# 2011 Pendle Borough Council election

The 2011 Pendle Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2011 to elect members of Pendle Borough Council in Lancashire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.
After the election, the composition of the council was
* Conservative 18
* Labour 16
* Liberal Democrats 12
* British National Party 2
* Independent 1

## Background

Before the election there were 17 Conservatives, 16 Liberal Democrats, 13 Labour, 2 British National Party and 1 independent councillors. At the last election in 2010 the Liberal Democrats lost the leadership of the council and an agreement between the Conservative and Labour parties took control of the council, with Conservative Mike Blomeley becoming leader of the council, after attempts at forming an all party cabinet failed. However Labour withdrew from the agreement with the Conservatives in February 2011.
17 seats were contested at the election, with 6 sitting councillors standing down, Martin Bell from Craven ward, Carol Belshaw from Foulridge ward, Gary Bird from Clover Hill ward, Allan Buck from Coates ward, Sonia Robinson from Southfield ward and Violet Vaughan from Boulsworth ward.

## Election result

After having run the council until the 2010 election, the Liberal Democrats fell to third on the council with 12 seats, behind the Conservatives on 18 seats and Labour on 16 seats. The Liberal Democrats lost 4 seats, Craven and Vivary Bridge to the Conservatives, and Clover Hill and Southfield to Labour, with the Liberal Democrat leader on the council John David holding his seat in Old Laund Booth by only 10 votes. Labour picked up 3 seats, taking Reedley from the Conservatives, in addition to the party's 2 gains from the Liberal Democrats, while the Conservatives ended up with 1 extra seat on the council. Overall turnout at the election was 43.7%.
Following the election, Conservative Mike Blomeley remained as leader of the council with an all Conservative cabinet, meanwhile Liberal Democrat Nadeem Ahmed became the youngest mayor of Pendle at the age of 32.
Pendle local election result 2011 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 8 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 47.1 | 41.2 | 10,577 | +7.1% |
| Labour | 5 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 29.4 | 37.2 | 9,551 | +9.2% |
| Liberal Democrats | 4 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 23.5 | 18.0 | 4,618 | -11.3% |
| BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.8 | 452 | -6.2% |
| English Democrat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 263 | +1.0% |
| England First | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 172 | +0.0% |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 62 | +0.2% |

## Ward results

Barrowford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Linda Crossley | 1,045 | 57.8 | +2.8 |
| | Labour | Sue Nike | 763 | 42.2 | +10.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 282 | 15.6 | −7.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,808 | 45.0 | −25.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Blacko and Higherford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Shelagh Derwent | 583 | 79.8 | +0.0 |
| | Labour | John Pope | 148 | 20.2 | +8.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 435 | 59.5 | −9.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 731 | 49.7 | +0.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Boulsworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Paul White | 1,000 | 53.6 | +5.6 |
| | Labour | Julian Jordan | 512 | 27.4 | +6.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Kerrigan | 355 | 19.0 | −2.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 488 | 26.1 | −0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,867 | 44.7 | −29.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Bradley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Nadeem Younis | 1,339 | 70.5 | +22.1 |
| | Conservative | Tim Eyre | 218 | 11.5 | −1.8 |
| | England First | David Geddes | 172 | 9.1 | −0.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kenneth Massey | 171 | 9.0 | −19.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,121 | 59.0 | +39.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,900 | 41.7 | −20.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Brierfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Nawaz Ahmed | 1,161 | 64.1 | +21,3 |
| | Conservative | Jack Gregory | 650 | 35.9 | +7.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 511 | 28.2 | +13.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,811 | 49.0 | −24.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Clover Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Richard Smith | 775 | 51.4 | +19.1 |
| | Conservative | Janice Taylor | 358 | 23.8 | −0.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Wood | 213 | 14.1 | −15.8 |
| | BNP | Julie Fairless | 161 | 10.7 | −2.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 417 | 27.7 | +25.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,507 | 40.3 | −23.6 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Coates :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Janine Throupe | 775 | 45.5 | +0.1 |
| | Conservative | Stephanie Clarke | 593 | 34.8 | +2.3 |
| | Labour | Ian Tweedie | 336 | 19.7 | +7.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 182 | 10.7 | −2.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,704 | 41.7 | −26.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Craven :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jennifer Purcell | 768 | 42.5 | +1.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Stead | 719 | 39.8 | −7.8 |
| | Labour | Bill Roberts | 321 | 17.8 | +6.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 49 | 2.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,808 | 42.7 | −25.5 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Earby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Morris Horsfield | 1,145 | 53.7 | 2.8 |
| | Labour | Hazel Rycroft | 513 | 24.1 | +9.7 |
| | English Democrat | James Jackman | 263 | 12.3 | +12.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jackie Taylforth | 210 | 9.9 | −10.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 632 | 29.7 | −0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,131 | 44.6 | −24.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Foulridge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Graham Waugh | 551 | 78.7 | +22.6 |
| | Labour | Denzil Metcalfe | 149 | 21.3 | +13.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 402 | 57.4 | +23.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 700 | 51.6 | +6.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Higham and Pendleside :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | James Starkie | 625 | 80.4 | +18.0 |
| | Labour | Robert Oliver | 152 | 19.6 | +13.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 473 | 60.9 | +30.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 777 | 56.1 | −4.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Horsfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anne Kerrigan | 555 | 37.9 | +3.9 |
| | Conservative | Rachel Pearson | 490 | 33.4 | −1.2 |
| | Labour | David Foat | 421 | 28.7 | +10.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 65 | 4.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,466 | 37.2 | −22.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Old Laund Booth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | John David | 367 | 48.5 | −17.5 |
| | Conservative | Jill Hartley | 357 | 47.2 | +16.9 |
| | Labour | Peter Maltby | 32 | 4.2 | +0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10 | 1.3 | −34.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 756 | 61.3 | +3.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Reedley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Robert Allen | 1,218 | 53.4 | +25.7 |
| | Conservative | Tonia Barton | 1,062 | 46.6 | −2.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 156 | 6.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,280 | 54.8 | −17.9 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Southfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | David Whalley | 866 | 53.9 | +15.8 |
| | Conservative | Paul McKenna | 363 | 22.6 | −7.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Judith Robinson | 204 | 12.7 | −18.9 |
| | BNP | Lee Karmer | 112 | 7.0 | +7.0 |
| | UKIP | John Banks | 62 | 3.9 | +3.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 503 | 31.3 | +24.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,607 | 40.2 | −19.6 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Vivary Bridge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Joe Cooney | 555 | 37.9 | +8.7 |
| | Labour | Anthony Hargreaves | 464 | 31.7 | +10.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Howard Thomas | 444 | 30.3 | −3.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 91 | 6.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,463 | 35.9 | −23.7 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Waterside :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Graham Roach | 605 | 43.9 | −0.2 |
| | Labour | David Johns | 381 | 27.6 | +8.3 |
| | Conservative | Maureen Regan | 214 | 15.5 | −6.3 |
| | BNP | John Rowe | 179 | 13.0 | −1.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 224 | 16.2 | −6.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,379 | 36.2 | −21.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |