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.

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

• Liberal Democrat 16
• Labour 16
• British National Party 7
• Conservative 5
• Others 1

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

• BBC News 2006 Burnley Election Results Accessed 2010
• Burnley Council Election Results 2006 Accessed 2010