Hyndburn Borough Council election, 2014
Elections to Hyndburn Borough Council were held on 22 May 2014. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.
The total registered electorate across Hyndburn comes to 43,404 potential voters. In this May 2014 election 16,766 turned out to vote - 38.63%.
After the election, the composition of the council was
There was also the European Election being held on the same day and voter turnout was much higher than usual.
Party | votes (2013) | Votes % (2013) | Votes (2009) | Votes % (2009) | +/- |
UKIP | 7,694 | 34.6% | 3,906 | 17.5% | +16.9% |
Labour Party | 7,173 | 32.2% | 5,020 | 22.5% | +9.7% |
Conservative Party | 4,454 | 20.0% | 6,037 | 27.0% | -7.0% |
BNP | 787 | 3.5% | 2,371 | 10.6% | -7.1% |
Green | 950 | 4.3% | 1,135 | 5.1% | -2.5% |
Liberal Democrats | 360 | 1.6% | 1,285 | 5.8% | -4.2% |
English Democrats | 272 | 1.2% | 542 | 2.4%% | -1.2% |
Pirate Party | 84 | 0.4% | | | |
An Ind. from Europe Party | 400 | 1.8% | | | |
No2EU | 56 | 0.3% | 348 | 1.6% | -1.3% |
Socialist Equality Party | 39 | 0.2% | | | |
Christian Party | Did not stand | | 368 | 1.6% | |
Jury Team | Did not stand | | 136 | 0.6% | |
Pro Democracy | Did not stand | | 81 | 0.4% | |
Socialist Labour Party | Did not stand | | 371 | 1.7% | |
Francis Apaloo Ind | Did not stand | | 93 | 0.4% | |
Rejected | 183 | 0.8% | 300 | 1.3% | -0.5% |
TURNOUT | 22,269 | 37.32% | 22,353 | | |
Local Election result
Hyndburn Local Election
Result 2014 |
Party |
Seats |
Gains |
Losses |
Net gain/loss |
Seats % |
Votes % |
Votes |
+/− |
|
Labour |
7 |
2 |
-2 |
0 |
65.7 |
40.34% |
6694 |
-17.76% |
|
Conservative |
2 |
1 |
-2 |
-1 |
22.8 |
25.29% |
4197 |
-11.31% |
|
UKIP |
2 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
5.7 |
30.07% |
4990 |
+30.07% |
|
Green |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.37% |
227 |
+1.37% |
|
Independent |
2 |
0 |
-1 |
-1 |
5.7 |
2.93% |
487 |
-1.07% |
Ward results
Clayton-le-Moors - electorate 3688 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Tim O'Kane |
465 |
35.33 |
|
|
Conservative |
Stephen Brierley |
364 |
27.66 |
|
|
UKIP |
Peter Street |
325 |
24.69 |
|
|
Independent |
Janet Storey |
152 |
11.55 |
|
|
... |
spoilt votes |
8 |
... |
|
Majority |
|
|
N/A |
Turnout |
1,316 |
35.89 |
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Huncoat - electorate 3658 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Bernard Dawson |
457 |
34.54 |
|
|
Conservative |
Nick Whittaker |
396 |
29.93 |
|
|
UKIP |
Mark Anthony Taylor |
377 |
28.49 |
|
|
Green |
David Daly |
89 |
6.72 |
|
|
... |
spoilt votes |
4 |
... |
|
Majority |
|
|
N/A |
Turnout |
1,323 |
36.22 |
|
|
Labour gain from Conservative |
Swing |
|
|
Immanuel - electorate 3382 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Julie Anne Livesey |
516 |
37.63 |
|
|
Labour |
Colette McCormack |
480 |
35.01 |
|
|
UKIP |
Christopher Matthew |
365 |
26.62 |
|
|
... |
spoilt votes |
8 |
... |
|
Majority |
|
|
N/A |
Turnout |
1,371 |
38.48 |
|
|
Conservative gain from Labour |
Swing |
|
|
Milnshaw - electorate 3574 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
UKIP |
Malcolm Eric Pritchard |
701 |
51.62 |
|
|
Labour |
Clare Pritchard |
589 |
43.37 |
|
|
... |
spoilt votes |
68 |
... |
|
Majority |
|
|
N/A |
Turnout |
1,358 |
38.32 |
|
|
UKIP gain from Labour |
Swing |
|
|
Netherton - electorate 3340 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Bernadette Parkinson |
731 |
51.47 |
|
|
UKIP |
Carole Guilfoyle |
330 |
23.23 |
|
|
Independent |
Maureen Tomlinson |
197 |
13.87 |
|
|
Conservative |
Josh Allen |
158 |
11.12 |
|
|
... |
spoilt votes |
6 |
... |
|
Majority |
|
|
N/A |
Turnout |
1,420 |
42.77 |
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Overton - electorate 5055 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Jenny Nedwell |
722 |
36.50 |
|
|
UKIP |
Ian Robinson |
713 |
36.04 |
|
|
Conservative |
Peter Clarke |
439 |
22.19 |
|
|
Green |
Joan Elizabeth West |
99 |
5.00 |
|
|
... |
spoilt votes |
6 |
... |
|
Majority |
|
|
N/A |
Turnout |
1,978 |
39.24 |
|
|
Labour gain from Independent |
Swing |
|
|
Peel - electorate 3198 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Joyce Plummer |
568 |
60.81 |
|
|
UKIP |
Alex Ross |
266 |
28.47 |
|
|
Independent |
Sarah Susan Johnson |
57 |
6.10 |
|
|
Green |
Kerry Gormley |
39 |
4.17 |
|
|
... |
spoilt votes |
4 |
... |
|
Majority |
|
|
N/A |
Turnout |
934 |
29.32 |
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Rishton - electorate 5214 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Ken Moss |
924 |
46.29 |
|
|
UKIP |
David George Dowling |
554 |
27.75 |
|
|
Conservative |
Warren Melia |
426 |
21.34 |
|
|
Independent |
Sam Howarth |
81 |
4.05 |
|
|
... |
spoilt votes |
10 |
... |
|
Majority |
|
|
N/A |
Turnout |
1,993 |
38.43 |
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Spring Hill - electorate 3701 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Pam Barton |
877 |
49.66 |
|
|
Conservative |
Mohammed Safdar |
601 |
34.04 |
|
|
UKIP |
Ken Smith |
278 |
15.74 |
|
|
... |
spoilt votes |
10 |
... |
|
Majority |
|
|
N/A |
Turnout |
1,766 |
48.11 |
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
St. Andrew's - electorate 3498 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Peter Britcliffe |
646 |
48.64 |
|
|
Labour |
Stewart Thurston Eaves |
368 |
27.71 |
|
|
UKIP |
Dayle Taylor |
301 |
22.66 |
|
|
... |
spoilt votes |
14 |
... |
|
Majority |
|
|
N/A |
Turnout |
1,328 |
38.15 |
|
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
|
|
St Oswald's - electorate 5104 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
UKIP |
Paul Thompson |
801 |
40.53 |
|
|
Conservative |
Doug Hayes |
651 |
32.94 |
|
|
Labour |
Susan Young |
531 |
26.87 |
|
|
... |
spoilt votes |
6 |
... |
|
Majority |
|
|
N/A |
Turnout |
1,976 |
38.87 |
|
|
UKIP gain from Conservative |
Swing |
|
|
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