2010 Pendle Borough Council election
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The 2010 Pendle Borough Council election took place on 6 May 2010 to elect members of Pendle Borough Council in Lancashire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.[1]
After the election, the composition of the council was
Background
[edit]Before the election the Liberal Democrats ran the council, but without a majority, with 18 seats.[3] The Conservatives held 16 seats, Labour 11, the British National Party 2 and there was 1 independent.[3] 16 seats were contested in the election with the Liberal Democrats defending 7, both the Conservative and Labour parties 4 each and the British National Party defended 1 seat.[3]
Election result
[edit]The results saw no party win a majority on the council after the Conservatives gained a seat to become the largest party on the council with 17 councillors.[4] The Liberal Democrats dropped 3 to 16 seats, while Labour gained 2 seats to move to 13 councillors.[4] Overall turnout in the election was 66.4%.[5]
Following the election Conservative Mike Blomeley became leader of the council, after the council meeting saw the Conservative and Labour councillors support an all-party executive.[6] The Liberal Democrats rejected this and refused to serve on the council executive, as they opposed giving Labour any power over housing decisions.[6]
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 6 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 37.5 | 28.0 | 11,415 | +5.0% | |
Conservative | 5 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 31.3 | 34.1 | 13,881 | -6.4% | |
Liberal Democrats | 4 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 25.0 | 29.3 | 11,922 | -0.2% | |
BNP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 | 8.0 | 3,258 | +3.2% | |
England First | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 279 | +0.7% |
Ward results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jonathan Eyre | 1,563 | 55.0 | −12.3 | |
Labour | Sue Nike | 906 | 31.9 | +7.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Donna Caley | 372 | 13.1 | +4.8 | |
Majority | 657 | 23.1 | −19.9 | ||
Turnout | 2,841 | 70.3 | +27.9 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | George Askew | 1,487 | 48.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Thomas James | 665 | 21.5 | ||
Labour | Gerry McCabe | 647 | 20.9 | ||
BNP | Jane Mulligan | 300 | 9.7 | ||
Majority | 822 | 26.5 | |||
Turnout | 3,099 | 74.2 | +25.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Mohammed Iqbal | 1,386 | 48.4 | −5.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Tanzil Ahmed | 816 | 28.5 | +1.4 | |
Conservative | Tim Eyre | 381 | 13.3 | −5.5 | |
England First | David Geddes | 279 | 9.7 | +9.7 | |
Majority | 570 | 19.9 | −7.1 | ||
Turnout | 2,862 | 62.1 | +22.8 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Mohammed Arshad | 1,152 | 42.8 | −4.4 | |
Conservative | Abdul Hussain | 759 | 28.2 | −6.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Pervaz Afzal | 403 | 15.0 | −3.2 | |
BNP | Lee Karmer | 379 | 14.1 | +14.1 | |
Majority | 393 | 14.6 | +2.0 | ||
Turnout | 2,693 | 73.4 | +23.7 | ||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Kathleen Shore | 777 | 32.3 | −5.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | James Wood | 720 | 29.9 | −2.3 | |
Conservative | Janice Taylor | 588 | 24.4 | −5.6 | |
BNP | John Rowe | 323 | 13.4 | +13.4 | |
Majority | 57 | 2.4 | −3.1 | ||
Turnout | 2,408 | 63.9 | +20.5 | ||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Lindsay Gaskell | 1,280 | 45.4 | −0.1 | |
Conservative | Keith Bailey | 915 | 32.5 | −11.1 | |
Labour | Richard Smith | 337 | 12.0 | +1.2 | |
BNP | Malcolm Foster | 286 | 10.1 | +10.1 | |
Majority | 365 | 13.0 | +11.1 | ||
Turnout | 2,818 | 68.1 | +32.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | David Whipp | 1,372 | 47.6 | +22.1 | |
Conservative | Jenny Purcell | 1,175 | 40.7 | +15.8 | |
Labour | John Pope | 337 | 11.7 | +8.4 | |
Majority | 197 | 6.8 | |||
Turnout | 2,884 | 68.2 | +19.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Chris Tennant | 1,684 | 50.9 | −18.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jackie Taylforth | 687 | 20.8 | +2.7 | |
Labour | Robert Oliver | 488 | 14.7 | +2.3 | |
BNP | James Jackman | 450 | 13.6 | +13.6 | |
Majority | 997 | 30.1 | −21.3 | ||
Turnout | 3,309 | 69.2 | +30.2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Neil Butterworth | 828 | 34.6 | −14.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Sharon Davies | 814 | 34.0 | −3.2 | |
Labour | David Johns | 435 | 18.2 | +4.6 | |
BNP | Julie Fairless | 314 | 13.1 | +13.1 | |
Majority | 14 | 0.6 | −11.4 | ||
Turnout | 2,391 | 60.1 | +25.8 | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BNP | Brian Parker | 502 | 30.5 | −8.6 | |
Labour | David Foat | 474 | 28.8 | +7.8 | |
Conservative | Jack Gregory | 448 | 27.3 | −4.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Aaron Whitehall-Pain | 220 | 13.4 | +5.6 | |
Majority | 28 | 1.7 | −5.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,644 | 62.4 | +21.3 | ||
BNP hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Pauline McCormick | 1,492 | 49.2 | −21.9 | |
Labour | Robert Allen | 839 | 27.7 | +11.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Kenneth Massey | 699 | 23.1 | +10.4 | |
Majority | 653 | 21.6 | −33.3 | ||
Turnout | 3,030 | 72.7 | +29.9 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Sheena Dunn | 908 | 38.1 | +1.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Judith Robinson | 754 | 31.6 | +0.7 | |
Conservative | Paul McKenna | 724 | 30.3 | −2.3 | |
Majority | 154 | 6.5 | +2.5 | ||
Turnout | 2,386 | 59.8 | +22.7 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | David Clegg | 832 | 34.2 | −1.4 | |
Conservative | Joe Cooney | 711 | 29.2 | +0.7 | |
Labour | Anthony Hargreaves | 514 | 21.1 | +7.4 | |
BNP | Veronica Cullen | 376 | 15.5 | −6.6 | |
Majority | 121 | 5.0 | −2.0 | ||
Turnout | 2,433 | 59.6 | +25.8 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Julie Henderson | 697 | 38.3 | −5.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Asghar Ali | 632 | 34.8 | +5.9 | |
Conservative | Barbara King | 489 | 26.9 | −0.2 | |
Majority | 65 | 3.6 | −11.6 | ||
Turnout | 1,818 | 68.0 | +16.4 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Dorothy Lord | 984 | 44.1 | +4.2 | |
Conservative | John Hall | 487 | 21.8 | +4.7 | |
Labour | Anthony Martin | 430 | 19.3 | +7.1 | |
BNP | Ian Robinson | 328 | 14.7 | −12.6 | |
Majority | 497 | 22.3 | +9.7 | ||
Turnout | 2,229 | 58.1 | +25.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Asjad Mahmood | 1,088 | 57.0 | +27.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Rashid Quadri | 672 | 35.2 | −29.8 | |
Conservative | Margaret Beckett | 150 | 7.9 | +2.9 | |
Majority | 416 | 21.8 | |||
Turnout | 1,910 | 73.2 | +8.3 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
References
[edit]- ^ "Pendle". BBC News Online. 19 April 2009. Retrieved 12 February 2011.
- ^ a b "Local elections 2010". guardian.co.uk. London. 7 May 2010. Retrieved 12 February 2011.
- ^ a b c Moseley, Tom (5 May 2010). "Pendle Borough Council election battle". Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved 12 February 2011.
- ^ a b "Pendle Borough Council still split". Burnley and Pendle Citizen. 7 May 2010. Retrieved 12 February 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r "Election Results". Pendle Borough Council. Archived from the original on 23 January 2011. Retrieved 12 February 2011.
- ^ a b Livesey, Jon (24 May 2010). "Pendle council coalition 'dirty deal' claim". Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved 12 February 2011.