2019 Hyndburn Borough Council election

A by-thirds Hyndburn Borough Council local election, was held on Thursday 2 May 2019.[1] Approximately one third of the local council's 35 seats fell up for election on that day.[2]

Main article: Hyndburn Borough Council elections
2019 Hyndburn Borough Council election
2 May 2019
12 of 35 seats to Hyndburn Borough Council
18 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Miles Parkinson Tony Dobson
Party Labour Conservative
Leader's seat Altham Barnfield
Seats before 26 9
Seats won 26 9
Seat change
2019 local election results in Hyndburn
  Labour
  Conservative
  Not contested

Background

Before the election Labour had a majority of 26 councillors, Conservatives had 9 councillors.[3]

Labour defended 9-seats and Conservatives defended 3-seats.

No candidates stood as potential Green or Independents councillors, in any Hyndburn ward, but UKIP candidates stood across only 2 wards.[4]

Local Election result

The majority grouping of councillors as the headline result of the election, was unchanged; with Labour retaining an overall 26-seat majority, but with two seats switching hands, one from Labour to Conservative, one from Conservative to Labour.

After the election, the composition of the council's 35 seats was -

Hyndburn Local Election Result 2019 - electorate 48,191 (over just 12 wards) - with 31.44% turnout
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 9 1 -1 0 75.0% 51.66% 7,827 -4,900
  Conservative 3 1 -1 0 25.0% 40.11% 6,077 -3,541
  UKIP 0 0 -0 0 0.0% 4.48% 679 -6,490
  Spoilt Ballots ... ... ... ... 0.0% 3.72% 563 395

Reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_Hyndburn_Borough_Council_election

NB: Four (of the 16) Council wards, where seats will NOT be up for re-election in 2019, include the following wards - Netherton, Peel, Spring Hill and St. Andrews' in Oswaldtwistle.

Previous Councillors who were Standing-Down in this election included - Clare Cleary (Lab) (Rishton).

Ward results

Altham
Altham - electorate 4,088
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Miles PARKINSON 685 58.85 11.55
Conservative Cheryl DUFFY 404 34.71 10.94
... Spoilt Ballots 76 6.53
Majority 281 24.14 N/A
Turnout 1,164 28.47 -31.45
Labour hold Swing

Barnfield
Barnfield - electorate 3,411
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour June Lillian Mary HARRISON 630 60.99 15.61
Conservative Dominic BRITCLIFFE 358 34.66 1.23
... Spoilt Ballots 44 4.26
Majority 282 27.30 N/A
Turnout 1,033 30.24 -30.63
Labour hold Swing

Baxenden
Baxenden - electorate 3,282
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Kathleen Iris PRATT 672 54.63 10.52
Labour Kimberley Jane WHITEHEAD 525 42.68 11.58
... Spoilt Ballots 34 2.76
Majority 153 12.44 N/A
Turnout 1,230 37.48 -33.54
Conservative hold Swing

Central
Central - electorate 3,822
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mohammad AYUB 1,107 58.82 -6.99
Conservative Saghir HUSSAIN 756 40.17 18.44
... Spoilt Ballots 19 1.01
Majority 351 18.65 N/A
Turnout 1,882 49.24 -14.19
Labour hold Swing

Church
Church - electorate 3,591
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Loraine Ann COX 661 62.36 6.19
Conservative Raja Basharat KHAN 360 33.96 15.51
... Spoilt Ballots 39 3.68
Majority 301 28.40 N/A
Turnout 1,060 29.52 -22.75
Labour hold Swing

Clayton-le-Moors
Clayton-le-Moors - electorate 3,635
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Melissa Margaret FISHER 526 51.27 9.54
Conservative Kelly Amanda PRINCE 439 42.79 8.74
... Spoilt Ballots 60 5.85
Majority 87 8.48 N/A
Turnout 1,026 28.23 -33.65
Labour hold Swing

Huncoat
Huncoat - electorate 3,674
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Eamonn HIGGINS 625 61.52 22.53
Conservative Jake ALLEN 305 30.02 -3.79
... Spoilt Ballots 86 8.46
Majority 320 31.50 N/A
Turnout 1,016 27.65 -37.88
Labour hold Swing

Immanuel
Immanuel - electorate 3,549
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Judith Helen ADDISON 619 65.99 22.99
Labour Marion HARRISON 279 29.74 -1.05
... Spoilt Ballots 40 4.26
Majority 340 36.25 N/A
Turnout 938 26.43 -37.04
Conservative hold Swing

Milnshaw
Milnshaw - electorate 3,760
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Paul Ian COX 719 62.69 9.29
UKIP Ken SMITH 228 19.88 -1.59
Conservative Robyn BRADSHAW 186 16.22 -8.33
... Spoilt Ballots 12 1.05
Majority 491 42.81 N/A
Turnout 1,147 30.51 -31.05
Labour hold Swing

Overton
Overton - electorate 5,076
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Patrick McGINLEY 804 50.89 17.85
Labour Gareth MOLINEUX 708 44.81 10.59
... Spoilt Ballots 67 4.24
Majority 96 6.08 N/A
Turnout 1,580 31.13 -34.08
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Rishton
Rishton - electorate 5,231
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Kate WALSH 695 49.82 7.49
Conservative Sarah McCROSSAN 632 45.30 17.79
... Spoilt Ballots 66 4.73
Majority 63 4.52 N/A
Turnout 1,395 26.67 -35.86
Labour hold Swing

St Oswald's
St Oswald's - electorate 5,067
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Chris KNIGHT 667 39.70 9.89
Conservative Lisa ALLEN 542 32.26 -5.33
UKIP Janet BROWN 451 26.85 -5.4
... Spoilt Ballots 20 1.19
Majority 125 7.44 N/A
Turnout 1,680 33.16 -32.26
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

References
  1. "Hyndburn Borough Council - 2019 Notice of Election Borough". The Hyndburn Borough Council. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  2. "Upcoming elections & referendums". The Electoral Commission. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  3. "Hyndburn Borough Council - Your councillors by political party". The Hyndburn Borough Council. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  4. "Hyndburn Borough Council - 2019 Statement of Persons Nominated". The Hyndburn Borough Council. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
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