Burnley Borough Council election, 2012
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Elections to Burnley Borough Council in Lancashire, England were held on 3 May 2012. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour regained control of the council, with Julie Cooper becoming council leader. Also the last remaining British National Party councilor, Sharon Wilkinson, lost the Hapton with Park seat, a decade since the far-right group where first elected to the council[1]
After the election, the composition of the council was
Election result
Burnley election result 2012 | ||||||||||
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Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | ||
Labour | 11 | 8 | 0 | +8 | 73.33 | 52.7 | 11,362 | +6.0 | ||
Liberal Democrat | 2 | 0 | 7 | -7 | 13.33 | 33.5 | 7224 | +0.9 | ||
Conservative | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.33 | 5.6 | 1209 | -8.6 | ||
BNP | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 5.3 | 1151 | -0.6 | ||
UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.9 | 633 | +2.9 |
Ward Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Julie Cooper | 1011 | 80.4 | +2.9 | |
Liberal Democrat | Trevor Kirkham | 246 | 19.6 | -2.9 | |
Majority | 765 | 60.9 | +5.9 | ||
Turnout | 1257 | 29.1 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Margaret Lishman | 768 | 57.2 | +2.2 | |
Labour | Brian Cooper | 424 | 31.6 | +3.5 | |
Conservative | Susan Nutter | 151 | 11.2 | -5.7 | |
Majority | 344 | 25.6 | -1.2 | ||
Turnout | 1343 | 29.4 | |||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Lian Pate | 863 | 66.4 | +4.5 | |
Liberal Democrat | Linda White | 436 | 33.6 | +12.3 | |
Majority | 427 | 32.9 | -7.6 | ||
Turnout | 1299 | 26.6 | |||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Andrew Newhouse | 456 | 29.2 | -17.7 | |
Liberal Democrat | Paula Riley | 441 | 28.3 | +1.4 | |
Labour | Brian Tomlinson | 365 | 23.4 | -2.8 | |
UKIP | Tom Commis | 298 | 19.1 | +19.1 | |
Majority | 15 | 1.0 | -19.0 | ||
Turnout | 1560 | 36.3 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Charles Bullas | 718 | 60.7 | +13.4 | |
Labour | Samuel McLachlan | 464 | 39.3 | +8.7 | |
Majority | 254 | 21.5 | +4.9 | ||
Turnout | 1182 | 29.5 | |||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Saeed Akhtar Chaudhary | 1571 | 66.1 | -9.6 | |
Liberal Democrat | Mohammed Abdul Malik | 805 | 33.9 | +9.6 | |
Majority | 766 | 32.2 | -19.2 | ||
Turnout | 2376 | 61.5 | |||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Betsy Stringer | 710 | 53.7 | +18.3 | |
Liberal Democrat | Justin Birtwistle | 474 | 35.9 | -5.6 | |
BNP | Derek Dawson | 137 | 10.4 | -1.5 | |
Majority | 236 | 17.9 | |||
Turnout | 1321 | 30.3 | |||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Andy Tatchell | 930 | 73.0 | +13.2 | |
Liberal Democrat | David Carter | 152 | 11.9 | -9.3 | |
BNP | John Cave | 192 | 15.1 | -3.9 | |
Majority | 738 | 57.9 | +19.3 | ||
Turnout | 1274 | 26.9 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jonathan Barker | 724 | 52.1 | -7.1 | |
BNP | Sharon Wilkinson | 423 | 30.4 | +9.6 | |
Liberal Democrat | Stuart Leyland | 243 | 17.5 | +5.5 | |
Majority | 301 | 21.7 | -6.7 | ||
Turnout | 1390 | 30.1 | |||
Labour gain from BNP | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Stephen Large | 831 | 51.9 | +8.7 | |
Liberal Democrat | Bill Brindle | 463 | 28.9 | -7.8 | |
UKIP | Michael Gerard McHugh | 184 | 11.5 | +11.5 | |
Conservative | Philip Nutter | 124 | 7.7 | -4.6 | |
Majority | 368 | 23.0 | +16.4 | ||
Turnout | 1602 | 36.0 | |||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Arif Khan | 996 | 59.3 | +9.9 | |
Liberal Democrat | Martyn Hurt | 685 | 40.7 | -9.9 | |
Majority | 311 | 18.5 | |||
Turnout | 1681 | 39.2 | |||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Marcus Johnstone | 719 | 53.9 | +12.1 | |
Liberal Democrat | Lynne Briggs | 464 | 34.8 | +2.8 | |
BNP | Paul McDevitt | 150 | 11.3 | -4.2 | |
Majority | 255 | 19.1 | +9.2 | ||
Turnout | 1333 | 27.6 | |||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Paul Campbell | 725 | 49.6 | +8.7 | |
Liberal Democrat | Karen Patricia Heseltine | 586 | 40.1 | -8.3 | |
UKIP | Craig James Ramplee | 151 | 10.3 | +10.3 | |
Majority | 139 | 9.5 | |||
Turnout | 1462 | 32.5 | |||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Tony Lambert | 558 | 58.0 | +1.4 | |
Liberal Democrat | Stephanie Forrest | 302 | 31.4 | +10.7 | |
BNP | John Rowe | 102 | 10.6 | -0.3 | |
Majority | 256 | 26.6 | -9.1 | ||
Turnout | 962 | 23.8 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Mathew Isherwood | 478 | 31.1 | -11.3 | |
Labour | Janice Swainston | 471 | 30.6 | +1.3 | |
Liberal Democrat | Kathryn Haworth | 441 | 28.7 | +0.4 | |
BNP | Christopher Vanns | 147 | 9.6 | +9.6 | |
Majority | 7 | 0.5 | -12.6 | ||
Turnout | 1537 | 31.9 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
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