Whittlefield with Ightenhill ward

Burnley · 8 contests on record

Vote share over time

Each line is a party's lead candidate as a share of ballots cast. Hollow points are by-elections.

07/05/2026

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Chris Weekes Elected 1,017 48.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Mike John Steel 583 28.0% -18.5
Green Party Janet Hall 215 10.3% -7.2
Labour Party Charlie Allen Hindle 186 8.9% -13.0
Independent Helen Frances Heap 128 6.2% -3.8
Majority434
Turnout46.0%
Registered electors4,535
Ballots cast2,079

Reform UK gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

02/05/2024

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Don Whitaker Elected 647 46.5% +4.6
Labour Party Liam Walsh 305 21.9% +5.9
Green Party Duncan Reed 244 17.5% -14.2
Independent David Roper 139 10.0% +4.0
Independent Mitchell James Cryer 47 3.4% —
Majority342
Turnout31.0%
Registered electors4,487
Ballots cast1,391

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

04/05/2023

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Lee James Ashworth Elected 648 41.9% +3.6
Green Party Andrew Robert Newhouse 490 31.7% +3.7
Labour Party Shaun Sproule 248 16.1% +1.2
Independent Mitchell James Cryer 92 6.0% +3.9
Liberal Democrats Frank Bartram 67 4.3% —
Majority158
Turnout34.0%
Registered electors4,549
Ballots cast1,545

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

05/05/2022

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

06/05/2021

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

02/05/2019

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

03/05/2018

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

05/05/2016

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats David Roper Elected 503 32.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Tony Moores 416 26.9% —
Labour Party Andy Devanney 315 20.3% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Chris Rawson 280 18.1% —
Green Party Alfie Jones 34 2.2% —
Majority87
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,548