# 2019 Pendle Borough Council election

The 2019 Pendle Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2019.

## Background

Before the election, the Conservative Party had a majority on the council, with 25 seats. The Labour Party had 15 seats and the Liberal Democrats had 9 seats.
17 seats were contested at the election. The 2019 election in Pendle was also part of a Voter ID pilot.

## Results summary

2019 Pendle Borough Council election :
| Party | Party | This election | This election | This election | Full council | Full council | Full council | This election | This election | This election |
| Party | Party | Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− |
| | Conservative | 8 | 2 | 47.1 | 13 | 21 | 43.8 | 9,119 | 41.9 | |
| | Labour | 4 | 1 | 23.5 | 12 | 16 | 33.3 | 7,572 | 34.8 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | 5 | 1 | 29.4 | 5 | 10 | 20.8 | 4,122 | 18.9 | |
| | Independent | 0 | | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2.1 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| | UKIP | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 961 | 4.4 | |

## Ward results
### Barrowford

Barrowford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Linda Crossley | 853 | 61.6 |
| | Labour | Manzar Iqbal | 294 | 21.2 |
| | UKIP | Mick Waddington | 237 | 17.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 36.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Blacko and Higherford

Blacko and Higherford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Noel McEvoy | 423 | 81.0 |
| | Labour | Robert Oliver | 99 | 19.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 38.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Boulsworth

Boulsworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Sarah Cockburn-Price | 742 | 52.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mary Thomas | 315 | 22.1 |
| | Labour Co-op | David Foat | 205 | 14.4 |
| | UKIP | Craig McBeth | 163 | 11.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 34.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Bradley

Bradley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Mohammad Aslam | 1,196 | 50.9 |
| | Labour | Nadeem Younis | 1,152 | 49.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 50.6 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Brierfield

Brierfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Qamar Shazad | 1,163 | 64.6 |
| | Conservative | Aftab Fiaz Ahmed | 637 | 35.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 49.3 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Clover Hill

Clover Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Zafar Ali | 932 | 71.1 |
| | Conservative | Nigel Pearson-Asher | 379 | 28.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 37.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Coates

Coates :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jayne Mills | 777 | 62.3 |
| | Conservative | Ian Lyons | 269 | 21.6 |
| | Labour | Euan Clouston | 202 | 16.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 30.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Craven

Craven :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kenneth Hartley | 826 | 63.5 |
| | Conservative | Rebecca Lyons | 301 | 23.1 |
| | Labour | Omar Ahmed | 174 | 13.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 32.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Earby

Earby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Colin Carter | 612 | 38.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Doris Haigh | 540 | 34.3 |
| | UKIP | Jordan Cassidy | 237 | 15.0 |
| | Labour | Robert Khan | 186 | 11.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 33.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Foulridge

Foulridge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Graham Waugh | 386 | 79.4 |
| | Labour | Robert French | 100 | 20.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 36.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Higham and Pendleside

Higham and Pendleside :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Carlo Lionti | 427 | 71.2 |
| | Labour | Susan Nike | 173 | 28.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 42.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Horsfield

Horsfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Jonathan Nixon | 403 | 41.1 |
| | Labour | Wayne Blackburn | 229 | 23.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anthony Chamberlain | 182 | 18.6 |
| | UKIP | Thomas Walker | 167 | 17.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 26.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Old Laund Booth

Old Laund Booth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brian Newman | 373 | 56.3 |
| | Conservative | Christopher Hartley | 266 | 40.2 |
| | Labour | Laura Blackburn | 23 | 3.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 55.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Reedley

Reedley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Mohammed Hanif | 1,517 | 63.1 |
| | Conservative | Pauline McCormick | 887 | 36.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 55.4 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Southfield

Southfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Yvonne Tennant | 728 | 51.4 |
| | Conservative | Mohammed Adnan | 580 | 41.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Graham | 108 | 7.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 36.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Vivary Bridge

Vivary Bridge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Clegg | 535 | 45.6 |
| | Conservative | Joe Cooney | 438 | 37.4 |
| | Labour | Patricia Hannah-Wood | 199 | 17.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 28.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Waterside

Waterside :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alice Mann | 466 | 40.9 |
| | Conservative | Ash Sutcliffe | 320 | 28.1 |
| | Labour | Anthony Harmson | 196 | 17.2 |
| | UKIP | Donna Eastham | 157 | 13.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 30.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |