2018 Burnley Borough Council election
The 2018 Burnley Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2018 to elect members of Burnley Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. One third of the council was up for election, and each successful candidate will serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 2022. These seats were last contested in 2014.
At the start of March 2017, Bill and Margaret Brindle (both Coalclough with Deerplay ward) acrimoniously split with the local Liberal Democrats, but continued to sit on the council as independents.[1] David Roper also left the party and continued as an independent. In November four more Lib Dems (including Neil Mottershead and Mark Payne) left the party over its stance on Brexit, to form the Burnley and Padiham Independent Party.[2]
State of the Parties
The composition of the Council following the election was as follows:
| Party | Seats | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|
| style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Labour | 25 |  2
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| style="background-color: Template:Liberal Democrats (UK)/meta/color" | | Liberal Democrat | 5 | 2
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| style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Conservative | 5 |  1
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| style="background-color: Template:Burnley and Padiham Independent Party/meta/color" | | BAPIP | 4 | 1
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| style="background-color: Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color" | | Independent | 3 | 
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| style="background-color: Template:UK Independence Party/meta/color" | | UKIP | 2 | 1
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| style="background-color: Template:Green Party of England and Wales/meta/color" | | Green | 1 | 1
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Overall results
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 7 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 46.6 | 41.3 | 9,156 | -3.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 3 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 20.0 | 14.6 | 3,237 | -17.8 | |
| Conservative | 2 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 13.3 | 17.8 | 3,950 | +11.7 | |
| BAPIP | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 6.7 | 8.0 | 1,782 | +8.0 | |
| Green | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 6.7 | 7.7 | 1,715 | +3.7 | |
| UKIP | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 6.7 | 5.0 | 1,118 | -6.5 | |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 171 | +0.8 | |
| UKVPP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 22 | +0.1 | |
Results by ward
Bank Hall ward
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Afrasiab Anwar | 1,096 | 75.1 | +10.3 | |
| Conservative | Diane Sunter | 228 | 15.6 | −19.6 | |
| Green | Martyn Hurt | 136 | 9.3 | +9.3 | |
| Majority | 868 | 59.5 | +29.9 | ||
| Turnout | 1460 | 34.4 | +4.6 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | +15.0 | |||
Briercliffe ward
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Gordon Arthur Lishman | 667 | 50.8 | −6.4 | |
| Labour | Alun Christopher Lewis | 292 | 22.2 | +9.0 | |
| Conservative | David Neil Heginbotham | 235 | 17.9 | +10.5 | |
| BAPIP | James Mellor | 71 | 5.4 | +5.4 | |
| Green | Sarah Elizabeth Hall | 48 | 3.7 | +1.0 | |
| Majority | 375 | 28.6 | −9.0 | ||
| Turnout | 1313 | 29.4 | −1.4 | ||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | -1.3 | |||
Brunshaw ward
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Paul Fraser Campbell | 648 | 60.0 | +11.4 | |
| Conservative | Ellen Rosemary Sunter | 287 | 24.8 | +24.8 | |
| Independent | Steven Smith | 171 | 14.8 | +14.8 | |
| Green | Janet Renata Hall | 52 | 4.5 | +4.5 | |
| Majority | 361 | 31.2 | +19.2 | ||
| Turnout | 1158 | 24.3 | −1.7 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | -7.7 | |||
Cliviger with Worsthorne ward
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Ivor Christopher Emo | 1,035 | 63.5 | +28.5 | |
| Labour | Andy Devanney | 475 | 29.1 | +9.9 | |
| Green | Ceri Jane Carmichael | 121 | 7.4 | +7.4 | |
| Majority | 560 | 34.3 | +22.6 | ||
| Turnout | 1631 | 38.0 | +1.4 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +9.3 | |||
Coalclough with Deerplay ward
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Gordon Birtwistle | 654 | 50.3 | −15.1 | |
| Labour | Bill Horrocks | 377 | 29.0 | +2.0 | |
| Conservative | Tom Watson | 193 | 14.8 | +14.8 | |
| Green | Anne Whittles | 76 | 5.8 | −2.0 | |
| Majority | 277 | 21.3 | −16.9 | ||
| Turnout | 1300 | 32.3 | +3.9 | ||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | -8.6 | |||
Daneshouse with Stoneyholme ward
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Shah Hussain | 1,693 | 91.9 | +4.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Neil Kennedy | 74 | 4.0 | −8.3 | |
| Green | Alex Hall | 42 | 2.3 | +2.3 | |
| Conservative | Sheldon Slater | 33 | 1.8 | +1.8 | |
| Majority | 1619 | 91.6 | +16.3 | ||
| Turnout | 1842 | 44.0 | +2.9 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | +8.3 | |||
Gannow ward
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAPIP | Neil Mottershead | 655 | 50.7 | +50.7 | |
| Labour | Christine Sollis | 390 | 30.2 | −3.1 | |
| Conservative | Don Whitaker | 152 | 11.8 | +11.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Kathryn Haworth | 70 | 5.4 | −47.6 | |
| Green | Jai Redman | 25 | 1.9 | −3.0 | |
| Majority | 275 | 21.3 | +1.6 | ||
| Turnout | 1292 | 30.7 | −0.5 | ||
| BAPIP gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | +49.2 | |||
Gawthorpe ward
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Frank Cant | 463 | 35.4 | −31.5 | |
| UKIP | Lenny Johnson | 390 | 29.8 | +29.8 | |
| Conservative | Phillip James Clarke | 212 | 16.2 | +16.2 | |
| BAPIP | Brendan John Morris | 198 | 15.1 | +15.1 | |
| Green | Clare Mary Long-Summers | 45 | 3.4 | +3.4 | |
| Majority | 73 | 5.6 | −28.2 | ||
| Turnout | 1308 | 29.1 | +1.1 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | -30.7 | |||
Hapton with Park ward
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UKIP | Tom Commis | 565 | 36.3 | −8.1 | |
| Labour | Jean Cunningham | 512 | 32.3 | −6.8 | |
| Conservative | Ben Thomas Page | 213 | 13.7 | +2.5 | |
| BAPIP | Dave Alexander | 160 | 10.3 | +10.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Sandra Ann Byrne | 84 | 5.4 | +0.1 | |
| Green | Stephen Murphy | 24 | 1.5 | +1.5 | |
| Majority | 53 | 3.4 | −1.9 | ||
| Turnout | 1558 | 33.6 | −0.7 | ||
| UKIP gain from Labour | Swing | -0.7 | |||
Lanehead ward
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Shbana Khan | 870 | 55.0 | +7.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Pippa Lishman | 339 | 21.4 | −18.8 | |
| Conservative | Narayana Picton | 281 | 17.8 | +17.8 | |
| Green | Crissie Fay Amber Harter | 91 | 5.8 | −6.2 | |
| Majority | 531 | 33.6 | +25.9 | ||
| Turnout | 1581 | 23.9 | −13.5 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | +13.0 | |||
Queensgate ward
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Sue Graham | 693 | 50.1 | −7.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Naweed Manzur | 386 | 27.9 | +3.1 | |
| Conservative | Gavin Hartley | 221 | 16.0 | +16.0 | |
| Green | Nigel Andrew Baldwin | 83 | 6.0 | +6.0 | |
| Majority | 307 | 22.2 | −4.2 | ||
| Turnout | 1383 | 33.2 | −2.7 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | -5.2 | |||
Rosegrove with Lowerhouse ward
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Bea Foster | 537 | 46.1 | −3.4 | |
| BAPIP | Lorraine Bernice Mehanna | 297 | 25.5 | +25.5 | |
| Conservative | Mathew John Nuttall | 176 | 15.1 | +15.1 | |
| Green | Barbara Pauline Baldwin | 81 | 7.0 | +2.2 | |
| UKIP | Ernest Stuart Calderbank | 74 | 6.4 | −16.9 | |
| Majority | 240 | 20.6 | −5.8 | ||
| Turnout | 1165 | 24.1 | −2.3 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | -14.5 | |||
Rosehill with Burnley Wood ward
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Jeff Sumner | 699 | 48.5 | +1.3 | |
| Labour | Gail Barton | 493 | 34.2 | −10.1 | |
| Conservative | Phil Chamberlain | 188 | 13.0 | +13.0 | |
| Green | Georgina Hannah Ormrod | 62 | 4.3 | −4.2 | |
| Majority | 206 | 14.3 | +11.4 | ||
| Turnout | 1442 | 31.4 | +0.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +5.7 | |||
Trinity ward
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | Andy Fewings | 789 | 65.8 | +41.7 | |
| Labour | Howard Baker | 291 | 24.3 | −25.5 | |
| Conservative | Michael Paterson | 75 | 6.3 | +6.3 | |
| BAPIP | Jan Weaver | 45 | 3.8 | +3.8 | |
| Majority | 498 | 41.5 | +17.7 | ||
| Turnout | 1200 | 29.7 | +5.6 | ||
| Green gain from Labour | Swing | +33.6 | |||
Whittlefield with Ightenhill ward
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Dale Joseph Ferrier | 415 | 27.4 | −5.1 | |
| BAPIP | Emma Louise Victoria Payne | 356 | 23.5 | +23.5 | |
| Labour | Grace Elizabeth Donovan | 326 | 21.6 | +1.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Peter McCann | 264 | 17.5 | −15.0 | |
| UKIP | Peter Gill | 89 | 5.9 | −12.2 | |
| Green | Laura Fisk | 40 | 2.6 | +0.4 | |
| UKVPP | Ray Hogan | 22 | 1.5 | +1.5 | |
| Majority | 59 | 3.9 | −1.7 | ||
| Turnout | 1512 | 32.0 | −1.5 | ||
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | +5.0 | |||
References
- ^ Collis, Dominic (1 March 2017). "Couple quit party amid "bullying" claims". Burnley Express. Johnston Press. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
- ^ Collis, Dominic (14 November 2017). "Council leader calls on Lib Dem quit quartet to resign". Burnley Express. Johnston Press. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
- ^ "Results 2018". burnley.gov.uk. Burnley Borough Council. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
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