Burnley council election, 2019

02/05/2019 · 15 wards · 15 seats contested

Most seats
6
Labour Party
Seats contested
15
across 15 wards
Turnout
—
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Labour Party 6 -1 7,398 36.0% -7.3
Burnley and Padiham independent Party 3 +2 2,744 13.3% +4.9
Liberal Democrats 3 +0 2,380 11.6% -3.7
Green Party 1 +0 3,310 16.1% +8.0
Conservative and Unionist Party 1 -1 2,843 13.8% -4.8
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 1 +0 1,700 8.3% +3.0
National Front 0 +0 182 0.9% —

Changes are against the previous council election on 03/05/2018. 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 7
Burnley and Padiham independent Party 6
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 3
National Front 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 Sehrish Lone Elected 968 70.2% -4.9
Green Party Martyn Hurt 244 17.7% +8.4
Conservative and Unionist Party Nicola Thompson 167 12.1% -3.5
Majority724
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,379

Labour Party hold

Briercliffe

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Anne Rosemarie Kelly Elected 825 62.7% +11.9
Labour Party Brian Cooper 188 14.3% -8.0
Conservative and Unionist Party Susan Margaret Nutter 167 12.7% -5.2
Green Party Mark David Alker 136 10.3% +6.7
Majority637
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,316

Liberal Democrats hold

Brunshaw

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Ian Mark Townsend Elected 548 49.0% -6.9
Green Party Janet Hall 201 18.0% +13.5
Conservative and Unionist Party Ellen Rosemary Sunter 187 16.7% -8.1
National Front Steven Smith 182 16.3% —
Majority347
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,118

Labour Party hold

Cliviger with Worsthorne

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Cosima Towneley Elected 703 46.2% -17.2
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Ernest Stuart Calderbank 407 26.8% —
Labour Party Peter Leslie Pike 217 14.3% -14.8
Green Party Andrew Wight 193 12.7% +5.3
Majority296
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,520

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Coal Clough with Deerplay

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats John Howard Baker Elected 375 29.9% -20.4
Burnley and Padiham independent Party James Anderson 345 27.5% —
Labour Party Bill Horrocks 291 23.2% -5.8
Conservative and Unionist Party David Heginbotham 150 12.0% -2.9
Green Party Stephen Murphy 92 7.3% +1.5
Majority30
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,253

Liberal Democrats hold

Daneshouse with Stoneyholme

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Wajid Khan Elected 1,453 90.5% -1.4
Green Party Alex Hall 92 5.7% +3.4
Conservative and Unionist Party Claire Ingham 61 3.8% +2.0
Majority1,361
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,606

Labour Party hold

Gannow

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Burnley and Padiham independent Party Charlie Briggs Elected 865 70.2% +19.1
Labour Party Peter John Kenyon 190 15.4% -14.5
Conservative and Unionist Party Joanne Broughton 96 7.8% -3.9
Green Party Jai Redman 82 6.7% +4.7
Majority675
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,233

Burnley and Padiham independent Party hold

Gawthorpe

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party John Harbour Elected 550 40.9% +5.5
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Karen Ingham 541 40.3% +10.4
Conservative and Unionist Party Phillip Clarke 148 11.0% -5.2
Green Party Clare Mary Long-Summers 105 7.8% +4.4
Majority9
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,344

Labour Party hold

Hapton with Park

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Peter Gill Elected 752 49.2% +12.9
Labour Party Jean Cunningham 318 20.8% -12.1
Green Party Clare Hales 297 19.4% +17.9
Conservative and Unionist Party Aaron Luke Mark Lewis 163 10.7% -3.0
Majority434
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,530

UK Independence Party (UKIP) hold

Lanehead

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Ann Royle Elected 658 50.2% -4.8
Liberal Democrats Pippa Lishman 370 28.2% +6.8
Conservative and Unionist Party Narayana Picton 143 10.9% -6.9
Green Party Crissie Harter 140 10.7% +4.9
Majority288
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,311

Labour Party hold

Queensgate

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Mohammed Ishtiaq Elected 1,008 65.7% +15.6
Liberal Democrats Judith Helen Cunliffe 182 11.9% -16.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Diane Sunter 181 11.8% -4.2
Green Party Nigel Andrew Baldwin 164 10.7% +4.7
Majority826
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,535

Labour Party hold

Rosegrove with Lowerhouse

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Burnley and Padiham independent Party Lorraine Mehanna Elected 574 48.5% +23.0
Labour Party Gail Barton 362 30.6% -15.5
Green Party Barbara Pauline Baldwin 126 10.6% +3.7
Conservative and Unionist Party Tom Watson 122 10.3% -4.8
Majority212
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,184

Burnley and Padiham independent Party gain from Labour Party

Rosehill with Burnley Wood

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Tracy Kennedy Elected 533 41.6% +4.1
Labour Party Margaret Brindle 291 22.7% -4.6
Burnley and Padiham independent Party Dave Alexander 260 20.3% +3.4
Conservative and Unionist Party Phil Chamberlain 119 9.3% -3.3
Green Party Georgina Hannah Ormrod 78 6.1% +0.5
Majority242
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,281

Liberal Democrats hold

Trinity

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Sarah Hall Elected 770 66.6% +0.8
Labour Party Elizabeth Mary Monk 209 18.1% -6.2
Burnley and Padiham independent Party Stephanie Forrest 107 9.2% +5.5
Liberal Democrats Jan Weaver 36 3.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Michael Paterson 35 3.0% -3.2
Majority561
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,157

Green Party hold

Whittlefield with Ightenhill

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Burnley and Padiham independent Party Emma Payne Elected 593 33.1% +9.6
Green Party Laura Fisk 590 33.0% +30.3
Conservative and Unionist Party Don Whitaker 401 22.4% -5.0
Labour Party Shaun Sproule 147 8.2% -13.3
Liberal Democrats Kathryn Haworth 59 3.3% -14.2
Majority3
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,790

Burnley and Padiham independent Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

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