# 2010 Pendle Borough Council election

The 2010 Pendle Borough Council election took place on 6 May 2010 to elect members of Pendle Borough Council in Lancashire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.
After the election, the composition of the council was
* Conservative 17
* Liberal Democrat 16
* Labour 13
* British National Party 2
* Independent 1

## Background

Before the election the Liberal Democrats ran the council, but without a majority, with 18 seats. The Conservatives held 16 seats, Labour 11, the British National Party 2 and there was 1 independent. 16 seats were contested in the election with the Liberal Democrats defending 7, both the Conservative and Labour parties 4 each and the British National Party defended 1 seat.

## Election result

The results saw no party win a majority on the council after the Conservatives gained a seat to become the largest party on the council with 17 councillors. The Liberal Democrats dropped 3 to 16 seats, while Labour gained 2 seats to move to 13 councillors. Overall turnout in the election was 66.4%.
Following the election Conservative Mike Blomeley became leader of the council, after the council meeting saw the Conservative and Labour councillors support an all-party executive. The Liberal Democrats rejected this and refused to serve on the council executive, as they opposed giving Labour any power over housing decisions.
Pendle local election result 2010 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 6 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 37.5 | 28.0 | 11,415 | +5.0% |
| Conservative | 5 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 31.3 | 34.1 | 13,881 | -6.4% |
| Liberal Democrats | 4 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 25.0 | 29.3 | 11,922 | -0.2% |
| BNP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 | 8.0 | 3,258 | +3.2% |
| England First | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 279 | +0.7% |

## Ward results

Barrowford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jonathan Eyre | 1,563 | 55.0 | −12.3 |
| | Labour | Sue Nike | 906 | 31.9 | +7.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Donna Caley | 372 | 13.1 | +4.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 657 | 23.1 | −19.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,841 | 70.3 | +27.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Boulsworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | George Askew | 1,487 | 48.0 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Thomas James | 665 | 21.5 | |
| | Labour | Gerry McCabe | 647 | 20.9 | |
| | BNP | Jane Mulligan | 300 | 9.7 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 822 | 26.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,099 | 74.2 | +25.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Bradley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mohammed Iqbal | 1,386 | 48.4 | −5.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tanzil Ahmed | 816 | 28.5 | +1.4 |
| | Conservative | Tim Eyre | 381 | 13.3 | −5.5 |
| | England First | David Geddes | 279 | 9.7 | +9.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 570 | 19.9 | −7.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,862 | 62.1 | +22.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Brierfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mohammed Arshad | 1,152 | 42.8 | −4.4 |
| | Conservative | Abdul Hussain | 759 | 28.2 | −6.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Pervaz Afzal | 403 | 15.0 | −3.2 |
| | BNP | Lee Karmer | 379 | 14.1 | +14.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 393 | 14.6 | +2.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,693 | 73.4 | +23.7 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Clover Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Kathleen Shore | 777 | 32.3 | −5.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Wood | 720 | 29.9 | −2.3 |
| | Conservative | Janice Taylor | 588 | 24.4 | −5.6 |
| | BNP | John Rowe | 323 | 13.4 | +13.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 57 | 2.4 | −3.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,408 | 63.9 | +20.5 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Coates :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lindsay Gaskell | 1,280 | 45.4 | −0.1 |
| | Conservative | Keith Bailey | 915 | 32.5 | −11.1 |
| | Labour | Richard Smith | 337 | 12.0 | +1.2 |
| | BNP | Malcolm Foster | 286 | 10.1 | +10.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 365 | 13.0 | +11.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,818 | 68.1 | +32.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Craven :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Whipp | 1,372 | 47.6 | +22.1 |
| | Conservative | Jenny Purcell | 1,175 | 40.7 | +15.8 |
| | Labour | John Pope | 337 | 11.7 | +8.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 197 | 6.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,884 | 68.2 | +19.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Earby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Chris Tennant | 1,684 | 50.9 | −18.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jackie Taylforth | 687 | 20.8 | +2.7 |
| | Labour | Robert Oliver | 488 | 14.7 | +2.3 |
| | BNP | James Jackman | 450 | 13.6 | +13.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 997 | 30.1 | −21.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,309 | 69.2 | +30.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Horsfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Neil Butterworth | 828 | 34.6 | −14.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sharon Davies | 814 | 34.0 | −3.2 |
| | Labour | David Johns | 435 | 18.2 | +4.6 |
| | BNP | Julie Fairless | 314 | 13.1 | +13.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14 | 0.6 | −11.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,391 | 60.1 | +25.8 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Marsden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | Brian Parker | 502 | 30.5 | −8.6 |
| | Labour | David Foat | 474 | 28.8 | +7.8 |
| | Conservative | Jack Gregory | 448 | 27.3 | −4.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Aaron Whitehall-Pain | 220 | 13.4 | +5.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 28 | 1.7 | −5.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,644 | 62.4 | +21.3 |
| | BNP hold | BNP hold | Swing | | |
Reedley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Pauline McCormick | 1,492 | 49.2 | −21.9 |
| | Labour | Robert Allen | 839 | 27.7 | +11.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kenneth Massey | 699 | 23.1 | +10.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 653 | 21.6 | −33.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,030 | 72.7 | +29.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Southfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Sheena Dunn | 908 | 38.1 | +1.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Judith Robinson | 754 | 31.6 | +0.7 |
| | Conservative | Paul McKenna | 724 | 30.3 | −2.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 154 | 6.5 | +2.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,386 | 59.8 | +22.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Vivary Bridge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Clegg | 832 | 34.2 | −1.4 |
| | Conservative | Joe Cooney | 711 | 29.2 | +0.7 |
| | Labour | Anthony Hargreaves | 514 | 21.1 | +7.4 |
| | BNP | Veronica Cullen | 376 | 15.5 | −6.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 121 | 5.0 | −2.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,433 | 59.6 | +25.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Walverden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Julie Henderson | 697 | 38.3 | −5.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Asghar Ali | 632 | 34.8 | +5.9 |
| | Conservative | Barbara King | 489 | 26.9 | −0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 65 | 3.6 | −11.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,818 | 68.0 | +16.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Waterside :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dorothy Lord | 984 | 44.1 | +4.2 |
| | Conservative | John Hall | 487 | 21.8 | +4.7 |
| | Labour | Anthony Martin | 430 | 19.3 | +7.1 |
| | BNP | Ian Robinson | 328 | 14.7 | −12.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 497 | 22.3 | +9.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,229 | 58.1 | +25.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Whitefield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Asjad Mahmood | 1,088 | 57.0 | +27.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rashid Quadri | 672 | 35.2 | −29.8 |
| | Conservative | Margaret Beckett | 150 | 7.9 | +2.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 416 | 21.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,910 | 73.2 | +8.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |