Burnley Borough Council elections

Burnley Borough Council elections are generally held three years out of every four, with a third of the council elected each time. Burnley Borough Council is the local authority for the non-metropolitan district of Burnley in Lancashire, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2002, 45 councillors have been elected from 15 wards.^[1]

Coat of Arms of the Borough Council

Burnley shown within the non-metropolitan county of Lancashire (Unitary authorities excluded)

Council elections

• 1973 Burnley Borough Council election
• 1976 Burnley Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)^[2]
• 1979 Burnley Borough Council election
• 1980 Burnley Borough Council election
• 1982 Burnley Borough Council election
• 1983 Burnley Borough Council election
• 1984 Burnley Borough Council election
• 1986 Burnley Borough Council election
• 1987 Burnley Borough Council election (Borough boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)^[3]
• 1988 Burnley Borough Council election
• 1990 Burnley Borough Council election
• 1991 Burnley Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)^[4]
• 1992 Burnley Borough Council election
• 1994 Burnley Borough Council election
• 1995 Burnley Borough Council election
• 1996 Burnley Borough Council election
• 1998 Burnley Borough Council election
• 1999 Burnley Borough Council election
• 2000 Burnley Borough Council election
• 2002 Burnley Borough Council election (New ward boundaries reduced the number of seats by 3)^[5][6][7]
• 2003 Burnley Borough Council election
• 2004 Burnley Borough Council election
• 2006 Burnley Borough Council election
• 2007 Burnley Borough Council election
• 2008 Burnley Borough Council election
• 2010 Burnley Borough Council election
• 2011 Burnley Borough Council election
• 2012 Burnley Borough Council election
• 2014 Burnley Borough Council election
• 2015 Burnley Borough Council election
• 2016 Burnley Borough Council election
• 2018 Burnley Borough Council election
• 2019 Burnley Borough Council election
• 2021 Burnley Borough Council election
• 2022 Burnley Borough Council election
• 2023 Burnley Borough Council election
• 2024 Burnley Borough Council election

Result maps

• 
  2002

    Labour Party: 27

    Liberal Democrats: 8

    Conservative Party: 4

    British National Party: 3

    Independent (politician): 2
• 
  2003

    British National Party: 7

    Labour Party: 5

    Liberal Democrats: 2

    Conservative Party: 1

    Independent (politician): 1
• 
  2004

    Labour Party: 7

    Liberal Democrats: 5

    Conservative Party: 2

    British National Party: 1
• 
  2006

    Liberal Democrats: 8

    Labour Party: 5

    Conservative Party: 2

    British National Party: 2
• 
  2007

    Liberal Democrats: 7

    Labour Party: 5

    Conservative Party: 2

    British National Party: 1
• 
  2008

    Liberal Democrats: 9

    Labour Party: 3

    Conservative Party: 2

    British National Party: 1
• 
  2010

    Liberal Democrats: 9

    Labour Party: 6

    Conservative Party: 1
• 
  2011

    Labour Party: 8

    Liberal Democrats: 5

    Conservative Party: 2
• 
  2012

    Labour Party: 11

    Liberal Democrats: 2

    Conservative Party: 2
• 
  2014

    Labour Party: 9

    Liberal Democrats: 5

    Conservative Party: 1
• 
  2015

    Labour Party: 10

    Liberal Democrats: 3

    Conservative Party: 2

    UK Independence Party: 1
• 
  2016

    Labour Party: 8

    Liberal Democrats: 5

    Conservative Party: 1

    UK Independence Party: 1
• 
  2018

    Labour Party: 7

    Liberal Democrats: 3

    Conservative Party: 2

    Burnley and Padiham Independent Party: 1

    Green: 1

    UK Independence Party: 1
• 
  2019

    Labour Party: 6

    Liberal Democrats: 3

    Burnley and Padiham Independent Party: 3

    Conservative Party: 1

    Green: 1

    UK Independence Party: 1
• 
  2021

    Labour Party: 5

    Conservative Party: 4

    Green: 3

    Liberal Democrats: 2

    Burnley and Padiham Independent Party: 1
• 
  2022

    Labour Party: 7

    Liberal Democrats: 3

    Conservative Party: 2

    Green: 2

    Liberal Democrats: 3

    Burnley and Padiham Independent Party: 1
• 
  2023

    Labour Party: 8

    Conservative Party: 2

    Liberal Democrats: 2

    Green: 2

    Burnley and Padiham Independent Party: 1
• 
  2024

    Labour Party: 6

    Conservative Party: 3

    Independent: 3

    Liberal Democrats: 2

    Green: 1

By-election results

1998-2002

Cliviger with Worsthorne By-Election 2 July 1998

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		611	59.4	+11.6
	Labour		417	40.6	−11.6
Majority			194	18.8
Turnout			1,028
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Lowerhouse By-Election 22 November 2001

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Samuel Holgate	467	38.8	−33.0
	Labour		421	35.0	+6.8
	BNP		283	23.5	+23.5
	Socialist Alliance		32	2.7	+2.7
Majority			46	3.8
Turnout			1,203	27.8
	Independent hold		Swing

Trinity By-Election 22 November 2001

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Elizabeth Monk	555	57.9	+1.3
	BNP		181	18.9	+18.9
	Independent		172	18.0	+18.0
	Socialist Alliance		50	5.2	+5.2
Majority			374	39.0
Turnout			958	28.8
	Labour hold		Swing

Rose Hill By-Election 29 November 2001

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Denis Otter	380	31.7	+9.0
	Independent		284	23.7	−24.1
	BNP		230	19.2	+19.2
	Liberal Democrats		203	16.9	+16.9
	Conservative		101	8.4	−21.1
Majority			96	8.0
Turnout			1,198	28.8
	Labour gain from Independent		Swing

2002–2006

Hapton with Park By-Election 19 June 2003^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Peter McCann	788	33.1	+33.1
	BNP	Andy Kenyon	777	32.6	−6.4
	Labour	Andy Tatchell	679	28.5	−5.9
	Independent	Patricia Stinton	76	3.2	−15.6
	Conservative	Alan Marsden	62	2.6	−5.2
Majority			11	0.5
Turnout			2,382	53.5
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing

Lanehead By-Election 16 October 2003^[9][10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Martin Smith	1,070	50.6	+32.0
	Labour	Julie Cooper	464	21.9	−9.8
	BNP	John Cave	357	16.9	−17.1
	Independent	Ann Royle	127	6.0	−9.8
	Conservative	Paul Coates	98	4.6	+4.6
Majority			606	28.7
Turnout			2,116	48.2
	Liberal Democrats gain from BNP		Swing

Bank Hall By-Election 5 May 2005^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Julie Cooper	1,056	48.0	−2.2
	Liberal Democrats	Abdul Hamid	514	23.3	−2.7
	BNP	Derek Dawson	368	16.7	+16.7
	Conservative	Paul Coates	266	12.0	−11.8
Majority			542	24.7
Turnout			2,204	53.5
	Labour hold		Swing

2006–2010

Brunshaw By-Election 15 February 2007^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Allen Harris	875	44.1	+16.3
	BNP	Paul McDevitt	538	27.1	+0.6
	Labour	Karen Baker	479	24.2	−6.7
	Conservative	Tony Coulson	90	4.5	−10.2
Majority			337	17.0
Turnout			1,982	39.9
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing

Daneshouse with Stoneyholme By-Election 15 February 2007^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Shah Hussain	944	46.6	−3.7
	Liberal Democrats	Mohammed Malik	906	44.7	−5.0
	England First	Steven Smith	141	7.0	+7.0
	Conservative	Alan Marsden	35	1.7	+1.7
Majority			38	1.9
Turnout			2,026	52.4
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Rosegrove with Lowerhouse By-Election 4 June 2009^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Iris Gates	645	41.2	+1.1
	BNP	John Cave	400	25.6	−5.4
	Labour	Charles Baker	304	19.4	+1.0
	Conservative	Barry Elliott	215	13.7	+3.4
Majority			245	15.6
Turnout			1,564	32.8
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

2010–2014

Rosegrove with Lowerhouse Ward By-Election 10 March 2011^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Beatrice Foster	521	43.1	+11.8
	BNP	Paul McDevitt	288	23.8	+5.4
	Liberal Democrats	Kate Mottershead	261	21.6	−11.8
	Conservative	Mathew Isherwood	81	6.7	−10.2
	Independent	Andrew Hennessey	58	4.8	+4.8
Majority			233	19.3
Turnout			1,209
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Trinity By-Election 13 September 2012^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Tony Martin	493	49.3	−8.8
	Liberal Democrats	Stephanie Forrest	256	25.6	−5.8
	Conservative	Tom Watson	96	9.6	+9.6
	BNP	Derek Dawson	95	9.5	−1.1
	UKIP	Craig Ramplee	35	3.5	3.5
	National Front	Steven Smith	26	2.6	+2.6
Majority			237	23.7
Turnout			1,001
	Labour hold		Swing

2018-2022

Rosehill with Burnley Wood By-Election 11 April 2019^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Peter McCann	341	37.5	−11.0
	Labour	Andy Devanney	249	27.4	−6.8
	BAPIP	Paula Riley	154	16.9	+16.9
	Conservative	Phil Chamberlain	115	12.6	−0.4
	Green	Victoria Alker	51	5.6	+1.3
Majority			92	10.1
Turnout			910
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

2022-2026

Rosehill with Burnley Wood By-Election 10 November 2022^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Bill Horrocks	372	39.4	+15.8
	Liberal Democrats	Russell Neal	363	38.4	−17.8
	Conservative	Maison McGowan-Doe	123	13.0	−2.1
	Green	Anthony Davis	87	9.2	+4.1
Majority			9	1.0
Turnout			945
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Trinity By-Election 26 October 2023^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Alexander Hall	347	59.5	−4.5
	Labour	Mubashar Lone	163	28.0	+1.0
	Conservative	Susan Nutter	73	12.5	+3.5
Majority			184	1.0
Turnout			583
	Green hold		Swing