2023 Burnley Borough Council election
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15 out of 45 seats to Burnley Borough Council
23 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
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Leader Afrasiab Anwar Alan Hosker Scott Cunliffe
Party Labour Conservative Green
Last election 18 seats, 38.9% 8 seats, 26.1% 6 seats, 16.6%
Seats before 19 6 6
Seats won 8 2 2
Seats after 21 7 7
Seat change Increase 3 Decrease 1 Increase 1
Popular vote 8,131 4,342 3,229
Percentage 42.2% 22.5% 16.7%
Swing Increase 3.3% Decrease 3.6% Increase 0.1%
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
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Leader Gordon Birtwistle Mark Payne
Party Liberal Democrats BAPIP Independent
Last election 8 seats, 12.8% 5 seats, 5.4% 0 seats, 0.2%
Seats before 8 5[a] 1[b]
Seats won 2 1 0
Seats after 7 3 0
Seat change Decrease 1 Decrease 2 Steady
Popular vote 2,594 824 92
Percentage 13.5% 4.3% 0.5%
Swing Increase 0.7% Decrease 1.1% Increase 0.3%
The winner of each seat in the 2023 Burnley Borough Council Election
Leader before election

Afrasiab Anwar
Labour
No overall control

Leader after election

Afrasiab Anwar
Labour
No overall control

The 2023 Burnley Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of Burnley Borough Council in Lancashire, England.[3] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Summary

The council was under no overall control prior to the election, being run by a Labour and Liberal Democrat coalition, led by Labour councillor Afrasiab Anwar. The council remained under no overall control after the election; Labour gained seats but remained two seats short of an overall majority.[4][5] A Labour minority administration formed after the election, with the Liberal Democrats withdrawing from the coalition.[6]

Election result

2023 Burnley Borough Council election
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Labour 8 Increase 2 53.3 13 21 46.7 8,131 42.2 +3.3
  Conservative 2 Increase 1 13.3 5 7 15.6 4,342 22.5 –3.6
  Green 2 Increase 1 13.3 5 7 15.6 3,229 16.7 +0.1
  Liberal Democrats 2 Decrease 1 13.3 5 7 15.6 2,594 13.5 +0.7
  BAPIP 1 Decrease 2 6.7 2 3 6.7 824 4.3 –1.1
  Independent 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 92 0.5 +0.3
  Heritage 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 66 0.3 N/A
  UKIP 0 Decrease 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 N/A N/A N/A

Ward results

The Statement of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates standing in each ward, was released by Burnley Borough Council following the close of nominations on 5 April 2023.[7] The results for each ward were as follows:[8]

Bank Hall

Bank Hall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sehrish Lone* 927 74.1 –1.1
Conservative Susan Nutter 130 10.4 –4.7
Green Julie Hart 109 8.7 –1.0
Liberal Democrats Khalil Pascall 85 6.8 N/A
Majority 797 63.7 +3.6
Turnout 1,251 30.3 –0.9
Registered electors 4,155
Labour hold Swing Increase1.8

Briercliffe

Briercliffe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Anne Kelly* 614 49.6 –0.9
Labour Pete Coles 356 28.7 +8.4
Conservative Richard Sagar 219 17.7 –6.4
Green Oliver Sanderson 50 4.0 –1.1
Majority 258 20.9 –5.5
Turnout 1,239 29.2 +0.5
Registered electors 4,259
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Decrease4.7

Brunshaw

Brunshaw
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Mark Townsend* 573 45.3 +3.4
Green Alex Hall 514 40.7 +4.3
Conservative Claire Ingham 177 14.0 –7.7
Majority 59 4.6 –0.9
Turnout 1,264 27.9 +0.9
Registered electors 4,554
Labour Co-op hold Swing Decrease0.6

Cliviger with Worsthorne

Cliviger with Worsthorne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Beki Hughes 799 44.1 –3.5
Conservative Cosima Towneley* 760 42.0 –5.0
Labour Peter Kenyon 151 8.3 +3.0
Liberal Democrats John Hill 101 5.6 N/A
Majority 39 2.1 +1.5
Turnout 1,811 42.7 –1.5
Registered electors 4,253
Green gain from Conservative Swing Increase0.7

Coal Clough with Deerplay

Coal Clough with Deerplay
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Howard Baker* 563 47.0 –13.0
Labour Mubashar Lone 274 22.9 +2.7
Conservative Jackie Clarke 245 20.5 +4.7
Green Janet Hall 115 9.6 +5.5
Majority 289 24.1 –15.7
Turnout 1,197 31.2 –5.1
Registered electors 3,853
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Decrease7.9

Daneshouse with Stoneyholme

Daneshouse with Stoneyholme
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Nussrat Kazmi 1,137 76.5 –10.4
Liberal Democrats Mohammed Haji-Nazrul 244 16.4 +8.9
Conservative Linda Whittaker 54 3.6 +0.3
Green Sarah Hall 51 3.4 +1.0
Majority 893 60.1 –19.3
Turnout 1,486 31.9 –3.4
Registered electors 4,694
Labour hold Swing Decrease9.7

Gannow

Gannow
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BAPIP Charlie Briggs* 486 48.3 +3.8
Labour Co-op Gemma Haigh 371 36.8 +2.9
Conservative Tom Watson 94 9.3 –3.5
Green Jai Redman 56 5.6 –3.3
Majority 115 11.5 +0.9
Turnout 1,007 23.1 –3.4
Registered electors 4,356
BAPIP hold Swing Increase0.5

Gawthorpe

Gawthorpe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Harbour* 783 65.4 +5.9
Conservative Adam Brierley 335 28.0 –6.1
Green Nigel Baldwin 79 6.6 +0.1
Majority 448 37.4 +12.0
Turnout 1,197 27.5 +0.3
Registered electors 4,397
Labour hold Swing Increase6.0

Hapton with Park

Hapton with Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Joanne Broughton 738 55.1 –11.9
Labour Ashley Brown 481 35.9 +14.8
Green Anna Hewitt 121 9.0 –2.9
Majority 257 19.2 –26.7
Turnout 1,340 28.2 –2.8
Registered electors 4,769
Conservative gain from UKIP Swing Decrease13.4

Lanehead

Lanehead
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Fiona Wild 655 50.5 –5.4
Conservative Abdul Shahid 348 26.8 +2.6
Liberal Democrats Pippa Lishman 217 16.7 +1.6
Green Barbara Baldwin 77 5.9 +1.1
Majority 307 23.7 –8.0
Turnout 1,297 28.7 –0.1
Registered electors 4,528
Labour Co-op hold Swing Decrease4.0

Queensgate

Queensgate
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mohammed Ishtiaq* 939 68.7 +0.7
Conservative Bailey Webster 178 13.0 –10.3
Liberal Democrats Christine Taylor 163 11.9 N/A
Green Fiona Hornby 87 6.4 –2.4
Majority 761 55.7 +11.0
Turnout 1,367 32.8 +0.1
Registered electors 4,189
Labour hold Swing Increase5.5

Rosegrove with Lowerhouse

Rosegrove with Lowerhouse
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Paul Reynolds 523 44.9 +3.5
BAPIP Lorraine Mehanna* 338 29.0 +4.0
Conservative Maison McGowan-Doe 170 14.6 –9.6
Liberal Democrats Kathryn Haworth 72 6.2 +1.3
Green Jane Curran 61 5.2 +0.7
Majority 185 15.9 –0.5
Turnout 1,164 23.7 –1.9
Registered electors 4,907
Labour gain from BAPIP Swing Decrease0.3

Rosehill with Burnley Wood

Rosehill with Burnley Wood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Margaret Brindle 480 38.4 +14.8
Liberal Democrats Russell Neal 468 37.4 –18.8
Conservative Kev Shackell 168 13.4 –1.7
Green Carol Fredlund 68 5.4 +0.3
Heritage Catherine Ramsay 66 5.3 N/A
Majority 12 1.0 N/A
Turnout 1,250 28.3 –2.3
Registered electors 4,438
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing Increase16.8

Trinity

Trinity
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Helen Bridges 552 64.0 –2.7
Labour Shoaib Hashmi 233 27.0 +3.1
Conservative Dale Ferrier 78 9.0 –0.3
Majority 319 37.0 –5.8
Turnout 863 21.9 –2.0
Registered electors 3,960
Green hold Swing Decrease2.9

Whittlefield with Ightenhill

Whittlefield with Ightenhill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Lee Ashworth 648 41.9 +3.6
Green Andrew Newhouse 490 31.7 +3.7
Labour Shaun Sproule 248 16.1 +1.2
Independent Mitchell Cryer 92 6.0 +3.9
Liberal Democrats Frank Bartram 67 4.3 N/A
Majority 158 10.2 –0.1
Turnout 1,545 34.1 –1.7
Registered electors 4,549
Conservative gain from BAPIP Swing Decrease0.1

Changes between 2023–2024

The Burnley and Padiham Independent Party was wound up in August 2023.[9] Of that party's three councillors, Mark Payne and Neil Mottershead then sat as independents, while Charlie Briggs joined Labour.[10]

By-elections

Trinity

Trinity: 26 October 2023
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 31.5
Turnout 588 15.1
Registered electors 3,903
Green hold Swing Decrease2.8

The Trinity ward and Burnley Central West division by-elections were triggered by the resignation of Green councillor Andy Fewings.[11][12]

References

  1. ^ Including one vacant seat in Whittlefield and Ightenhill ward previously held by BAPIP councillor Emma Payne prior to her resignation in January 2023.[1]
  2. ^ Including one vacant seat in Hapton with Park ward previously held by Peter Gill, who was elected for UKIP in May 2019, changed to the Brexit Party in August 2019, joined the Conservatives in January 2020, left the party to sit as an independent in September 2022 and resigned his seat in April 2023 shortly before the election.[2]
  1. ^ Boothroyd, David (13 January 2023). "Did you insinuate we'd lost three seats on Plymouth". Local Councils. Thorncliffe. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
  2. ^ Jacobs, Bill (22 April 2023). "Burnley Labour set to make progress in its rebuilding programme". Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
  3. ^ "Notice of Election" (PDF). Burnley Borough Council. 27 March 2023. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  4. ^ "Local elections 2023: Labour narrowly fails to take control of Burnley". BBC News. 5 May 2023. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
  5. ^ Longworth, Laura (5 May 2023). "Burnley Council Election 2023 Results: Green Party unseats Mayor of Burnley Cosima Towneley after 16 years". Burnley Express. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
  6. ^ Jacobs, Bill (24 May 2023). "Burnley: Labour take control of council as a minority". Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
  7. ^ "Statement of Persons Nominated" (PDF). Burnley Borough Council. 5 April 2023. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  8. ^ "Elections and voting". Burnley Borough Council. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
  9. ^ "Burnley and Padiham Independent Party". The Electoral Commission. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
  10. ^ Jacobs, Bill (18 September 2023). "Two Burnley councillors defect to leave town on knife edge". Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
  11. ^ Longworth, Laura (19 September 2023). "Burnley Green Party leader praises former councillor who made history in Burnley". Burnley Express. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
  12. ^ Longworth, Laura (27 October 2023). "Burnley Green Party successfully defends seats on Burnley Borough Council and Lancashire County Council". Burnley Express. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
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