# 2011 Burnley Borough Council election

Elections to Burnley Borough Council in Lancashire, England were held on 5 May 2011. One third of the council was up for election and no party won overall control of the council. Arif Khan, the incumbent in the Queensgate ward, defected form the Lib Dems to Labour in October 2010, citing disillusionment with the party’s performance since the general election. The councils only independent, John Jones (former Lib Dem), the incumbent in the Brunshaw ward, did not stand for re-election.
After the election, the composition of the council was
* Liberal Democrat 21
* Labour 16
* Conservative 5
* British National Party 1

## Election result

Burnley Local Election Result 2011 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 53.4 | 46.7 | 12,166 | +17.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | 5 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 33.3 | 32.6 | 8,490 | -7.3 |
| Conservative | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.3 | 14.2 | 3,684 | -6.0 |
| BNP | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0.0 | 5.9 | 1,549 | -4.9 |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 145 | +0.5 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |

## Ward results

Bank Hall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Field | 1,157 | 77.5 | +31.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Arthur Gordon Lisman | 336 | 22.5 | −13.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 821 | 55.0 | +41.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,493 | 35.2 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Briercliffe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anne Kelly | 1,004 | 55.0 | −3.9 |
| | Labour | Brian Cooper | 514 | 28.1 | +8.9 |
| | Conservative | Susan Nutter | 308 | 16.9 | −5.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 490 | 26.8 | −10.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,826 | 40.2 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Brunshaw :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mark Townsend | 1,090 | 61.9 | +29.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kathryn Howarth | 376 | 21.3 | −10.9 |
| | Conservative | Alex Harrison | 296 | 16.8 | +0.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 714 | 40.5 | +40.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,762 | 36.0 | |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Cliviger with Worsthorne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Cosima Towneley | 993 | 46.9 | −1.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paula Riley | 570 | 26.9 | −6.8 |
| | Labour | Tony Martin | 556 | 26.2 | +8.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 423 | 20.0 | +5.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,119 | 47.7 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Coalclough with Deerplay :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Margaret Brindle | 750 | 47.3 | −8.5 |
| | Labour | Alex McClachlan | 486 | 30.6 | +10.9 |
| | Conservative | Anthony Jackson | 209 | 13.2 | −0.8 |
| | BNP | Angela Vanns | 142 | 8.9 | −1.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 246 | 16.6 | −19.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,587 | 38.7 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Daneshouse with Stoneyholme :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Wajid Khan | 1,694 | 75.7 | +18.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Abdul Rakib | 544 | 24.3 | −15.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1150 | 51.4 | +33.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,238 | 58.9 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Gannow :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Charlie Briggs | 650 | 41.5 | +8.1 |
| | Labour | Stephen Large | 555 | 35.4 | +6.1 |
| | BNP | David Shapcott | 186 | 11.9 | −8.5 |
| | Conservative | Barry Robinson | 176 | 11.2 | −5.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 95 | 6.1 | +2.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,567 | 35.9 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Gawthorpe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Harbour | 962 | 59.8 | +21.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Matthew Carter | 341 | 21.2 | +0.9 |
| | BNP | Paul Robinson | 305 | 19.0 | −1.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 621 | 38.6 | +21.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,608 | 34.4 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Hapton with Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Joanne Greenwood | 871 | 49.2 | +20.0 |
| | BNP | Derek Dawson | 369 | 20.8 | −3.3 |
| | Conservative | Victoria Taylor | 323 | 18.3 | −1.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Claire McCann | 207 | 11.7 | −15.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 502 | 28.4 | +24.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,770 | 37.9 | |
| | Labour gain from BNP | Labour gain from BNP | Swing | | |
Lanehead :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ann Royle | 797 | 43.2 | +9.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martin Smith | 676 | 36.6 | −10.1 |
| | Conservative | Paul Coats | 228 | 12.3 | −7.2 |
| | UKIP | Michael McHugh | 145 | 7.9 | +7.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 121 | 6.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,846 | 41.1 | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Queensgate :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Janet Brown | 918 | 50.6 | +1.4 |
| | Labour | Arif Khan | 895 | 49.4 | +17.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 23 | 1.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,813 | 43.2 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Rosegrove with Lowerhouse :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Shephen Paul Reynolds | 643 | 41.8 | +10.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kate Mottershead | 491 | 32.0 | −1.4 |
| | BNP | Paul McDevitt | 238 | 15.5 | −2.9 |
| | Conservative | Mathew Isherwood | 164 | 10.7 | −6.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 152 | 9.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,536 | 31.8 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Rosehill with Burnley Wood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tracy Kennedy | 817 | 48.4 | +5.4 |
| | Labour | Paul Campbell | 691 | 40.9 | +13.2 |
| | BNP | Christopher Vanns | 180 | 10.7 | −1.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 126 | 7.5 | −7.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,688 | 38.1 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Trinity :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Elizabeth Monk | 669 | 56.6 | +22.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martyn Hurt | 246 | 20.7 | −13.7 |
| | Conservative | Thomas Picton | 140 | 11.8 | −3.9 |
| | BNP | Christopher John Vanns | 129 | 10.9 | −4.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 423 | 35.7 | +35.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,148 | 30 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Whittlefield with Ightenhill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ida Carmichael | 847 | 42.4 | +8.9 |
| | Labour | Nicolas Madden | 586 | 29.3 | +8.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Debbie Porter | 564 | 28.3 | −5.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 261 | 13.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,997 | 41.6 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |