2004 Burnley Borough Council election

2004 UK local government election

Results of the 2004 Burnley Borough Council election

Main article: Burnley Borough Council elections

Elections to Burnley Borough Council in Lancashire, England were held on 10 June 2004. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party lost overall control of the council to no overall control.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

* Labour 21
* Liberal Democrat 11
* British National Party 6
* Conservative 4
* Others 3

## Election result

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Burnley Local Election Result 2004  Party  | Seats  | Gains  | Losses  | Net gain/loss  | Seats %  | Votes %  | Votes  | +/−

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| Labour | 7  | 1  | 3  | -2  | 46.7  | 33.1  | 10,472  | +3.2
| Liberal Democrats | 5  | 2  | 0  | +2  | 33.3  | 29.4  | 9,315  | +12.2
| Conservative | 2  | 1  | 0  | +1  | 13.3  | 20.2  | 6,404  | +10.5
| BNP | 1  | 1  | 1  | 0  | 6.7  | 14.4  | 4,545  | -26.6
| Independent | 0  | 0  | 1  | -1  | 0.0  | 2.9  | 931  | -9.3

## Ward results

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Bank Hall  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Barry Guttridge  | 894  | 50.2  | +3.2
| Liberal Democrats | Qurban Ali  | 464  | 26.0  | +26.0
| Conservative | Paul Coates  | 424  | 23.8  | +10.8
Majority | 430  | 24.1  | +10.6
Turnout | 1,782  |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |

Briercliffe  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Margaret Lishman  | 1,197  | 51.9  | +8.6
| BNP | David Thomson  | 642  | 27.8  | −16.3
| Labour | Laurence Embley  | 274  | 11.9  | −0.7
| Conservative | Joanne Day  | 194  | 8.4  | +8.4
Majority | 555  | 24.0  |
Turnout | 2,307  |  |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |  |

Brunshaw  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | David Halsall  | 941  | 44.4  | +7.5
| BNP | Michael Pound  | 510  | 24.0  | −13.0
| Conservative | Tony Coulson  | 395  | 18.6  | +5.2
| Liberal Democrats | Denise Embra  | 272  | 12.8  | +12.8
Majority | 431  | 20.3  |
Turnout | 2,118  |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |

Cliviger with Worsthorne  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Michael Tattersall  | 1,019  | 37.8  | +15.0
| BNP | David Shapcott  | 647  | 24.0  | −8.8
| Liberal Democrats | June Evans  | 485  | 18.0  |
| Labour | John Baker  | 415  | 15.4  | −4.5
| Liberal Democrats | Catherine Bennett  | 128  | 4.7  |
Majority | 372  | 13.8  |
Turnout | 2,694  |  |
| Conservative gain from BNP | Swing |  |

Coalclough with Deerplay  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Charles Bullas  | 984  | 51.1  | −0.5
| BNP | Mark Pennington  | 404  | 21.0  | −13.2
| Labour | Alex McLachlan  | 301  | 15.6  | +1.4
| Conservative | Barry Robinson  | 238  | 12.3  | +12.3
Majority | 580  | 30.1  | +12.7
Turnout | 1,927  |  |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |  |

Daneshouse with Stoneyholme  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Mozaquir Ali  | 1,576  | 54.3  | +0.2
| Labour | Nurul Hoque  | 1,207  | 41.6  | +26.7
| Conservative | Luke Townley  | 121  | 4.2  | +4.2
Majority | 369  | 12.7  | −10.4
Turnout | 2,904  |  |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |  |

Gannow  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Mark Townsend  | 650  | 32.5  | −1.8
| BNP | John Cave  | 583  | 29.1  | −9.5
| Conservative | Jeffrey Pickup  | 390  | 19.5  | +7.8
| Liberal Democrats | Mary McCann  | 379  | 18.9  | +3.5
Majority | 67  | 3.3  |
Turnout | 2,002  |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |

Gawthorpe Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Andy Tatchell  | 812  | 45.1  | +1.3
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Smith  | 535  | 29.7  | +29.7
| Conservative | Laura Dowding  | 455  | 25.2  | +9.2
Majority | 277  | 15.4  | +11.7
Turnout | 1,802  |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |

Hapton with Park  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| BNP | Sharon Wilkinson  | 615  | 29.6  | −9.4
| Labour | John Harbour  | 587  | 28.2  | −6.2
| Liberal Democrats | Norman Mitchell  | 583  | 28.0  | +28.0
| Conservative | Alan Marsden  | 294  | 14.1  | +6.3
Majority | 28  | 1.3  | −3.2
Turnout | 2,079  |  |
| BNP gain from Labour | Swing |  |

Lanehead  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Ian Stanworth  | 769  | 36.4  | +17.9
| Labour | Julie Cooper  | 592  | 28.0  | −3.7
| Independent | Ann Royle  | 493  | 23.3  | +7.5
| Conservative | Arthur Coates  | 259  | 12.2  | +12.2
Majority | 177  | 8.4  |
Turnout | 2,113  |  |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing |  |

Queensgate  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Bill Bennett  | 900  | 45.0  | +27.8
| Labour | Paul Moore  | 770  | 38.5  | −2.7
| Conservative | Ian Pool  | 330  | 16.5  | +16.5
Majority | 130  | 6.5  |
Turnout | 2,000  |  |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing |  |

Rosegrove with Lowerhouse  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Lilian Clark  | 827  | 43.2  | +8.8
| BNP | Derek Dawson  | 701  | 36.6  | +36.6
| Conservative | Barry Elliott  | 387  | 20.2  | +11.9
Majority | 126  | 6.6  |
Turnout | 1,915  |  |
| Labour gain from Independent | Swing |  |

Rosehill with Burnley Wood  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Denis Otter  | 649  | 30.7  | −5.9
| BNP | Gregory Marshall  | 443  | 21.0  | −13.2
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Holden  | 435  | 20.1  | +4.7
| Conservative | David Tierney  | 332  | 15.7  | +2.0
| Independent | James Cowell  | 252  | 11.9  | +11.9
Majority | 206  | 9.7  | +7.3
Turnout | 2,111  |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |

Trinity  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Tony Lambert  | 984  | 67.4  | +25.8
| Conservative | George Middleton  | 475  | 32.5  | +32.5
Majority | 509  | 34.9  | +27.5
Turnout | 1,459  |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |

Whittlefield with Ightenhill  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Peter Doyle  | 1,091  | 47.2  |
| Liberal Democrats | Christopher Robinson  | 736  | 31.8  |
| Labour | Tony Martin  | 484  | 20.9  |
Majority | 355  | 15.4  |
Turnout | 2,311  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |

## References

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* BBC News 2004 Burnley Election Results Accessed 2010
* Local Council Election Results Archive 2004 Accessed 2010

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