2024 Burnley Borough Council election

2024 Burnley Borough Council election
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15 out of 45 seats to Burnley Borough Council
23 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party Third party
  Blank Blank Blank
Leader Mark Townsend [a] Alan Hosker
Party Labour Independent Conservative
Leader's seat Brunshaw Hapton with Park
Seats before 11 12 8
Seats after 15 10 8
Seat change Increase 4 Decrease 2 Steady
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Leader Howard Baker Scott Cunliffe
Party Liberal Democrats Green
Leader's seat Coalclough with Deerplay Cliviger with Worsthorne
Seats before 7 7
Seats after 7 5
Seat change Steady Decrease 2
The winner of each seat in the 2024 Burnley Borough Council Election
Leader before election

Afrasiab Anwar
Independent
No overall control

Leader after election

Afrasiab Anwar
Independent
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.

Summary

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Prior to the election, the council was under no overall control. Following the previous election in 2023, a minority Labour administration had been running the council.[1] However, in October 2023, eleven councillors left the Labour Party over the party's stance on the Israel–Hamas war. They then sat as a group of independent councillors called the 'Burnley Independent Group', which formed a coalition with the Liberal Democrats and Green Party, which together held a majority of the seats on the council.[2][3]

The 2024 election saw the Labour party regain some of the seats they had held at the 2023 election. However, they were unable to secure a majority of the seats, and the council remained under no overall control. The coalition of the Burnley Independent Group, Liberal Democrats and Greens continued to form the council's administration after the election, albeit as a minority administration having lost the majority it had held prior to the election.[4]

Previous council composition

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After 2023 election Before 2024 election[5] After 2024 election
Party Seats Party Seats Party Seats
Labour 21 Labour 11 Labour 15
Independent 0 Independent 12 Independent 10
Conservative 7 Conservative 8 Conservative 8
Liberal Democrats 7 Liberal Democrats 7 Liberal Democrats 7
Green 7 Green 7 Green 5
BAPIP 3 BAPIP 0 BAPIP Dissolved

Changes:

  • August 2023: BAPIP dissolved - Charlie Briggs, Neil Mottershead and Mark Payne sit as independents[6]
  • September 2023: Charlie Briggs (independent) joins Labour;[7] 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;[b][8] Alexander Hall (Green) wins by-election[9]
  • February 2024: Neil Mottershead (independent) joins Conservatives[10]

Results

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Borough of Burnley Council's composition after the 2024 local elections
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 6,343 32.4 -9.8
  Conservative 3 Decrease 1 20.0 5 8 17.8 5,159 26.3 +3.8
  Independent 3 Increase 3 20.0 7 10 22.2 4,292 21.9 +16.8
  Liberal Democrats 2 Steady 13.3 5 7 15.6 1,804 9.2 -4.3
  Green 1 Decrease 2 6.7 4 5 11.1 1,981 10.1 -6.6

Ward results

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The Statement of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates standing in each ward, was released by Burnley Borough Council following the close of nominations.[11] An asterisk denotes an incumbent councillor seeking re-election.

Bank Hall

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Bank Hall[12]
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

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Briercliffe[12]
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

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Brunshaw[12]
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

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Cliviger with Worsthorne[12]
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

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Coal Clough with Deerplay[12]
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

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Daneshouse with Stoneyholme[12]
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

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Gannow[12]
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

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Gawthorpe[12]
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

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Hapton with Park[12]
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

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Lanehead[12]
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

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Queensgate[12]
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

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Rosegrove with Lowerhouse[12]
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

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Rosehill with Burnley Wood[12]
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.[13]

Trinity

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Trinity[12]
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

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Whittlefield with Ightenhill[12]
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

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  1. ^ Ten of the eleven independents prior to the election sat together as the 'Burnley Independent Group', led by Afrasiab Anwar.
  2. ^ Sit as part of the Burnley Independent Group, which is not registered as a political party
  1. ^ Jacobs, Bill (24 May 2023). "Labour take control of council as a minority administration". Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  2. ^ Khan, Shuiab (17 November 2023). "Labour loses control of council as Independents form new coalition". Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  3. ^ Khan, Shuiab (17 November 2023). "Burnley councillors who resigned over Gaza form coalition". Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  4. ^ Jacobs, Bill (8 May 2024). "Burnley Council's three-way coalition to stay as minority". Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  5. ^ "Your Councillors by Party". Burnley Borough Council. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  6. ^ "Burnley and Padiham Independent Party". The Electoral Commission. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
  7. ^ Jacobs, Bill (18 September 2023). "Double politicians' switch leaves council control on a knife edge". Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  8. ^ Ambrose, Tom (5 November 2023). "Burnley council leader quits over Starmer's failure to call for Gaza ceasefire". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  9. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Trinity Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  10. ^ Jacobs, Bill (28 February 2024). "Veteran Independent councillor joins borough's Conservative group". Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  11. ^ "Statement of Persons Nominated" (PDF). Burnley Borough Council. 7 April 2024. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  12. ^ 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.
  13. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Rosehill with Burnley Wood Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
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