1995 Hyndburn Borough Council election

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Local elections were held in Hyndburn covering one-third of the council seats on 4 May 1995. Labour held 13 of the 16 seats and gained the other 3 seats (St Oswalds, Baxenden & Overton), winning all 16 seats contested. George Slynn was the Labour leader and he held his Netherton seat. Chris Stone had been a Labour Councillor but resigned just weeks before complaining about an authoritarian Labour leadership. The Tories had promised to cut Council Tax whilst Labour ran on the issue of huge Tory cuts from central government to local schools.

Ward results

Altham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Miles Parkinson283
Conservative Rennie Pinder143
Independent Chris Stone81
Liberal Democrats Stuart Bramhill47
Turnout 55453.1
Labour hold Swing
Barnfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Bob Eddleston737
Independent William Henry Alvy251
Conservative Robert Barnes166
Turnout 114439.6
Labour hold Swing
Baxenden
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Anthony Eric Bushell644
Conservative Joan Scholes603
Liberal Democrats Les Jones329
Turnout 167640.6
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Altaf Hussein567
Conservative Stephen George Crooks462
Turnout 102934.9
Labour hold Swing
Church
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jack Grime1139
Conservative Marion Rayner489
Turnout 162837.5
Labour hold Swing
Clayton-Le-Moors
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Marilyn Brindle1292
Conservative Wilfred MR Harrison606
Turnout 180839.9
Labour hold Swing
Eachill, Rishton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Harold Tootle566
Conservative Carol Hindle363
Turnout 113235.6
Labour hold Swing
Huncoat
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Marilyn Parkins729
Independent Jack Addison438
Conservative Denis Haworth148
Turnout 131342.3
Labour hold Swing
Immanuel
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Tina Roncoli964
Conservative Marian Barret475
Turnout 143938.2
Labour hold Swing
Milnshaw
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ian Ormerod1235
Conservative Stanley Horne694
Turnout 192946.8
Labour hold Swing
Netherton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour George Slynn1036
Independent David Mason292
Conservative Neil Spencer250
Turnout 157842.8
Labour hold Swing
Overton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Arnold Forshaw1085
Conservative Frank Ford570
Turnout 165542.8
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Peel
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mirza Yousef747
Conservative Derek Wolstenholme353
Turnout 109031.8
Labour hold Swing
Spring Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Reg Goggin901
Conservative Paul Travis175
Turnout 107628.3
Labour hold Swing
St Andrew's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Maurice Cowell967
Conservative Brian Tomlinson411
Turnout 137842.4
Labour hold Swing
St Oswald's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Malcolm Peplow1183
Conservative Ted Hill485
Turnout 156836.5
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

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