2007 Hyndburn Borough Council election
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Elections to Hyndburn Borough Council were held on 3 May 2007. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council. Labour had held one by election (Spring Hill) and won another from the Conservatives (Rishton) in Autumn 2006.
Main article: Hyndburn Borough Council elections
Quick Facts 12 of 35 seats to Hyndburn Borough Council 18 seats needed for a majority, First party ...
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After the election, the composition of the council was
- Conservative 18
- Labour 15
- Independent 2
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Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Conservative | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 58.3 | 48.2 | 8,612 | +2.9% | |
Labour | 4 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 33.3 | 46.0 | 8,217 | -3.8% | |
Independent | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 8.3 | 4.7 | 838 | +1.1% | |
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 183 | +1.0% | |
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The four (out of 16) Hyndburn Local Borough Council ward seats that were NOT up for re-election in 2007 included the following wards - Netherton in Gt. Harwood, Peel and Spring Hill in Accrington, plus St. Andrews in Oswaldtwistle.
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Miles Parkinson | 837 | 62.0 | +9.6 | |
Conservative | Simon Taylor | 514 | 38.0 | -9.6 | |
Majority | 323 | 24.0 | +19.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,351 | 34.2 | -6.0 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Paul Barton | 768 | 55.9 | +16.0 | |
Labour | Roy Hyland | 422 | 30.7 | +5.2 | |
Green | Kerry Gormley | 183 | 13.3 | -21.3 | |
Majority | 346 | 25.2 | +19.9 | ||
Turnout | 1,373 | 40.9 | -8.2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Kathleen Pratt | 891 | 72.6 | +19.6 | |
Labour | Viv Preston | 336 | 27.4 | +3.9 | |
Majority | 555 | 45.2 | +15.7 | ||
Turnout | 1,227 | 38.0 | -10.2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Mohammad Ayub | 945 | 57.4 | +11.2 | |
Conservative | Mohammed Siddique | 700 | 42.6 | -11.2 | |
Majority | 245 | 14.8 | +7.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,645 | 48.5 | -7.6 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | John Broadley | 740 | 61.9 | +13.9 | |
Conservative | Mohammed Safdar | 456 | 38.1 | +5.4 | |
Majority | 284 | 23.8 | +8.5 | ||
Turnout | 1,196 | 36.5 | -4.2 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Janet Storey | 666 | 53.3 | +26.6 | |
Labour | Paula Landers | 583 | 46.7 | +13.5 | |
Majority | 83 | 6.6 | |||
Turnout | 1,249 | 35.6 | -4.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | David Parkins | 838 | 53.8 | +53.8 | |
Labour | Brendan Shiel | 444 | 28.5 | -25.6 | |
Conservative | Anne Wells | 276 | 17.7 | -28.2 | |
Majority | 394 | 25.3 | |||
Turnout | 1,558 | 45.1 | -11.8 | ||
Independent gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Jean Lockwood | 724 | 52.2 | +3.4 | |
Labour | John McCormack | 662 | 47.8 | -3.4 | |
Majority | 62 | 4.4 | |||
Turnout | 1,386 | 39.5 | +2.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Malcolm Pritchard | 900 | 65.2 | +8.4 | |
Conservative | Dennis Baron | 480 | 34.8 | -8.4 | |
Majority | 420 | 30.4 | +16.8 | ||
Turnout | 1,380 | 39.2 | +2.1 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | David Mason | 978 | 57.6 | +3.8 | |
Labour | Rob Kearney | 719 | 42.4 | -3.8 | |
Majority | 259 | 15.2 | +7.6 | ||
Turnout | 1,697 | 34.5 | -1.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Stanley Horne | 1,078 | 52.1 | +0.9 | |
Labour | Winifred Jackson | 990 | 47.9 | -0.9 | |
Majority | 88 | 4.2 | +1.8 | ||
Turnout | 2,068 | 41.5 | +1.8 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Brian Roberts | 1,081 | 62.8 | +3.5 | |
Labour | Bill Pinder | 639 | 37.2 | -3.5 | |
Majority | 442 | 25.6 | +7.0 | ||
Turnout | 1,720 | 33.8 | +0.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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