2014 Burnley Borough Council election
Elections to Burnley Borough Council in Lancashire, England were held on 22 May 2014, as part of the wider 2014 UK local elections and the United Kingdom component of the 2014 European Parliament election.[1]
Due to the 'in thirds' format of elections in Burnley, these elections are for those electoral district wards fought in the 2010 Burnley Borough Council election, with changes in vote share compared directly with that year. These seats were contested again in 2018.
The Labour Party retained control of the Council. After the election Julie Cooper stood-down from the role of council leader to focus on campaigning in the 2015 General Election, being replaced by Mark Townsend.[2]
State of the Parties
editAfter the election, the composition of the council was
- Labour 28
- Liberal Democrats 12
- Conservative 5
Results
editParty | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 9 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 60.0 | 46.0 | 9,923 | -6.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | 5 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 33.3 | 37.1 | 8,005 | +3.6 | |
Conservative | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 | 5.8 | 1,251 | +0.2 | |
UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 8.4 | 1,819 | +5.5 | |
BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 446 | -3.2 | |
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 148 | +0.7 |
Ward results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Gary Frayling | 925 | 70.9 | −9.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Brian Tomlinson | 379 | 29.1 | +9.5 | |
Majority | 546 | 41.9 | −19.0 | ||
Turnout | 1304 | 30.2 | +1.1 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Roger Frost | 682 | 46.1 | −12.8 | |
UKIP | Ian Metcalf | 410 | 27.8 | +27.8 | |
Labour | Brian Cooper | 277 | 18.7 | −13.1 | |
Conservative | Susan Nutter | 110 | 7.4 | −3.8 | |
Majority | 272 | 18.4 | −7.2 | ||
Turnout | 1479 | 32.7 | +3.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour Co-op | Tony Harrison | 621 | 45.0 | −21.4 | |
UKIP | Jamie McGowan | 500 | 36.2 | +36.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Susan Fenn | 231 | 16.7 | −16.9 | |
TUSC | Carme McDevitt | 29 | 2.1 | +2.1 | |
Majority | 125 | 8.8 | −24.1 | ||
Turnout | 1381 | 28.5 | +1.9 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David Heginbotham | 524 | 31.8 | +2.6 | |
UKIP | Tom Commis | 415 | 25.2 | +6.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Paula Riley | 411 | 25.0 | −3.3 | |
Labour | Christine Sollis | 297 | 18.0 | −5.4 | |
Majority | 109 | 6.6 | +5.6 | ||
Turnout | 1647 | 38.6 | +2.3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Gordon Birtwistle | 923 | 68.7 | +8.0 | |
Labour | Daniel Fleming | 421 | 31.3 | −8.0 | |
Majority | 502 | 37.4 | +15.7 | ||
Turnout | 1344 | 31.5 | +3.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Shah Hussain | 1,421 | 67.9 | +1.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Rupali Begum | 671 | 32.1 | −1.8 | |
Majority | 750 | 35.9 | +3.7 | ||
Turnout | 2092 | 52.6 | −8.9 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Neil Mottershead | 728 | 47.8 | +11.9 | |
Labour | Howard Hudson | 532 | 35.0 | −18.7 | |
BNP | John Rowe | 149 | 9.8 | −0.6 | |
Conservative | Phillip Nutter | 113 | 7.4 | +7.4 | |
Majority | 196 | 12.9 | |||
Turnout | 1522 | 34.7 | +4.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Frank Cant | 739 | 63.0 | −10.0 | |
Conservative | Tom Watson | 241 | 20.5 | +20.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | John Mithcell | 193 | 16.5 | +4.6 | |
Majority | 498 | 42.5 | −17.4 | ||
Turnout | 1173 | 25.7 | −1.2 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jean Cunningham | 728 | 57.9 | +7.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Sandra Byrne | 529 | 42.1 | +24.6 | |
Majority | 199 | 15.8 | −5.9 | ||
Turnout | 1257 | 28.7 | −1.4 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Trish Ellis | 893 | 58.4 | +6.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Gordon Lishman | 636 | 41.6 | +12.7 | |
Majority | 257 | 16.8 | −6.2 | ||
Turnout | 1529 | 35.5 | −0.5 | ||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Sue Graham | 908 | 67.5 | +8.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Tom Wilkinson | 437 | 32.5 | −8.2 | |
Majority | 471 | 35.0 | +16.5 | ||
Turnout | 1345 | 32.6 | −6.6 | ||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Bea Foster | 723 | 53.7 | −0.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Barbara Kirker | 335 | 24.6 | −10.2 | |
BNP | Christopher Vanns | 297 | 21.8 | +10.5 | |
Majority | 388 | 28.6 | +9.5 | ||
Turnout | 1355 | 28.6 | +1.0 | ||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Jeff Sumner | 970 | 64.2 | +24.1 | |
Labour | Michael Rushton | 541 | 35.8 | −13.8 | |
Majority | 429 | 28.4 | |||
Turnout | 1511 | 34.1 | +1.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Howard Baker | 518 | 56.1 | −1.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Paul Harrison | 287 | 31.1 | −0.3 | |
TUSC | David Baynes | 119 | 12.8 | +12.8 | |
Majority | 231 | 25.0 | −1.6 | ||
Turnout | 924 | 23.9 | +0.1 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Tom Porter | 593 | 34.3 | +5.6 | |
UKIP | Christopher Rawson | 494 | 28.6 | +28.6 | |
Labour | Charles Baker | 379 | 21.9 | −8.7 | |
Conservative | Robert Frost | 263 | 15.2 | −15.9 | |
Majority | 99 | 5.7 | |||
Turnout | 1729 | 35.8 | +3.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
References
edit- ^ Elections Burnley Borough Council
- ^ "Former leader of Burnley Council praised". Lancashire Telegraph. Newsquest Media Group. 10 June 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
- ^ http://www.burnley.gov.uk/about-council/elections/results-2014 Burnley Borough Council Official website's listing of vote counts. Accessed 4 May 2015.