Burnley Borough Council election, 2012
Elections to Burnley Borough Council in Lancashire, England were held on 3 May 2012. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour regained control of the council.
After the election, the composition of the council was
Election result
Burnley election result 2012 |
Party |
Seats |
Gains |
Losses |
Net gain/loss |
Seats % |
Votes % |
Votes |
+/− |
|
BNP |
0 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
5.3 |
1151 |
-398 |
|
Conservative |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
13.33 |
5.6 |
1209 |
-2475 |
|
Labour |
11 |
8 |
0 |
+8 |
73.33 |
52.7 |
11362 |
-804 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
2 |
0 |
7 |
-7 |
13.33 |
33.5 |
7224 |
-1266 |
|
UKIP |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2.9 |
633 |
488 |
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Ward Results
Bank Hall |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Julie Cooper |
1011 |
80.4 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Trevor Kirkham |
246 |
19.6 |
|
Rejected ballots |
|
|
|
Majority |
765 |
60.9 |
|
Turnout |
1257 |
29.1 |
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Briercliffe |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Susan Nutter |
151 |
11.2 |
|
|
Labour |
Brian Cooper |
424 |
31.6 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Margaret Lishman |
768 |
57.2 |
|
Rejected ballots |
|
|
|
Majority |
344 |
25.6 |
|
Turnout |
1343 |
29.4 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat hold |
Swing |
|
|
Brunshaw |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Lian Pate |
863 |
66.4 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Linda White |
436 |
33.6 |
|
Rejected ballots |
18 |
|
|
Majority |
427 |
32.9 |
|
Turnout |
1299 |
26.6 |
|
|
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat |
Swing |
|
|
Cliviger with Worsthorne |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Andrew Newhouse |
456 |
29.2 |
|
|
Labour |
Brian Tomlinson |
365 |
23.4 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Paula Riley |
441 |
28.3 |
|
|
UKIP |
Tom Commis |
298 |
19.1 |
|
Rejected ballots |
|
|
|
Majority |
15 |
1.0 |
|
Turnout |
1560 |
36.3 |
|
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
|
|
Coalclough with Deerplay |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Samuel McLachlan |
464 |
39.3 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Charles Bullas |
718 |
60.7 |
|
Rejected ballots |
|
|
|
Majority |
254 |
21.5 |
|
Turnout |
1182 |
29.5 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat hold |
Swing |
|
|
Daneshouse with Stoneyholme |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Saeed Akhtar Chaudhary |
1571 |
66.1 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Mohammed Abdul Malik |
805 |
33.9 |
|
Rejected ballots |
|
|
|
Majority |
766 |
32.2 |
|
Turnout |
2376 |
61.5 |
|
|
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat |
Swing |
|
|
Gannow |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
BNP |
Derek Dawson |
137 |
10.4 |
|
|
Labour |
Betsy Stringer |
710 |
53.7 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Justin Birtwistle |
474 |
35.9 |
|
Rejected ballots |
|
|
|
Majority |
236 |
17.9 |
|
Turnout |
1321 |
30.3 |
|
|
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat |
Swing |
|
|
Gawthorpe |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
BNP |
John Cave |
192 |
15.1 |
|
|
Labour |
Andy Tatchell |
930 |
73.0 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
David Carter |
152 |
11.9 |
|
Rejected ballots |
|
|
|
Majority |
738 |
57.9 |
|
Turnout |
1274 |
26.9 |
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Hapton with Park |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
BNP |
Sharon Wilkinson |
423 |
30.4 |
|
|
Labour |
Jonathan Barker |
724 |
52.1 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Stuart Leyland |
243 |
17.5 |
|
Rejected ballots |
|
|
|
Majority |
301 |
21.7 |
|
Turnout |
1390 |
30.1 |
|
|
Labour gain from BNP |
Swing |
|
|
Lanehead |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Philip Nutter |
124 |
7.7 |
|
|
Labour |
Stephen Large |
831 |
51.9 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Bill Brindle |
463 |
28.9 |
|
|
UKIP |
Michael Gerard McHugh |
184 |
11.5 |
|
Rejected ballots |
|
|
|
Majority |
368 |
23.0 |
|
Turnout |
1602 |
36.0 |
|
|
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat |
Swing |
|
|
Queensgate |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Arif Khan |
996 |
59.3 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Martyn Hurt |
685 |
40.7 |
|
Rejected ballots |
|
|
|
Majority |
311 |
18.5 |
|
Turnout |
1681 |
39.2 |
|
|
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat |
Swing |
|
|
Rosegrove with Lowerhouse |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
BNP |
Paul McDevitt |
150 |
11.3 |
|
|
Labour |
Marcus Johnstone |
719 |
53.9 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Lynne Briggs |
464 |
34.8 |
|
Rejected ballots |
|
|
|
Majority |
255 |
19.1 |
|
Turnout |
1333 |
27.6 |
|
|
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat |
Swing |
|
|
Rosehill with Burnley Wood |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Paul Campbell |
725 |
49.6 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Karen Patricia Heseltine |
586 |
40.1 |
|
|
UKIP |
Craig James Ramplee |
151 |
10.3 |
|
Rejected ballots |
|
|
|
Majority |
139 |
9.5 |
|
Turnout |
1462 |
32.5 |
|
|
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat |
Swing |
|
|
Trinity |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
BNP |
John Rowe |
102 |
10.6 |
|
|
Labour |
Tony Lambert |
558 |
58.0 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Stephanie Forrest |
302 |
31.4 |
|
Rejected ballots |
|
|
|
Majority |
256 |
26.6 |
|
Turnout |
962 |
23.8 |
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Whittlefield with Ightenhill |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
BNP |
Christopher Vanns |
147 |
9.6 |
|
|
Conservative |
Mathew Isherwood |
478 |
31.1 |
|
|
Labour |
Janice Swainston |
471 |
30.6 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Kathryn Haworth |
441 |
28.7 |
|
Rejected ballots |
|
|
|
Majority |
7 |
0.5 |
|
Turnout |
1537 |
31.9 |
|
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
|
|
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