2007 Burnley Borough Council election

2007 UK local government election

Results of the 2007 Burnley Borough Council election

Main article: Burnley Borough Council elections

Elections to Burnley Borough Council in Lancashire, England were held on 3 May 2007. One third of the council was up for election and no party won overall control of the council. The winner of the Rosegrove with Lowerhouse ward had to be drawn by lot after the Labour and BNP candidates received an identical number of votes. Sam Holgate, the incumbent in the Rosegrove with Lowerhouse ward joined the Lib Dems in September 2006, being previously elected as an Independent.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

* Liberal Democrat 18
* Labour 17
* Conservative 6
* British National Party 4

## Election result

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Burnley Local Election Result 2007  Party  | Seats  | Gains  | Losses  | Net gain/loss  | Seats %  | Votes %  | Votes  | +/−

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| Liberal Democrats | 7  | 3  | 2  | +1  | 46.7  | 34.2  | 8,359  | -2.7
| Labour | 5  | 2  | 1  | +1  | 33.3  | 27.3  | 6,706  | -4.0
| Conservative | 2  | 1  | 0  | +1  | 13.3  | 15.4  | 3,779  | -1.4
| BNP | 1  | 0  | 3  | -3  | 6.7  | 17.5  | 4,286  | +4.2
| England First | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0.0  | 3.1  | 770  | +3.1
| Green | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0.0  | 0.3  | 84  | +0.3
| Independent | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0.0  | 2.2  | 546  | +0.5

## Ward results

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

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| Labour | Imtiaz Hussain  | 699  | 46.9  | −3.1
| Liberal Democrats | Justin Birtwistle  | 608  | 40.8  | −1.9
| Conservative | Paul Coates  | 184  | 12.3  | +4.6
Majority | 91  | 6.1  |
Turnout | 1,491  | 35.9  |
| Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |  |

Briercliffe  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Anne Kelly  | 1,074  | 58.7  | −9.7
| BNP | Patricia Thomson  | 515  | 28.1  | +28.1
| Labour | Brian Fenn  | 185  | 10.1  | −1.5
| Conservative | Peter Raistrick  | 115  | 6.3  | −13.2
Majority | 559  | 30.5  | −18.4
Turnout | 1,834  | 39.8  |
| Liberal Democrats gain from BNP | Swing |  |

Brunshaw  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | John Jones  | 680  | 38.1  | +4.7
| Labour | Karen Baker  | 499  | 28.0  | −9.7
| BNP | Paul McDevitt  | 467  | 26.2  | +7.6
| Conservative | Tony Coulson  | 139  | 7.7  | −2.6
Majority | 181  | 10.1  |
Turnout | 1,785  | 35.8  |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |  |

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

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| Conservative | Cosima Towneley  | 840  | 38.0  | −19.6
| England First | Steven Smith  | 372  | 16.8  | +16.8
| BNP | David Shapcott  | 260  | 11.8  | +11.8
| Labour | Brenda Lambert  | 225  | 10.2  | −6.6
| Independent | Paula Riley  | 216  | 9.8  | +9.8
| Liberal Democrats | Michael McHugh  | 213  | 9.6  | −16.0
| Green | Richard Wyatt  | 84  | 3.8  | +3.8
Majority | 468  | 21.2  | −10.9
Turnout | 2,210  | 50.2  |
| Conservative gain from BNP | Swing |  |

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

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| Liberal Democrats | Maureen McCaffrey  | 1,055  | 79.9  | −3.1
| Labour | Angela Donovan  | 265  | 20.1  | +3.1
Majority | 790  | 59.8  | −7.6
Turnout | 1,320  | 33.1  |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |  |

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

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| Labour | Wajid Khan | 1,405  | 60.0  | +9.7
| Liberal Democrats | Qurban Ali  | 935  | 40.0  | −9.7
Majority | 470  | 20.0  | +19.3
Turnout | 2,340  | 59.1  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |

Gannow  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Charlie Briggs  | 560  | 33.0  | +6.4
| BNP | Carol Hughes  | 484  | 28.5  | −3.2
| Labour | Peter Kenyon  | 446  | 26.3  | −1.1
| Conservative | Sharon Everitt  | 209  | 12.2  | −2.2
Majority | 76  | 4.5  |
Turnout | 1,699  | 39.0  |
| Liberal Democrats gain from BNP | Swing |  |

Gawthorpe Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | John Harbour  | 854  | 53.1  | +20.0
| BNP | Scott Atkinson  | 405  | 25.2  | −6.2
| Conservative | Barry Robinson  | 201  | 12.5  | −5.7
| Liberal Democrats | Denise Embra  | 149  | 9.2  | −8.1
Majority | 449  | 27.9  | +25.9
Turnout | 1,609  | 34.8  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |

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

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| BNP | Len Starr  | 674  | 37.7  | +3.3
| Labour | Jean Cunningham  | 544  | 30.4  | −1.6
| Liberal Democrats | William Brindle  | 299  | 16.7  | −1.2
| Conservative | Alan Marsden  | 271  | 15.1  | −0.6
Majority | 130  | 7.3  | +4.9
Turnout | 1,788  | 37.5  |
| BNP hold | Swing |  |

Lanehead  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Martin Smith  | 693  | 42.6  | +0.8
| Labour | Peter Marland  | 398  | 24.5  | +3.5
| Independent | Anne Royle  | 330  | 20.3  | +6.3
| Conservative | Michael Raistrick  | 204  | 12.6  | +1.8
Majority | 295  | 18.2  | +3.0
Turnout | 1,625  | 36.0  |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |  |

Queensgate  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Arif Khan  | 489  | 31.5  | −21.5
| Labour | Laurence Embley  | 432  | 27.8  | −6.6
| England First | Simon Bennett  | 398  | 25.6  | +25.6
| Conservative | Arthur Coats  | 233  | 15.1  | +2.5
Majority | 57  | 3.7  | −14.9
Turnout | 1,552  | 36.9  |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |  |

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

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| Labour | Paul Reynolds  | 489  | 30.7  | +0.8
| BNP | John Rowe  | 489  | 30.7  | +0.4
| Liberal Democrats | Sam Holgate  | 452  | 28.3  | −4.9
| Conservative | Ian Pool  | 164  | 10.3  | +3.7
Majority | 0  | 0.0  |
Turnout | 1,594  | 33.7  |
| Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |  |

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

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| Liberal Democrats | Francis Ashworth  | 564  | 35.5  | −14.7
| Labour | Janice Swainston  | 462  | 29.0  | +0.2
| BNP | Elaine Kirby  | 300  | 18.9  | +18.9
| Conservative | David Tierney  | 264  | 16.6  | −4.4
Majority | 102  | 6.4  | −15.0
Turnout | 1,590  | 35.9  |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing |  |

Trinity  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Elizabeth Monk  | 514  | 39.8  | +5.8
| BNP | John Cave  | 369  | 28.6  | −3.9
| Liberal Democrats | Martyn Hurt  | 311  | 24.1  | +3.0
| Conservative | Thomas Picton  | 96  | 7.5  | −4.9
Majority | 145  | 11.2  | +9.8
Turnout | 1,290  | 32.7  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |

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

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| Conservative | Ida Carmichael  | 1,060  | 53.5  | +10.4
| BNP | Joan Shapcott  | 323  | 16.3  | −6.8
| Labour | Alex Mclachlan  | 322  | 16.2  | −0.3
| Liberal Democrats | Bernie Kyriacou  | 277  | 14.0  | −3.4
Majority | 737  | 37.2  | +20.6
Turnout | 1,982  | 40.9  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |

## References

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* 2007 BBC News Burnley election result
* Burnley Council 2007 Election Results

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