# 2003 Burnley Borough Council election

Elections to Burnley Borough Council in Lancashire, England were held on 1 May 2003. One third of the council was up for election with a by-election in the Whittlefield with Ightenhill ward. The British National Party won the popular vote and gained the most seats, although the Labour party retained overall control of the council.
After the election, the composition of the council was
* Labour 24
* British National Party 8
* Liberal Democrat 7
* Conservative 3
* Others 3

## Election result

Burnley Local Election Result 2003 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| BNP | 7 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 43.7 | 30.5 | 8,543 | +18.7 |
| Labour | 5 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 31.2 | 29.9 | 8,387 | -18.8 |
| Liberal Democrats | 2 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 12.5 | 17.2 | 4,824 | +0.2 |
| Independent | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.3 | 12.2 | 3,431 | -0.7 |
| Conservative | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 6.3 | 9.7 | 2,730 | +1.1 |
| Socialist Alliance | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 134 | -0.3 |

## Ward results

Bank Hall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Caroline Kavanagh | 708 | 47.0 | −21.2 |
| | BNP | Mark Halstead | 505 | 33.6 | +20.3 |
| | Conservative | Paul Coates | 196 | 13.0 | +13.0 |
| | Socialist Alliance | Avril Hesson | 96 | 6.4 | +6.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 203 | 13.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1505 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Briercliffe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | Patricia Thomson | 877 | 44.1 | +44.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter McCann | 862 | 43.3 | −25.8 |
| | Labour | Angela Healey | 250 | 12.6 | −18.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 15 | 0.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1989 | | |
| | BNP gain from Liberal Democrats | BNP gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Brunshaw :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | Maureen Stowe | 715 | 37.0 | +20.1 |
| | Labour | David Halsall | 712 | 36.9 | −35.3 |
| | Conservative | Anita Walker | 259 | 13.4 | +13.4 |
| | Independent | Cliff Tahir | 245 | 12.7 | +1.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3 | 0.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1931 | | |
| | BNP gain from Labour | BNP gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Cliviger with Worsthorne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | Brian Turner | 795 | 32.8 | +20.0 |
| | Conservative | Tony Walker | 551 | 22.8 | −13.6 |
| | Labour | Philip Walsh | 483 | 19.9 | −9.6 |
| | Independent | Kevin Robinson | 465 | 19.2 | +7.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Catherine Bennett | 128 | 5.3 | +5.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 244 | 10.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2422 | | |
| | BNP gain from Independent | BNP gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Coalclough with Deerplay :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Philip Horrocks | 803 | 51.6 | −11.8 |
| | BNP | Mark Pennington | 532 | 34.2 | +22.9 |
| | Labour | Antony Martin | 222 | 14.2 | −4.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 271 | 17.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1557 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Daneshouse with Stoneyholme :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Manzoor Hussain | 1,286 | 54.1 | +11.9 |
| | Independent | Imtiaz Hussain | 736 | 31.0 | +16.4 |
| | Labour | Anthony Harrison | 353 | 14.9 | −28.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 550 | 23.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2374 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Gannow :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | Carol Hughes | 687 | 38.6 | +23.6 |
| | Labour | Patrick Tierney | 611 | 34.3 | −12.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mary Jane McCann | 274 | 15.4 | +15.4 |
| | Conservative | Jeffrey Pickup | 209 | 11.7 | +2.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 76 | 4.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1781 | | |
| | BNP hold | BNP hold | Swing | | |
Gawthorpe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Linda Gauton | 777 | 43.8 | −9.3 |
| | BNP | Andrew Kenyon | 712 | 40.2 | +25.7 |
| | Conservative | Laura Dowding | 284 | 16.0 | +8.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 65 | 3.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1773 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Hapton with Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | Len Starr | 661 | 39.0 | +25.1 |
| | Labour | Andrew Tatchell | 584 | 34.4 | −28.6 |
| | Independent | Patricia Stinton | 319 | 18.8 | +7.2 |
| | Conservative | Alan Marsden | 132 | 7.8 | +7.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 77 | 4.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1696 | | |
| | BNP gain from Labour | BNP gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Lanehead :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | Luke Smith | 668 | 34.0 | +18.1 |
| | Labour | Brian Cooper | 623 | 31.7 | −17.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martin Smith | 365 | 18.5 | +2.4 |
| | Independent | Anthony Doyle | 311 | 15.8 | −2.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 45 | 2.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1967 | | |
| | BNP gain from Labour | BNP gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Queensgate :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mohammad Najib | 764 | 41.2 | −25.3 |
| | BNP | Rauth McGuinness | 612 | 33.0 | +17.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Denise Embra | 319 | 17.2 | −0.3 |
| | Independent | Ian Nelson | 160 | 8.6 | +8.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 152 | 8.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1855 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Rosegrove with Lowerhouse :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Sam Holgate | 618 | 43.7 | +2.0 |
| | Labour | Michael Nelson | 487 | 34.4 | −9.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Smith | 192 | 13.6 | +13.6 |
| | Conservative | Barry Robinson | 118 | 8.3 | +8.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 131 | 9.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1415 | | |
| | Independent gain from BNP | Independent gain from BNP | Swing | | |
Rosehill with Burnley Wood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Janice Swainston | 679 | 36.6 | −17.9 |
| | BNP | James Cowell | 634 | 34.2 | +20.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Robinson | 285 | 15.4 | +15.4 |
| | Conservative | David Tierney | 255 | 13.7 | +2.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 45 | 2.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1853 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Trinity :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Elizabeth Monk | 598 | 41.6 | −23.2 |
| | BNP | Simon Haworth | 491 | 34.2 | +19.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | William Bennett | 310 | 21.6 | +7.3 |
| | Socialist Alliance | Stephen Worden | 38 | 2.6 | −3.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 107 | 7.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1437 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Whittlefield with Ightenhill (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Ida Carmichael | 726 | 21.8 |
| | BNP | Barry Birks | 654 | 19.7 |
| | Independent | Jean Steward | 577 | 17.3 |
| | Labour | Ian Townsend | 536 | 16.1 |
| | Conservative | Alan Stewart | 436 | 18.1 |
| | Labour | Hilary Ward | 398 | 12.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3327 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | BNP gain from Conservative | BNP gain from Conservative | Swing | |