2006 Burnley Borough Council election

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.

Main article: Burnley Borough Council elections

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

Election result
Burnley Local Election Result 2006
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  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
Bank Hall (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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 % ±%
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 % ±%
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 % ±%
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 % ±%
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 % ±%
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 % ±%
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 % ±%
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 % ±%
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 % ±%
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 % ±%
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 % ±%
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 % ±%
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 % ±%
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 % ±%
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
  1. Burnley Express Accessed 2010
  2. Lancashire Telegraph Accessed 2010
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