# 2014 Burnley Borough Council election

Elections to Burnley Borough Council in Lancashire, England were held on 22 May 2014, as part of the wider 2014 UK local elections and the United Kingdom component of the 2014 European Parliament election.
Due to the 'in thirds' format of elections in Burnley, these elections are for those electoral district wards fought in the 2010 Burnley Borough Council election, with changes in vote share compared directly with that year. These seats were contested again in 2018.
The Labour Party retained control of the Council. After the election Julie Cooper stood-down from the role of council leader to focus on campaigning in the 2015 General Election, being replaced by Mark Townsend.

## State of the Parties

After the election, the composition of the council was
* Labour 28
* Liberal Democrats 12
* Conservative 5

## Results

Burnley Local Election Result 2014 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 9 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 60.0 | 46.0 | 9,923 | -6.7 |
| Liberal Democrats | 5 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 33.3 | 37.1 | 8,005 | +3.6 |
| Conservative | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 | 5.8 | 1,251 | +0.2 |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 8.4 | 1,819 | +5.5 |
| BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 446 | -3.2 |
| Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 148 | +0.7 |

## Ward results

Bank Hall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Gary Frayling | 925 | 70.9 | −9.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brian Tomlinson | 379 | 29.1 | +9.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 546 | 41.9 | −19.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1304 | 30.2 | +1.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Briercliffe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roger Frost | 682 | 46.1 | −12.8 |
| | UKIP | Ian Metcalf | 410 | 27.8 | +27.8 |
| | Labour | Brian Cooper | 277 | 18.7 | −13.1 |
| | Conservative | Susan Nutter | 110 | 7.4 | −3.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 272 | 18.4 | −7.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1479 | 32.7 | +3.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Brunshaw :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Tony Harrison | 621 | 45.0 | −21.4 |
| | UKIP | Jamie McGowan | 500 | 36.2 | +36.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Susan Fenn | 231 | 16.7 | −16.9 |
| | TUSC | Carme McDevitt | 29 | 2.1 | +2.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 125 | 8.8 | −24.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1381 | 28.5 | +1.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Cliviger with Worsthorne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Heginbotham | 524 | 31.8 | +2.6 |
| | UKIP | Tom Commis | 415 | 25.2 | +6.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paula Riley | 411 | 25.0 | −3.3 |
| | Labour | Christine Sollis | 297 | 18.0 | −5.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 109 | 6.6 | +5.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1647 | 38.6 | +2.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Coal Clough with Deerplay :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gordon Birtwistle | 923 | 68.7 | +8.0 |
| | Labour | Daniel Fleming | 421 | 31.3 | −8.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 502 | 37.4 | +15.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1344 | 31.5 | +3.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Daneshouse with Stoneyholme :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Shah Hussain | 1,421 | 67.9 | +1.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rupali Begum | 671 | 32.1 | −1.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 750 | 35.9 | +3.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2092 | 52.6 | −8.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Gannow :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Neil Mottershead | 728 | 47.8 | +11.9 |
| | Labour | Howard Hudson | 532 | 35.0 | −18.7 |
| | BNP | John Rowe | 149 | 9.8 | −0.6 |
| | Conservative | Phillip Nutter | 113 | 7.4 | +7.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 196 | 12.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1522 | 34.7 | +4.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Gawthorpe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Frank Cant | 739 | 63.0 | −10.0 |
| | Conservative | Tom Watson | 241 | 20.5 | +20.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Mithcell | 193 | 16.5 | +4.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 498 | 42.5 | −17.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1173 | 25.7 | −1.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Hapton with Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jean Cunningham | 728 | 57.9 | +7.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sandra Byrne | 529 | 42.1 | +24.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 199 | 15.8 | −5.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1257 | 28.7 | −1.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Lanehead :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Trish Ellis | 893 | 58.4 | +6.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gordon Lishman | 636 | 41.6 | +12.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 257 | 16.8 | −6.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1529 | 35.5 | −0.5 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Queensgate :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Sue Graham | 908 | 67.5 | +8.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tom Wilkinson | 437 | 32.5 | −8.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 471 | 35.0 | +16.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1345 | 32.6 | −6.6 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Rosegrove with Lowerhouse :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Bea Foster | 723 | 53.7 | −0.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Barbara Kirker | 335 | 24.6 | −10.2 |
| | BNP | Christopher Vanns | 297 | 21.8 | +10.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 388 | 28.6 | +9.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1355 | 28.6 | +1.0 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Rosehill with Burnley Wood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jeff Sumner | 970 | 64.2 | +24.1 |
| | Labour | Michael Rushton | 541 | 35.8 | −13.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 429 | 28.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1511 | 34.1 | +1.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Trinity :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Howard Baker | 518 | 56.1 | −1.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Harrison | 287 | 31.1 | −0.3 |
| | TUSC | David Baynes | 119 | 12.8 | +12.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 231 | 25.0 | −1.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 924 | 23.9 | +0.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Whittlefield with Ightenhill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tom Porter | 593 | 34.3 | +5.6 |
| | UKIP | Christopher Rawson | 494 | 28.6 | +28.6 |
| | Labour | Charles Baker | 379 | 21.9 | −8.7 |
| | Conservative | Robert Frost | 263 | 15.2 | −15.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 99 | 5.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1729 | 35.8 | +3.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |