Hyndburn Borough Council elections are generally held three years out of every four, with a third of the council elected each time. Hyndburn Borough Council is the local authority for the non-metropolitan district of Hyndburn in Lancashire, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2002, 35 councillors have been elected from 16 wards. [1]
Elections are usually by thirds, in three of every four years.
| Year/Party | Labour | LibDems | Cons | Indep | UKIP | Other | Controlling party | Notes | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 24 | 3 | 21 | NOC | ||||||||||
| 1976 | 14 | 1 | 33 | Conservatives | ||||||||||
| 1979 | 19 | 28 | Conservatives | New ward boundaries. Councillors reduced from 48 to 47 and all out election. [2] | ||||||||||
| 1980 | 27 | 20 | Labour | |||||||||||
| 1982 | 26 | 1 | 20 | Labour | ||||||||||
| 1983 | 25 | 2 | 20 | Labour | ||||||||||
| 1984 | 20 | 3 | 24 | Conservatives | ||||||||||
| 1986 | 25 | 6 | 16 | Labour | ||||||||||
| 1987 | 26 | 7 | 14 | Labour | Borough boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same. [3] | |||||||||
| 1988 | 25 | 6 | 16 | Labour | ||||||||||
| 1990 | 29 | 4 | 13 | 1 | Labour | |||||||||
| 1991 | 34 | 3 | 9 | 1 | Labour | |||||||||
| 1992 | 32 | 3 | 12 | Labour | ||||||||||
| 1994 | 33 | 1 | 13 | Labour | ||||||||||
| 1995 | 36 | 1 | 10 | Labour | ||||||||||
| 1996 | 44 | 3 | Labour | |||||||||||
| 1998 | 35 | 12 | Labour | |||||||||||
| 1999 | 23 | 23 | 1 | NOC | ||||||||||
| 2000 | 16 | 31 | Conservative | |||||||||||
| 2002 | 18 | 17 | Labour | New ward boundaries. Councillors reduced from 47 to 35 and all out election. [1] | ||||||||||
| 2003 | 17 | 18 | Conservative | |||||||||||
| 2004 | 15 | 20 | Conservative | |||||||||||
| 2006 | 16 | 18 | 1 | Conservative | ||||||||||
| 2007 | 15 | 18 | 2 | Conservative | ||||||||||
| 2008 | 13 | 18 | 4 | Conservative | ||||||||||
| 2010 | 14 | 17 | 4 | NOC | ||||||||||
| 2011 | 18 | 14 | 3 | Labour | ||||||||||
| 2012 | 23 | 9 | 3 | Labour | ||||||||||
| 2014 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 2 | Labour | |||||||||
| 2015 | 24 | 8 | 0 | 2 | Labour | |||||||||
| 2016 | 26 | 7 | 2 | Labour | ||||||||||
| 2018 | 26 | 9 | 0 | Labour | ||||||||||
| 2019 | 26 | 9 | Labour | |||||||||||
| 2021 | 22 | 12 | 1 | Labour | ||||||||||
| 2022 | 14 | 14 | 6 | NOC | ||||||||||
| 2023 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 2 | NOC | |||||||||
| 2024 | 22 | 11 | 1 | 1 | Labour | |||||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 702 | 61.7 | +14.8 | ||
| Conservative | 436 | 38.3 | −14.8 | ||
| Majority | 266 | 23.4 | |||
| Turnout | 1,138 | 31.9 | |||
| Labour gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 339 | 64.1 | +12.9 | ||
| Conservative | 190 | 35.9 | +35.9 | ||
| Majority | 149 | 28.2 | |||
| Turnout | 529 | 16.5 | |||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 387 | 53.8 | +11.2 | ||
| Conservative | 333 | 46.2 | −11.2 | ||
| Majority | 54 | 7.6 | |||
| Turnout | 720 | 19.5 | |||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Claire Hamilton | 759 | 46.1 | +5.6 | |
| Conservative | Stan Horne | 756 | 46.0 | −13.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Bill Greene | 129 | 7.8 | +7.8 | |
| Majority | 3 | 0.1 | |||
| Turnout | 1,644 | 32.2 | |||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Susan Shorrock | 774 | 47.5 | +2.6 | |
| Conservative | Roy Atkinson | 593 | 36.4 | −18.7 | |
| BNP | Carrie Cassidy | 191 | 11.7 | +11.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Bill Greene | 72 | 4.4 | +4.4 | |
| Majority | 178 | 11.1 | |||
| Turnout | 1,630 | 32.6 | |||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Munsif Dad | 528 | 68.1 | −3.2 | |
| Conservative | Michaek Szewczuk | 247 | 31.9 | +3.2 | |
| Majority | 281 | 36.2 | |||
| Turnout | 775 | 22.1 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Harry Grayson | 1,112 | 55.2 | +5.9 | |
| Conservative | Stan Horne | 848 | 42.1 | −9.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Bill Green | 54 | 2.7 | +2.7 | |
| Majority | 264 | 13.1 | |||
| Turnout | 2,014 | 39.7 | |||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Wendy Dwyer | 592 | 75.8 | TBC | |
| Conservative | Danny Cassidy | 189 | 24.2 | TBC | |
| Majority | 403 | 51.6 | TBC | ||
| Turnout | 781 | 25.7 | TBC | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | TBC | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Terry Hurn | 693 | 58.2 | TBC | |
| Labour | David Hartley | 434 | 36.4 | TBC | |
| Independent | Lesley Wolstencroft | 47 | 3.9 | TBC | |
| UKIP | Bobby Anwar | 17 | 1.4 | TBC | |
| Majority | 259 | 21.7 | TBC | ||
| Turnout | 1,191 | 36 | TBC | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | TBC | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Diane Fielding | 678 | 51.7 | TBC | |
| Conservative | Mohammed Sadfar | 475 | 36.2 | TBC | |
| UKIP | Ken Smith | 137 | 10.4 | TBC | |
| Green | Kerry Gormley | 17 | 1.3 | TBC | |
| Majority | 203 | 15.5 | TBC | ||
| Turnout | 1312 | TBC | TBC | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Colin McKenzie | 773 | 52.2 | +6.4 | |
| Conservative | Liz McGinley | 600 | 40.5 | −0.1 | |
| Independent | Michael Miller | 71 | 4.8 | +4.8 | |
| Reform UK | Richard Oakley | 36 | 2.4 | −10.1 | |
| Majority | 173 | 11.7 | +6.5 | ||
| Turnout | 1,482 | 31.32 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | TBC | ||||
| Conservative | David Heap | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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| Lancashire County Council | |
| Blackburn with Darwen | |
| Blackpool | |
| Burnley | |
| Chorley | |
| Fylde | |
| Hyndburn | |
| Lancaster | |
| Pendle | |
| Preston | |
| Ribble Valley | |
| Rossendale | |
| South Ribble | |
| West Lancashire | |
| Wyre | |
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