# 2015 Burnley Borough Council election

Elections to Burnley Borough Council in Lancashire, England were held on 7 May 2015, as part of the wider 2015 United Kingdom local elections.
Due to the 'in thirds' format of elections in Burnley, these elections are for those electoral district wards fought in the 2011 Burnley Borough Council election, with changes in vote share compared directly with that year. These seats were contested again in 2019.
As Jonathan Barker (elected in 2012) resigned before the election, two seats were open in the Hapton with Park Ward.

## State of the Parties

After the election, the composition of the Council was as follows:
| Party | Seats | ± |
| Labour | 29 | 1 |
| Liberal Democrat | 10 | 2 |
| Conservative | 5 | |
| UKIP | 1 | 1 |

## Results

Burnley Local Election Result 2015 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 10 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 62.5 | 37.8 | 14,738 | -8.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | 3 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 18.75 | 27.2 | 10,595 | -9.9 |
| Conservative | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.5 | 18.3 | 7,122 | +12.5 |
| UKIP | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 6.25 | 14.3 | 5,577 | +5.9 |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 709 | +1.8 |
| TUSC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 155 | -0.3 |
| BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 42 | -2.0 |

## Ward results

Bank Hall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Sobia Malik | 1,225 | 52.3 | −18.6 |
| | UKIP | Lewis Fraser | 571 | 24.4 | +24.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Susan Fenn | 545 | 23.3 | −5.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 654 | 27.9 | −14.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,341 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Briercliffe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anne Kelly | 1,166 | 39.1 | −7.0 |
| | UKIP | Ian Metcalf | 671 | 22.5 | −5.3 |
| | Labour | Brian Cooper | 652 | 21.9 | +3.2 |
| | Conservative | Susan Nutter | 407 | 13.7 | +6.3 |
| | Green | MacDonald James | 83 | 2.8 | +2.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 495 | 16.6 | −1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,979 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Brunshaw :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mark Townsend | 1,257 | 45.4 | +0.4 |
| | UKIP | Jamie McGowan | 729 | 26.3 | −9.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michele Cryer | 437 | 15.8 | −0.9 |
| | Conservative | Jane Seed | 344 | 12.4 | +12.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 528 | 19.1 | +10.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,767 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Cliviger with Worsthorne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Cosima Towneley | 1,040 | 33.1 | +1.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bill Brindle | 760 | 24.2 | −0.8 |
| | UKIP | Tom Commis | 705 | 22.4 | −2.8 |
| | Labour | Andy Devanney | 638 | 20.3 | +2.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 280 | 8.9 | +2.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,143 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Coal Clough with Deerplay :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Margaret Brindle | 1,151 | 46.2 | −22.5 |
| | Labour | Steve Watson | 752 | 30.2 | −1.1 |
| | UKIP | Blair Bailey | 587 | 23.6 | +23.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 399 | 16.0 | −21.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,490 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Daneshouse with Stoneyholme :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Wajid Khan | Uncontested | NA | NA |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | NA | NA | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | NA | NA | NA |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Gannow :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Charlie Briggs | 1,128 | 44.6 | −3.2 |
| | Labour | Michael Rushton | 861 | 34.0 | −1.0 |
| | Conservative | Tom Watson | 375 | 14.8 | +7.4 |
| | Green | Jane Davis | 166 | 6.6 | +6.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 267 | 10.5 | −2.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,530 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Gawthorpe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Harbour | 1,417 | 58.3 | −4.7 |
| | Conservative | Barrie Bamford | 530 | 21.8 | +1.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Mithcell | 485 | 19.9 | +3.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 887 | 36.5 | −8.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,432 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Hapton with Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Joanne Greenwood | 996 | 21.0 | NA |
| | UKIP | Alan Hosker | 964 | 20.3 | NA |
| | Labour | Howard Hudson | 726 | 15.3 | NA |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sandra Byrne | 519 | 10.9 | |
| | Conservative | Ian Dawes | 504 | 10.6 | NA |
| | Conservative | Ivor Emo | 391 | 8.2 | NA |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephanie Forrest | 385 | 8.1 | NA |
| | Green | Ceri Carmichael | 256 | 5.4 | NA |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 32 | NA | NA |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,741 | NA | NA |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | NA | |
| | UKIP gain from Labour | UKIP gain from Labour | Swing | NA | |
Lanehead :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ann Royle | 1,308 | 45.7 | −12.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Debbie Porter | 594 | 20.8 | −20.8 |
| | UKIP | Ray Hogan | 554 | 19.4 | +19.4 |
| | Conservative | Daniel Hanson | 405 | 14.2 | +14.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 714 | 25.0 | +8.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,861 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Queensgate :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mohammed Ishtiaq | 1,298 | 51.2 | −16.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paula Riley | 827 | 32.6 | +0.1 |
| | Conservative | Joe Whittaker | 255 | 10.1 | +10.1 |
| | TUSC | Gavin Hartley | 155 | 6.1 | +6.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 471 | 18.6 | −16.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,535 | | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Rosegrove with Lowerhouse :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Paul Reynolds | 1,039 | 45.8 | −7.9 |
| | UKIP | Mark Girven | 624 | 27.5 | +27.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Barbara Kirker | 486 | 21.4 | −3.2 |
| | Green | Joe Davis | 77 | 3.4 | +3.4 |
| | BNP | John Rowe | 42 | 1.8 | −20.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 415 | 18.3 | −10.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,268 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Rosehill with Burnley Wood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Danny Fleming | 878 | 33.0 | −2.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kathryn Haworth | 871 | 32.7 | −31.5 |
| | UKIP | Annette McGowan-Doe | 550 | 20.7 | +20.7 |
| | Conservative | Narayana Devi | 236 | 8.9 | +8.9 |
| | Green | Tony Davis | 127 | 4.8 | +4.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7 | 0.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,662 | | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Trinity :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Liz Monk | 950 | 48.3 | −7.8 |
| | UKIP | Norman White | 509 | 25.9 | +25.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stewart Bone | 506 | 25.7 | −5.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 441 | 22.4 | −2.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,965 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Whittlefield with Ightenhill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ida Carmichael | 1,090 | 33.8 | +18.6 |
| | Labour | John Fifield | 741 | 23.0 | +1.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kate Mottershead | 735 | 22.8 | −11.5 |
| | UKIP | Christopher Rawson | 658 | 20.4 | −8.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 349 | 10.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,224 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |