2024 Burnley Borough Council election

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2024 Burnley Borough Council election
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15 out of 45 seats to Burnley Borough Council
23 seats needed for a majority
 
LeaderAfrasiab AnwarAlan Hosker
Party Burnley Independent Group Labour Conservative
Leader's seatBank HallHapton with Park
Current seats11118
Seats neededIncrease2.svg 12Increase2.svg 12Increase2.svg 15
 
LeaderScott CunliffeHoward Baker
Party Green Liberal Democrats
Leader's seatCliviger with WorsthorneCoalclough with Deerplay
Current seats77
Seats neededIncrease2.svg 16Increase2.svg 16
Burnley Council Election Results Map 2024.svg
The winner of each seat in the 2024 Burnley Borough Council Election
Incumbent Leader

Afrasiab Anwar
Burnley Independent Group
No overall control

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The 2024 Burnley Borough Council election was held on Thursday 2 May 2024, alongside the other local elections in the United Kingdom on the same day. One-third of the 45 members of Burnley Borough Council in Lancashire were elected.

Background

Burnley was historically a strong council for Labour. Labour held a majority on the council from its creation in 1973 until 2000, before winning the council back in 2002. [1] The BNP became the second largest party on the council in 2003 (winning the popular vote), [2] and Labour lost their majority the following year. The Liberal Democrats won their first majority on the council in 2010, but the council fell back into no overall control in 2011. [1] Labour retook Burnley in 2012, [3] and maintained control until 2019; [4] opposition groups formed a coalition, but Labour formed a minority administration after its collapse. [5]

In the 2023 election, Labour won 8 seats (up 2) with 42.2% of the vote, the Conservatives won 2 (up 1) with 22.5%, the Green Party won 2 (up 1) with 16.7%, the Liberal Democrats won 2 (down 1) with 13.5%, the Burnley and Padiham Independent Party won 1 (down 2) with 4.3%, and UKIP did not defend their seat up for election. Following the election, Labour formed a minority administration. [6] However, in October 2023 11 councillors left the Labour Party over the party's stance on the Israel–Hamas war. These 11 independents joined with the Green Party and Liberal Democrats to form a majority coalition. [7]

The seats up for election in 2024 were last contested in 2021; because of the delay of all local elections due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the seats are up for election after 3 years rather than the usual 4. In that election, Labour won 5 seats with 34.5% of the vote, the Conservatives won 4 with 32.4%, the Green Party won 3 with 16.8%, the Liberal Democrats won 2 with 9.2%, and the Burnley and Padiham Independent Party won 1 with 6.8%.

Previous council composition

After 2023 election Before 2024 election [8] After 2024 election
PartySeatsPartySeatsPartySeats
Labour 21 Labour 11 Labour 15
Independent
(Burnley Independent Group)		0 Independent
(Burnley Independent Group)		11 Independent
(Burnley Independent Group)		10
Conservative 7 Conservative 8 Conservative 8
Liberal Democrats 7 Liberal Democrats 7 Liberal Democrats 7
Green 7 Green 7 Green 5
Independent
(Non-aligned)		0 Independent
(Non-aligned)		1 Independent
(Non-aligned)		0
BAPIP 3 BAPIP 0 BAPIP Dissolved

Changes:

Results

2024 Burnley Borough Council election
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Labour 6Increase2.svg 140.091533.36,34332.4-9.8
  Conservative 3Decrease2.svg 120.05817.85,15926.3+3.8
  Independent 3Increase2.svg 320.071022.24,29221.9+16.8
  Liberal Democrats 2Steady2.svg13.35715.61,8049.2-4.3
  Green 1Decrease2.svg 26.74511.11,98110.1-6.6

Ward results

The Statement of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates standing in each ward, was released by Burnley Borough Council following the close of nominations. [14] An asterisk denotes an incumbent councillor seeking re-election.

Bank Hall

Bank Hall [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Lubna Khan* 737 55.0 N/A
Labour Hannah Till45634.0-40.1
Conservative Susan Nutter14711.0+0.6
Majority281
Turnout
Independent gain from Labour Swing

Lubna Khan was elected in 2021 as a Labour councillor.

Briercliffe

Briercliffe [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Margaret Lishman* 497 41.1 -8.5
Labour Pete Coles46838.7+10.0
Conservative Richard Sagar18215.1-2.6
Green Julie Hurt615.0+1.0
Majority29
Turnout
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Brunshaw

Brunshaw [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Shaun Sproule 520 50.6 +5.3
Green Andrew Newhouse26826.1-14.6
Conservative Claire Ingham20920.4+6.4
Independent Mubashar Lone302.9N/A
Majority252
Turnout
Labour gain from Green Swing

Cliviger with Worsthorne

Cliviger with Worsthorne [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ivor Emo 955 54.7 +12.7
Green Scott Cunliffe*57532.9-11.2
Labour Carol Lukey1619.2+0.9
Liberal Democrats Gorgyanna Kenzington553.2-2.4
Majority380
Turnout
Conservative gain from Green Swing

Coal Clough with Deerplay

Coal Clough with Deerplay [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Jacqueline Inckle* 450 40.4 -6.6
Labour Jeff Slee38034.1+11.2
Conservative Tom Watson21018.8-1.7
Green Anna Hewitt756.7-2.9
Majority70
Turnout
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Daneshouse with Stoneyholme

Daneshouse with Stoneyholme [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Saeed Chaudhary* 1,143 54.8 N/A
Liberal Democrats Ikram Rafiq37518.0+1.6
Conservative Mohammed Saleh34016.3+12.7
Labour James Harrison22710.9-65.6
Majority768
Turnout
Independent gain from Labour Swing

Saeed Chaudhary was elected in 2021 as a Labour councillor.

Gannow

Gannow [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Gemma Haigh 590 59.4 +22.6
Conservative Rhys Williams26927.1+17.8
Green Lewis Bridges717.1+1.5
Liberal Democrats Kathryn Haworth474.7N/A
Independent Khalil Pascall171.7N/A
Majority321
Turnout
Labour gain from BAPIP Swing

Gawthorpe

Gawthorpe [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Barbara Dole 658 60.8 -4.6
Conservative Karen Ingham*42439.2+11.2
Majority234
Turnout
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Hapton with Park

Hapton with Park [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alan Hosker* 765 61.1 +6.0
Labour Elaine Cotterell38030.3-5.6
Green Sarah Hall1088.6-0.4
Majority385
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Lanehead

Lanehead [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Andy Waddington 715 42.4 -8.1
Independent Asif Raja*71242.2N/A
Conservative Abdul Shahid26115.5-11.3
Majority3
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Asif Raja was elected in 2021 as a Labour councillor.

Queensgate

Queensgate [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Aurangzeb Ali 1,184 69.2 N/A
Labour Keith Till34320.0-48.7
Conservative Bailey Webster18410.8-2.2
Majority841
Turnout
Independent gain from Labour Swing

Rosegrove with Lowerhouse

Rosegrove with Lowerhouse [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ashley Brown 395 37.4 -7.5
Conservative Abbey Hartley28627.1+12.5
Independent Bea Foster28326.8N/A
Green Chris Bridges918.6+3.4
Majority109
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Rosehill with Burnley Wood

Rosehill with Burnley Wood [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Bill Horrocks* 467 41.2 +2.8
Liberal Democrats Russell Neal38033.5-3.9
Conservative Simon Bonney19517.2+3.8
Green Fi Hornby928.1+2.7
Majority87
Turnout
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

This seat was gained by Labour in a by-election in November 2022. [16]

Trinity

Trinity [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Martyn Hurt* 396 52.0 -12.0
Labour Tony Martin28036.8+9.8
Conservative Dale Ferrier8511.2+2.2
Majority116
Turnout
Green hold Swing

Whittlefield with Ightenhill

Whittlefield with Ightenhill [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Don Whitaker* 647 46.8 +4.9
Labour Liam Walsh30522.1+6.0
Green Duncan Reed24417.7-14.0
Independent David Roper13910.1N/A
Independent Mitchell Cryer473.4-2.6
Majority342
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

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