2008 Burnley Borough Council election

2008 UK local government election

Results of the 2008 Burnley Borough Council election

Main article: Burnley Borough Council elections

Elections to Burnley Borough Council in Lancashire, England were held on 1 May 2008. One third of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrat party gained overall control of the council from no overall control.

Police launched an investigation on the day of the election into a fake Liberal Democrat leaflet which was distributed in Rosegrove and Gannow wards.[1] Following the election the Labour group leader Andy Tatchell was replaced by Julie Cooper.[2]

After the election, the composition of the council was

* Liberal Democrat 23
* Labour 12
* Conservative 6
* British National Party 4

## Election result

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Burnley Local Election Result 2008  Party  | Seats  | Gains  | Losses  | Net gain/loss  | Seats %  | Votes %  | Votes  | +/−

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| Liberal Democrats | 9  | 5  | 0  | +5  | 60.0  | 37.3  | 9,156  | +3.1
| Labour | 3  | 0  | 5  | -5  | 20.0  | 27.8  | 6,833  | +0.5
| Conservative | 2  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 13.3  | 18.9  | 4,648  | +3.5
| BNP | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 6.7  | 14.9  | 3,650  | -2.6
| England First | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 1.0  | 254  | -2.1

## Ward results

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

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| Labour | Julie Cooper | 621  | 43.5  | −3.4
| Liberal Democrats | Asif Raja  | 571  | 40.0  | −0.8
| Conservative | Paul Coates  | 237  | 16.6  | +4.3
Majority | 50  | 3.5  | −2.6
Turnout | 1,429  | 33.9  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |

Briercliffe  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Margaret Lishman  | 912  | 55.5  | −3.2
| BNP | Patricia Thomson  | 326  | 19.9  | −8.2
| Conservative | Susan Nutter  | 219  | 13.3  | +7.0
| Labour | Laurence Embley  | 185  | 11.3  | +1.2
Majority | 586  | 35.6  | +5.1
Turnout | 1,642  | 35.7  |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |  |

Brunshaw  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Linda White  | 633  | 37.2  | −0.9
| Labour | David Halsall  | 451  | 26.5  | −1.5
| BNP | Paul McDevitt  | 384  | 22.6  | −3.6
| Conservative | Arthur Coates  | 233  | 13.7  | +6.0
Majority | 182  | 10.7  | +0.1
Turnout | 1,701  | 34.1  |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing |  |

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

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| Conservative | Michael Heys  | 923  | 45.6  | +7.6
| Liberal Democrats | Paula Riley  | 486  | 24.0  | +14.4
| England First | Steven Smith  | 254  | 12.5  | −4.3
| Labour | Brenda Lambert  | 214  | 10.6  | +0.4
| BNP | Ben Smalley  | 149  | 7.4  | −4.4
Majority | 437  | 21.6  | +0.4
Turnout | 2,026  | 46.2  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |

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

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| Liberal Democrats | Charles Bullas  | 953  | 66.6  | −13.3
| BNP | Scott Atkinson  | 274  | 19.1  | +19.1
| Labour | Joanne Whitaker  | 205  | 14.3  | −5.8
Majority | 679  | 47.5  | −12.3
Turnout | 1,432  | 35.0  |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |  |

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

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| Liberal Democrats | Mohammed Malik  | 1,234  | 52.4  | +12.4
| Labour | Shah Hussain  | 1,123  | 47.6  | −12.4
Majority | 111  | 4.8  |
Turnout | 2,357  | 60.4  |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing |  |

Gannow  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Justin Birtwistle  | 544  | 33.7  | +0.7
| BNP | John Cave  | 473  | 29.3  | +0.8
| Labour | Mark Townsend  | 386  | 23.9  | −2.4
| Conservative | Sharon Everitt  | 212  | 13.1  | +0.9
Majority | 71  | 4.4  | −0.1
Turnout | 1,615  | 36.9  |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing |  |

Gawthorpe Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Andy Tatchell  | 727  | 50.0  | −3.1
| BNP | Christopher Vanns  | 289  | 19.9  | −5.3
| Conservative | Barry Robinson  | 284  | 19.5  | +7.0
| Liberal Democrats | Denise Embra  | 154  | 10.6  | +1.4
Majority | 438  | 30.1  | +2.2
Turnout | 1,454  | 31.1  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |

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

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| BNP | Sharon Wilkinson  | 674  | 38.6  | +0.9
| Labour | Jean Cunningham  | 586  | 33.6  | +3.2
| Conservative | Alan Marsden  | 323  | 18.5  | +3.4
| Liberal Democrats | Vincent McCrae  | 162  | 9.3  | −7.4
Majority | 78  | 5.0  | −2.3
Turnout | 1,745  | 37.5  |
| BNP hold | Swing |  |

Lanehead  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Bill Brindle  | 852  | 56.1  | +13.5
| Labour | Peter Kenyon  | 357  | 23.5  | −1.0
| Conservative | Michael Raistrick  | 309  | 20.4  | +7.8
Majority | 495  | 32.6  | +14.4
Turnout | 1,518  | 33.5  |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |  |

Queensgate  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Bill Bennett  | 740  | 47.2  | +15.7
| Labour | Abid Sharif  | 571  | 36.4  | +8.6
| Conservative | Brent Whittam  | 256  | 16.3  | +1.2
Majority | 169  | 10.8  | +7.1
Turnout | 1,567  | 37.1  |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |  |

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

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| Liberal Democrats | Lynne Briggs  | 637  | 40.2  | +11.9
| BNP | John Rowe  | 491  | 31.0  | +0.3
| Labour | Marion Smith  | 293  | 18.5  | −12.2
| Conservative | Peter Raistrick  | 164  | 10.3  | +0.0
Majority | 146  | 9.2  |
Turnout | 1,585  | 33.6  |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing |  |

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

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| Liberal Democrats | Karen Heseltine  | 742  | 52.6  | +17.1
| Labour | Colette Bailey  | 353  | 25.0  | −4.0
| Conservative | David Tierney  | 316  | 22.4  | +5.8
Majority | 389  | 27.6  | +21.2
Turnout | 1,411  | 31.4  |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing |  |

Trinity  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Tony Lambert  | 497  | 42.4  | +2.6
| BNP | David Shapcott  | 283  | 24.2  | −4.4
| Liberal Democrats | Martyn Hurt  | 244  | 20.8  | −3.3
| Conservative | Thomas Picton  | 147  | 12.6  | +5.1
Majority | 214  | 18.2  | +7.0
Turnout | 1,171  | 30.0  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |

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

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| Conservative | Peter Doyle  | 1,025  | 54.3  | +0.8
| BNP | Joan Shapcott  | 307  | 16.3  | +0.0
| Liberal Democrats | Michael McHugh  | 292  | 15.5  | +1.5
| Labour | Angela Donovan  | 264  | 14.0  | −2.2
Majority | 718  | 38.0  |
Turnout | 1,888  | 38.7  | +1.6
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |

## References

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1. ^ "Probe into fake Burnley election leaflet". Lancashire Telegraph. 1 May 2008. Retrieved 15 November 2008.
2. ^ "Burnley Labour leader ousted". Lancashire Telegraph. 5 May 2008. Retrieved 15 November 2008.[permanent dead link]

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