2015_Burnley_Borough_Council_election
2015 Burnley Borough Council election
2015 UK local government election
Elections to Burnley Borough Council in Lancashire, England were held on 7 May 2015, as part of the wider 2015 United Kingdom local elections.[1]
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Main article: Burnley Borough Council elections
Due to the 'in thirds' format of elections in Burnley, these elections are for those electoral district wards fought in the 2011 Burnley Borough Council election, with changes in vote share compared directly with that year. These seats were contested again in 2019.
As Jonathan Barker (elected in 2012) resigned before the election, two seats were open in the Hapton with Park Ward.[2]
After the election, the composition of the Council was as follows:
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Party | Seats | ± | |
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Labour | 29 | 1 | |
Liberal Democrat | 10 | 2 | |
Conservative | 5 | ||
UKIP | 1 | 1 |
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Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Labour | 10 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 62.5 | 37.8 | 14,738 | -8.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | 3 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 18.75 | 27.2 | 10,595 | -9.9 | |
Conservative | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.5 | 18.3 | 7,122 | +12.5 | |
UKIP | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 6.25 | 14.3 | 5,577 | +5.9 | |
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 709 | +1.8 | |
TUSC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 155 | -0.3 | |
BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 42 | -2.0 | |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Sobia Malik | 1,225 | 52.3 | -18.6 | |
UKIP | Lewis Fraser | 571 | 24.4 | +24.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Susan Fenn | 545 | 23.3 | -5.8 | |
Majority | 654 | 27.9 | -14.0 | ||
Turnout | 2,341 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Anne Kelly | 1,166 | 39.1 | -7.0 | |
UKIP | Ian Metcalf | 671 | 22.5 | -5.3 | |
Labour | Brian Cooper | 652 | 21.9 | +3.2 | |
Conservative | Susan Nutter | 407 | 13.7 | +6.3 | |
Green | MacDonald James | 83 | 2.8 | +2.8 | |
Majority | 495 | 16.6 | -1.8 | ||
Turnout | 2,979 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Mark Townsend | 1,257 | 45.4 | +0.4 | |
UKIP | Jamie McGowan | 729 | 26.3 | -9.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Michele Cryer | 437 | 15.8 | -0.9 | |
Conservative | Jane Seed | 344 | 12.4 | +12.4 | |
Majority | 528 | 19.1 | +10.3 | ||
Turnout | 2,767 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Cosima Towneley | 1,040 | 33.1 | +1.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Bill Brindle | 760 | 24.2 | -0.8 | |
UKIP | Tom Commis | 705 | 22.4 | -2.8 | |
Labour | Andy Devanney | 638 | 20.3 | +2.3 | |
Majority | 280 | 8.9 | +2.3 | ||
Turnout | 3,143 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Margaret Brindle | 1,151 | 46.2 | -22.5 | |
Labour | Steve Watson | 752 | 30.2 | -1.1 | |
UKIP | Blair Bailey | 587 | 23.6 | +23.6 | |
Majority | 399 | 16.0 | -21.4 | ||
Turnout | 2,490 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Wajid Khan | Uncontested | NA | NA | |
Majority | NA | NA | |||
Turnout | NA | NA | NA | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Charlie Briggs | 1,128 | 44.6 | -3.2 | |
Labour | Michael Rushton | 861 | 34.0 | -1.0 | |
Conservative | Tom Watson | 375 | 14.8 | +7.4 | |
Green | Jane Davis | 166 | 6.6 | +6.6 | |
Majority | 267 | 10.5 | -2.4 | ||
Turnout | 2,530 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | John Harbour | 1,417 | 58.3 | -4.7 | |
Conservative | Barrie Bamford | 530 | 21.8 | +1.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | John Mithcell | 485 | 19.9 | +3.4 | |
Majority | 887 | 36.5 | -8.0 | ||
Turnout | 2,432 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Joanne Greenwood | 996 | 21.0 | NA | |
UKIP | Alan Hosker | 964 | 20.3 | NA | |
Labour | Howard Hudson | 726 | 15.3 | NA | |
Liberal Democrats | Sandra Byrne | 519 | 10.9 | ||
Conservative | Ian Dawes | 504 | 10.6 | NA | |
Conservative | Ivor Emo | 391 | 8.2 | NA | |
Liberal Democrats | Stephanie Forrest | 385 | 8.1 | NA | |
Green | Ceri Carmichael | 256 | 5.4 | NA | |
Majority | 32 | NA | NA | ||
Turnout | 4,741 | NA | NA | ||
Labour hold | Swing | NA | |||
UKIP gain from Labour | Swing | NA | |||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Ann Royle | 1,308 | 45.7 | -12.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Debbie Porter | 594 | 20.8 | -20.8 | |
UKIP | Ray Hogan | 554 | 19.4 | +19.4 | |
Conservative | Daniel Hanson | 405 | 14.2 | +14.2 | |
Majority | 714 | 25.0 | +8.2 | ||
Turnout | 2,861 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Mohammed Ishtiaq | 1,298 | 51.2 | -16.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Paula Riley | 827 | 32.6 | +0.1 | |
Conservative | Joe Whittaker | 255 | 10.1 | +10.1 | |
TUSC | Gavin Hartley | 155 | 6.1 | +6.1 | |
Majority | 471 | 18.6 | -16.4 | ||
Turnout | 2,535 | ||||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Paul Reynolds | 1,039 | 45.8 | -7.9 | |
UKIP | Mark Girven | 624 | 27.5 | +27.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Barbara Kirker | 486 | 21.4 | -3.2 | |
Green | Joe Davis | 77 | 3.4 | +3.4 | |
BNP | John Rowe | 42 | 1.8 | -20.0 | |
Majority | 415 | 18.3 | -10.3 | ||
Turnout | 2,268 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Danny Fleming | 878 | 33.0 | -2.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Kathryn Haworth | 871 | 32.7 | -31.5 | |
UKIP | Annette McGowan-Doe | 550 | 20.7 | +20.7 | |
Conservative | Narayana Devi | 236 | 8.9 | +8.9 | |
Green | Tony Davis | 127 | 4.8 | +4.8 | |
Majority | 7 | 0.3 | |||
Turnout | 2,662 | ||||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Liz Monk | 950 | 48.3 | -7.8 | |
UKIP | Norman White | 509 | 25.9 | +25.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Stewart Bone | 506 | 25.7 | -5.4 | |
Majority | 441 | 22.4 | -2.6 | ||
Turnout | 1,965 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Ida Carmichael | 1,090 | 33.8 | +18.6 | |
Labour | John Fifield | 741 | 23.0 | +1.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Kate Mottershead | 735 | 22.8 | -11.5 | |
UKIP | Christopher Rawson | 658 | 20.4 | -8.2 | |
Majority | 349 | 10.8 | |||
Turnout | 3,224 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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- "Labour look to tighten grip in borough elections". Burnley Express. Johnston Press. 7 May 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
- http://www.burnley.gov.uk/about-council/elections/results-2015 Burnley Borough Council Official website's listing of vote counts. Accessed 13 May 2015.