Elections to Burnley Borough Council in Lancashire, England were held on 1 May 2003. One third of the council was up for election with a by-election in the Whittlefield with Ightenhill ward. The British National Party won the popular vote and gained the most seats, although the Labour party retained overall control of the council.
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After the election, the composition of the council was
- Labour 24
- British National Party 8
- Liberal Democrat 7
- Conservative 3
- Others 3
Election result
editParty | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BNP | 7 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 43.7 | 30.5 | 8,543 | +18.7 | |
Labour | 5 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 31.2 | 29.9 | 8,387 | -18.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | 2 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 12.5 | 17.2 | 4,824 | +0.2 | |
Independent | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.3 | 12.2 | 3,431 | -0.7 | |
Conservative | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 6.3 | 9.7 | 2,730 | +1.1 | |
Socialist Alliance | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 134 | -0.3 |
Ward results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Caroline Kavanagh | 708 | 47.0 | −21.2 | |
BNP | Mark Halstead | 505 | 33.6 | +20.3 | |
Conservative | Paul Coates | 196 | 13.0 | +13.0 | |
Socialist Alliance | Avril Hesson | 96 | 6.4 | +6.4 | |
Majority | 203 | 13.5 | |||
Turnout | 1505 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BNP | Patricia Thomson | 877 | 44.1 | +44.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Peter McCann | 862 | 43.3 | −25.8 | |
Labour | Angela Healey | 250 | 12.6 | −18.3 | |
Majority | 15 | 0.8 | |||
Turnout | 1989 | ||||
BNP gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BNP | Maureen Stowe | 715 | 37.0 | +20.1 | |
Labour | David Halsall | 712 | 36.9 | −35.3 | |
Conservative | Anita Walker | 259 | 13.4 | +13.4 | |
Independent | Cliff Tahir | 245 | 12.7 | +1.8 | |
Majority | 3 | 0.1 | |||
Turnout | 1931 | ||||
BNP gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BNP | Brian Turner | 795 | 32.8 | +20.0 | |
Conservative | Tony Walker | 551 | 22.8 | −13.6 | |
Labour | Philip Walsh | 483 | 19.9 | −9.6 | |
Independent | Kevin Robinson | 465 | 19.2 | +7.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Catherine Bennett | 128 | 5.3 | +5.3 | |
Majority | 244 | 10.1 | |||
Turnout | 2422 | ||||
BNP gain from Independent | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Philip Horrocks | 803 | 51.6 | −11.8 | |
BNP | Mark Pennington | 532 | 34.2 | +22.9 | |
Labour | Antony Martin | 222 | 14.2 | −4.0 | |
Majority | 271 | 17.4 | |||
Turnout | 1557 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Manzoor Hussain | 1,286 | 54.1 | +11.9 | |
Independent | Imtiaz Hussain | 736 | 31.0 | +16.4 | |
Labour | Anthony Harrison | 353 | 14.9 | −28.3 | |
Majority | 550 | 23.1 | |||
Turnout | 2374 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BNP | Carol Hughes | 687 | 38.6 | +23.6 | |
Labour | Patrick Tierney | 611 | 34.3 | −12.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Mary Jane McCann | 274 | 15.4 | +15.4 | |
Conservative | Jeffrey Pickup | 209 | 11.7 | +2.0 | |
Majority | 76 | 4.3 | |||
Turnout | 1781 | ||||
BNP hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Linda Gauton | 777 | 43.8 | −9.3 | |
BNP | Andrew Kenyon | 712 | 40.2 | +25.7 | |
Conservative | Laura Dowding | 284 | 16.0 | +8.7 | |
Majority | 65 | 3.7 | |||
Turnout | 1773 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BNP | Len Starr | 661 | 39.0 | +25.1 | |
Labour | Andrew Tatchell | 584 | 34.4 | −28.6 | |
Independent | Patricia Stinton | 319 | 18.8 | +7.2 | |
Conservative | Alan Marsden | 132 | 7.8 | +7.8 | |
Majority | 77 | 4.5 | |||
Turnout | 1696 | ||||
BNP gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BNP | Luke Smith | 668 | 34.0 | +18.1 | |
Labour | Brian Cooper | 623 | 31.7 | −17.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Martin Smith | 365 | 18.5 | +2.4 | |
Independent | Anthony Doyle | 311 | 15.8 | −2.9 | |
Majority | 45 | 2.3 | |||
Turnout | 1967 | ||||
BNP gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Mohammad Najib | 764 | 41.2 | −25.3 | |
BNP | Rauth McGuinness | 612 | 33.0 | +17.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Denise Embra | 319 | 17.2 | −0.3 | |
Independent | Ian Nelson | 160 | 8.6 | +8.6 | |
Majority | 152 | 8.2 | |||
Turnout | 1855 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Sam Holgate | 618 | 43.7 | +2.0 | |
Labour | Michael Nelson | 487 | 34.4 | −9.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Paul Smith | 192 | 13.6 | +13.6 | |
Conservative | Barry Robinson | 118 | 8.3 | +8.3 | |
Majority | 131 | 9.3 | |||
Turnout | 1415 | ||||
Independent gain from BNP | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Janice Swainston | 679 | 36.6 | −17.9 | |
BNP | James Cowell | 634 | 34.2 | +20.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Christopher Robinson | 285 | 15.4 | +15.4 | |
Conservative | David Tierney | 255 | 13.7 | +2.5 | |
Majority | 45 | 2.4 | |||
Turnout | 1853 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Elizabeth Monk | 598 | 41.6 | −23.2 | |
BNP | Simon Haworth | 491 | 34.2 | +19.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | William Bennett | 310 | 21.6 | +7.3 | |
Socialist Alliance | Stephen Worden | 38 | 2.6 | −3.6 | |
Majority | 107 | 7.4 | |||
Turnout | 1437 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Ida Carmichael | 726 | 21.8 | ||
BNP | Barry Birks | 654 | 19.7 | ||
Independent | Jean Steward | 577 | 17.3 | ||
Labour | Ian Townsend | 536 | 16.1 | ||
Conservative | Alan Stewart | 436 | 18.1 | ||
Labour | Hilary Ward | 398 | 12.0 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 3327 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
BNP gain from Conservative | Swing |
References
edit- BBC News 2002 Burnley Election Results Accessed 2010
- Local Council Election Results Archive 2003 Accessed 2010