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













































































Burnley Local Election Result 2006
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















































































Bank Hall (2)
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



























































Briercliffe
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


























































































Brunshaw (2)
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



























































Cliviger with Worsthorne
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



















































Coalclough with Deerplay
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



















































Daneshouse with Stoneyholme
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



































































Gannow
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




































































Gawthorpe
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



































































Hapton with Park
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



































































Lanehead
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



























































Queensgate
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



































































Rosegrove with Lowerhouse
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



























































Rosehill with Burnley Wood
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



































































Trinity
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



































































Whittlefield with Ightenhill
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





  1. ^ Burnley Express Accessed 2010


  2. ^ Lancashire Telegraph Accessed 2010





  • BBC News 2006 Burnley Election Results Accessed 2010


  • Burnley Council Election Results 2006 Accessed 2010










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