +11.9
Labour Howard Hudson 532 35.0 -18.7
BNP John Rowe 149 9.8 -0.6
Conservative Phillip Nutter 113 7.4 +7.4
Majority 196 12.9
Turnout 1522 34.7 +4.4
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Gawthorpe
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Frank Cant 739 63.0 -10.0
Conservative Tom Watson 241 20.5 +20.5
Liberal Democrat John Mithcell 193 16.5 +4.6
Majority 498 42.5 -17.4
Turnout 1173 25.7 -1.2
Labour hold Swing
Hapton with Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Jean Cunningham 728 57.9 +7.8
Liberal Democrat Sandra Byrne 529 42.1 +24.6
Majority 199 15.8 -5.9
Turnout 1257 28.7 -1.4
Labour hold Swing
Lanehead
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Trish Ellis 893 58.4 +6.5
Liberal Democrat Gordon Lishman 636 41.6 +12.7
Majority 257 16.8 -6.2
Turnout 1529 35.5 -0.5
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Queensgate
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Sue Graham 908 67.5 +8.2
Liberal Democrat Tom Wilkinson 437 32.5 -8.2
Majority 471 35.0 +16.5
Turnout 1345 32.6 -6.6
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Rosegrove with Lowerhouse
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Bea Foster 723 53.7 -0.2
Liberal Democrat Barbara Kirker 335 24.6 -10.2
BNP Christopher Vanns 297 21.8 +10.5
Majority 388 28.6 +9.5
Turnout 1355 28.6 +1.0
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Rosehill with Burnley Wood
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Jeff Sumner 970 64.2 +24.1
Labour Michael Rushton 541 35.8 -13.8
Majority 429 28.4
Turnout 1511 34.1 +1.6
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Trinity
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Howard Baker 518 56.1 -1.9
Liberal Democrat Paul Harrison 287 31.1 -0.3
TUSC David Baynes 119 12.8 +12.8
Majority 231 25.0 -1.6
Turnout 924 23.9 +0.1
Labour hold Swing
Whittlefield with Ightenhill
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Tom Porter 593 34.3 +5.6
UKIP Christopher Rawson 494 28.6 +28.6
Labour Charles Baker 379 21.9 -8.7
Conservative Robert Frost 263 15.2 -15.9
Majority 99 5.7
Turnout 1729 35.8 +3.9
Liberal Democrat hold Swing

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References

  1. ↑ Elections Burnley Borough Council
  2. ↑ http://www.burnley.gov.uk/about-council/elections/results-2014 Burnley Borough Council Official website's listing of vote counts. Accessed 4 May 2015.
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