The 2016 Burnley Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2016 to elect members of Burnley Borough Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate serving a four-year term of office, expiring in 2020. These seats were last contested in 2012.
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Labour remained in overall control of the council.
State of the Parties
editAfter the election, the composition of the Council was as follows:
Party | Seats | ± | |
---|---|---|---|
Labour | 27 | 3 | |
Liberal Democrat | 13 | 3 | |
Conservative | 4 | 1 | |
UKIP | 1 | 1 |
Results
editParty | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 8 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 53.3 | 44.3 | 8,873 | +6.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | 5 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 33.3 | 32.4 | 6,481 | +5.2 | |
UKIP | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 6.7 | 11.5 | 2,303 | -2.8 | |
Conservative | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 6.7 | 6.1 | 1,227 | -12.2 | |
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 806 | +2.2 | |
TUSC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 163 | +0.4 | |
BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 158 | +0.7 |
By ward
editBank Hall ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Lubna Khan | 768 | 64.8 | +12.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Peter Michael Bradley | 417 | 35.2 | +11.9 | |
Majority | 351 | 29.6 | +1.7 | ||
Turnout | 1,185 | 29.8 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Briercliffe ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Margaret Ann Lishman | 764 | 57.2 | +18.1 | |
UKIP | Ian Metcalf | 261 | 19.5 | −3.0 | |
Labour | Syd Khan | 176 | 13.2 | −8.7 | |
Conservative | Tom Watson | 99 | 7.4 | −6.3 | |
Green | James MacDonald | 36 | 2.7 | −0.1 | |
Majority | 503 | 37.6 | +21.0 | ||
Turnout | 1,336 | 30.8 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Brunshaw ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Lian Pate | 600 | 48.6 | +3.2 | |
UKIP | Jamie McGowan | 452 | 36.6 | +10.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Sandra Ann Byrne | 182 | 14.7 | −1.1 | |
Majority | 148 | 12.0 | −7.1 | ||
Turnout | 1,234 | 26.0 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Cliviger with Worsthorne ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Andrew Robert Newhouse | 539 | 35.0 | +1.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Kathryn Haworth | 358 | 23.2 | −1.0 | |
UKIP | Tom Commis | 349 | 22.6 | +0.2 | |
Labour | 296 | 19.2 | −1.1 | ||
Majority | 181 | 11.7 | +2.8 | ||
Turnout | 1,542 | 36.6 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Coalclough with Deerplay ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Bill Brindle | 721 | 65.2 | +19.0 | |
Labour | Ibrahim Ali | 299 | 27.0 | −3.2 | |
Green | Anne Whittles | 86 | 7.8 | +7.8 | |
Majority | 422 | 38.2 | 22.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,106 | 28.4 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Daneshouse with Stoneyholme ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Saeed Akhtar Chaudhary | 1,350 | 87.7 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Mubashir Aftab | 190 | 12.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,160 | 75.3 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,540 | 41.1 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Daneshouse with Stoneyholme returned a Labour Party (UK) councillor unopposed in 2015.
Gannow ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Mark Andrew Charles Payne | 680 | 53.0 | +8.4 | |
Labour | Christine Sollis | 427 | 33.3 | −0.7 | |
BNP | Christopher Barnett | 113 | 8.8 | +8.8 | |
Green | Jai Redman | 63 | 4.9 | +4.9 | |
Majority | 253 | 19.7 | +9.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,283 | 31.2 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing |
Gawthorpe ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Andy Tatchell | 809 | 66.9 | +8.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Brendan John Morris | 400 | 33.1 | +13.2 | |
Majority | 409 | 33.8 | −2.7 | ||
Turnout | 1,209 | 28.0 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Hapton with Park ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
UKIP | Alan Hosker | 683 | 44.4 | +24.1 | |
Labour | Howard Leigh Hudson | 601 | 39.1 | +2.8 | |
Conservative | Ivor Christopher Emo | 173 | 11.2 | −7.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Leslie Williams | 81 | 5.3 | −13.7 | |
Majority | 82 | 5.3 | |||
Turnout | 1,538 | 34.1 | |||
UKIP gain from Labour | Swing |
Lanehead ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Asif Raja | 792 | 47.8 | +2.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Paula Christine Riley | 665 | 40.2 | +19.4 | |
Green | Laura Fisk | 199 | 12.0 | +12.0 | |
Majority | 127 | 7.7 | −17.7 | ||
Turnout | 1,656 | 37.4 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Queensgate ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Arif Khan | 811 | 57.4 | +6.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Arthur Gordon Lishman | 438 | 31.0 | −1.6 | |
TUSC | Gavin Hartley | 163 | 11.5 | +5.4 | |
Majority | 373 | 26.4 | +7.8 | ||
Turnout | 1,412 | 35.9 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Rosegrove with Lowerhouse ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Marcus Johnstone | 590 | 49.5 | +0.7 | |
UKIP | Mark Henry Girven | 278 | 23.3 | −4.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Stephanie Forrest | 221 | 18.6 | −2.8 | |
Green | Ceri Jane Carmichael | 57 | 4.8 | +1.4 | |
BNP | Christopher Vanns | 45 | 3.8 | +2.0 | |
Majority | 312 | 26.2 | +7.9 | ||
Turnout | 1,191 | 26.4 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Rosehill with Burnley Wood ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Christine Eleanor White | 625 | 47.2 | +14.5 | |
Labour | Paul Campbell | 587 | 44.3 | +11.3 | |
Green | Georgina Hannah Ormrod | 112 | 8.5 | +3.7 | |
Majority | 38 | 2.9 | +2.6 | ||
Turnout | 1,324 | 30.9 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing |
Trinity ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour Co-op | Tony Martin | 452 | 49.8 | +1.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Stewart Bone | 236 | 26.0 | −0.3 | |
Green | Andy Fewings | 219 | 24.1 | +24.1 | |
Majority | 216 | 23.8 | +1.4 | ||
Turnout | 907 | 24.1 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Whittlefield with Ightenhill ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | David Roper | 503 | 32.5 | +9.7 | |
Conservative | Tony Moores | 416 | 26.9 | −6.9 | |
Labour | Andy Devanney | 316 | 20.4 | −2.6 | |
UKIP | Chris Rawson | 280 | 18.1 | −2.3 | |
Green | Alfie Jones | 34 | 2.2 | +2.2 | |
Majority | 87 | 5.6 | −5.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,548 | 33.5 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |
References
edit- ^ "Guide to May 2016 elections in Scotland, Wales, England and Northern Ireland". BBC News. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
- ^ "Results 2016". burnley.gov.uk. Burnley Borough Council. Retrieved 7 May 2016.