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2016 Burnley Borough Council election

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2016 local election results in Burnley

The 2016 Burnley Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2016 to elect members of Burnley Borough Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate serving a four-year term of office, expiring in 2020. These seats were last contested in 2012.

Labour remained in overall control of the council.

State of the Parties

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After the election, the composition of the Council was as follows:

Burnley Council composition 2016
Party Seats   ±  
Labour 27 Decrease3
Liberal Democrat 13 Increase3
Conservative 4 Decrease1
UKIP 1 Increase1

Results

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Burnley Borough Council Election, 2016[2]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 8 0 3 -3 53.3 44.3 8,873 +6.5
  Liberal Democrats 5 3 0 +3 33.3 32.4 6,481 +5.2
  UKIP 1 1 0 +1 6.7 11.5 2,303 -2.8
  Conservative 1 0 1 -1 6.7 6.1 1,227 -12.2
  Green 0 0 0 0 0.0 4.0 806 +2.2
  TUSC 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.8 163 +0.4
  BNP 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.8 158 +0.7

By ward

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Bank Hall ward

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Bank Hall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Lubna Khan 768 64.8 +12.5
Liberal Democrats Peter Michael Bradley 417 35.2 +11.9
Majority 351 29.6 +1.7
Turnout 1,185 29.8
Labour hold Swing

Briercliffe ward

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Briercliffe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Margaret Ann Lishman 764 57.2 +18.1
UKIP Ian Metcalf 261 19.5 −3.0
Labour Syd Khan 176 13.2 −8.7
Conservative Tom Watson 99 7.4 −6.3
Green James MacDonald 36 2.7 −0.1
Majority 503 37.6 +21.0
Turnout 1,336 30.8
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Brunshaw ward

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Brunshaw
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Lian Pate 600 48.6 +3.2
UKIP Jamie McGowan 452 36.6 +10.3
Liberal Democrats Sandra Ann Byrne 182 14.7 −1.1
Majority 148 12.0 −7.1
Turnout 1,234 26.0
Labour hold Swing

Cliviger with Worsthorne ward

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Cliviger with Worsthorne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Andrew Robert Newhouse 539 35.0 +1.9
Liberal Democrats Kathryn Haworth 358 23.2 −1.0
UKIP Tom Commis 349 22.6 +0.2
Labour 296 19.2 −1.1
Majority 181 11.7 +2.8
Turnout 1,542 36.6
Conservative hold Swing

Coalclough with Deerplay ward

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Coalclough with Deerplay
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Bill Brindle 721 65.2 +19.0
Labour Ibrahim Ali 299 27.0 −3.2
Green Anne Whittles 86 7.8 +7.8
Majority 422 38.2 22.2
Turnout 1,106 28.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Daneshouse with Stoneyholme ward

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Daneshouse with Stoneyholme
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Saeed Akhtar Chaudhary 1,350 87.7 N/A
Liberal Democrats Mubashir Aftab 190 12.3 N/A
Majority 1,160 75.3 N/A
Turnout 1,540 41.1
Labour hold Swing

Daneshouse with Stoneyholme returned a Labour Party (UK) councillor unopposed in 2015.

Gannow ward

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Gannow
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Mark Andrew Charles Payne 680 53.0 +8.4
Labour Christine Sollis 427 33.3 −0.7
BNP Christopher Barnett 113 8.8 +8.8
Green Jai Redman 63 4.9 +4.9
Majority 253 19.7 +9.2
Turnout 1,283 31.2
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing

Gawthorpe ward

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Gawthorpe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Andy Tatchell 809 66.9 +8.6
Liberal Democrats Brendan John Morris 400 33.1 +13.2
Majority 409 33.8 −2.7
Turnout 1,209 28.0
Labour hold Swing

Hapton with Park ward

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Hapton with Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
UKIP Alan Hosker 683 44.4 +24.1
Labour Howard Leigh Hudson 601 39.1 +2.8
Conservative Ivor Christopher Emo 173 11.2 −7.6
Liberal Democrats Leslie Williams 81 5.3 −13.7
Majority 82 5.3
Turnout 1,538 34.1
UKIP gain from Labour Swing

Lanehead ward

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Lanehead
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Asif Raja 792 47.8 +2.1
Liberal Democrats Paula Christine Riley 665 40.2 +19.4
Green Laura Fisk 199 12.0 +12.0
Majority 127 7.7 −17.7
Turnout 1,656 37.4
Labour hold Swing

Queensgate ward

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Queensgate
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Arif Khan 811 57.4 +6.2
Liberal Democrats Arthur Gordon Lishman 438 31.0 −1.6
TUSC Gavin Hartley 163 11.5 +5.4
Majority 373 26.4 +7.8
Turnout 1,412 35.9
Labour hold Swing

Rosegrove with Lowerhouse ward

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Rosegrove with Lowerhouse
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Marcus Johnstone 590 49.5 +0.7
UKIP Mark Henry Girven 278 23.3 −4.2
Liberal Democrats Stephanie Forrest 221 18.6 −2.8
Green Ceri Jane Carmichael 57 4.8 +1.4
BNP Christopher Vanns 45 3.8 +2.0
Majority 312 26.2 +7.9
Turnout 1,191 26.4
Labour hold Swing

Rosehill with Burnley Wood ward

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Rosehill with Burnley Wood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Christine Eleanor White 625 47.2 +14.5
Labour Paul Campbell 587 44.3 +11.3
Green Georgina Hannah Ormrod 112 8.5 +3.7
Majority 38 2.9 +2.6
Turnout 1,324 30.9
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing

Trinity ward

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Trinity
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Tony Martin 452 49.8 +1.5
Liberal Democrats Stewart Bone 236 26.0 −0.3
Green Andy Fewings 219 24.1 +24.1
Majority 216 23.8 +1.4
Turnout 907 24.1
Labour hold Swing

Whittlefield with Ightenhill ward

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Whittlefield with Ightenhill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats David Roper 503 32.5 +9.7
Conservative Tony Moores 416 26.9 −6.9
Labour Andy Devanney 316 20.4 −2.6
UKIP Chris Rawson 280 18.1 −2.3
Green Alfie Jones 34 2.2 +2.2
Majority 87 5.6 −5.2
Turnout 1,548 33.5
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

References

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  1. ^ "Guide to May 2016 elections in Scotland, Wales, England and Northern Ireland". BBC News. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
  2. ^ "Results 2016". burnley.gov.uk. Burnley Borough Council. Retrieved 7 May 2016.