2014 Pendle Borough Council election

2014 UK local government election June 2014 June 2014 Pendle Borough Council elections thumb|300px|right|Map of the results of the 2014 Pendle Borough Council election. Labour in red, Conservatives in blue, Liberal Democrats in yellow and British National Party in dark blue. Wards in dark grey were not contested in 2014. The 2014 Pendle Borough Council election took place on 22 May 2014 to elect members of Pendle Borough Council in Lancashire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/topics/cdyem5rexgyt Pendle BBC News Online 8 June 2014 After the election, the composition of the council was Conservative 19 Labour 18 Liberal Democrats 11 British National Party 1Results Elections 2014 24 May 2014 The Times NewsBank As of 2024, this was the last election in which a British National Party candidate was elected. Background Before the election the Conservatives had 19 councillors, the most for the party on the council for the previous 30 years, while Labour had 17 councillors, the Liberal Democrats had 12 and there was 1 British National Party councillor.http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/10663538.Suspended_Pendle_ward_councillor_defects_to_the_Tories/ Suspended Pendle ward councillor defects to the Tories Marshall Tyrone 9 September 2013 Lancashire Telegraph 9 June 2014East Lancashire local election candidates revealed Jacobs Bill 27 April 2014 Lancashire Telegraph NewsBank This was a change from the situation at the last election in 2012, after Labour councillor Abdul Aziz had defected to the Conservatives in September 2013 after having been suspended by Labour. The council was run by the Conservatives, with support from the Liberal Democrats. 16 seats were contested at the election, with Labour defending 6 seats, the Conservatives 5, Liberal Democrats 4 and the British National Party 1. Among those defending seats at the election was the leader of the Labour group on the council, Mohammed Iqbal in Bradley ward. During the campaign Pendle was visited by the Conservative Prime Minister David Cameron, both the Labour deputy leader Harriet Harman and the shadow chancellor Ed Balls, and the Liberal Democrat Chief Secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander to support their respective parties.Elections: Can Labour keep a grip on East Lancashire? Jacobs Bill 21 May 2014 Lancashire Telegraph NewsBankElections 2014: Pendle 21 May 2014 Lancashire Telegraph NewsBank Election result There was little change in the party composition of the council with Labour gaining one seat from the Conservatives, while the Conservatives took one seat from the Liberal Democrats.Day of milestones at Pendle elections 24 May 2014 Lancashire Telegraph NewsBank Labour's gain came in Reedley, where Yasser Iqbal defeated the Conservative councillor for the previous 40 years, Pauline McCormick, by 36 votes. However Conservative Lyle Davy became the youngest councillor in the country at the age of 18 after taking Coates from the Liberal Democrats by 49 votes, after the Liberal Democrats had held the ward for the previous 16 years. Meanwhile, Brian Parker held Marsden for the British National Party by 6 votes over the Conservatives, in the only seat won by the British National Party at the 2014 United Kingdom local elections.https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/local-election-results-2014-a-good-night-up-west-for-labour-but-not-much-fun-elsewhere-9428963.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/local-election-results-2014-a-good-night-up-west-for-labour-but-not-much-fun-elsewhere-9428963.html 1 May 2022 subscription live Local election results 2014: A good night up west for Labour, but not much fun elsewhere Morris Nigel 23 May 2014 The Independent 9 June 2014 Overall turnout at the election was 38.82%.http://www.pendle.gov.uk/info/1000/elections-results/286/election_results/3 Election Results Pendle Borough Council 8 June 2014 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140716015503/http://www.pendle.gov.uk/info/1000/elections-results/286/election_results/3 16 July 2014 dmy-all Following the election Conservative Joe Cooney continued as leader of the council after the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats reached an agreement, with the Conservatives taking 6 seats on the council executive, while the Liberal Democrats took 4 seats on the executive.http://www.pendle.gov.uk/site/scripts/news_article.php?newsID=2031 Shared Executive to run Pendle Council 12 June 2014 Pendle Borough Council 13 June 2014 Pendle local election result 2014 Labour Party (UK) 7 1 0 +1 43.8 39.1 9,375 -1.1% Conservative Party (UK) 5 1 1 0 31.3 29.6 7,099 -0.3% Liberal Democrats (UK) 3 0 1 -1 18.8 19.6 4,701 -3.4% British National Party 1 0 0 0 6.3 2.1 493 -0.7% UK Independence Party 0 0 0 0 0 7.3 1,758 +6.5% The Blue Party 0 0 0 0 0 1.9 466 +1.9% Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 0 0 0 0 0 0.3 64 +0.3% Ward results Barrowford Barrowford Conservative Party (UK) Christopher Jowett 716 44.8 -15.3 Labour Party (UK) Mark Porter 361 22.6 -17.3 UK Independence Party Mick Waddington 325 20.4 +20.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Gavin Roper 195 12.2 +12.2 355 22.2 +2.0 1,597 39.8 +1.8 Conservative Party (UK) Boulsworth Boulsworth Conservative Party (UK) Sarah Cockburn-Price 647 44.1 UK Independence Party Graham Cannon 359 24.5 Labour Party (UK) Robert Oliver 261 17.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Heather Greaves 201 13.7 288 19.6 1,468 34.7 +2.1 Conservative Party (UK) Bradley Bradley Labour Party (UK) Mohammed Iqbal 1,218 67.2 +12.2 UK Independence Party Tony Leather 350 19.3 +19.3 Conservative Party (UK) Bernard Variyam 151 8.3 +1.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Irfan Ahmed 93 5.1 -27.6 868 47.9 +25.6 1,812 39.0 -6.9 Labour Party (UK) Brierfield Brierfield Labour Party (UK) Mohammed Arshad 1,142 72.8 +4.9 Conservative Party (UK) Mohammed Abdullah 354 22.6 -9.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Nadeem Akbar 73 4.7 +4.7 788 50.2 +14.3 1,569 44.2 -0.1 Labour Party (UK) Clover Hill Clover Hill Labour Party (UK) Kathleen Shore 660 53.1 -8.1 UK Independence Party Ben Robinson 309 24.8 +24.8 Conservative Party (UK) Janice Taylor 203 16.3 -4.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Waseem Asghar 72 5.8 -2.0 351 28.2 -12.7 1,244 33.2 -3.3 Labour Party (UK) Coates Coates Conservative Party (UK) Lyle Davy 700 43.5 +15.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Lindsay Gaskell 651 40.4 -14.8 Labour Party (UK) Lynn Harrison 170 10.6 -6.0 The Blue Party Kieron Hartley 89 5.5 +5.5 49 3.0 1,610 38.9 +7.2 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Craven Craven Liberal Democrats (UK) David Whipp 761 49.5 +5.7 Conservative Party (UK) Mike Thompson 352 22.9 -3.9 UK Independence Party Dorothy Baxter 261 17.0 +3.3 Labour Party (UK) Denzil Metcalfe 140 9.1 -6.6 The Blue Party Natasha Harris 24 1.6 +1.6 409 26.6 +9.6 409 35.6 +3.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Earby Earby Conservative Party (UK) Mike Goulthorp 734 41.6 +0.3 Labour Party (UK) David Byrne 453 25.7 +5.0 The Blue Party James Jackman 353 20.0 +20.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Doris Haigh 226 12.8 -7.1 281 15.9 -4.8 1,766 36.7 +1.2 Conservative Party (UK) Horsfield Horsfield Conservative Party (UK) Neil Butterworth 619 47.2 +6.8 Labour Party (UK) Malcolm Birks 372 28.4 -1.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) James Kerrigan 320 24.4 -5.9 247 18.8 +8.7 1,311 33.9 +1.0 Conservative Party (UK) Marsden Marsden British National Party Brian Parker 339 37.9 +2.7 Conservative Party (UK) Neil McGowan 333 29.1 -8.4 Labour Party (UK) Yvonne Tennant 201 18.7 -12.7 UK Independence Party Christine Stables 154 14.3 N/A 6 8.8 -0.2 1,073 42.1 +3.3 British National Party Reedley Reedley Labour Party (UK) Yasser Iqbal 1,170 48.4 -0.1 Conservative Party (UK) Pauline McCormick 1,133 46.9 +3.9 Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Jackie Grunsell 64 2.6 +2.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Kamran Anwar 49 2.0 -6.5 37 1.5 -4.0 2,416 56.6 +6.5 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Southfield Southfield Labour Party (UK) Mohammed Anmer 769 54.8 -13.9 Conservative Party (UK) Saanval Safir 394 28.1 +12.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) James Wood 240 17.1 +1.2 375 26.7 -26.1 1,403 34.6 +4.5 Labour Party (UK) Vivary Bridge Vivary Bridge Liberal Democrats (UK) David Clegg 565 41.8 +11.6 Conservative Party (UK) Glenn Stock 319 23.6 -6.7 Labour Party (UK) Russell Tennant 313 23.2 -8.8 British National Party John Rowe 154 11.4 +11.4 246 18.2 1,351 31.6 +2.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Walverden Walverden Labour Party (UK) Julie Henderson 751 59.1 -15.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Asghar Ali 341 26.9 +26.9 Conservative Party (UK) Peter Wilson 178 14.0 -11.3 410 32.3 -17.1 1,270 46.2 +6.7 Labour Party (UK) Waterside Waterside Liberal Democrats (UK) Dorothy Lord 720 60.9 +13.3 Labour Party (UK) David Johns 286 24.2 -4.8 Conservative Party (UK) Jonny Nixon 177 15.0 +5.7 434 36.7 +18.0 1,183 31.5 +0.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Whitefield Whitefield Labour Party (UK) Asjad Mahmood 997 77.9 +43.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Imran Waheed 194 15.2 -46.8 Conservative Party (UK) Margaret Beckett 89 7.0 +3.7 803 62.7 1,280 47.7 -18.2 Labour Party (UK) By-elections between 2014 and 2015 A by-election was held in Old Laund Booth ward on 3 July 2014 after the Liberal Democrat former leader of the council, John David, resigned from the council due to ill health after having held the seat since 1986.Former Pendle Lib Dem stepping down 28 May 2014 Lancashire Telegraph NewsBank The seat was held for the Liberal Democrats by Brian Newman with a majority of 161 votes.http://www.pendle.gov.uk/info/1000/elections-results/286/election_results/2 Result for the 3rd July 2014 Old Laund Booth by-election Pendle Borough Council 4 July 2014 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140714133435/http://www.pendle.gov.uk/info/1000/elections-results/286/election_results/2 14 July 2014 dmy-all Old Laund Booth by-election 3 July 2014 Liberal Democrats (UK) Brian Newman 427 58.3 +9.8 Conservative Party (UK) Jill Hartley 266 36.3 -10.9 UK Independence Party Michael Waddington 27 3.7 +3.7 The Blue Party Kieron Hartley 13 1.8 +1.8 161 22.0 +20.7 733 59.7 -1.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) References Pendle 2014 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