# 2004 Burnley Borough Council election

Elections to Burnley Borough Council in Lancashire, England were held on 10 June 2004. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party lost overall control of the council to no overall control.
After the election, the composition of the council was
* Labour 21
* Liberal Democrat 11
* British National Party 6
* Conservative 4
* Others 3

## Election result

Burnley Local Election Result 2004 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 7 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 46.7 | 33.1 | 10,472 | +3.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 33.3 | 29.4 | 9,315 | +12.2 |
| Conservative | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13.3 | 20.2 | 6,404 | +10.5 |
| BNP | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.7 | 14.4 | 4,545 | -26.6 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2.9 | 931 | -9.3 |

## Ward results

Bank Hall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Barry Guttridge | 894 | 50.2 | +3.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Qurban Ali | 464 | 26.0 | +26.0 |
| | Conservative | Paul Coates | 424 | 23.8 | +10.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 430 | 24.1 | +10.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,782 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Briercliffe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Margaret Lishman | 1,197 | 51.9 | +8.6 |
| | BNP | David Thomson | 642 | 27.8 | −16.3 |
| | Labour | Laurence Embley | 274 | 11.9 | −0.7 |
| | Conservative | Joanne Day | 194 | 8.4 | +8.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 555 | 24.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,307 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Brunshaw :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | David Halsall | 941 | 44.4 | +7.5 |
| | BNP | Michael Pound | 510 | 24.0 | −13.0 |
| | Conservative | Tony Coulson | 395 | 18.6 | +5.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Denise Embra | 272 | 12.8 | +12.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 431 | 20.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,118 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Cliviger with Worsthorne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Michael Tattersall | 1,019 | 37.8 | +15.0 |
| | BNP | David Shapcott | 647 | 24.0 | −8.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | June Evans | 485 | 18.0 | |
| | Labour | John Baker | 415 | 15.4 | −4.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Catherine Bennett | 128 | 4.7 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 372 | 13.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,694 | | |
| | Conservative gain from BNP | Conservative gain from BNP | Swing | | |
Coalclough with Deerplay :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Charles Bullas | 984 | 51.1 | −0.5 |
| | BNP | Mark Pennington | 404 | 21.0 | −13.2 |
| | Labour | Alex McLachlan | 301 | 15.6 | +1.4 |
| | Conservative | Barry Robinson | 238 | 12.3 | +12.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 580 | 30.1 | +12.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,927 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Daneshouse with Stoneyholme :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mozaquir Ali | 1,576 | 54.3 | +0.2 |
| | Labour | Nurul Hoque | 1,207 | 41.6 | +26.7 |
| | Conservative | Luke Townley | 121 | 4.2 | +4.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 369 | 12.7 | −10.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,904 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Gannow :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mark Townsend | 650 | 32.5 | −1.8 |
| | BNP | John Cave | 583 | 29.1 | −9.5 |
| | Conservative | Jeffrey Pickup | 390 | 19.5 | +7.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mary McCann | 379 | 18.9 | +3.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 67 | 3.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,002 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Gawthorpe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Andy Tatchell | 812 | 45.1 | +1.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Smith | 535 | 29.7 | +29.7 |
| | Conservative | Laura Dowding | 455 | 25.2 | +9.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 277 | 15.4 | +11.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,802 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Hapton with Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | Sharon Wilkinson | 615 | 29.6 | −9.4 |
| | Labour | John Harbour | 587 | 28.2 | −6.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Norman Mitchell | 583 | 28.0 | +28.0 |
| | Conservative | Alan Marsden | 294 | 14.1 | +6.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 28 | 1.3 | −3.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,079 | | |
| | BNP gain from Labour | BNP gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Lanehead :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Stanworth | 769 | 36.4 | +17.9 |
| | Labour | Julie Cooper | 592 | 28.0 | −3.7 |
| | Independent | Ann Royle | 493 | 23.3 | +7.5 |
| | Conservative | Arthur Coates | 259 | 12.2 | +12.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 177 | 8.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,113 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Queensgate :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bill Bennett | 900 | 45.0 | +27.8 |
| | Labour | Paul Moore | 770 | 38.5 | −2.7 |
| | Conservative | Ian Pool | 330 | 16.5 | +16.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 130 | 6.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,000 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Rosegrove with Lowerhouse :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Lilian Clark | 827 | 43.2 | +8.8 |
| | BNP | Derek Dawson | 701 | 36.6 | +36.6 |
| | Conservative | Barry Elliott | 387 | 20.2 | +11.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 126 | 6.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,915 | | |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Rosehill with Burnley Wood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Denis Otter | 649 | 30.7 | −5.9 |
| | BNP | Gregory Marshall | 443 | 21.0 | −13.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Holden | 435 | 20.1 | +4.7 |
| | Conservative | David Tierney | 332 | 15.7 | +2.0 |
| | Independent | James Cowell | 252 | 11.9 | +11.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 206 | 9.7 | +7.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,111 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Trinity :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Tony Lambert | 984 | 67.4 | +25.8 |
| | Conservative | George Middleton | 475 | 32.5 | +32.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 509 | 34.9 | +27.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,459 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Whittlefield with Ightenhill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Peter Doyle | 1,091 | 47.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Robinson | 736 | 31.8 |
| | Labour | Tony Martin | 484 | 20.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 355 | 15.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,311 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |