# 2019 Hyndburn Borough Council election

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

## Background

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

## Council composition

Prior to the election the composition of the council was:
* Labour 26
* Conservative 9
Labour defended 9-seats and Conservatives defended 3-seats.
The local Labour and Conservative party's both ran candidates in each of the 12 wards.
No candidates stood as potential Green or Independents councillors, in any Hyndburn ward, but UKIP candidates stood across only 2 wards.

## 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 -
* Labour 26
* Conservative 9
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: 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 | 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 | Majority | Majority | 281 | 24.14 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,164 | 28.47 | −31.45 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Barnfield

Barnfield - electorate 3,411 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 282 | 27.30 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,033 | 30.24 | −30.63 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Baxenden

Baxenden - electorate 3,282 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 153 | 12.44 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,230 | 37.48 | −33.54 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Central

Central - electorate 3,822 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 351 | 18.65 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,882 | 49.24 | −14.19 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Church

Church - electorate 3,591 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 301 | 28.40 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,060 | 29.52 | −22.75 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Clayton-le-Moors

Clayton-le-Moors - electorate 3,635 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 87 | 8.48 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,026 | 28.23 | −33.65 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Huncoat

Huncoat - electorate 3,674 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 320 | 31.50 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,016 | 27.65 | −37.88 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Immanuel

Immanuel - electorate 3,549 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 340 | 36.25 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 938 | 26.43 | −37.04 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Milnshaw

Milnshaw - electorate 3,760 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 491 | 42.81 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,147 | 30.51 | −31.05 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Overton

Overton - electorate 5,076 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 96 | 6.08 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,580 | 31.13 | −34.08 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Rishton

Rishton - electorate 5,231 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 63 | 4.52 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,395 | 26.67 | −35.86 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### St Oswald's

St Oswald's - electorate 5,067 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 125 | 7.44 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,680 | 33.16 | −32.26 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |