# 2010 Hyndburn Borough Council election

Elections to Hyndburn Borough Council were held on 6 May 2010. One third of the council was up for election. Since there was also the General Election being held on the same day, overall voter turnout was much higher than usual, for such local elections.

## Background

Before the election Conservatives had a majority of 21 councillors, Labour had 13 councillors, while Independent (politician) had 1 councillor.
Conservative candidates contested every ward, Labour candidates contested all wards except Overton-ward. Independents contested seven-wards, not including their one-existing uncontested-seat. LibDem's only single candidate contested in the Spring Hill-ward. BNP's only single candidate contested in the Clayton-le-Moors-ward.

## Local Election result

After the election, the composition of the council was -
* Conservative 18
* Labour 15
* Independent 2
Hyndburn Local Election Result 2010 - over just 11 wards :
| Party | Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| | Labour | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 63.6% | 41.2% | 11,047 | +0.4% |
| | Conservative | 3 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 27.3% | 39.8% | 10,579 | +9.7% |
| | Independent | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9.1 | 16.8 | 4,480 | +14.0% |
| | Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ... | ... | 281 | |
| | BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ... | ... | 192 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,579 | | |
Reference: 2006 Hyndburn Borough Council election#Local Election result
NB: Five (of the 16) Council ward seats that were NOT up for re-election in 2014 included the following wards - Altham, Baxenden and Church, plus Barnfield and Central in Accrington.

## Ward results
### Clayton-le-Moors

Clayton-le-Moors :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Tim O'Kane | 800 | 33.77 |
| | Conservative | Jennie Anderson | 722 | 30.48 |
| | Independent | Nick Collingridge | 655 | 27.65 |
| | BNP | Andrew Eccles | 192 | 8.10 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,369 | 67.2 |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing | |

### Huncoat

Huncoat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Nick Whittaker | 797 | 35.50 |
| | Labour | Martyn Isherwood | 779 | 34.70 |
| | Independent | Paul Gott | 669 | 29.80 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,245 | 65.5 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Immanuel

Immanuel :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour Co-op | Colette McCormack | 1163 | 50.46 |
| | Conservative | Simon James Taylor | 1142 | 49.54 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,305 | 67.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Milnshaw

Milnshaw :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Clare Pritchard | 1230 | 57.40 |
| | Conservative | Roger Jepson | 913 | 42.60 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,143 | 64.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Netherton

Netherton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour Co-op | Ciaran Wells | 1137 | 56.18 |
| | Conservative | Dennis Baron | 540 | 26.68 |
| | Independent | Stephen Aspin | 347 | 17.14 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,024 | 65.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Overton

Overton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Ian Robinson | 1614 | 51.78 |
| | Conservative | Roy Atkinson | 1503 | 48.22 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,117 | 67.0 |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Peel

Peel :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Bernard Dawson | 1168 | 71.31 |
| | Conservative | Danny Cassidy | 470 | 28.69 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,638 | 56.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Rishton

Rishton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Ken Moss | 1,535 | 46.53 |
| | Conservative | Ross Sourbutts | 1384 | 41.95 |
| | Independent | Chris Fisher | 380 | 11.52 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,299 | 68.3 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Spring Hill

Spring Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Pam Barton | 1291 | 63.94 |
| | Conservative | Mohammed Safdar | 447 | 22.14 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Akhtar Hussain | 281 | 13.92 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,019 | 59.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### St. Andrew's

St. Andrew's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Peter Britcliffe | 1060 | 51.78 |
| | Labour Co-op | John McCormack | 744 | 36.35 |
| | Independent | Tony Hindley | 243 | 11.87 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,047 | 63.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### St. Oswald's

St. Oswald's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Doug Hayes | 1584 | 47.20 |
| | Labour | Stewart Eaves | 1200 | 35.76 |
| | Independent | Brian Andrew Smith | 572 | 17.04 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,356 | 66.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |