2008_Burnley_Council_election
Elections to Burnley Borough Council in Lancashire, England were held on 1 May 2008. One third of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrat party gained overall control of the council from no overall control.
Main article: Burnley Borough Council elections
Police launched an investigation on the day of the election into a fake Liberal Democrat leaflet which was distributed in Rosegrove and Gannow wards.[1] Following the election the Labour group leader Andy Tatchell was replaced by Julie Cooper.[2]
After the election, the composition of the council was
More information Party, Seats ...
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Liberal Democrats | 9 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 60.0 | 37.3 | 9,156 | +3.1 | |
Labour | 3 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 20.0 | 27.8 | 6,833 | +0.5 | |
Conservative | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.3 | 18.9 | 4,648 | +3.5 | |
BNP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 | 14.9 | 3,650 | -2.6 | |
England First | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 254 | -2.1 | |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Julie Cooper | 621 | 43.5 | -3.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Asif Raja | 571 | 40.0 | -0.8 | |
Conservative | Paul Coates | 237 | 16.6 | +4.3 | |
Majority | 50 | 3.5 | -2.6 | ||
Turnout | 1,429 | 33.9 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Margaret Lishman | 912 | 55.5 | -3.2 | |
BNP | Patricia Thomson | 326 | 19.9 | -8.2 | |
Conservative | Susan Nutter | 219 | 13.3 | +7.0 | |
Labour | Laurence Embley | 185 | 11.3 | +1.2 | |
Majority | 586 | 35.6 | +5.1 | ||
Turnout | 1,642 | 35.7 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Linda White | 633 | 37.2 | -0.9 | |
Labour | David Halsall | 451 | 26.5 | -1.5 | |
BNP | Paul McDevitt | 384 | 22.6 | -3.6 | |
Conservative | Arthur Coates | 233 | 13.7 | +6.0 | |
Majority | 182 | 10.7 | +0.1 | ||
Turnout | 1,701 | 34.1 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Michael Heys | 923 | 45.6 | +7.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Paula Riley | 486 | 24.0 | +14.4 | |
England First | Steven Smith | 254 | 12.5 | -4.3 | |
Labour | Brenda Lambert | 214 | 10.6 | +0.4 | |
BNP | Ben Smalley | 149 | 7.4 | -4.4 | |
Majority | 437 | 21.6 | +0.4 | ||
Turnout | 2,026 | 46.2 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Charles Bullas | 953 | 66.6 | -13.3 | |
BNP | Scott Atkinson | 274 | 19.1 | +19.1 | |
Labour | Joanne Whitaker | 205 | 14.3 | -5.8 | |
Majority | 679 | 47.5 | -12.3 | ||
Turnout | 1,432 | 35.0 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Mohammed Malik | 1,234 | 52.4 | +12.4 | |
Labour | Shah Hussain | 1,123 | 47.6 | -12.4 | |
Majority | 111 | 4.8 | |||
Turnout | 2,357 | 60.4 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Justin Birtwistle | 544 | 33.7 | +0.7 | |
BNP | John Cave | 473 | 29.3 | +0.8 | |
Labour | Mark Townsend | 386 | 23.9 | -2.4 | |
Conservative | Sharon Everitt | 212 | 13.1 | +0.9 | |
Majority | 71 | 4.4 | -0.1 | ||
Turnout | 1,615 | 36.9 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Andy Tatchell | 727 | 50.0 | -3.1 | |
BNP | Christopher Vanns | 289 | 19.9 | -5.3 | |
Conservative | Barry Robinson | 284 | 19.5 | +7.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Denise Embra | 154 | 10.6 | +1.4 | |
Majority | 438 | 30.1 | +2.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,454 | 31.1 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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BNP | Sharon Wilkinson | 674 | 38.6 | +0.9 | |
Labour | Jean Cunningham | 586 | 33.6 | +3.2 | |
Conservative | Alan Marsden | 323 | 18.5 | +3.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Vincent McCrae | 162 | 9.3 | -7.4 | |
Majority | 78 | 5.0 | -2.3 | ||
Turnout | 1,745 | 37.5 | |||
BNP hold | Swing | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Bill Brindle | 852 | 56.1 | +13.5 | |
Labour | Peter Kenyon | 357 | 23.5 | -1.0 | |
Conservative | Michael Raistrick | 309 | 20.4 | +7.8 | |
Majority | 495 | 32.6 | +14.4 | ||
Turnout | 1,518 | 33.5 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Bill Bennett | 740 | 47.2 | +15.7 | |
Labour | Abid Sharif | 571 | 36.4 | +8.6 | |
Conservative | Brent Whittam | 256 | 16.3 | +1.2 | |
Majority | 169 | 10.8 | +7.1 | ||
Turnout | 1,567 | 37.1 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Lynne Briggs | 637 | 40.2 | +11.9 | |
BNP | John Rowe | 491 | 31.0 | +0.3 | |
Labour | Marion Smith | 293 | 18.5 | -12.2 | |
Conservative | Peter Raistrick | 164 | 10.3 | +0.0 | |
Majority | 146 | 9.2 | |||
Turnout | 1,585 | 33.6 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Karen Heseltine | 742 | 52.6 | +17.1 | |
Labour | Colette Bailey | 353 | 25.0 | -4.0 | |
Conservative | David Tierney | 316 | 22.4 | +5.8 | |
Majority | 389 | 27.6 | +21.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,411 | 31.4 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Tony Lambert | 497 | 42.4 | +2.6 | |
BNP | David Shapcott | 283 | 24.2 | -4.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Martyn Hurt | 244 | 20.8 | -3.3 | |
Conservative | Thomas Picton | 147 | 12.6 | +5.1 | |
Majority | 214 | 18.2 | +7.0 | ||
Turnout | 1,171 | 30.0 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Peter Doyle | 1,025 | 54.3 | +0.8 | |
BNP | Joan Shapcott | 307 | 16.3 | +0.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Michael McHugh | 292 | 15.5 | +1.5 | |
Labour | Angela Donovan | 264 | 14.0 | -2.2 | |
Majority | 718 | 38.0 | |||
Turnout | 1,888 | 38.7 | +1.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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- "Probe into fake Burnley election leaflet". Lancashire Telegraph. 1 May 2008. Retrieved 15 November 2008.
- "Burnley Labour leader ousted". Lancashire Telegraph. 5 May 2008. Retrieved 15 November 2008.[permanent dead link]