2007 Hyndburn Borough Council election

Council election

Main article: Hyndburn Borough Council elections

2007 Hyndburn Borough Council election | <- 2006 | 3 May 2007 | 2008 ->

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12 of 35 seats to Hyndburn Borough Council
18 seats needed for a majority
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Leader  | Peter Britcliffe  | Graham Jones
Party  | Conservative | Labour
Leader's seat  | St Andrew's  | Peel
Seats before  | 19  | 15
Seats after  | 18  | 15
Seat change  | 1  |

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| Third party  |
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Leader  | Dave Parkins  |
Party  | Independent |
Seats before  | 1  |
Seats after  | 2  |
Seat change  | 1  |

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2007 local election results in Hyndburn

Labour

Conservative

Independent

Not contested

Elections to Hyndburn Borough Council were held on 3 May 2007. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council. Labour had held one by election (Spring Hill) and won another from the Conservatives (Rishton) in Autumn 2006.

After the election, the composition of the council was

* Conservative 18
* Labour 15
* Independent 2

## Election result

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

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| Conservative | 7  | 1  | 1  | 0  | 58.3  | 48.2  | 8,612  | +2.9%
| Labour | 4  | 1  | 2  | -1  | 33.3  | 46.0  | 8,217  | -3.8%
| Independent | 1  | 1  | 0  | +1  | 8.3  | 4.7  | 838  | +1.1%
| Green | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 1.0  | 183  | +1.0%

The four (out of 16) Hyndburn Local Borough Council ward seats that were NOT up for re-election in 2007 included the following wards - Netherton in Gt. Harwood, Peel and Spring Hill in Accrington, plus St. Andrews in Oswaldtwistle.

## Ward results

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Altham  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Miles Parkinson  | 837  | 62.0  | +9.6
| Conservative | Simon Taylor  | 514  | 38.0  | −9.6
Majority  | 323  | 24.0  | +19.2
Turnout | 1,351  | 34.2  | −6.0
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
Barnfield  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Paul Barton  | 768  | 55.9  | +16.0
| Labour | Roy Hyland  | 422  | 30.7  | +5.2
| Green | Kerry Gormley  | 183  | 13.3  | −21.3
Majority  | 346  | 25.2  | +19.9
Turnout | 1,373  | 40.9  | −8.2
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
Baxenden  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Kathleen Pratt  | 891  | 72.6  | +19.6
| Labour | Viv Preston  | 336  | 27.4  | +3.9
Majority  | 555  | 45.2  | +15.7
Turnout | 1,227  | 38.0  | −10.2
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
Central  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Mohammad Ayub  | 945  | 57.4  | +11.2
| Conservative | Mohammed Siddique  | 700  | 42.6  | −11.2
Majority  | 245  | 14.8  | +7.2
Turnout | 1,645  | 48.5  | −7.6
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |  |
Church  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | John Broadley  | 740  | 61.9  | +13.9
| Conservative | Mohammed Safdar  | 456  | 38.1  | +5.4
Majority  | 284  | 23.8  | +8.5
Turnout | 1,196  | 36.5  | −4.2
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
Clayton-le-Moors  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Janet Storey  | 666  | 53.3  | +26.6
| Labour | Paula Landers  | 583  | 46.7  | +13.5
Majority  | 83  | 6.6  |
Turnout | 1,249  | 35.6  | −4.0
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
Huncoat  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Independent | David Parkins  | 838  | 53.8  | +53.8
| Labour | Brendan Shiel  | 444  | 28.5  | −25.6
| Conservative | Anne Wells  | 276  | 17.7  | −28.2
Majority  | 394  | 25.3  |
Turnout | 1,558  | 45.1  | −11.8
| Independent gain from Labour | Swing |  |
Immanuel  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Jean Lockwood  | 724  | 52.2  | +3.4
| Labour | John McCormack  | 662  | 47.8  | −3.4
Majority  | 62  | 4.4  |
Turnout | 1,386  | 39.5  | +2.6
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
Milnshaw  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Malcolm Pritchard  | 900  | 65.2  | +8.4
| Conservative | Dennis Baron  | 480  | 34.8  | −8.4
Majority  | 420  | 30.4  | +16.8
Turnout | 1,380  | 39.2  | +2.1
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
Overton  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | David Mason  | 978  | 57.6  | +3.8
| Labour | Rob Kearney  | 719  | 42.4  | −3.8
Majority  | 259  | 15.2  | +7.6
Turnout | 1,697  | 34.5  | −1.5
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
Rishton  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Stanley Horne  | 1,078  | 52.1  | +0.9
| Labour | Winifred Jackson  | 990  | 47.9  | −0.9
Majority  | 88  | 4.2  | +1.8
Turnout | 2,068  | 41.5  | +1.8
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |  |
St Oswald's  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Brian Roberts  | 1,081  | 62.8  | +3.5
| Labour | Bill Pinder  | 639  | 37.2  | −3.5
Majority  | 442  | 25.6  | +7.0
Turnout | 1,720  | 33.8  | +0.5
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |

## References

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* 2007 Hyndburn election result
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