2023 Burnley Borough Council election

The 2023 Burnley Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of Burnley Borough Council in Lancashire, England.[1] This was held on the same day as other local elections. 15 seats were up for election, these seats were last contested in 2019.

2023 Burnley Borough Council election
4 May 2023 (2023-05-04)
Turnout29.43%
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Party Labour Liberal Democrats Conservative
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Party Green BAPIP
Leader before election

Afrasiab Anwar
Labour
No overall control

 Leader after election

TBD

Notable changes include Cosima Towneley, the town’s mayor, losing her Cliviger seat after 16 years to Beki Hughes, of the Green Party. Labour kept a grasp of six seats, and gained two more (taking one from Burnley and Padiham Independent Party and one from Liberal Democrats). The Conservatives gained a vacant seat in Whittlefield with Ightenhill, previously held by Burnley and Padiham Independent Party, and gained a vacant seat in Hapton with Park, previously held by The Conservative Party until September 2022 when Peter Gill stepped down over 'behaviour of national leadership'.[2]

The Labour Party remains the largest group on the council with 21 seats, 2 short of overall control. It is expected that talks will take place to continue the coalition in place since 2021 between Labour and the Liberal Democrats.

Summary

Election result
2023 Burnley Borough Council election
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Labour 8 +2 53 13 21 46.6 8131 42.17 +3.27
  Conservative 2 +1 13.3 5 7 15.5 4342 22.52 -3.58
  Liberal Democrats 1 -1 6.66 6 7 15.5 2594 13.45 +0.65
  Green 2 +1 13.3 5 7 15.5 3229 16.74 +0.14
  BAPIP 1 -2 6.66 2 3 6.66 824 4.27 -1.13
  Independent 0 0 0 0 0 0 92 0.47 +0.27
  Heritage 0 0 0 0 0 0 66 0.34 +0.34

Candidates

The Statement of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates standing in each ward, was released by Burnley Borough Council following the close of nominations on 5 April 2023.[3]

Bank Hall
Bank Hall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Susan Nutter 130 10.39 -4.71
Green Julie Hart 109 8.71 -1.0
Labour Sehrish Lone* 927 74.1 -1.0
Liberal Democrats Khalil Pascall 85 6.79 +6.79

Briercliffe
Briercliffe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Richard Sagar 219 17.67 -6.43
Green Oliver Sanderson 50 4.03 -1.0
Labour Pete Coles 356 28.73 +8.43
Liberal Democrats Anne Kelly* 614 49.55 -1.0

Brunshaw
Brunshaw
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Claire Ingham 177 14.0 -7.7
Green Alex Hall 514 40.66 +4.3
Labour Co-op Mark Townsend* 573 45.33 +3.4

Cliviger with Worsthorne
Cliviger with Worsthorne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Cosima Towneley 760 41.96 -5.04
Green Beki Hughes* 799 44.11 -2.89
Labour Peter Kenyon 151 8.33 +3.03
Liberal Democrats John Hill 101 5.57 +5.57

Coal Clough with Deerplay
Coal Clough with Deerplay
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jackie Clarke 245 20.46 +4.66
Green Janet Hall 115 9.60 +5.5
Labour Mubashar Lone 274 22.89 +2.69
Liberal Democrats Howard Baker* 563 47.03 -12.97

Daneshouse with Stoneyholme
Daneshouse with Stoneyholme
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Linda Whittaker 54 3.63 +0.33
Green Sarah Hall 51 3.43 +1.03
Labour Nussrat Kazmi* 1137 76.51 -10.39
Liberal Democrats Mohammed Haji-Nazrul 244 16.41 +8.91

Gannow
Gannow
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BAPIP Charlie Briggs* 486 48.26 +3.76
Conservative Tom Watson 94 9.33 -3.47
Green Jai Redman 56 5.56 -3.34
Labour Co-op Gemma Haigh 371 36.84 +2.94

Gawthorpe
Gawthorpe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Adam Brierley 335 27.98 -6.12
Green Nigel Baldwin 79 6.5 +0.09
Labour John Harbour* 783 65.41 +5.91

Hapton with Park
Hapton with Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Joanne Broughton* 738 55.07 -11.93
Green Anna Hewitt 121 9.02 -2.88
Labour Ashley Brown 481 35.89 +14.79

Lanehead
Lanehead
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Abdul Shahid 348 26.83 +2.63
Green Barbara Baldwin 77 5.93 +1.13
Labour Co-op Fiona Wild* 655 50.5 -5.4
Liberal Democrats Pippa Lishman 217 16.73 +1.63

Queensgate
Queensgate
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Bailey Webster 178 13.02 -10.28
Green Fiona Hornby 87 6.36 -2.44
Labour Mohammed Ishtiaq* 939 68.69 +0.69
Liberal Democrats Christine Taylor 163 11.92 +11.92

Rosegrove with Lowerhouse
Rosegrove with Lowerhouse
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BAPIP Lorraine Mehanna 338 29.03 +4.03
Conservative Maison McGowan-Doe 170 14.6 -9.6
Green Jane Curran 61 5.24 +0.74
Labour Paul Reynolds* 523 44.93 +3.53
Liberal Democrats Kathryn Haworth 72 6.18 +1.28

Rosehill with Burnley Wood
Rosehill with Burnley Wood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Kev Shackell 168 13.44 -1.66
Green Carol Fredlund 68 5.44 +0.34
Heritage Catherine Ramsay 66 5.28 +5.28
Labour Margaret Brindle* 480 38.4 +14.8
Liberal Democrats Russell Neal 468 37.44 -18.76

Trinity
Trinity
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Dale Ferrier 78 9.03 -0.29
Green Helen Bridges* 552 63.96 -2.74
Labour Shoaib Hashmi 233 26.99 +3.9

Whittlefield with Ightenhill
Whittlefield with Ightenhill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Lee Ashworth* 648 41.94 +3.64
Green Andrew Newhouse 490 31.71 +3.71
Independent Mitchell Cryer 92 5.95 +3.85
Labour Shaun Sproule 248 16.05 +1.15
Liberal Democrats Frank Bartram 67 4.33 +4.33

References
  1. "Notice of Election" (PDF). Burnley Borough Council. 27 March 2023. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  2. "Councillor quits Tories to go Independent". Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved 2023-05-09.
  3. "Statement of Persons Nominated" (PDF). Burnley Borough Council. 5 April 2023. Retrieved 26 April 2023.

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