# 2016 Burnley Borough Council election

The 2016 Burnley Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2016 to elect members of Burnley Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate serving a four-year term of office, expiring in 2020. These seats were last contested in 2012.
Labour remained in overall control of the council.

## State of the Parties

After the election, the composition of the Council was as follows:
| Party | Seats | ± |
| Labour | 27 | 3 |
| Liberal Democrat | 13 | 3 |
| Conservative | 4 | 1 |
| UKIP | 1 | 1 |

## Results

Burnley Borough Council Election, 2016 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 8 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 53.3 | 44.3 | 8,873 | +6.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | 5 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 33.3 | 32.4 | 6,481 | +5.2 |
| UKIP | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 6.7 | 11.5 | 2,303 | -2.8 |
| Conservative | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 6.7 | 6.1 | 1,227 | -12.2 |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 806 | +2.2 |
| TUSC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 163 | +0.4 |
| BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 158 | +0.7 |

### By ward
#### Bank Hall ward

Bank Hall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Lubna Khan | 768 | 64.8 | +12.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Michael Bradley | 417 | 35.2 | +11.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 351 | 29.6 | +1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,185 | 29.8 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

#### Briercliffe ward

Briercliffe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Margaret Ann Lishman | 764 | 57.2 | +18.1 |
| | UKIP | Ian Metcalf | 261 | 19.5 | −3.0 |
| | Labour | Syd Khan | 176 | 13.2 | −8.7 |
| | Conservative | Tom Watson | 99 | 7.4 | −6.3 |
| | Green | James MacDonald | 36 | 2.7 | −0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 503 | 37.6 | +21.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,336 | 30.8 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

#### Brunshaw ward

Brunshaw :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Lian Pate | 600 | 48.6 | +3.2 |
| | UKIP | Jamie McGowan | 452 | 36.6 | +10.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sandra Ann Byrne | 182 | 14.7 | −1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 148 | 12.0 | −7.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,234 | 26.0 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

#### Cliviger with Worsthorne ward

Cliviger with Worsthorne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Andrew Robert Newhouse | 539 | 35.0 | +1.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kathryn Haworth | 358 | 23.2 | −1.0 |
| | UKIP | Tom Commis | 349 | 22.6 | +0.2 |
| | Labour | | 296 | 19.2 | −1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 181 | 11.7 | +2.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,542 | 36.6 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

#### Coalclough with Deerplay ward

Coalclough with Deerplay :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bill Brindle | 721 | 65.2 | +19.0 |
| | Labour | Ibrahim Ali | 299 | 27.0 | −3.2 |
| | Green | Anne Whittles | 86 | 7.8 | +7.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 422 | 38.2 | 22.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,106 | 28.4 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

#### Daneshouse with Stoneyholme ward

Daneshouse with Stoneyholme :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Saeed Akhtar Chaudhary | 1,350 | 87.7 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mubashir Aftab | 190 | 12.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,160 | 75.3 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,540 | 41.1 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Daneshouse with Stoneyholme returned a Labour Party (UK) councillor unopposed in 2015.

#### Gannow ward

Gannow :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Andrew Charles Payne | 680 | 53.0 | +8.4 |
| | Labour | Christine Sollis | 427 | 33.3 | −0.7 |
| | BNP | Christopher Barnett | 113 | 8.8 | +8.8 |
| | Green | Jai Redman | 63 | 4.9 | +4.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 253 | 19.7 | +9.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,283 | 31.2 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | | |

#### Gawthorpe ward

Gawthorpe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Andy Tatchell | 809 | 66.9 | +8.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brendan John Morris | 400 | 33.1 | +13.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 409 | 33.8 | −2.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,209 | 28.0 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

#### Hapton with Park ward

Hapton with Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UKIP | Alan Hosker | 683 | 44.4 | +24.1 |
| | Labour | Howard Leigh Hudson | 601 | 39.1 | +2.8 |
| | Conservative | Ivor Christopher Emo | 173 | 11.2 | −7.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Leslie Williams | 81 | 5.3 | −13.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 82 | 5.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,538 | 34.1 | |
| | UKIP gain from Labour | UKIP gain from Labour | Swing | | |

#### Lanehead ward

Lanehead :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Asif Raja | 792 | 47.8 | +2.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paula Christine Riley | 665 | 40.2 | +19.4 |
| | Green | Laura Fisk | 199 | 12.0 | +12.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 127 | 7.7 | −17.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,656 | 37.4 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

#### Queensgate ward

Queensgate :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Arif Khan | 811 | 57.4 | +6.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Arthur Gordon Lishman | 438 | 31.0 | −1.6 |
| | TUSC | Gavin Hartley | 163 | 11.5 | +5.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 373 | 26.4 | +7.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,412 | 35.9 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

#### Rosegrove with Lowerhouse ward

Rosegrove with Lowerhouse :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Marcus Johnstone | 590 | 49.5 | +0.7 |
| | UKIP | Mark Henry Girven | 278 | 23.3 | −4.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephanie Forrest | 221 | 18.6 | −2.8 |
| | Green | Ceri Jane Carmichael | 57 | 4.8 | +1.4 |
| | BNP | Christopher Vanns | 45 | 3.8 | +2.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 312 | 26.2 | +7.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,191 | 26.4 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

#### Rosehill with Burnley Wood ward

Rosehill with Burnley Wood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christine Eleanor White | 625 | 47.2 | +14.5 |
| | Labour | Paul Campbell | 587 | 44.3 | +11.3 |
| | Green | Georgina Hannah Ormrod | 112 | 8.5 | +3.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 38 | 2.9 | +2.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,324 | 30.9 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | | |

#### Trinity ward

Trinity :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Tony Martin | 452 | 49.8 | +1.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stewart Bone | 236 | 26.0 | −0.3 |
| | Green | Andy Fewings | 219 | 24.1 | +24.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 216 | 23.8 | +1.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 907 | 24.1 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

#### Whittlefield with Ightenhill ward

Whittlefield with Ightenhill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Roper | 503 | 32.5 | +9.7 |
| | Conservative | Tony Moores | 416 | 26.9 | −6.9 |
| | Labour | Andy Devanney | 316 | 20.4 | −2.6 |
| | UKIP | Chris Rawson | 280 | 18.1 | −2.3 |
| | Green | Alfie Jones | 34 | 2.2 | +2.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 87 | 5.6 | −5.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,548 | 33.5 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |