Elections to Burnley Council in Lancashire, England were held on 4 May 2006. One third of the council was up for election, with by-elections in the Bank Hall and Brunshaw wards. The by-elections followed the resignations of (Bank Hall) Labour councilor Caroline Kavanagh and (Brunshaw) BNP turned independent with links to Labour councilor Maureen Stowe (both last elected in 2003).[1] No party won overall control of the council.
Long-serving Council and Labour group leader Stuart Caddy and his deputy Peter Kenyon both lost their seats, with Andy Tatchell becoming group leader. Liberal Democrat leader Gordon Birtwistle emerged as the council leader after a coalition formed between the Liberal Democrats and Conservatives.[2]
After the election, the composition of the council was
Burnley Local Election Result 2006 | ||||||||||
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Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/- | ||
Liberal Democrat | 8 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 47.0 | 36.9 | 10238 | |||
Labour | 5 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 29.4 | 30.4 | 8433 | |||
Conservative | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11.8 | 16.8 | 4664 | |||
BNP | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 3693 | |||
Independent | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 1.7 | 471 | |||
Labour Co-op | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | 256 |
Bank Hall (2) | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Gary Frayling | 718 | 27.1 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Justin Birtwistle | 607 | 22.9 | ||
Labour | Imtiaz Hussain | 599 | 22.6 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Allen Harris | 524 | 19.8 | ||
Conservative | Paul Coates | 204 | 7.7 | ||
Majority | 111 | 4.1 | |||
Turnout | 2652 | 37.3 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrat gain from Labour | Swing |
Briercliffe | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal Democrat | Roger Frost | 1058 | 68.4 | ||
Conservative | Cosima Towneley | 302 | 19.5 | ||
Labour | Maureen Martin | 186 | 12.0 | ||
Majority | 756 | 48.9 | |||
Turnout | 1546 | 34 | |||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing |
Brunshaw (2) | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Donald Hall | 703 | 21.6 | ||
Liberal Democrat | John Jones | 635 | 19.5 | ||
BNP | Anthony Locke | 606 | 18.6 | ||
Labour | Mike Nelson | 526 | 16.1 | ||
Liberal Democrat | James McNulty | 453 | 13.9 | ||
Conservative | Tony Coulson | 335 | 10.3 | ||
Majority | 68 | 2.1 | |||
Turnout | 3258 | 39 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrat gain from Independent | Swing |
Cliviger with Worsthorne | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | David Heginbotham | 1128 | 57.6 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Derek James | 500 | 25.6 | ||
Labour | Brenda Lambert | 328 | 16.8 | ||
Majority | 628 | 32.1 | |||
Turnout | 1956 | 45.5 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Coalclough with Deerplay | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal Democrat | Gordon Birtwistle | 1254 | 83.0 | ||
Labour Co-op | Marcus Johnstone | 256 | 17.0 | ||
Majority | 1018 | 67.4 | |||
Turnout | 1510 | 37.7 | |||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing |
Daneshouse with Stoneyholme | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Zaheer Ahmed | 1079 | 50.3 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Tahir Narwaz | 1065 | 49.7 | ||
Majority | 14 | 0.7 | |||
Turnout | 2144 | 54.8 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Gannow | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
BNP | Derek Dawson | 559 | 31.7 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Mary McCann | 469 | 26.6 | ||
Labour | Alexander McLachlan | 483 | 27.4 | ||
Conservative | Arthur Coats | 252 | 14.3 | ||
Majority | 76 | 4.3 | |||
Turnout | 1763 | 40.2 | |||
BNP gain from Labour | Swing |
Gawthorpe | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Frank Cant | 507 | 33.1 | ||
BNP | Scott Atkinson | 480 | 31.4 | ||
Conservative | James Shoesmith | 279 | 18.2 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Denise Embra | 265 | 17.3 | ||
Majority | 27 | 1.8 | |||
Turnout | 1531 | 33.8 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Hapton with Park | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
BNP | David Thomson | 622 | 34.4 | ||
Labour | John Harbour | 579 | 32.0 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Christine Puckett-Gouldin | 324 | 17.9 | ||
Conservative | Alan Marsden | 283 | 15.7 | ||
Majority | 43 | 2.4 | |||
Turnout | 1808 | 39.5 | |||
BNP gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing |
Lanehead | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal Democrat | Peter McCann | 741 | 41.8 | ||
Independent | Paula Riley | 471 | 26.6 | ||
Labour | Laurence Embley | 370 | 20.9 | ||
Conservative | Joanne Day | 191 | 10.8 | ||
Majority | 270 | 15.2 | |||
Turnout | 1733 | 40.3 | |||
Liberal Democrat gain from Independent | Swing |
Queensgate | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal Democrat | Darren Reynolds | 899 | 53.0 | ||
Labour | Peter Kenyon | 583 | 34.4 | ||
Conservative | Barry Robinson | 214 | 12.6 | ||
Majority | 316 | 18.6 | |||
Turnout | 1696 | 39.8 | |||
Liberal Democrat gain from Labour | Swing |
Rosegrove with Lowerhouse | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal Democrat | Bernard Hill | 609 | 33.2 | ||
BNP | Elaine Kirkby | 555 | 30.3 | ||
Labour | Stuart Caddy | 549 | 29.9 | ||
Conservative | Ian Pool | 121 | 6.6 | ||
Majority | 54 | 2.9 | |||
Turnout | 1834 | 40.5 | |||
Liberal Democrat gain from Labour | Swing |
Rosehill with Burnley Wood | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal Democrat | Jeff Sumner | 812 | 50.2 | ||
Labour | Colette Bailey | 466 | 28.8 | ||
Conservative | David Tierney | 339 | 21.0 | ||
Majority | 346 | 21.4 | |||
Turnout | 1617 | 36.7 | |||
Liberal Democrat gain from Labour | Swing |
Trinity | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | John Baker | 428 | 34.0 | ||
BNP | John Cave | 410 | 32.5 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Michael Baker | 266 | 21.1 | ||
Conservative | George Middleton | 156 | 12.4 | ||
Majority | 18 | 1.4 | |||
Turnout | 1260 | 32.1 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Whittlefield with Ightenhill | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Jonathan Gilbert | 860 | 43.1 | ||
BNP | David Shapcott | 461 | 23.1 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Carol Holden | 347 | 17.4 | ||
Labour | Angela Donovan | 329 | 16.5 | ||
Majority | 399 | 20.0 | |||
Turnout | 1997 | 42 | |||
Conservative gain from BNP | Swing |
Preceded by Burnley Council election, 2004 |
Burnley local elections | Succeeded by Burnley Council election, 2007 |