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15 out of 45 seats to Burnley Borough Council 23 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() The winner of each seat in the 2023 Burnley Borough Council Election | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2023 Burnley Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of Burnley Borough CouncilinLancashire, England.[3] This was on the same day as other local elections.
The council was under no overall control prior to the election, being run by a Labour and Liberal Democrat coalition, led by Labour councillor Afrasiab Anwar. The council remained under no overall control after the election; Labour gained seats but remained two seats short of an overall majority.[4][5] A Labour minority administration formed after the election, with the Liberal Democrats withdrawing from the coalition.[6]
2023 Burnley Borough Council election | ||||||||||
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Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
Labour | 8 | ![]() |
53.3 | 13 | 21 | 46.7 | 8,131 | 42.2 | +3.3 | |
Conservative | 2 | ![]() |
13.3 | 5 | 7 | 15.6 | 4,342 | 22.5 | –3.6 | |
Green | 2 | ![]() |
13.3 | 5 | 7 | 15.6 | 3,229 | 16.7 | +0.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | 2 | ![]() |
13.3 | 5 | 7 | 15.6 | 2,594 | 13.5 | +0.7 | |
BAPIP | 1 | ![]() |
6.7 | 2 | 3 | 6.7 | 824 | 4.3 | –1.1 | |
Independent | 0 | ![]() |
0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 92 | 0.5 | +0.3 | |
Heritage | 0 | ![]() |
0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 66 | 0.3 | N/A | |
UKIP | 0 | ![]() |
0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
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.[7] The results for each ward were as follows:[8]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Sehrish Lone* | 927 | 74.1 | –1.1 | |
Conservative | Susan Nutter | 130 | 10.4 | –4.7 | |
Green | Julie Hart | 109 | 8.7 | –1.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Khalil Pascall | 85 | 6.8 | N/A | |
Majority | 797 | 63.7 | +3.6 | ||
Turnout | 1,251 | 30.3 | –0.9 | ||
Registered electors | 4,155 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Anne Kelly* | 614 | 49.6 | –0.9 | |
Labour | Pete Coles | 356 | 28.7 | +8.4 | |
Conservative | Richard Sagar | 219 | 17.7 | –6.4 | |
Green | Oliver Sanderson | 50 | 4.0 | –1.1 | |
Majority | 258 | 20.9 | –5.5 | ||
Turnout | 1,239 | 29.2 | +0.5 | ||
Registered electors | 4,259 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour Co-op | Mark Townsend* | 573 | 45.3 | +3.4 | |
Green | Alex Hall | 514 | 40.7 | +4.3 | |
Conservative | Claire Ingham | 177 | 14.0 | –7.7 | |
Majority | 59 | 4.6 | –0.9 | ||
Turnout | 1,264 | 27.9 | +0.9 | ||
Registered electors | 4,554 | ||||
Labour Co-op hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Green | Beki Hughes | 799 | 44.1 | –3.5 | |
Conservative | Cosima Towneley* | 760 | 42.0 | –5.0 | |
Labour | Peter Kenyon | 151 | 8.3 | +3.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | John Hill | 101 | 5.6 | N/A | |
Majority | 39 | 2.1 | +1.5 | ||
Turnout | 1,811 | 42.7 | –1.5 | ||
Registered electors | 4,253 | ||||
Green gain from Conservative | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Howard Baker* | 563 | 47.0 | –13.0 | |
Labour | Mubashar Lone | 274 | 22.9 | +2.7 | |
Conservative | Jackie Clarke | 245 | 20.5 | +4.7 | |
Green | Janet Hall | 115 | 9.6 | +5.5 | |
Majority | 289 | 24.1 | –15.7 | ||
Turnout | 1,197 | 31.2 | –5.1 | ||
Registered electors | 3,853 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Nussrat Kazmi | 1,137 | 76.5 | –10.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Mohammed Haji-Nazrul | 244 | 16.4 | +8.9 | |
Conservative | Linda Whittaker | 54 | 3.6 | +0.3 | |
Green | Sarah Hall | 51 | 3.4 | +1.0 | |
Majority | 893 | 60.1 | –19.3 | ||
Turnout | 1,486 | 31.9 | –3.4 | ||
Registered electors | 4,694 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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BAPIP | Charlie Briggs* | 486 | 48.3 | +3.8 | |
Labour Co-op | Gemma Haigh | 371 | 36.8 | +2.9 | |
Conservative | Tom Watson | 94 | 9.3 | –3.5 | |
Green | Jai Redman | 56 | 5.6 | –3.3 | |
Majority | 115 | 11.5 | +0.9 | ||
Turnout | 1,007 | 23.1 | –3.4 | ||
Registered electors | 4,356 | ||||
BAPIP hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | John Harbour* | 783 | 65.4 | +5.9 | |
Conservative | Adam Brierley | 335 | 28.0 | –6.1 | |
Green | Nigel Baldwin | 79 | 6.6 | +0.1 | |
Majority | 448 | 37.4 | +12.0 | ||
Turnout | 1,197 | 27.5 | +0.3 | ||
Registered electors | 4,397 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Joanne Broughton | 738 | 55.1 | –11.9 | |
Labour | Ashley Brown | 481 | 35.9 | +14.8 | |
Green | Anna Hewitt | 121 | 9.0 | –2.9 | |
Majority | 257 | 19.2 | –26.7 | ||
Turnout | 1,340 | 28.2 | –2.8 | ||
Registered electors | 4,769 | ||||
Conservative gain from UKIP | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour Co-op | Fiona Wild | 655 | 50.5 | –5.4 | |
Conservative | Abdul Shahid | 348 | 26.8 | +2.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Pippa Lishman | 217 | 16.7 | +1.6 | |
Green | Barbara Baldwin | 77 | 5.9 | +1.1 | |
Majority | 307 | 23.7 | –8.0 | ||
Turnout | 1,297 | 28.7 | –0.1 | ||
Registered electors | 4,528 | ||||
Labour Co-op hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Mohammed Ishtiaq* | 939 | 68.7 | +0.7 | |
Conservative | Bailey Webster | 178 | 13.0 | –10.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Christine Taylor | 163 | 11.9 | N/A | |
Green | Fiona Hornby | 87 | 6.4 | –2.4 | |
Majority | 761 | 55.7 | +11.0 | ||
Turnout | 1,367 | 32.8 | +0.1 | ||
Registered electors | 4,189 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Paul Reynolds | 523 | 44.9 | +3.5 | |
BAPIP | Lorraine Mehanna* | 338 | 29.0 | +4.0 | |
Conservative | Maison McGowan-Doe | 170 | 14.6 | –9.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Kathryn Haworth | 72 | 6.2 | +1.3 | |
Green | Jane Curran | 61 | 5.2 | +0.7 | |
Majority | 185 | 15.9 | –0.5 | ||
Turnout | 1,164 | 23.7 | –1.9 | ||
Registered electors | 4,907 | ||||
Labour gain from BAPIP | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Margaret Brindle | 480 | 38.4 | +14.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Russell Neal | 468 | 37.4 | –18.8 | |
Conservative | Kev Shackell | 168 | 13.4 | –1.7 | |
Green | Carol Fredlund | 68 | 5.4 | +0.3 | |
Heritage | Catherine Ramsay | 66 | 5.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 12 | 1.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,250 | 28.3 | –2.3 | ||
Registered electors | 4,438 | ||||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Green | Helen Bridges | 552 | 64.0 | –2.7 | |
Labour | Shoaib Hashmi | 233 | 27.0 | +3.1 | |
Conservative | Dale Ferrier | 78 | 9.0 | –0.3 | |
Majority | 319 | 37.0 | –5.8 | ||
Turnout | 863 | 21.9 | –2.0 | ||
Registered electors | 3,960 | ||||
Green hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Lee Ashworth | 648 | 41.9 | +3.6 | |
Green | Andrew Newhouse | 490 | 31.7 | +3.7 | |
Labour | Shaun Sproule | 248 | 16.1 | +1.2 | |
Independent | Mitchell Cryer | 92 | 6.0 | +3.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Frank Bartram | 67 | 4.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 158 | 10.2 | –0.1 | ||
Turnout | 1,545 | 34.1 | –1.7 | ||
Registered electors | 4,549 | ||||
Conservative gain from BAPIP | Swing | ![]() |
The Burnley and Padiham Independent Party was wound up in August 2023.[9] Of that party's three councillors, Mark Payne and Neil Mottershead then sat as independents, while Charlie Briggs joined Labour.[10]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Green | Alexander Hall | 347 | 59.5 | –4.5 | |
Labour | Mubashar Lone | 163 | 28.0 | +1.0 | |
Conservative | Susan Nutter | 73 | 12.5 | +3.5 | |
Majority | 184 | 31.5 | |||
Turnout | 588 | 15.1 | |||
Registered electors | 3,903 | ||||
Green hold | Swing | ![]() |
The Trinity ward and Burnley Central West division by-elections were triggered by the resignation of Green councillor Andy Fewings.[11][12]
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Burnley |
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Chorley |
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Fylde |
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Lancaster |
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Pendle |
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