Hyndburn local elections

One third of Hyndburn Borough Council in Lancashire, England is elected each year, followed by one year when there is an election to Lancashire County Council instead. Since the last boundary changes in 2002, 35 councillors have been elected from 16 wards.^[1]

Political control

Since the foundation of the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:^[2]

Hyndburn Council election, 2002 (whole council elected after boundary changes)^[3]

Hyndburn Council election, 2010

Netherton By-Election 13 July 2000
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		702	61.7	+14.8
	Conservative		436	38.3	-14.8
Majority			266	23.4
Turnout			1,138	31.9
	Labour gain from Independent		Swing

Huncoat By-Election 11 October 2001
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		339	64.1	+12.9
	Conservative		190	35.9	+35.9
Majority			149	28.2
Turnout			529	16.5
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Immanuel By-Election 11 October 2001
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		387	53.8	+11.2
	Conservative		333	46.2	-11.2
Majority			54	7.6
Turnout			720	19.5
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Rishton By-Election 17 March 2005^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Claire Hamilton	759	46.1	+5.6
	Conservative	Stan Horne	756	46.0	-13.5
	Liberal Democrat	Bill Greene	129	7.8	+7.8
Majority			3	0.1
Turnout			1,644	32.2
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Overton By-Election 30 June 2005
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Susan Shorrock	774	47.5	+2.6
	Conservative	Roy Atkinson	593	36.4	-18.7
	BNP	Carrie Cassidy	191	11.7	+11.7
	Liberal Democrat	Bill Greene	72	4.4	+4.4
Majority			178	11.1
Turnout			1,630	32.6
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Spring Hill By-Election 21 September 2006^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Munsif Dad	528	68.1	-3.2
	Conservative	Michaek Szewczuk	247	31.9	+3.2
Majority			281	36.2
Turnout			775	22.1
	Labour hold		Swing

Rishton By-Election 2 November 2006^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Harry Grayson	1,112	55.2	+5.9
	Conservative	Stan Horne	848	42.1	-9.6
	Liberal Democrat	Bill Green	54	2.7	+2.7
Majority			264	13.1
Turnout			2,014	39.7
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing