Burnley Borough Council election, 2002
Elections to Burnley Borough Council in Lancashire, England were held on 2 May 2002. Due to a reorganisation, most of the electoral wards had boundary changes and some were replaced, only Lanehead and Briercliffe wards where unaffected. Also the number of seats was reduced to 45, resulting that the entire council was up for election. In each ward, voters where required to elect 3 councillors, with first place receiving a full 4-year term, second receiving 2 years and third, a single year. The Labour party retained control of the council.
After the election, the composition of the council was
- Labour 27
- Liberal Democrat 8
- Conservative 4
- British National Party 3
- Independent (politician)3
Election result
Burnley Local Election Result 2002 | ||||||||||
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Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | ||
Labour | 27 | 27 | 0 | 27 | 60 | 48.7 | 41,327 | |||
Liberal Democrat | 8 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 17.7 | 17.0 | 14,411 | |||
Conservative | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8.9 | 8.8 | 7,497 | |||
Independent | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6.7 | 12.9 | 10,924 | |||
BNP | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6.7 | 11.8 | 9,984 | |||
Socialist Alliance | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 738 | |||
Ward results
Bank Hall (3) | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Patricia Bennett | 1,216 | 24.3 | ||
Labour | Barry Guttridge | 1,139 | 22.8 | ||
Labour | Caroline Kavanagh | 1,052 | 21.1 | ||
BNP | Joan Dewhurst | 663 | 13.3 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Abdul Hamid | 503 | 10.1 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Doctor Simba | 422 | 8.4 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 4,995 | ||||
Briercliffe (3) | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal Democrat | Roger Frost | 1,302 | 25.2 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Margaret Lishman | 1,214 | 23.5 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Peter McCann | 1,058 | 20.4 | ||
Labour | Laurence Embley | 549 | 10.6 | ||
Labour | John Titherington | 526 | 10.2 | ||
Labour | John Hartley | 525 | 10.1 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 5,174 | ||||
Brunshaw (3) | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Donald Hall | 1,435 | 26.4 | ||
Labour | Lilian Clark | 1,312 | 24.1 | ||
Labour | David Halsall | 1,177 | 21.7 | ||
BNP | Simon Bennett | 919 | 16.9 | ||
Independent | Cliff Tahir | 593 | 10.9 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 5,463 | ||||
Cliviger with Worsthorne (3) | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | David Heginbotham | 1,032 | 14.8 | ||
BNP | David Edwards | 898 | 12.8 | ||
Independent | Kevin Robinson | 817 | 11.8 | ||
Conservative | Tony Walker | 801 | 11.4 | ||
Conservative | Alan Stewart | 711 | 10.2 | ||
Labour | Fiona Burns | 694 | 9.9 | ||
Labour | Philip Walsh | 693 | 9.9 | ||
Labour | Marguerite Walsh | 678 | 9.7 | ||
Independent | Nigel Musker | 666 | 9.5 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 6,990 | ||||
Coalclough with Deerplay (3) | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal Democrat | Gordon Birtwistle | 1,335 | 24.2 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Charles Bullas | 1,117 | 20.3 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Patricia Smith | 1,043 | 18.9 | ||
BNP | Leonard Starr | 622 | 11.3 | ||
Labour | Anthony Davis | 394 | 7.2 | ||
Independent | Nigel Musker | 389 | 7.1 | ||
Labour | Mary Roberts | 340 | 6.2 | ||
Labour | Mohammed Baig | 265 | 4.8 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 5,505 | ||||
Daneshouse with Stoneyholme (3) | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Mohammad Malik | 1,461 | 20.8 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Mozaquir Ali | 1,336 | 19.0 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Manzoor Hussain | 1,256 | 17.9 | ||
Labour | Saeed Chaudhary | 934 | 13.3 | ||
Labour | Shahi Sultan | 643 | 9.1 | ||
Independent | Kazmi Hussain | 453 | 6.4 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Masood Mirza | 368 | 5.3 | ||
Independent | Wendy Leach | 343 | 4.9 | ||
Independent | Edward Fisk | 230 | 3.3 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 7,024 | ||||
Gannow (3) | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Michael Rushton | 882 | 16.2 | ||
Labour | Alice Thornber | 842 | 15.4 | ||
BNP | Terence Grogan | 817 | 15.0 | ||
Labour | Patrick Tierney | 813 | 14.9 | ||
Independent | Fred Melbourne | 726 | 13.3 | ||
Independent | Ian Nelson | 690 | 12.7 | ||
Conservative | Jeffrey Pickup | 529 | 9.7 | ||
Socialist Alliance | Ian Alderson | 151 | 2.8 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 5,450 | ||||
Gawthorpe (3) | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Frank Cant | 1,012 | 18.7 | ||
Labour | Gillian Harbour | 995 | 18.4 | ||
Labour | Linda Gauton | 868 | 16.0 | ||
BNP | Andrew Kenyon | 783 | 14.5 | ||
Independent | Patricia Stinton | 723 | 13.4 | ||
Independent | Patricia Lord | 635 | 11.7 | ||
Conservative | Laura Dowding | 395 | 7.3 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 5,411 | ||||
Hapton with Park (3) | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Kevin Birchall | 1,140 | 21.9 | ||
Labour | John Harbour | 1,095 | 21.0 | ||
Labour | Andrew Tatchell | 1,043 | 20.1 | ||
BNP | John Kenyon | 722 | 13.9 | ||
Independent | Steven Gourlay | 605 | 11.6 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Mary McCann | 596 | 11.5 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 5,201 | ||||
Lanehead (3) | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Independent | Paula Riley | 984 | 18.7 | ||
Labour | John Cavanagh | 978 | 18.6 | ||
Labour | Brian Cooper | 871 | 16.5 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Martin Smith | 846 | 16.1 | ||
BNP | Sarah Sherburn | 834 | 15.9 | ||
Labour | David Lord | 748 | 14.2 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 5,261 | ||||
Queensgate (3) | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Peter Kenyon | 1,164 | 23.9 | ||
Labour | Paul Moore | 1,075 | 22.1 | ||
Labour | Mohammad Najib | 1,002 | 20.5 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Denise Embra | 852 | 17.5 | ||
BNP | David Haworth | 781 | 16.0 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 4,874 | ||||
Rosegrove with Lowerhouse (3) | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Stuart Caddy | 841 | 16.1 | ||
Independent | Marlene Disley | 751 | 14.4 | ||
BNP | Carol Hughes | 751 | 14.4 | ||
Labour | Stephen Reynolds | 729 | 14.0 | ||
Independent | Arthur Wilkinson | 723 | 13.8 | ||
Labour | Stephen Wolski | 721 | 13.8 | ||
Independent | Samuel Holgate | 706 | 13.5 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 5,222 | ||||
Rosehill with Burnley Wood (3) | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Colette Bailey | 1,106 | 18.8 | ||
Labour | Denis Otter | 1,083 | 18.4 | ||
Labour | Janice Swainston | 1,013 | 17.3 | ||
Independent | John Lloyd | 890 | 15.1 | ||
BNP | James Cowell | 812 | 13.8 | ||
Conservative | David Tierney | 660 | 11.2 | ||
Socialist Alliance | Stephen Worden | 314 | 5.4 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 5,878 | ||||
Trinity (3) | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Carole Galbraith | 1,022 | 23.4 | ||
Labour | Anthony Lambert | 914 | 20.9 | ||
Labour | Elizabeth Monk | 897 | 20.5 | ||
BNP | Mark Terrell | 643 | 14.7 | ||
Liberal Democrat | William Bennett | 626 | 14.3 | ||
Socialist Alliance | Tess McMahon | 273 | 6.2 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 4,375 | ||||
Whittlefield with Ightenhill (3) | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Josephine Challinor | 1,166 | 17.7 | ||
Conservative | Peter Doyle | 1,112 | 16.9 | ||
Conservative | Ida Fowler | 1,091 | 16.6 | ||
BNP | Mark Vickers | 739 | 11.2 | ||
Labour | Jean Daiches | 670 | 10.2 | ||
Labour | Antony Martin | 641 | 9.8 | ||
Labour | Hilary Ward | 617 | 9.4 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Paul Wright | 537 | 8.2 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 6,573 | ||||
References
- BBC News 2002 Burnley Election Results Accessed 2010
- Local Council Election Results Archive 2002 Accessed 2010
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