Burnley council election, 2018

03/05/2018 · 15 wards · 15 seats contested

Most seats
7
Labour Party
Seats contested
15
across 15 wards
Turnout
31.3%
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Labour Party 7 -1 9,156 43.3% -1.1
Liberal Democrats 3 -2 3,237 15.3% -17.1
Conservative and Unionist Party 2 +1 3,944 18.6% +12.5
Burnley and Padiham independent Party 1 +1 1,792 8.5% —
Green Party 1 +1 1,715 8.1% +4.1
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 1 +0 1,118 5.3% -6.2
Independent 0 +0 171 0.8% —
Veterans and People’s Party 0 +0 22 0.1% —

Changes are against the previous council election on 05/05/2016. Vote share is each party's share of all votes cast across the borough.

Candidates

Party Candidates Of a possible 15
Conservative and Unionist Party 15
Green Party 15
Labour Party 15
Liberal Democrats 9
Burnley and Padiham independent Party 7
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 4
Independent 1
Veterans and People’s Party 1

A party standing a full slate could field 15 candidates, one per seat.

Results by ward

Share is each candidate's share of ballots cast in the ward. Change compares each party's lead candidate with the ward's previous contest. Bold rows are elected candidates.

Bank Hall

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Afrasiab Anwar Elected 1,096 75.1% +10.3
Conservative and Unionist Party Diane Sunter 228 15.6% —
Green Party Martyn Hurt 136 9.3% —
Majority868
Turnout34.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,460

Labour Party hold

Briercliffe

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Arthur Gordon Lishman Elected 667 50.8% -6.4
Labour Party Alun Lewis 292 22.2% +9.1
Conservative and Unionist Party David Heginbotham 235 17.9% +10.5
Burnley and Padiham independent Party James Mellor 71 5.4% —
Green Party Sarah Hall 48 3.7% +1.0
Majority375
Turnout29.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,313

Liberal Democrats hold

Brunshaw

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Paul Campbell Elected 648 56.0% +7.3
Conservative and Unionist Party Ellen Rosemary Sunter 287 24.8% —
Independent Steven Smith 171 14.8% —
Green Party Janet Hall 52 4.5% —
Majority361
Turnout24.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,158

Labour Party hold

Cliviger with Worsthorne

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Ivor Christopher Emo Elected 1,035 63.5% +28.5
Labour Party Andy Devanney 475 29.1% +9.9
Green Party Ceri Jane Carmichael 121 7.4% —
Majority560
Turnout38.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,631

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Coal Clough with Deerplay

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Gordon Birtwistle Elected 654 50.3% -14.9
Labour Party Bill Horrocks 377 29.0% +2.0
Conservative and Unionist Party Tom Watson 193 14.8% —
Green Party Anne Whittles 76 5.8% -1.9
Majority277
Turnout32.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,300

Liberal Democrats hold

Daneshouse with Stoneyholme

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Shah Hussain Elected 1,693 91.9% +4.2
Liberal Democrats Neil Kennedy 74 4.0% -8.3
Green Party Alex Hall 42 2.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Sheldon Slater 33 1.8% —
Majority1,619
Turnout44.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,842

Labour Party hold

Gannow

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Burnley and Padiham independent Party Neil Mottershead Elected 665 51.1% —
Labour Party Christine Sollis 390 30.0% -3.3
Conservative and Unionist Party Don Whitaker 152 11.7% —
Liberal Democrats Kathryn Haworth 70 5.4% -47.6
Green Party Jai Redman 25 1.9% -3.0
Majority275
Turnout31.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,302

Burnley and Padiham independent Party gain from Liberal Democrats

Gawthorpe

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Frank Cant Elected 463 35.4% -31.5
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Lenny Johnson 390 29.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Phillip Clarke 212 16.2% —
Burnley and Padiham independent Party Brendan John Morris 198 15.1% —
Green Party Clare Mary Long-Summers 45 3.4% —
Majority73
Turnout29.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,308

Labour Party hold

Hapton with Park

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Tom Commis Elected 565 36.3% -8.1
Labour Party Jean Cunningham 512 32.9% -6.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Ben Thomas Page 213 13.7% +2.4
Burnley and Padiham independent Party Dave Alexander 160 10.3% —
Liberal Democrats Sandra Ann Byrne 84 5.4% +0.1
Green Party Stephen Murphy 24 1.5% —
Majority53
Turnout34.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,558

UK Independence Party (UKIP) hold

Lanehead

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Shbana Khan Elected 870 55.0% +7.2
Liberal Democrats Pippa Lishman 339 21.4% -18.7
Conservative and Unionist Party Narayana Picton 281 17.8% —
Green Party Crissie Harter 91 5.8% -6.3
Majority531
Turnout24.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,581

Labour Party hold

Queensgate

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Sue Graham Elected 693 50.1% -7.3
Liberal Democrats Naweed Manzur 386 27.9% -3.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Susan Margaret Nutter 221 16.0% —
Green Party Nigel Andrew Baldwin 83 6.0% —
Majority307
Turnout33.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,383

Labour Party hold

Rosegrove with Lowerhouse

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Bea Foster Elected 537 46.1% -3.4
Burnley and Padiham independent Party Lorraine Mehanna 297 25.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Mathew John Nuttall 176 15.1% —
Green Party Barbara Pauline Baldwin 81 7.0% +2.2
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Ernest Stuart Calderbank 74 6.4% -17.0
Majority240
Turnout24.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,165

Labour Party hold

Rosehill with Burnley Wood

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Jeff Sumner Elected 699 48.5% +1.3
Labour Party Gail Barton 493 34.2% -10.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Phil Chamberlain 188 13.0% —
Green Party Georgina Hannah Ormrod 62 4.3% -4.2
Majority206
Turnout31.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,442

Liberal Democrats hold

Trinity

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Andy Fewings Elected 789 65.8% +41.6
Labour Party Howard Baker 291 24.2% -25.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Michael Paterson 75 6.2% —
Burnley and Padiham independent Party Jan Weaver 45 3.8% —
Majority498
Turnout30.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,200

Green Party gain from Labour and Co-operative Party

Whittlefield with Ightenhill

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Dale Joseph Ferrier Elected 415 27.4% +0.6
Burnley and Padiham independent Party Emma Payne 356 23.5% —
Labour Party Grace Elizabeth Donovan 326 21.6% +1.2
Liberal Democrats Peter McCann 264 17.5% -15.0
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Peter Gill 89 5.9% -12.2
Green Party Laura Fisk 40 2.6% +0.4
Veterans and People’s Party Ray Hogan 22 1.5% —
Majority59
Turnout32.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,512

Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Liberal Democrats

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