Burnley council election, 2022

05/05/2022 · 15 wards · 15 seats contested

Most seats
7
Labour Party
Seats contested
15
across 15 wards
Turnout
31.0%
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Labour Party 7 +2 7,934 38.9% +4.9
Liberal Democrats 3 +1 2,611 12.8% +2.4
Conservative and Unionist Party 2 -2 5,316 26.1% -5.9
Green Party 2 -1 3,387 16.6% +0.1
Burnley and Padiham independent Party 1 +0 1,101 5.4% -1.3
Independent 0 +0 34 0.2% —

Changes are against the previous council election on 06/05/2021. 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 6
Burnley and Padiham independent Party 3
Independent 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 977 75.2% +8.3
Conservative and Unionist Party Susan Margaret Nutter 196 15.1% -6.9
Green Party Julie Ann Hurt 126 9.7% -1.4
Majority781
Turnout31.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,299

Labour Party hold

Briercliffe

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Arthur Gordon Lishman Elected 618 50.5% +0.7
Conservative and Unionist Party Richard Michael Piers Sagar 295 24.1% -4.9
Labour and Co-operative Party Lian Pate 248 20.3% +4.7
Green Party Vic Alker 62 5.1% -0.4
Majority323
Turnout29.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,223

Liberal Democrats hold

Brunshaw

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Christine Sollis Elected 526 41.9% +14.1
Green Party Alex Hall 456 36.4% -2.3
Conservative and Unionist Party Claire Ingham 272 21.7% -11.7
Majority70
Turnout27.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,254

Labour Party gain from Green Party

Cliviger with Worsthorne

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Jack Launer Elected 892 47.6% +0.5
Conservative and Unionist Party Ivor Christopher Emo 881 47.0% +9.8
Labour Party Nussrat Kazmi 100 5.3% -2.1
Majority11
Turnout44.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,873

Green Party hold

Coal Clough with Deerplay

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Gordon Birtwistle Elected 840 60.0% +23.4
Labour Party Bill Horrocks 283 20.2% -2.9
Conservative and Unionist Party Linda Kay Whittaker 221 15.8% -7.4
Green Party Janet Hall 57 4.1% -0.2
Majority557
Turnout36.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,401

Liberal Democrats hold

Daneshouse with Stoneyholme

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Shah Hussain Elected 1,401 86.9% +16.3
Liberal Democrats Mohammed Hajji-Nazrul 121 7.5% -16.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Josh Gillies 53 3.3% -0.3
Green Party Craig John Simpkin 38 2.4% +0.2
Majority1,280
Turnout35.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,613

Labour Party hold

Gannow

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Burnley and Padiham independent Party Neil Mottershead Elected 506 44.5% +4.1
Labour Party Fiona Louise Wild 385 33.9% +11.7
Conservative and Unionist Party Tom Watson 145 12.8% -7.1
Green Party Helen Joy Bridges 101 8.9% -3.2
Majority121
Turnout26.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,137

Burnley and Padiham independent Party hold

Gawthorpe

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Alun Lewis Elected 719 59.5% +21.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Nicola Thompson 412 34.1% -21.9
Green Party Joe Davis 78 6.5% +0.7
Majority307
Turnout27.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,209

Labour Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Hapton with Park

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Jamie McGowan Elected 969 67.0% -6.8
Labour Party Abdul Salek 305 21.1% +1.1
Green Party Duncan Reed 172 11.9% +5.7
Majority664
Turnout31.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,446

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Lanehead

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Sue Graham Elected 736 55.9% +5.8
Conservative and Unionist Party Tom Commis 319 24.2% -14.5
Liberal Democrats Pippa Lishman 199 15.1% —
Green Party Mark David Alker 63 4.8% -6.5
Majority417
Turnout29.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,317

Labour Party hold

Queensgate

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Syeda Misbah Kazmi Elected 929 68.0% +3.4
Conservative and Unionist Party Bailey Webster 318 23.3% -2.7
Green Party Jai Redman 120 8.8% -0.7
Majority611
Turnout33.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,367

Labour Party hold

Rosegrove with Lowerhouse

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Gail Barton Elected 530 41.4% +11.0
Burnley and Padiham independent Party James Anderson 320 25.0% -2.7
Conservative and Unionist Party Maison McGowan-Doe 309 24.2% -3.6
Liberal Democrats Peter McCann 63 4.9% -3.7
Green Party Jane Patricia Davis 57 4.5% -1.0
Majority210
Turnout26.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,279

Labour Party hold

Rosehill with Burnley Wood

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Jeff Sumner Elected 770 56.2% +27.7
Labour Party Margaret Brindle 323 23.6% -7.3
Conservative and Unionist Party Kev Shackell 207 15.1% -16.5
Green Party Tony Davis 70 5.1% -3.9
Majority447
Turnout31.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,370

Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Trinity

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Andy Fewings Elected 635 66.7% +9.3
Labour Party Paul Reynolds 228 23.9% +2.0
Conservative and Unionist Party Dale Joseph Ferrier 89 9.3% -5.3
Majority407
Turnout24.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast952

Green Party hold

Whittlefield with Ightenhill

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Mike John Steel Elected 630 38.3% +1.5
Green Party Andrew Robert Newhouse 460 28.0% +1.5
Burnley and Padiham independent Party Nicola Sedgwick 275 16.7% -2.8
Labour Party Shaun Sproule 244 14.9% +3.4
Independent Mitchell James Cryer 34 2.1% —
Majority170
Turnout36.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,643

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

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