Elections to Burnley Borough Council in Lancashire, England were held on 6 May 2010. One-third of the council was up for election plus a by-election in the Queensgate ward following the death of Liberal Democrat councillor Bill Bennett (last elected in 2008). The Liberal Democrat party retained overall control of the council.
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As the Liberal Democrat group and council leader Gordon Birtwistle was elected as constituency MP, following the election he was replaced in both these roles by Charlie Briggs. Also a police investigation was launched into voting irregularities in the Daneshouse with Stoneyholme ward.[1]
After the election, the composition of the council was:
Election result
editParty | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | 9 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 56.3 | 39.9 | 17059 | +2.6 | |
Labour | 6 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 37.5 | 29.2 | 12493 | +1.4 | |
Conservative | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 6.3 | 20.2 | 8626 | +1.3 | |
BNP | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0.0 | 10.8 | 4619 | -4.1 |
Ward results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Gary Frayling | 1,085 | 45.7 | +2.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Manzur Naweed | 858 | 36.2 | -3.8 | |
Conservative | Mathew Isherwood | 430 | 18.1 | -1.5 | |
Majority | 227 | 13.8 | +10.3 | ||
Turnout | 2373 | 54.6 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Roger Barstow Frost | 1,869 | 58.9 | +3.4 | |
Conservative | Susan Nutter | 696 | 21.9 | +8.6 | |
Labour | John Kenyon | 608 | 19.2 | +7.9 | |
Majority | 1173 | 37.0 | +1.4 | ||
Turnout | 3173 | 69.5 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Tony Harrison | 959 | 32.7 | +6.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Allen Harris | 946 | 32.2 | -4.7 | |
BNP | Carme McDevitt | 538 | 18.3 | -4.3 | |
Conservative | Brent Whittham | 492 | 16.8 | +3.1 | |
Majority | 13 | 0.4 | |||
Turnout | 2935 | 59.3 | |||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David Heginbotham | 1,577 | 48.3 | +2.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Margret Brindle | 1101 | 33.7 | +9.7 | |
Labour | Samuel McLachlen | 586 | 18.0 | +7.4 | |
Majority | 476 | 14.6 | -7.0 | ||
Turnout | 3264 | 75.3 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Gordon Birtwistle | 1,474 | 55.8 | -10.8 | |
Labour | Alexander McLachlan | 519 | 19.7 | +4.4 | |
Conservative | Paul Coats | 371 | 14.0 | +14.0 | |
BNP | Christopher Vanns | 278 | 10.5 | -8.6 | |
Majority | 679 | 36.1 | -11.4 | ||
Turnout | 2642 | 64.4 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Shah Hussain | 1,554 | 57.0 | +9.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Tahir Narwaz | 1071 | 39.3 | -13.1 | |
Conservative | Philip Nutter | 101 | 3.7 | +3.7 | |
Majority | 473 | 17.7 | |||
Turnout | 2726 | 69.9 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Neil Mottershead | 891 | 33.4 | -0.3 | |
Labour | Stephen Large | 783 | 29.3 | +5.4 | |
BNP | Derek Dawson | 546 | 20.4 | -8.9 | |
Conservative | Barry Robinson | 450 | 16.9 | +3.8 | |
Majority | 108 | 4.0 | -0.4 | ||
Turnout | 2670 | 60.8 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from BNP | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Frank Cant | 1,056 | 38.2 | -11.8 | |
BNP | Paul McDevitt | 573 | 20.8 | +0.9 | |
Conservative | Philip Clarke | 567 | 20.5 | +1.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Paula Riley | 566 | 20.5 | +9.9 | |
Majority | 483 | 17.5 | -12.6 | ||
Turnout | 2762 | 54.8 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jean Cunningham | 856 | 29.2 | -4.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Sandra Byrne | 793 | 27.1 | +17.8 | |
BNP | John Cave | 708 | 24.1 | -14.5 | |
Conservative | Michelle Lord | 574 | 19.6 | +1.1 | |
Majority | 63 | 2.1 | |||
Turnout | 2931 | 62.3 | |||
Labour gain from BNP | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Peter McCann | 1,352 | 46.7 | -9.4 | |
Labour | Ann Royle | 975 | 33.7 | +10.2 | |
Conservative | Alexander Harrison | 567 | 19.6 | -0.8 | |
Majority | 377 | 13.0 | -19.6 | ||
Turnout | 2894 | 64.5 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Jennifer Knowles | 1,176 | 26.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Darren Reynolds | 1,039 | 23.1 | ||
Labour | Marcus Johnstone | 787 | 17.5 | ||
Labour | Marion Smith | 629 | 14.0 | ||
BNP | John Rowe | 444 | 9.8 | ||
Conservative | Arthur Coats | 430 | 9.5 | ||
Majority | 137 | ||||
Turnout | 4,505 | 37.1 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Julie Johnson | 926 | 33.4 | -6.8 | |
Labour | Joanne Greenwood | 869 | 31.3 | +12.8 | |
BNP | Paul Robinson | 509 | 18.4 | -12.5 | |
Conservative | John Elliott | 469 | 16.9 | +6.6 | |
Majority | 57 | 2.1 | -7.1 | ||
Turnout | 2733 | 33.6 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Jeff Sumner | 1,173 | 43.0 | -9.6 | |
Labour | Paul Campbell | 755 | 27.7 | +2.7 | |
Conservative | David Tierney | 460 | 16.9 | -5.5 | |
BNP | Kyle Winder | 338 | 12.4 | +12.4 | |
Majority | 418 | 15.3 | -16.1 | ||
Turnout | 2726 | 60.9 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Howard Baker | 672 | 34.4 | -6.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Martyn Hurt | 671 | 34.4 | +13.6 | |
Conservative | Jack Picton | 307 | 15.7 | +3.1 | |
BNP | David Shapcott | 301 | 15.5 | -8.7 | |
Majority | 1 | 0.0 | -18.2 | ||
Turnout | 1951 | 51.3 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Tom Porter | 1,153 | 34.0 | +18.5 | |
Conservative | Barrie Bamford | 1135 | 33.5 | -20.8 | |
Labour | Tyrell McGowan | 716 | 21.1 | +7.1 | |
BNP | Joan Shapcott | 384 | 11.4 | -4.9 | |
Majority | 18 | 0.01 | |||
Turnout | 3388 | 70.1 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |
References
edit- 2010 Burnley election result Accessed 2010
- Election Results Accessed 2014