2024 Burnley Borough Council election
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The winner of each seat in the 2024 Burnley Borough Council Election | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2024 Burnley Borough Council election was held on Thursday 2 May 2024, alongside the other local elections in the United Kingdom on the same day. One-third of the 45 members of Burnley Borough Council in Lancashire were elected.
Background[edit]
Burnley was historically a strong council for Labour. Labour held a majority on the council from its creation in 1973 until 2000, before winning the council back in 2002.[1] The BNP became the second largest party on the council in 2003 (winning the popular vote),[2] and Labour lost their majority the following year. The Liberal Democrats won their first majority on the council in 2010, but the council fell back into no overall control in 2011.[1] Labour retook Burnley in 2012,[3] and maintained control until 2019;[4] opposition groups formed a coalition, but Labour formed a minority administration after its collapse.[5]
In the 2023 election, Labour won 8 seats (up 2) with 42.2% of the vote, the Conservatives won 2 (up 1) with 22.5%, the Green Party won 2 (up 1) with 16.7%, the Liberal Democrats won 2 (down 1) with 13.5%, the Burnley and Padiham Independent Party won 1 (down 2) with 4.3%, and UKIP did not defend their seat up for election. Following the election, Labour formed a minority administration.[6] However, in October 2023 11 councillors left the Labour Party over the party's stance on the Israel–Hamas war. These 11 independents joined with the Green Party and Liberal Democrats to form a majority coalition.[7]
The seats up for election in 2024 were last contested in 2021; because of the delay of all local elections due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the seats are up for election after 3 years rather than the usual 4. In that election, Labour won 5 seats with 34.5% of the vote, the Conservatives won 4 with 32.4%, the Green Party won 3 with 16.8%, the Liberal Democrats won 2 with 9.2%, and the Burnley and Padiham Independent Party won 1 with 6.8%.
Previous council composition[edit]
After 2023 election | Before 2024 election[8] | After 2024 election | ||||||
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Party | Seats | Party | Seats | Party | Seats | |||
Labour | 21 | Labour | 11 | Labour | 15 | |||
Independent (Burnley Independent Group) |
0 | Independent (Burnley Independent Group) |
11 | Independent (Burnley Independent Group) |
10 | |||
Conservative | 7 | Conservative | 8 | Conservative | 8 | |||
Liberal Democrats | 7 | Liberal Democrats | 7 | Liberal Democrats | 7 | |||
Green | 7 | Green | 7 | Green | 5 | |||
Independent (Non-aligned) |
0 | Independent (Non-aligned) |
1 | Independent (Non-aligned) |
0 | |||
BAPIP | 3 | BAPIP | 0 | BAPIP | Dissolved |
Changes:
- August 2023: BAPIP dissolved - Charlie Briggs, Neil Mottershead and Mark Payne sit as independents[9]
- September 2023: Charlie Briggs (independent) joins Labour;[10] Andy Fewings (Green) resigns - by-election held October 2023
- October 2023: Afrasiab Anwar, Saeed Chaudhary, Shah Hussain, Mohammed Ishtiaq, Nussrat Kazmi, Syeda Kazmi, Arif Khan, Lubna Khan, Sehrish Lone, Asif Raja, and Christine Sollis leave Labour to sit as independents;[a][11] Alexander Hall (Green) wins by-election[12]
- February 2024: Neil Mottershead (independent) joins Conservatives[13]
Results[edit]
2024 Burnley Borough Council election | ||||||||||
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Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
Labour | 6 | 1 | 40.0 | 9 | 15 | 33.3 | 6,343 | 32.4 | -9.8 | |
Conservative | 3 | 1 | 20.0 | 5 | 8 | 17.8 | 5,159 | 26.3 | +3.8 | |
Independent | 3 | 3 | 20.0 | 7 | 10 | 22.2 | 4,292 | 21.9 | +16.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | 2 | 13.3 | 5 | 7 | 15.6 | 1,804 | 9.2 | -4.3 | ||
Green | 1 | 2 | 6.7 | 4 | 5 | 11.1 | 1,981 | 10.1 | -6.6 |
Ward results[edit]
The Statement of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates standing in each ward, was released by Burnley Borough Council following the close of nominations.[14] An asterisk denotes an incumbent councillor seeking re-election.
Bank Hall[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Lubna Khan* | 737 | 55.0 | N/A | |
Labour | Hannah Till | 456 | 34.0 | -40.1 | |
Conservative | Susan Nutter | 147 | 11.0 | +0.6 | |
Majority | 281 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Independent gain from Labour | Swing |
Lubna Khan was elected in 2021 as a Labour councillor.
Briercliffe[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Margaret Lishman* | 497 | 41.1 | -8.5 | |
Labour | Pete Coles | 468 | 38.7 | +10.0 | |
Conservative | Richard Sagar | 182 | 15.1 | -2.6 | |
Green | Julie Hurt | 61 | 5.0 | +1.0 | |
Majority | 29 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Brunshaw[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Shaun Sproule | 520 | 50.6 | +5.3 | |
Green | Andrew Newhouse | 268 | 26.1 | -14.6 | |
Conservative | Claire Ingham | 209 | 20.4 | +6.4 | |
Independent | Mubashar Lone | 30 | 2.9 | N/A | |
Majority | 252 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Labour gain from Green | Swing |
Cliviger with Worsthorne[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Ivor Emo | 955 | 54.7 | +12.7 | |
Green | Scott Cunliffe* | 575 | 32.9 | -11.2 | |
Labour | Carol Lukey | 161 | 9.2 | +0.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Gorgyanna Kenzington | 55 | 3.2 | -2.4 | |
Majority | 380 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative gain from Green | Swing |
Coal Clough with Deerplay[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Jacqueline Inckle* | 450 | 40.4 | -6.6 | |
Labour | Jeff Slee | 380 | 34.1 | +11.2 | |
Conservative | Tom Watson | 210 | 18.8 | -1.7 | |
Green | Anna Hewitt | 75 | 6.7 | -2.9 | |
Majority | 70 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Daneshouse with Stoneyholme[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Saeed Chaudhary* | 1,143 | 54.8 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Ikram Rafiq | 375 | 18.0 | +1.6 | |
Conservative | Mohammed Saleh | 340 | 16.3 | +12.7 | |
Labour | James Harrison | 227 | 10.9 | -65.6 | |
Majority | 768 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Independent gain from Labour | Swing |
Saeed Chaudhary was elected in 2021 as a Labour councillor.
Gannow[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Gemma Haigh | 590 | 59.4 | +22.6 | |
Conservative | Rhys Williams | 269 | 27.1 | +17.8 | |
Green | Lewis Bridges | 71 | 7.1 | +1.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Kathryn Haworth | 47 | 4.7 | N/A | |
Independent | Khalil Pascall | 17 | 1.7 | N/A | |
Majority | 321 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Labour gain from BAPIP | Swing |
Gawthorpe[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Barbara Dole | 658 | 60.8 | -4.6 | |
Conservative | Karen Ingham* | 424 | 39.2 | +11.2 | |
Majority | 234 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Hapton with Park[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Alan Hosker* | 765 | 61.1 | +6.0 | |
Labour | Elaine Cotterell | 380 | 30.3 | -5.6 | |
Green | Sarah Hall | 108 | 8.6 | -0.4 | |
Majority | 385 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Lanehead[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Andy Waddington | 715 | 42.4 | -8.1 | |
Independent | Asif Raja* | 712 | 42.2 | N/A | |
Conservative | Abdul Shahid | 261 | 15.5 | -11.3 | |
Majority | 3 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Asif Raja was elected in 2021 as a Labour councillor.
Queensgate[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Aurangzeb Ali | 1,184 | 69.2 | N/A | |
Labour | Keith Till | 343 | 20.0 | -48.7 | |
Conservative | Bailey Webster | 184 | 10.8 | -2.2 | |
Majority | 841 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Independent gain from Labour | Swing |
Rosegrove with Lowerhouse[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ashley Brown | 395 | 37.4 | -7.5 | |
Conservative | Abbey Hartley | 286 | 27.1 | +12.5 | |
Independent | Bea Foster | 283 | 26.8 | N/A | |
Green | Chris Bridges | 91 | 8.6 | +3.4 | |
Majority | 109 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Rosehill with Burnley Wood[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Bill Horrocks* | 467 | 41.2 | +2.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Russell Neal | 380 | 33.5 | -3.9 | |
Conservative | Simon Bonney | 195 | 17.2 | +3.8 | |
Green | Fi Hornby | 92 | 8.1 | +2.7 | |
Majority | 87 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
This seat was gained by Labour in a by-election in November 2022.[16]
Trinity[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Green | Martyn Hurt* | 396 | 52.0 | -12.0 | |
Labour | Tony Martin | 280 | 36.8 | +9.8 | |
Conservative | Dale Ferrier | 85 | 11.2 | +2.2 | |
Majority | 116 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Green hold | Swing |
Whittlefield with Ightenhill[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Don Whitaker* | 647 | 46.8 | +4.9 | |
Labour | Liam Walsh | 305 | 22.1 | +6.0 | |
Green | Duncan Reed | 244 | 17.7 | -14.0 | |
Independent | David Roper | 139 | 10.1 | N/A | |
Independent | Mitchell Cryer | 47 | 3.4 | -2.6 | |
Majority | 342 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
References[edit]
- ^ Sit as part of the Burnley Independent Group, which is not registered as a political party
- ^ a b "Burnley Borough Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ^ "BNP becomes Burnley's second party". BBC News. 2 May 2003. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ^ "Labour win Chorley in Lancashire council election". BBC News. 2 May 2012. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ^ "Labour win Chorley in Lancashire council election". BBC News. 2 May 2012. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ^ "Burnley: Labour back in control of hung council". BBC News. 1 October 2020. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ^ Jacobs, Bill (24 May 2023). "Labour take control of council as a minority administration". Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ^ Khan, Shuiab (17 November 2023). "Labour loses control of council as Independents form new coalition". Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ^ "Your Councillors by Party". Burnley Borough Council. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ^ "Burnley and Padiham Independent Party". The Electoral Commission. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
- ^ Jacobs, Bill (18 September 2023). "Double politicians' switch leaves council control on a knife edge". Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ^ Ambrose, Tom (5 November 2023). "Burnley council leader quits over Starmer's failure to call for Gaza ceasefire". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Trinity Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ^ Jacobs, Bill (28 February 2024). "Veteran Independent councillor joins borough's Conservative group". Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ^ "Statement of Persons Nominated" (PDF). Burnley Borough Council. 7 April 2024. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Coyle, Simon (2 May 2024). "Burnley local council election 2024 results in full". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Rosehill with Burnley Wood Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 5 May 2024.