2008 Burnley Borough Council election

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.

Main article: Burnley Borough Council elections

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

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

Bank Hall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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 % ±%
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 % ±%
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 % ±%
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 % ±%
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 % ±%
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 % ±%
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 % ±%
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 % ±%
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 % ±%
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 % ±%
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 % ±%
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 % ±%
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 % ±%
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 % ±%
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
  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.
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