Burnley council election, 2021

06/05/2021 · 15 wards · 15 seats contested

Most seats
5
Labour Party
Seats contested
15
across 15 wards
Turnout
33.9%
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Labour Party 5 -1 7,719 34.0% -2.0
Conservative and Unionist Party 4 +3 7,261 32.0% +18.2
Green Party 3 +2 3,755 16.6% +0.5
Liberal Democrats 2 -1 2,352 10.4% -1.2
Burnley and Padiham independent Party 1 -2 1,529 6.7% -6.6
National Front 0 +0 45 0.2% -0.7
Social Democratic Party 0 +0 21 0.1% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 0 -1 0 — —

Changes are against the previous council election on 02/05/2019. 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 8
Burnley and Padiham independent Party 6
National Front 1
Social Democratic 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 Lubna Khan Elected 956 66.9% -3.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Maison McGowan-Doe 314 22.0% +9.9
Green Party Julie Ann Hurt 158 11.1% -6.6
Majority642
Turnout34.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,428

Labour Party hold

Briercliffe

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Margaret Ann Lishman Elected 693 49.9% -12.8
Conservative and Unionist Party Mike John Steel 404 29.1% +16.4
Labour Party Shelagh Limmer 217 15.6% +1.3
Green Party Vic Alker 76 5.5% -4.9
Majority289
Turnout32.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,390

Liberal Democrats hold

Brunshaw

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Andrew Wight Elected 462 38.7% +20.7
Conservative and Unionist Party Claire Ingham 399 33.4% +16.7
Labour and Co-operative Party Lian Pate 333 27.9% -21.1
Majority63
Turnout26.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,194

Green Party gain from Labour Party

Cliviger with Worsthorne

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Scott Cunliffe Elected 959 47.1% +34.5
Conservative and Unionist Party Richard Michael Piers Sagar 757 37.2% -9.0
Labour Party Carol Lukey 152 7.5% -6.8
Burnley and Padiham independent Party Andrew Robert Newhouse 71 3.5% —
Liberal Democrats Pippa Lishman 50 2.5% —
National Front Steven Smith 45 2.2% —
Majority202
Turnout47.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,034

Green Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Coal Clough with Deerplay

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Jacqueline Inckle Elected 508 36.5% +6.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Linda Kay Whittaker 323 23.2% +11.2
Labour Party Bill Horrocks 322 23.1% -0.1
Burnley and Padiham independent Party James Anderson 178 12.8% -14.7
Green Party Arash Sedighi 60 4.3% -3.0
Majority185
Turnout36.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,391

Liberal Democrats hold

Daneshouse with Stoneyholme

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Saeed Akhtar Chaudhary Elected 1,376 70.6% -19.9
Liberal Democrats Mohammed Hajji-Nazrul 461 23.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Tom Watson 70 3.6% -0.2
Green Party Janet Hall 43 2.2% -3.5
Majority915
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,950

Labour Party hold

Gannow

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Burnley and Padiham independent Party Mark Payne Elected 508 40.4% -29.7
Labour Party Fiona Louise Wild 278 22.1% +6.7
Conservative and Unionist Party Darren Stuart Broughton 250 19.9% +12.1
Green Party Jai Redman 152 12.1% +5.4
Liberal Democrats Lesley Adele Sumner 69 5.5% —
Majority230
Turnout30.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,257

Burnley and Padiham independent Party hold

Gawthorpe

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Karen Ingham Elected 776 56.0% +45.0
Labour Party Kate Proctor 530 38.2% -2.7
Green Party Joseph Booth Davis 80 5.8% -2.0
Majority246
Turnout31.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,386

Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Labour Party

Hapton with Park

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Alan Hosker Elected 1,256 73.8% +63.1
Labour Party Alun Lewis 340 20.0% -0.8
Green Party Duncan Reed 106 6.2% -13.2
Majority916
Turnout37.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,702

Conservative and Unionist Party gain from UK Independence Party (UKIP)

Lanehead

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Asif Raja Elected 863 50.1% -0.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Jamie McGowan 667 38.7% +27.8
Green Party Mark David Alker 194 11.3% +0.6
Majority196
Turnout38.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,724

Labour Party hold

Queensgate

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Arif Khan Elected 1,105 64.5% -1.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Alfie White 444 25.9% +14.1
Green Party Helen Joy Bridges 163 9.5% -1.2
Majority661
Turnout41.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,712

Labour Party hold

Rosegrove with Lowerhouse

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Marcus Johnstone Elected 387 30.5% -0.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Joanne Broughton 353 27.8% +17.5
Burnley and Padiham independent Party Dave Alexander 352 27.7% -20.8
Liberal Democrats Michael Taylor 109 8.6% —
Green Party Jane Patricia Davis 69 5.4% -5.2
Majority34
Turnout26.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,270

Labour and Co-operative Party gain from Burnley and Padiham independent Party

Rosehill with Burnley Wood

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Phil Chamberlain Elected 420 31.6% +22.3
Labour Party Margaret Brindle 411 30.9% +8.2
Liberal Democrats Peter McCann 379 28.5% -13.1
Green Party Tony Davis 120 9.0% +2.9
Majority9
Turnout30.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,330

Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Liberal Democrats

Trinity

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Martyn Hurt Elected 634 57.4% -9.2
Labour and Co-operative Party Tony Martin 242 21.9% +3.8
Conservative and Unionist Party Susan Margaret Nutter 162 14.7% +11.6
Burnley and Padiham independent Party Stephanie Forrest 67 6.1% -3.2
Majority392
Turnout27.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,105

Green Party hold

Whittlefield with Ightenhill

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Don Whitaker Elected 666 36.8% +14.4
Green Party Emma Simpkin 479 26.5% -6.5
Burnley and Padiham independent Party Nicola Sedgwick 353 19.5% -13.6
Labour Party Shaun Sproule 207 11.4% +3.2
Liberal Democrats Kathryn Haworth 83 4.6% +1.3
Social Democratic Party Mitchell James Cryer 21 1.2% —
Majority187
Turnout39.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,809

Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Burnley and Padiham independent Party

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