# 2006 Burnley Borough Council election

Elections to Burnley Borough Council in Lancashire, England were held on 4 May 2006. One third of the council was up for election, with by-elections in the Bank Hall and Brunshaw wards. The by-elections followed the resignations of (Bank Hall) Labour councillor Caroline Kavanagh and (Brunshaw) BNP-turned-independent-with-links-to-Labour councillor Maureen Stowe (both last elected in 2003). No party won overall control of the council.
Long-serving Council and Labour group leader Stuart Caddy and his deputy Peter Kenyon both lost their seats, with Andy Tatchell becoming group leader. Liberal Democrat leader Gordon Birtwistle emerged as the council leader after a coalition formed between the Liberal Democrats and Conservatives.
After the election, the composition of the council was
* Liberal Democrat 16
* Labour 16
* British National Party 7
* Conservative 5
* Others 1

## Election result

Burnley Local Election Result 2006 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Liberal Democrats | 8 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 47.0 | 36.9 | 10,238 | +7.5 |
| Labour | 5 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 29.4 | 31.3 | 8,689 | -1.8 |
| Conservative | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11.8 | 16.8 | 4,664 | -3.4 |
| BNP | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 3,693 | -0.9 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 1.7 | 471 | -1.2 |

## Ward results

Bank Hall (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Gary Frayling | 718 | 27.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Justin Birtwistle | 607 | 22.9 |
| | Labour | Imtiaz Hussain | 599 | 22.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Allen Harris | 524 | 19.8 |
| | Conservative | Paul Coates | 204 | 7.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 111 | 4.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2652 | 37.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | |
Briercliffe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roger Frost | 1,058 | 68.4 | +16.5 |
| | Conservative | Cosima Towneley | 302 | 19.5 | +11.1 |
| | Labour | Maureen Martin | 186 | 12.0 | +0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 756 | 48.9 | +24.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1546 | 34 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Brunshaw (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Donald Hall | 703 | 21.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Jones | 635 | 19.5 |
| | BNP | Anthony Locke | 606 | 18.6 |
| | Labour | Mike Nelson | 526 | 16.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | James McNulty | 453 | 13.9 |
| | Conservative | Tony Coulson | 335 | 10.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 68 | 2.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3258 | 39 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Swing | |
Cliviger with Worsthorne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Heginbotham | 1,128 | 57.6 | +19.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Derek James | 500 | 25.6 | +2.9 |
| | Labour | Brenda Lambert | 328 | 16.8 | +1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 628 | 32.1 | +18.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1956 | 45.5 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Coalclough with Deerplay :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gordon Birtwistle | 1,254 | 83.0 | +31.9 |
| | Labour Co-op | Marcus Johnstone | 256 | 17.0 | +1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1018 | 67.4 | +37.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1510 | 37.7 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Daneshouse with Stoneyholme :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Zaheer Ahmed | 1,079 | 50.3 | +8.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tahir Narwaz | 1065 | 49.7 | −4.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14 | 0.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2144 | 54.8 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Gannow :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | Derek Dawson | 559 | 31.7 | +2.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mary McCann | 469 | 26.6 | +7.7 |
| | Labour | Alexander McLachlan | 483 | 27.4 | −5.1 |
| | Conservative | Arthur Coats | 252 | 14.3 | −5.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 76 | 4.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1763 | 40.2 | |
| | BNP gain from Labour | BNP gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Gawthorpe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Frank Cant | 507 | 33.1 | −12.0 |
| | BNP | Scott Atkinson | 480 | 31.4 | +31.4 |
| | Conservative | James Shoesmith | 279 | 18.2 | −7.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Denise Embra | 265 | 17.3 | +17.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 27 | 1.8 | −13.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1531 | 33.8 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Hapton with Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | David Thomson | 622 | 34.4 | +4.8 |
| | Labour | John Harbour | 579 | 32.0 | +3.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christine Puckett-Gouldin | 324 | 17.9 | −10.1 |
| | Conservative | Alan Marsden | 283 | 15.7 | +1.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 43 | 2.4 | +1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1808 | 39.5 | |
| | BNP gain from Liberal Democrats | BNP gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Lanehead :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter McCann | 741 | 41.8 | +5.4 |
| | Independent | Paula Riley | 471 | 26.6 | +3.3 |
| | Labour | Laurence Embley | 370 | 20.9 | −7.1 |
| | Conservative | Joanne Day | 191 | 10.8 | −1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 270 | 15.2 | +6.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1733 | 40.3 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Queensgate :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Darren Reynolds | 899 | 53.0 | +8.0 |
| | Labour | Peter Kenyon | 583 | 34.4 | −4.1 |
| | Conservative | Barry Robinson | 214 | 12.6 | −3.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 316 | 18.6 | +12.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1696 | 39.8 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Rosegrove with Lowerhouse :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bernard Hill | 609 | 33.2 | +33.2 |
| | BNP | Elaine Kirkby | 555 | 30.3 | −6.3 |
| | Labour | Stuart Caddy | 549 | 29.9 | −13.3 |
| | Conservative | Ian Pool | 121 | 6.6 | −13.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 54 | 2.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1834 | 40.5 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Rosehill with Burnley Wood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jeff Sumner | 812 | 50.2 | +30.1 |
| | Labour | Colette Bailey | 466 | 28.8 | −1.9 |
| | Conservative | David Tierney | 339 | 21.0 | +5.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 346 | 21.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1617 | 36.7 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Trinity :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Baker | 428 | 34.0 | −33.4 |
| | BNP | John Cave | 410 | 32.5 | +32.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Baker | 266 | 21.1 | +21.1 |
| | Conservative | George Middleton | 156 | 12.4 | −20.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 18 | 1.4 | −33.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1260 | 32.1 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Whittlefield with Ightenhill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jonathan Gilbert | 860 | 43.1 | −4.1 |
| | BNP | David Shapcott | 461 | 23.1 | +23.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Carol Holden | 347 | 17.4 | −14.4 |
| | Labour | Angela Donovan | 329 | 16.5 | −4.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 399 | 20.0 | +4.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1997 | 42 | |
| | Conservative gain from BNP | Conservative gain from BNP | Swing | | |