2008 Burnley Borough Council election

2008 UK local government election March 2025 November 2013 thumb|Results of the 2008 Burnley Borough Council election Burnley Borough Council elections Elections to Burnley Borough Council in Lancashire, England were held on 1 May 2008. One third of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrat party gained overall control of the council from no overall control. Police launched an investigation on the day of the election into a fake Liberal Democrat leaflet which was distributed in Rosegrove and Gannow wards. http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/burnley/rosegrove/2241042.Probe_into_fake_Burnley_election_leaflet/ Probe into fake Burnley election leaflet 2008-11-15 2008-05-01 Lancashire Telegraph Following the election the Labour group leader Andy Tatchell was replaced by Julie Cooper. https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/2247896.burnley-labour-leader-ousted/ Burnley Labour leader ousted 2008-11-15 2008-05-05 Lancashire Telegraph After the election, the composition of the council was Liberal Democrat 23 Labour 12 Conservative 6 British National Party 4 Election result Burnley local election result 2008 Liberal Democrats (UK) 9 5 0 +5 60.0 37.3 9,156 +3.1 Labour Party (UK) 3 0 5 -5 20.0 27.8 6,833 +0.5 Conservative Party (UK) 2 0 0 0 13.3 18.9 4,648 +3.5 British National Party 1 0 0 0 6.7 14.9 3,650 -2.6 England First Party 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 254 -2.1 Ward results Bank Hall Bank Hall Labour Party (UK) Julie Cooper 621 43.5 -3.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Asif Raja 571 40.0 -0.8 Conservative Party (UK) Paul Coates 237 16.6 +4.3 50 3.5 -2.6 1,429 33.9 Labour Party (UK) Briercliffe Briercliffe Liberal Democrats (UK) Margaret Lishman 912 55.5 -3.2 British National Party Patricia Thomson 326 19.9 -8.2 Conservative Party (UK) Susan Nutter 219 13.3 +7.0 Labour Party (UK) Laurence Embley 185 11.3 +1.2 586 35.6 +5.1 1,642 35.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Brunshaw Brunshaw Liberal Democrats (UK) Linda White 633 37.2 -0.9 Labour Party (UK) David Halsall 451 26.5 -1.5 British National Party Paul McDevitt 384 22.6 -3.6 Conservative Party (UK) Arthur Coates 233 13.7 +6.0 182 10.7 +0.1 1,701 34.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Labour Party (UK) Cliviger with Worsthorne Cliviger with Worsthorne Conservative Party (UK) Michael Heys 923 45.6 +7.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Paula Riley 486 24.0 +14.4 England First Party Steven Smith 254 12.5 -4.3 Labour Party (UK) Brenda Lambert 214 10.6 +0.4 British National Party Ben Smalley 149 7.4 -4.4 437 21.6 +0.4 2,026 46.2 Conservative Party (UK) Coalclough with Deerplay Coalclough with Deerplay Liberal Democrats (UK) Charles Bullas 953 66.6 -13.3 British National Party Scott Atkinson 274 19.1 +19.1 Labour Party (UK) Joanne Whitaker 205 14.3 -5.8 679 47.5 -12.3 1,432 35.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Daneshouse with Stoneyholme Daneshouse with Stoneyholme Liberal Democrats (UK) Mohammed Malik 1,234 52.4 +12.4 Labour Party (UK) Shah Hussain 1,123 47.6 -12.4 111 4.8 2,357 60.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Labour Party (UK) Gannow Gannow Liberal Democrats (UK) Justin Birtwistle 544 33.7 +0.7 British National Party John Cave 473 29.3 +0.8 Labour Party (UK) Mark Townsend 386 23.9 -2.4 Conservative Party (UK) Sharon Everitt 212 13.1 +0.9 71 4.4 -0.1 1,615 36.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Labour Party (UK) Gawthorpe Gawthorpe Labour Party (UK) Andy Tatchell 727 50.0 -3.1 British National Party Christopher Vanns 289 19.9 -5.3 Conservative Party (UK) Barry Robinson 284 19.5 +7.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Denise Embra 154 10.6 +1.4 438 30.1 +2.2 1,454 31.1 Labour Party (UK) Hapton with Park Hapton with Park British National Party Sharon Wilkinson 674 38.6 +0.9 Labour Party (UK) Jean Cunningham 586 33.6 +3.2 Conservative Party (UK) Alan Marsden 323 18.5 +3.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Vincent McCrae 162 9.3 -7.4 78 5.0 -2.3 1,745 37.5 British National Party Lanehead Lanehead Liberal Democrats (UK) Bill Brindle 852 56.1 +13.5 Labour Party (UK) Peter Kenyon 357 23.5 -1.0 Conservative Party (UK) Michael Raistrick 309 20.4 +7.8 495 32.6 +14.4 1,518 33.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Queensgate Queensgate Liberal Democrats (UK) Bill Bennett 740 47.2 +15.7 Labour Party (UK) Abid Sharif 571 36.4 +8.6 Conservative Party (UK) Brent Whittam 256 16.3 +1.2 169 10.8 +7.1 1,567 37.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Rosegrove with Lowerhouse Rosegrove with Lowerhouse Liberal Democrats (UK) Lynne Briggs 637 40.2 +11.9 British National Party John Rowe 491 31.0 +0.3 Labour Party (UK) Marion Smith 293 18.5 -12.2 Conservative Party (UK) Peter Raistrick 164 10.3 +0.0 146 9.2 1,585 33.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Labour Party (UK) Rosehill with Burnley Wood Rosehill with Burnley Wood Liberal Democrats (UK) Karen Heseltine 742 52.6 +17.1 Labour Party (UK) Colette Bailey 353 25.0 -4.0 Conservative Party (UK) David Tierney 316 22.4 +5.8 389 27.6 +21.2 1,411 31.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Labour Party (UK) Trinity Trinity Labour Party (UK) Tony Lambert 497 42.4 +2.6 British National Party David Shapcott 283 24.2 -4.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Martyn Hurt 244 20.8 -3.3 Conservative Party (UK) Thomas Picton 147 12.6 +5.1 214 18.2 +7.0 1,171 30.0 Labour Party (UK) Whittlefield with Ightenhill Whittlefield with Ightenhill Conservative Party (UK) Peter Doyle 1,025 54.3 +0.8 British National Party Joan Shapcott 307 16.3 +0.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Michael McHugh 292 15.5 +1.5 Labour Party (UK) Angela Donovan 264 14.0 -2.2 718 38.0 1,888 38.7 +1.6 Conservative Party (UK) References 2008 Burnley election result Ward results Category:2008 English local elections 2008 Category:2000s in Lancashire