# 2012 Burnley Borough Council election

Elections to Burnley Borough Council in Lancashire, England were held on 3 May 2012. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party regained control of the council, with Julie Cooper becoming council leader. Also the last remaining British National Party councillor, Sharon Wilkinson, lost the Hapton with Park seat, a decade since the far-right group were first elected to the council
After the election, the composition of the council was
* Labour 26
* Liberal Democrat 14
* Conservative 5
* British National Party 0

## Election result

Burnley election result 2012 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 11 | 8 | 0 | +8 | 73.33 | 52.7 | 11,362 | +6.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | 2 | 0 | 7 | -7 | 13.33 | 33.5 | 7224 | +0.9 |
| Conservative | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.33 | 5.6 | 1209 | -8.6 |
| BNP | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 5.3 | 1151 | -0.6 |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.9 | 633 | +2.9 |

## Ward Results

Bank Hall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Julie Cooper | 1,011 | 80.4 | +2.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Trevor Kirkham | 246 | 19.6 | −2.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 765 | 60.9 | +5.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1257 | 29.1 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Briercliffe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Margaret Lishman | 768 | 57.2 | +2.2 |
| | Labour | Brian Cooper | 424 | 31.6 | +3.5 |
| | Conservative | Susan Nutter | 151 | 11.2 | −5.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 344 | 25.6 | −1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1343 | 29.4 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Brunshaw :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Lian Pate | 863 | 66.4 | +4.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Linda White | 436 | 33.6 | +12.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 427 | 32.9 | −7.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1299 | 26.6 | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Cliviger with Worsthorne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Andrew Newhouse | 456 | 29.2 | −17.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paula Riley | 441 | 28.3 | +1.4 |
| | Labour | Brian Tomlinson | 365 | 23.4 | −2.8 |
| | UKIP | Tom Commis | 298 | 19.1 | +19.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 15 | 1.0 | −19.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1560 | 36.3 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Coalclough with Deerplay :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Charles Bullas | 718 | 60.7 | +13.4 |
| | Labour | Samuel McLachlan | 464 | 39.3 | +8.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 254 | 21.5 | +4.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1182 | 29.5 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Daneshouse with Stoneyholme :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Saeed Akhtar Chaudhary | 1,571 | 66.1 | −9.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mohammed Abdul Malik | 805 | 33.9 | +9.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 766 | 32.2 | −19.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2376 | 61.5 | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Gannow :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Betsy Stringer | 710 | 53.7 | +18.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Justin Birtwistle | 474 | 35.9 | −5.6 |
| | BNP | Derek Dawson | 137 | 10.4 | −1.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 236 | 17.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1321 | 30.3 | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Gawthorpe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Andy Tatchell | 930 | 73.0 | +13.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Carter | 152 | 11.9 | −9.3 |
| | BNP | John Cave | 192 | 15.1 | −3.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 738 | 57.9 | +19.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1274 | 26.9 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Hapton with Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jonathan Barker | 724 | 52.1 | −7.1 |
| | BNP | Sharon Wilkinson | 423 | 30.4 | +9.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stuart Leyland | 243 | 17.5 | +5.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 301 | 21.7 | −6.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1390 | 30.1 | |
| | Labour gain from BNP | Labour gain from BNP | Swing | | |
Lanehead :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Stephen Large | 831 | 51.9 | +8.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bill Brindle | 463 | 28.9 | −7.8 |
| | UKIP | Michael Gerard McHugh | 184 | 11.5 | +11.5 |
| | Conservative | Philip Nutter | 124 | 7.7 | −4.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 368 | 23.0 | +16.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1602 | 36.0 | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Queensgate :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Arif Khan | 996 | 59.3 | +9.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martyn Hurt | 685 | 40.7 | −9.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 311 | 18.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1681 | 39.2 | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Rosegrove with Lowerhouse :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Marcus Johnstone | 719 | 53.9 | +12.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lynne Briggs | 464 | 34.8 | +2.8 |
| | BNP | Paul McDevitt | 150 | 11.3 | −4.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 255 | 19.1 | +9.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1333 | 27.6 | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Rosehill with Burnley Wood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Paul Campbell | 725 | 49.6 | +8.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Karen Patricia Heseltine | 586 | 40.1 | −8.3 |
| | UKIP | Craig James Ramplee | 151 | 10.3 | +10.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 139 | 9.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1462 | 32.5 | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Trinity :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Tony Lambert | 558 | 58.0 | +1.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephanie Forrest | 302 | 31.4 | +10.7 |
| | BNP | John Rowe | 102 | 10.6 | −0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 256 | 26.6 | −9.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 962 | 23.8 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Whittlefield with Ightenhill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Mathew Isherwood | 478 | 31.1 | −11.3 |
| | Labour | Janice Swainston | 471 | 30.6 | +1.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kathryn Haworth | 441 | 28.7 | +0.4 |
| | BNP | Christopher Vanns | 147 | 9.6 | +9.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7 | 0.5 | −12.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1537 | 31.9 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |