Pendle Borough Council

Pendle Borough Council is a district council in England, that has authority covering the borough of Pendle in Lancashire.

2006 Local Elections

In 2006, Pendle Borough Council gained an Asian Liberal Democrat councillor, a BNP councillor and two councillors for the nationalist England First party[1].

In 2007 the council banned one of its employees from wearing a St George's bandana because "it could be considered offensive and racist"[2].

2010 Local Elections

As of the 2010 election the council is composed of the following councillors:-[3]

Year Conservative Liberal Democrat Labour British National Party Independent
2010 17 16 13 2 1

References

  1. ^ BBC News article
  2. ^ Dustman Matthew Carter quoting the verbal reprimand he had received from Ian McInery, operational service manager for P.B.C.
  3. ^ "Pendle". BBC News Online. 19 April 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/election2010/council/html/3731.stm. Retrieved 12 February 2011.