# 2011 Hyndburn Borough Council election

Elections to Hyndburn Borough Council were held on 5 May 2011. One third of the council-seats were up for election.

## Background

Before the election Conservatives had a single-seat majority of 18 councillors, Labour had 15 councillors, while Independent (politician) had 2 councillors.
Conservative and Labour candidates contested for every ward-seat. Independents were defending a single-seat, but 'various' candidates were contesting five-wards. Ukip's only single candidate contested in the Central-ward.

## Local Election result

After the election, the composition of the council was -
* Labour 18
* Conservative 14
* Independent 3
Hyndburn Local Election Result 2011 - over just 12 wards :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 58.33 | 51.3 | 10,173 | 1,956 |
| Conservative | 3 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 25.0 | 40.0 | 7,932 | -680 |
| Independent | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8.6 | 8.3 | 1,639 | 801 |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ... | ... | 88 | N/A |
The four (out of 16) Hyndburn Local Borough Council ward seats that were NOT up for re-election in 2011 included the following wards - Netherton in Gt. Harwood, Peel and Spring Hill in Accrington, plus St. Andrews in Oswaldtwistle.

## Ward results
### Altham

Altham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Miles Parkinson | 999 | 65.77 | 3.77 |
| | Conservative | Paul Todd | 520 | 34.23 | −3.77 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,519 | 37.9 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Barnfield

Barnfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | June Harrison | 756 | 50.98 | 20.28 |
| | Conservative | Paul Barton | 650 | 43.83 | −12.07 |
| | Independent | Tony Hindle | 77 | 5.19 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,483 | 44.3 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Baxenden

Baxenden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Kath Pratt | 845 | 57.44 | −15.16 |
| | Labour | David Hartley | 626 | 42.56 | 15.16 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,471 | 45.2 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Central

Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mohammed Ayub | 1602 | 71.71 | 14.31 |
| | Conservative | Razaq Hussain | 544 | 24.35 | −18.25 |
| | UKIP | Bobby Anwar | 88 | 3.94 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,234 | 59.9 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Church

Church :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Broadley | 845 | 66.12 | 4.22 |
| | Conservative | Mohammed Hussain | 433 | 33.88 | −4.22 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,278 | 39.7 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Clayton-le-Moors

Clayton-le-Moors :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independents in Hyndburn | Nick Collingridge | 579 | 36.28 | N/A |
| | Labour | Chris Fisher | 575 | 36.03 | −10.67 |
| | Conservative | Janet Storey | 442 | 27.69 | −25.61 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,596 | 43.5 | |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Huncoat

Huncoat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independents in Hyndburn | David Parkins | 980 | 63.64 | 9.84 |
| | Conservative | Jean Hurn | 345 | 22.40 | 4.7 |
| | Labour | Sam Cudworth | 215 | 13.96 | −14.54 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,540 | 44.3 | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Immanuel

Immanuel :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Judith Addison | 878 | 54.57 | 2.37 |
| | Labour | John McCormack | 731 | 45.43 | −2.37 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,609 | 45.7 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Milnshaw

Milnshaw :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Paul Cox | 710 | 45.37 | −19.83 |
| | Conservative | Roger Jepson | 372 | 23.77 | −11.03 |
| | Independent | Malcolm Pritchard | 460 | 29.39 | N/A |
| | Independent | Christian Rayner | 23 | 1.47 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,565 | 44.6 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Overton

Overton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Gareth Molineux | 988 | 44.34 | 1.94 |
| | Conservative | Roy Atkinson | 740 | 33.21 | −24.39 |
| | Independents in Hyndburn | David Mason | 500 | 22.44 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,228 | 44.6 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Rishton

Rishton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Clare Cleary | 1180 | 52.28 | 4.38 |
| | Conservative | Stanley Horne | 1077 | 47.72 | −4.38 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,257 | 44.4 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### St. Oswald's

St. Oswald's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Brian Roberts | 1086 | 53.44 | −9.36 |
| | Labour | Stewart Eaves | 946 | 46.56 | 9.36 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,032 | 39.9 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |