2006 Burnley Borough Council election

2006 UK local government election

Results of the 2006 Burnley Borough Council election

Main article: Burnley Borough Council elections

Elections to Burnley Borough Council in Lancashire, England were held on 4 May 2006. One third of the council was up for election, with by-elections in the Bank Hall and Brunshaw wards. The by-elections followed the resignations of (Bank Hall) Labour councillor Caroline Kavanagh and (Brunshaw) BNP-turned-independent-with-links-to-Labour councillor Maureen Stowe (both last elected in 2003).[1] No party won overall control of the council.

Long-serving Council and Labour group leader Stuart Caddy and his deputy Peter Kenyon both lost their seats, with Andy Tatchell becoming group leader. Liberal Democrat leader Gordon Birtwistle emerged as the council leader after a coalition formed between the Liberal Democrats and Conservatives.[2]

After the election, the composition of the council was

* Liberal Democrat 16
* Labour 16
* British National Party 7
* Conservative 5
* Others 1

## Election result

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Burnley Local Election Result 2006  Party  | Seats  | Gains  | Losses  | Net gain/loss  | Seats %  | Votes %  | Votes  | +/−

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| Liberal Democrats | 8  | 6  | 1  | 5  | 47.0  | 36.9  | 10,238  | +7.5
| Labour | 5  | 0  | 5  | -5  | 29.4  | 31.3  | 8,689  | -1.8
| Conservative | 2  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 11.8  | 16.8  | 4,664  | -3.4
| BNP | 2  | 2  | 1  | 1  | 11.8  | 13.3  | 3,693  | -0.9
| Independent | 0  | 0  | 2  | -2  | 0  | 1.7  | 471  | -1.2

## Ward results

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Bank Hall (2)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Gary Frayling  | 718  | 27.1  |
| Liberal Democrats | Justin Birtwistle  | 607  | 22.9  |
| Labour | Imtiaz Hussain  | 599  | 22.6  |
| Liberal Democrats | Allen Harris  | 524  | 19.8  |
| Conservative | Paul Coates  | 204  | 7.7  |
Majority | 111  | 4.1  |
Turnout | 2652  | 37.3  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing |  |

Briercliffe  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Roger Frost  | 1,058  | 68.4  | +16.5
| Conservative | Cosima Towneley  | 302  | 19.5  | +11.1
| Labour | Maureen Martin  | 186  | 12.0  | +0.1
Majority | 756  | 48.9  | +24.9
Turnout | 1546  | 34  |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |  |

Brunshaw (2)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Donald Hall  | 703  | 21.6  |
| Liberal Democrats | John Jones  | 635  | 19.5  |
| BNP | Anthony Locke  | 606  | 18.6  |
| Labour | Mike Nelson  | 526  | 16.1  |
| Liberal Democrats | James McNulty  | 453  | 13.9  |
| Conservative | Tony Coulson  | 335  | 10.3  |
Majority | 68  | 2.1  |
Turnout | 3258  | 39  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Swing |  |

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

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| Conservative | David Heginbotham  | 1,128  | 57.6  | +19.8
| Liberal Democrats | Derek James  | 500  | 25.6  | +2.9
| Labour | Brenda Lambert  | 328  | 16.8  | +1.4
Majority | 628  | 32.1  | +18.3
Turnout | 1956  | 45.5  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |

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

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| Liberal Democrats | Gordon Birtwistle  | 1,254  | 83.0  | +31.9
| Labour Co-op | Marcus Johnstone  | 256  | 17.0  | +1.4
Majority | 1018  | 67.4  | +37.3
Turnout | 1510  | 37.7  |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |  |

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

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| Labour | Zaheer Ahmed  | 1,079  | 50.3  | +8.7
| Liberal Democrats | Tahir Narwaz  | 1065  | 49.7  | −4.6
Majority | 14  | 0.7  |
Turnout | 2144  | 54.8  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |

Gannow  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| BNP | Derek Dawson  | 559  | 31.7  | +2.6
| Liberal Democrats | Mary McCann  | 469  | 26.6  | +7.7
| Labour | Alexander McLachlan  | 483  | 27.4  | −5.1
| Conservative | Arthur Coats  | 252  | 14.3  | −5.2
Majority | 76  | 4.3  |
Turnout | 1763  | 40.2  |
| BNP gain from Labour | Swing |  |

Gawthorpe Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Frank Cant  | 507  | 33.1  | −12.0
| BNP | Scott Atkinson  | 480  | 31.4  | +31.4
| Conservative | James Shoesmith  | 279  | 18.2  | −7.0
| Liberal Democrats | Denise Embra  | 265  | 17.3  | +17.3
Majority | 27  | 1.8  | −13.6
Turnout | 1531  | 33.8  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |

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

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| BNP | David Thomson  | 622  | 34.4  | +4.8
| Labour | John Harbour  | 579  | 32.0  | +3.8
| Liberal Democrats | Christine Puckett-Gouldin  | 324  | 17.9  | −10.1
| Conservative | Alan Marsden  | 283  | 15.7  | +1.6
Majority | 43  | 2.4  | +1.1
Turnout | 1808  | 39.5  |
| BNP gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |  |

Lanehead  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Peter McCann  | 741  | 41.8  | +5.4
| Independent | Paula Riley  | 471  | 26.6  | +3.3
| Labour | Laurence Embley  | 370  | 20.9  | −7.1
| Conservative | Joanne Day  | 191  | 10.8  | −1.4
Majority | 270  | 15.2  | +6.8
Turnout | 1733  | 40.3  |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Swing |  |

Queensgate  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Darren Reynolds  | 899  | 53.0  | +8.0
| Labour | Peter Kenyon  | 583  | 34.4  | −4.1
| Conservative | Barry Robinson  | 214  | 12.6  | −3.9
Majority | 316  | 18.6  | +12.1
Turnout | 1696  | 39.8  |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing |  |

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

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| Liberal Democrats | Bernard Hill  | 609  | 33.2  | +33.2
| BNP | Elaine Kirkby  | 555  | 30.3  | −6.3
| Labour | Stuart Caddy  | 549  | 29.9  | −13.3
| Conservative | Ian Pool  | 121  | 6.6  | −13.6
Majority | 54  | 2.9  |
Turnout | 1834  | 40.5  |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing |  |

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

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| Liberal Democrats | Jeff Sumner  | 812  | 50.2  | +30.1
| Labour | Colette Bailey  | 466  | 28.8  | −1.9
| Conservative | David Tierney  | 339  | 21.0  | +5.3
Majority | 346  | 21.4  |
Turnout | 1617  | 36.7  |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing |  |

Trinity  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | John Baker  | 428  | 34.0  | −33.4
| BNP | John Cave  | 410  | 32.5  | +32.5
| Liberal Democrats | Michael Baker  | 266  | 21.1  | +21.1
| Conservative | George Middleton  | 156  | 12.4  | −20.1
Majority | 18  | 1.4  | −33.5
Turnout | 1260  | 32.1  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |

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

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| Conservative | Jonathan Gilbert  | 860  | 43.1  | −4.1
| BNP | David Shapcott  | 461  | 23.1  | +23.1
| Liberal Democrats | Carol Holden  | 347  | 17.4  | −14.4
| Labour | Angela Donovan  | 329  | 16.5  | −4.4
Majority | 399  | 20.0  | +4.6
Turnout | 1997  | 42  |
| Conservative gain from BNP | Swing |  |

## References

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1. ^ Burnley Express Accessed 2010
2. ^ Lancashire Telegraph Accessed 2010

* BBC News 2006 Burnley Election Results Accessed 2010
* Burnley Council Election Results 2006 Accessed 2010

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