Burnley Borough Council election, 2006
Elections to Burnley Borough Council in Lancashire, England were held on 4 May 2006. One third of the council was up for election, with by-elections in the Bank Hall and Brunshaw wards. The by-elections followed the resignations of (Bank Hall) Labour councillor Caroline Kavanagh and (Brunshaw) BNP-turned-independent-with-links-to-Labour councillor Maureen Stowe (both last elected in 2003).[1] No party won overall control of the council.
Long-serving Council and Labour group leader Stuart Caddy and his deputy Peter Kenyon both lost their seats, with Andy Tatchell becoming group leader. Liberal Democrat leader Gordon Birtwistle emerged as the council leader after a coalition formed between the Liberal Democrats and Conservatives.[2]
After the election, the composition of the council was
Liberal Democrat 16
Labour 16
British National Party 7
Conservative 5- Others 1
Election result
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrat | 8 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 47.0 | 36.9 | 10,238 | +7.5 |
| Labour | 5 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 29.4 | 31.3 | 8,689 | -1.8 |
| Conservative | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11.8 | 16.8 | 4,664 | -3.4 |
| BNP | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 3,693 | -0.9 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 1.7 | 471 | -1.2 |
Ward results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Gary Frayling | 718 | 27.1 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Justin Birtwistle | 607 | 22.9 | ||
Labour | Imtiaz Hussain | 599 | 22.6 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Allen Harris | 524 | 19.8 | ||
Conservative | Paul Coates | 204 | 7.7 | ||
Majority | 111 | 4.1 | |||
Turnout | 2652 | 37.3 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrat gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Roger Frost | 1058 | 68.4 | +16.5 | |
Conservative | Cosima Towneley | 302 | 19.5 | +11.1 | |
Labour | Maureen Martin | 186 | 12.0 | +0.1 | |
Majority | 756 | 48.9 | +24.9 | ||
Turnout | 1546 | 34 | |||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Donald Hall | 703 | 21.6 | ||
Liberal Democrat | John Jones | 635 | 19.5 | ||
BNP | Anthony Locke | 606 | 18.6 | ||
Labour | Mike Nelson | 526 | 16.1 | ||
Liberal Democrat | James McNulty | 453 | 13.9 | ||
Conservative | Tony Coulson | 335 | 10.3 | ||
Majority | 68 | 2.1 | |||
Turnout | 3258 | 39 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrat gain from Independent | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David Heginbotham | 1128 | 57.6 | +19.8 | |
Liberal Democrat | Derek James | 500 | 25.6 | +2.9 | |
Labour | Brenda Lambert | 328 | 16.8 | +1.4 | |
Majority | 628 | 32.1 | +18.3 | ||
Turnout | 1956 | 45.5 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Gordon Birtwistle | 1254 | 83.0 | +31.9 | |
Labour Co-op | Marcus Johnstone | 256 | 17.0 | +1.4 | |
Majority | 1018 | 67.4 | +37.3 | ||
Turnout | 1510 | 37.7 | |||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Zaheer Ahmed | 1079 | 50.3 | +8.7 | |
Liberal Democrat | Tahir Narwaz | 1065 | 49.7 | -4.6 | |
Majority | 14 | 0.7 | |||
Turnout | 2144 | 54.8 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BNP | Derek Dawson | 559 | 31.7 | +2.6 | |
Liberal Democrat | Mary McCann | 469 | 26.6 | +7.7 | |
Labour | Alexander McLachlan | 483 | 27.4 | -5.1 | |
Conservative | Arthur Coats | 252 | 14.3 | -5.2 | |
Majority | 76 | 4.3 | |||
Turnout | 1763 | 40.2 | |||
BNP gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Frank Cant | 507 | 33.1 | -12.0 | |
BNP | Scott Atkinson | 480 | 31.4 | +31.4 | |
Conservative | James Shoesmith | 279 | 18.2 | -7.0 | |
Liberal Democrat | Denise Embra | 265 | 17.3 | +17.3 | |
Majority | 27 | 1.8 | -13.6 | ||
Turnout | 1531 | 33.8 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BNP | David Thomson | 622 | 34.4 | +4.8 | |
Labour | John Harbour | 579 | 32.0 | +3.8 | |
Liberal Democrat | Christine Puckett-Gouldin | 324 | 17.9 | -10.1 | |
Conservative | Alan Marsden | 283 | 15.7 | +1.6 | |
Majority | 43 | 2.4 | +1.1 | ||
Turnout | 1808 | 39.5 | |||
BNP gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Peter McCann | 741 | 41.8 | +5.4 | |
Independent | Paula Riley | 471 | 26.6 | +3.3 | |
Labour | Laurence Embley | 370 | 20.9 | -7.1 | |
Conservative | Joanne Day | 191 | 10.8 | -1.4 | |
Majority | 270 | 15.2 | +6.8 | ||
Turnout | 1733 | 40.3 | |||
Liberal Democrat gain from Independent | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Darren Reynolds | 899 | 53.0 | +8.0 | |
Labour | Peter Kenyon | 583 | 34.4 | -4.1 | |
Conservative | Barry Robinson | 214 | 12.6 | -3.9 | |
Majority | 316 | 18.6 | +12.1 | ||
Turnout | 1696 | 39.8 | |||
Liberal Democrat gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Bernard Hill | 609 | 33.2 | +33.2 | |
BNP | Elaine Kirkby | 555 | 30.3 | -6.3 | |
Labour | Stuart Caddy | 549 | 29.9 | -13.3 | |
Conservative | Ian Pool | 121 | 6.6 | -13.6 | |
Majority | 54 | 2.9 | |||
Turnout | 1834 | 40.5 | |||
Liberal Democrat gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Jeff Sumner | 812 | 50.2 | +30.1 | |
Labour | Colette Bailey | 466 | 28.8 | -1.9 | |
Conservative | David Tierney | 339 | 21.0 | +5.3 | |
Majority | 346 | 21.4 | |||
Turnout | 1617 | 36.7 | |||
Liberal Democrat gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Baker | 428 | 34.0 | -33.4 | |
BNP | John Cave | 410 | 32.5 | +32.5 | |
Liberal Democrat | Michael Baker | 266 | 21.1 | +21.1 | |
Conservative | George Middleton | 156 | 12.4 | -20.1 | |
Majority | 18 | 1.4 | -33.5 | ||
Turnout | 1260 | 32.1 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jonathan Gilbert | 860 | 43.1 | -4.1 | |
BNP | David Shapcott | 461 | 23.1 | +23.1 | |
Liberal Democrat | Carol Holden | 347 | 17.4 | -14.4 | |
Labour | Angela Donovan | 329 | 16.5 | -4.4 | |
Majority | 399 | 20.0 | +4.6 | ||
Turnout | 1997 | 42 | |||
Conservative gain from BNP | Swing |
References
^ Burnley Express Accessed 2010
^ Lancashire Telegraph Accessed 2010
BBC News 2006 Burnley Election Results Accessed 2010
Burnley Council Election Results 2006 Accessed 2010