2015 Burnley Borough Council election

Elections to Burnley Borough Council in Lancashire, England were held on 7 May 2015, as part of the wider 2015 United Kingdom local elections.^[1]

Due to the 'in thirds' format of elections in Burnley, these elections are for those electoral district wards fought in the 2011 Burnley Borough Council election, with changes in vote share compared directly with that year. These seats were contested again in 2019.

As Jonathan Barker (elected in 2012) resigned before the election, two seats were open in the Hapton with Park Ward.^[2]

State of the Parties

After the election, the composition of the Council was as follows:

	Seats	±
Labour	29	1
Liberal Democrat	10	2
Conservative	5
UKIP	1	1

Results

Burnley Local Election Result 2015^[3]
	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
Labour	10	2	1	+1	62.5	37.8	14,738	-8.2
Liberal Democrats	3	0	2	-2	18.75	27.2	10,595	-9.9
Conservative	2	0	0	0	12.5	18.3	7,122	+12.5
UKIP	1	1	0	+1	6.25	14.3	5,577	+5.9
Green	0	0	0	0	0.0	1.8	709	+1.8
TUSC	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.4	155	-0.3
BNP	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.1	42	-2.0

Ward results

Bank Hall
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Sobia Malik	1,225	52.3	−18.6
	UKIP	Lewis Fraser	571	24.4	+24.4
	Liberal Democrats	Susan Fenn	545	23.3	−5.8
Majority			654	27.9	−14.0
Turnout			2,341
	Labour hold		Swing

Briercliffe
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Anne Kelly	1,166	39.1	−7.0
	UKIP	Ian Metcalf	671	22.5	−5.3
	Labour	Brian Cooper	652	21.9	+3.2
	Conservative	Susan Nutter	407	13.7	+6.3
	Green	MacDonald James	83	2.8	+2.8
Majority			495	16.6	−1.8
Turnout			2,979
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Brunshaw
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mark Townsend	1,257	45.4	+0.4
	UKIP	Jamie McGowan	729	26.3	−9.9
	Liberal Democrats	Michele Cryer	437	15.8	−0.9
	Conservative	Jane Seed	344	12.4	+12.4
Majority			528	19.1	+10.3
Turnout			2,767
	Labour hold		Swing

Cliviger with Worsthorne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Cosima Towneley	1,040	33.1	+1.3
	Liberal Democrats	Bill Brindle	760	24.2	−0.8
	UKIP	Tom Commis	705	22.4	−2.8
	Labour	Andy Devanney	638	20.3	+2.3
Majority			280	8.9	+2.3
Turnout			3,143
	Conservative hold		Swing

Coal Clough with Deerplay
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Margaret Brindle	1,151	46.2	−22.5
	Labour	Steve Watson	752	30.2	−1.1
	UKIP	Blair Bailey	587	23.6	+23.6
Majority			399	16.0	−21.4
Turnout			2,490
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Daneshouse with Stoneyholme
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Wajid Khan	Uncontested	NA	NA
Majority			NA	NA
Turnout			NA	NA	NA
	Labour hold		Swing

Gannow
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Charlie Briggs	1,128	44.6	−3.2
	Labour	Michael Rushton	861	34.0	−1.0
	Conservative	Tom Watson	375	14.8	+7.4
	Green	Jane Davis	166	6.6	+6.6
Majority			267	10.5	−2.4
Turnout			2,530
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Gawthorpe
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Harbour	1,417	58.3	−4.7
	Conservative	Barrie Bamford	530	21.8	+1.3
	Liberal Democrats	John Mithcell	485	19.9	+3.4
Majority			887	36.5	−8.0
Turnout			2,432
	Labour hold		Swing

Hapton with Park
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Joanne Greenwood	996	21.0	NA
	UKIP	Alan Hosker	964	20.3	NA
	Labour	Howard Hudson	726	15.3	NA
	Liberal Democrats	Sandra Byrne	519	10.9
	Conservative	Ian Dawes	504	10.6	NA
	Conservative	Ivor Emo	391	8.2	NA
	Liberal Democrats	Stephanie Forrest	385	8.1	NA
	Green	Ceri Carmichael	256	5.4	NA
Majority			32	NA	NA
Turnout			4,741	NA	NA
	Labour hold		Swing	NA
	UKIP gain from Labour		Swing	NA

Lanehead
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ann Royle	1,308	45.7	−12.7
	Liberal Democrats	Debbie Porter	594	20.8	−20.8
	UKIP	Ray Hogan	554	19.4	+19.4
	Conservative	Daniel Hanson	405	14.2	+14.2
Majority			714	25.0	+8.2
Turnout			2,861
	Labour hold		Swing

Queensgate
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mohammed Ishtiaq	1,298	51.2	−16.3
	Liberal Democrats	Paula Riley	827	32.6	+0.1
	Conservative	Joe Whittaker	255	10.1	+10.1
	TUSC	Gavin Hartley	155	6.1	+6.1
Majority			471	18.6	−16.4
Turnout			2,535
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Rosegrove with Lowerhouse
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Paul Reynolds	1,039	45.8	−7.9
	UKIP	Mark Girven	624	27.5	+27.5
	Liberal Democrats	Barbara Kirker	486	21.4	−3.2
	Green	Joe Davis	77	3.4	+3.4
	BNP	John Rowe	42	1.8	−20.0
Majority			415	18.3	−10.3
Turnout			2,268
	Labour hold		Swing

Rosehill with Burnley Wood
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Danny Fleming	878	33.0	−2.8
	Liberal Democrats	Kathryn Haworth	871	32.7	−31.5
	UKIP	Annette McGowan-Doe	550	20.7	+20.7
	Conservative	Narayana Devi	236	8.9	+8.9
	Green	Tony Davis	127	4.8	+4.8
Majority			7	0.3
Turnout			2,662
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Trinity
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Liz Monk	950	48.3	−7.8
	UKIP	Norman White	509	25.9	+25.9
	Liberal Democrats	Stewart Bone	506	25.7	−5.4
Majority			441	22.4	−2.6
Turnout			1,965
	Labour hold		Swing

Whittlefield with Ightenhill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ida Carmichael	1,090	33.8	+18.6
	Labour	John Fifield	741	23.0	+1.1
	Liberal Democrats	Kate Mottershead	735	22.8	−11.5
	UKIP	Christopher Rawson	658	20.4	−8.2
Majority			349	10.8
Turnout			3,224
	Conservative hold		Swing

References

^ Elections Burnley Borough Council
^ "Labour look to tighten grip in borough elections". Burnley Express. Johnston Press. 7 May 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
^ http://www.burnley.gov.uk/about-council/elections/results-2015 Burnley Borough Council Official website's listing of vote counts. Accessed 13 May 2015.

[1] Elections Burnley Borough Council

[2] "Labour look to tighten grip in borough elections". Burnley Express. Johnston Press. 7 May 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2020.

[3] ttp://www.burnley.gov.uk/about-council/elections/results-2015 Burnley Borough Council Official website's listing of vote counts. Accessed 13 May 2015.

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