2024 Burnley Borough Council election

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2024 Burnley Borough Council election
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15 out of 45 seats to Burnley Borough Council
23 seats needed for a majority
 
Leader Afrasiab Anwar Alan Hosker
Party Burnley Independent Group Labour Conservative
Leader's seat Bank Hall Hapton with Park
Current seats 11 11 8
Seats needed Increase 12 Increase 12 Increase 15
 
Leader Scott Cunliffe Howard Baker
Party Green Liberal Democrats
Leader's seat Cliviger with Worsthorne Coalclough with Deerplay
Current seats 7 7
Seats needed Increase 16 Increase 16
The winner of each seat in the 2024 Burnley Borough Council Election
Incumbent Leader

Afrasiab Anwar
Burnley Independent Group
No overall control



The 2024 Burnley Borough Council election was held on Thursday 2 May 2024, alongside the other local elections in the United Kingdom on the same day. One-third of the 45 members of Burnley Borough Council in Lancashire were elected.

Background[edit]

Burnley was historically a strong council for Labour. Labour held a majority on the council from its creation in 1973 until 2000, before winning the council back in 2002.[1] The BNP became the second largest party on the council in 2003 (winning the popular vote),[2] and Labour lost their majority the following year. The Liberal Democrats won their first majority on the council in 2010, but the council fell back into no overall control in 2011.[1] Labour retook Burnley in 2012,[3] and maintained control until 2019;[4] opposition groups formed a coalition, but Labour formed a minority administration after its collapse.[5]

In the 2023 election, Labour won 8 seats (up 2) with 42.2% of the vote, the Conservatives won 2 (up 1) with 22.5%, the Green Party won 2 (up 1) with 16.7%, the Liberal Democrats won 2 (down 1) with 13.5%, the Burnley and Padiham Independent Party won 1 (down 2) with 4.3%, and UKIP did not defend their seat up for election. Following the election, Labour formed a minority administration.[6] However, in October 2023 11 councillors left the Labour Party over the party's stance on the Israel–Hamas war. These 11 independents joined with the Green Party and Liberal Democrats to form a majority coalition.[7]

The seats up for election in 2024 were last contested in 2021; because of the delay of all local elections due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the seats are up for election after 3 years rather than the usual 4. In that election, Labour won 5 seats with 34.5% of the vote, the Conservatives won 4 with 32.4%, the Green Party won 3 with 16.8%, the Liberal Democrats won 2 with 9.2%, and the Burnley and Padiham Independent Party won 1 with 6.8%.

Previous council composition[edit]

After 2023 election Before 2024 election[8] After 2024 election
Party Seats Party Seats Party Seats
Labour 21 Labour 11 Labour 15
Independent
(Burnley Independent Group) 		0 Independent
(Burnley Independent Group) 		11 Independent
(Burnley Independent Group) 		10
Conservative 7 Conservative 8 Conservative 8
Liberal Democrats 7 Liberal Democrats 7 Liberal Democrats 7
Green 7 Green 7 Green 5
Independent
(Non-aligned) 		0 Independent
(Non-aligned) 		1 Independent
(Non-aligned) 		0
BAPIP 3 BAPIP 0 BAPIP Dissolved

Changes:

  • August 2023: BAPIP dissolved - Charlie Briggs, Neil Mottershead and Mark Payne sit as independents[9]
  • September 2023: Charlie Briggs (independent) joins Labour;[10] Andy Fewings (Green) resigns - by-election held October 2023
  • October 2023: Afrasiab Anwar, Saeed Chaudhary, Shah Hussain, Mohammed Ishtiaq, Nussrat Kazmi, Syeda Kazmi, Arif Khan, Lubna Khan, Sehrish Lone, Asif Raja, and Christine Sollis leave Labour to sit as independents;[a][11] Alexander Hall (Green) wins by-election[12]
  • February 2024: Neil Mottershead (independent) joins Conservatives[13]

Results[edit]

2024 Burnley Borough Council election
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Labour 6 Increase 1 40.0 9 15 33.3
  Independent 3 Increase 3 20.0 7 10 22.2
  Conservative 3 Decrease 1 20.0 5 8 17.8
  Liberal Democrats 2 Steady 13.3 5 7 15.6
  Green 1 Decrease 2 6.7 4 5 11.1

Ward results[edit]

The Statement of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates standing in each ward, was released by Burnley Borough Council following the close of nominations.[14] An asterisk denotes an incumbent councillor seeking re-election.

Bank Hall[edit]

Bank Hall[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Lubna Khan* 737 55.0 N/A
Labour Hannah Till 456 34.0 -40.1
Conservative Susan Nutter 147 11.0 +0.6
Majority 281
Turnout
Independent gain from Labour Swing

Lubna Khan was elected in 2021 as a Labour councillor.

Briercliffe[edit]

Briercliffe[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Margaret Lishman* 497 41.1 -8.5
Labour Pete Coles 468 38.7 +10.0
Conservative Richard Sagar 182 15.1 -2.6
Green Julie Hurt 61 5.0 +1.0
Majority 29
Turnout
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Brunshaw[edit]

Brunshaw[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Shaun Sproule 520 50.6 +5.3
Green Andrew Newhouse 268 26.1 -14.6
Conservative Claire Ingham 209 20.4 +6.4
Independent Mubashar Lone 30 2.9 N/A
Majority 252
Turnout
Labour gain from Green Swing

Cliviger with Worsthorne[edit]

Cliviger with Worsthorne[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ivor Emo 955 54.7 +12.7
Green Scott Cunliffe* 575 32.9 -11.2
Labour Carol Lukey 161 9.2 +0.9
Liberal Democrats Gorgyanna Kenzington 55 3.2 -2.4
Majority 380
Turnout
Conservative gain from Green Swing

Coal Clough with Deerplay[edit]

Coal Clough with Deerplay[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Jacqueline Inckle* 450 40.4 -6.6
Labour Jeff Slee 380 34.1 +11.2
Conservative Tom Watson 210 18.8 -1.7
Green Anna Hewitt 75 6.7 -2.9
Majority 70
Turnout
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Daneshouse with Stoneyholme[edit]

Daneshouse with Stoneyholme[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Saeed Chaudhary* 1,143 54.8 N/A
Liberal Democrats Ikram Rafiq 375 18.0 +1.6
Conservative Mohammed Saleh 340 16.3 +12.7
Labour James Harrison 227 10.9 -65.6
Majority 768
Turnout
Independent gain from Labour Swing

Saeed Chaudhary was elected in 2021 as a Labour councillor.

Gannow[edit]

Gannow[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Gemma Haigh 590 59.4 +22.6
Conservative Rhys Williams 269 27.1 +17.8
Green Lewis Bridges 71 7.1 +1.5
Liberal Democrats Kathryn Haworth 47 4.7 N/A
Independent Khalil Pascall 17 1.7 N/A
Majority 321
Turnout
Labour gain from BAPIP Swing

Gawthorpe[edit]

Gawthorpe[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Barbara Dole 658 60.8 -4.6
Conservative Karen Ingham* 424 39.2 +11.2
Majority 234
Turnout
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Hapton with Park[edit]

Hapton with Park[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Alan Hosker* 765 61.1 +6.0
Labour Elaine Cotterell 380 30.3 -5.6
Green Sarah Hall 108 8.6 -0.4
Majority 385
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Lanehead[edit]

Lanehead[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Andy Waddington 715 42.4 -8.1
Independent Asif Raja* 712 42.2 N/A
Conservative Abdul Shahid 261 15.5 -11.3
Majority 3
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Asif Raja was elected in 2021 as a Labour councillor.

Queensgate[edit]

Queensgate[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Aurangzeb Ali 1,184 69.2 N/A
Labour Keith Till 343 20.0 -48.7
Conservative Bailey Webster 184 10.8 -2.2
Majority 841
Turnout
Independent gain from Labour Swing

Rosegrove with Lowerhouse[edit]

Rosegrove with Lowerhouse[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ashley Brown 395 37.4 -7.5
Conservative Abbey Hartley 286 27.1 +12.5
Independent Bea Foster 283 26.8 N/A
Green Chris Bridges 91 8.6 +3.4
Majority 109
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Rosehill with Burnley Wood[edit]

Rosehill with Burnley Wood[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Bill Horrocks* 467 41.2 +2.8
Liberal Democrats Russell Neal 380 33.5 -3.9
Conservative Simon Bonney 195 17.2 +3.8
Green Fi Hornby 92 8.1 +2.7
Majority 87
Turnout
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

This seat was gained by Labour in a by-election in November 2022.[16]

Trinity[edit]

Trinity[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Martyn Hurt* 396 52.0 -12.0
Labour Tony Martin 280 36.8 +9.8
Conservative Dale Ferrier 85 11.2 +2.2
Majority 116
Turnout
Green hold Swing

Whittlefield with Ightenhill[edit]

Whittlefield with Ightenhill[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Don Whitaker* 647 46.8 +4.9
Labour Liam Walsh 305 22.1 +6.0
Green Duncan Reed 244 17.7 -14.0
Independent David Roper 139 10.1 N/A
Independent Mitchell Cryer 47 3.4 -2.6
Majority 342
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

References[edit]

  1. ^ Sit as part of the Burnley Independent Group, which is not registered as a political party
  1. ^ a b "Burnley Borough Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  2. ^ "BNP becomes Burnley's second party". BBC News. 2 May 2003. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Labour win Chorley in Lancashire council election". BBC News. 2 May 2012. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  4. ^ "Labour win Chorley in Lancashire council election". BBC News. 2 May 2012. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Burnley: Labour back in control of hung council". BBC News. 1 October 2020. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  6. ^ Jacobs, Bill (24 May 2023). "Labour take control of council as a minority administration". Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  7. ^ Khan, Shuiab (17 November 2023). "Labour loses control of council as Independents form new coalition". Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  8. ^ "Your Councillors by Party". Burnley Borough Council. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  9. ^ "Burnley and Padiham Independent Party". The Electoral Commission. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
  10. ^ Jacobs, Bill (18 September 2023). "Double politicians' switch leaves council control on a knife edge". Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  11. ^ Ambrose, Tom (5 November 2023). "Burnley council leader quits over Starmer's failure to call for Gaza ceasefire". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  12. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Trinity Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  13. ^ Jacobs, Bill (28 February 2024). "Veteran Independent councillor joins borough's Conservative group". Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  14. ^ "Statement of Persons Nominated" (PDF). Burnley Borough Council. 7 April 2024. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  15. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Coyle, Simon (2 May 2024). "Burnley local council election 2024 results in full". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  16. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Rosehill with Burnley Wood Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
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