2002 Burnley Borough Council election

2002 English local election April 2025 December 2013 thumb|Results of the 2002 Burnley Borough Council election Burnley Borough Council elections Elections to Burnley Borough Council in Lancashire, England were held on 2 May 2002. Due to a reorganisation, most of the electoral wards had boundary changes and some were replaced, only Lanehead and Briercliffe wards where unaffected. Also the number of seats was reduced to 45, resulting that the entire council was up for election. In each ward, voters where required to elect 3 councillors, with first place receiving a full 4-year term, second receiving 2 years and third, a single year. The Labour party retained control of the council. After the election, the composition of the council was Labour 27 Liberal Democrat 8 Conservative 4 British National Party 3 Independent (politician) 3 Election result Burnley local election result 2002 Labour Party (UK) 27 27 0 27 60 48.7 41,327 Liberal Democrats (UK) 8 8 0 8 17.7 17.0 14,411 Conservative Party (UK) 4 4 0 4 8.9 8.8 7,497 Independent (politician) 3 3 0 3 6.7 12.9 10,924 British National Party 3 3 0 3 6.7 11.8 9,984 Socialist Alliance (England) 0 0 0 0 0 0.8 738 Ward results Bank Hall (3) Labour Party (UK) Patricia Bennett 1,216 24.3 Labour Party (UK) Barry Guttridge 1,139 22.8 Labour Party (UK) Caroline Kavanagh 1,052 21.1 British National Party Joan Dewhurst 663 13.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Abdul Hamid 503 10.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Doctor Simba 422 8.4 4,995 Briercliffe Briercliffe (3) Liberal Democrats (UK) Roger Frost 1,302 25.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Margaret Lishman 1,214 23.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Peter McCann 1,058 20.4 Labour Party (UK) Laurence Embley 549 10.6 Labour Party (UK) John Titherington 526 10.2 Labour Party (UK) John Hartley 525 10.1 5,174 Brunshaw Brunshaw (3) Labour Party (UK) Donald Hall 1,435 26.4 Labour Party (UK) Lilian Clark 1,312 24.1 Labour Party (UK) David Halsall 1,177 21.7 British National Party Simon Bennett 919 16.9 Independent (politician) Cliff Tahir 593 10.9 5,463 Cliviger with Worsthorne Cliviger with Worsthorne (3) Conservative Party (UK) David Heginbotham 1,032 14.8 British National Party David Edwards 898 12.8 Independent (politician) Kevin Robinson 817 11.8 Conservative Party (UK) Tony Walker 801 11.4 Conservative Party (UK) Alan Stewart 711 10.2 Labour Party (UK) Fiona Burns 694 9.9 Labour Party (UK) Philip Walsh 693 9.9 Labour Party (UK) Marguerite Walsh 678 9.7 Independent (politician) Nigel Musker 666 9.5 6,990 Coalclough with Deerplay Coalclough with Deerplay (3) Liberal Democrats (UK) Gordon Birtwistle 1,335 24.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Charles Bullas 1,117 20.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Patricia Smith 1,043 18.9 British National Party Leonard Starr 622 11.3 Labour Party (UK) Anthony Davis 394 7.2 Independent (politician) Nigel Musker 389 7.1 Labour Party (UK) Mary Roberts 340 6.2 Labour Party (UK) Mohammed Baig 265 4.8 5,505 Daneshouse with Stoneyholme Daneshouse with Stoneyholme (3) Labour Party (UK) Mohammad Malik 1,461 20.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Mozaquir Ali 1,336 19.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Manzoor Hussain 1,256 17.9 Labour Party (UK) Saeed Chaudhary 934 13.3 Labour Party (UK) Shahi Sultan 643 9.1 Independent (politician) Kazmi Hussain 453 6.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Masood Mirza 368 5.3 Independent (politician) Wendy Leach 343 4.9 Independent (politician) Edward Fisk 230 3.3 7,024 Gannow Gannow (3) Labour Party (UK) Michael Rushton 882 16.2 Labour Party (UK) Alice Thornber 842 15.4 British National Party Terence Grogan 817 15.0 Labour Party (UK) Patrick Tierney 813 14.9 Independent (politician) Fred Melbourne 726 13.3 Independent (politician) Ian Nelson 690 12.7 Conservative Party (UK) Jeffrey Pickup 529 9.7 Socialist Alliance (England) Ian Alderson 151 2.8 5,450 Gawthorpe Gawthorpe (3) Labour Party (UK) Frank Cant 1,012 18.7 Labour Party (UK) Gillian Harbour 995 18.4 Labour Party (UK) Linda Gauton 868 16.0 British National Party Andrew Kenyon 783 14.5 Independent (politician) Patricia Stinton 723 13.4 Independent (politician) Patricia Lord 635 11.7 Conservative Party (UK) Laura Dowding 395 7.3 5,411 Hapton with Park Hapton with Park (3) Labour Party (UK) Kevin Birchall 1,140 21.9 Labour Party (UK) John Harbour 1,095 21.0 Labour Party (UK) Andrew Tatchell 1,043 20.1 British National Party John Kenyon 722 13.9 Independent (politician) Steven Gourlay 605 11.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Mary McCann 596 11.5 5,201 Lanehead Lanehead (3) Independent (politician) Paula Riley 984 18.7 Labour Party (UK) John Cavanagh 978 18.6 Labour Party (UK) Brian Cooper 871 16.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Martin Smith 846 16.1 British National Party Sarah Sherburn 834 15.9 Labour Party (UK) David Lord 748 14.2 5,261 Queensgate Queensgate (3) Labour Party (UK) Peter Kenyon 1,164 23.9 Labour Party (UK) Paul Moore 1,075 22.1 Labour Party (UK) Mohammad Najib 1,002 20.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Denise Embra 852 17.5 British National Party David Haworth 781 16.0 4,874 Rosegrove with Lowerhouse Rosegrove with Lowerhouse (3) Labour Party (UK) Stuart Caddy 841 16.1 Independent (politician) Marlene Disley 751 14.4 British National Party Carol Hughes 751 14.4 Labour Party (UK) Stephen Reynolds 729 14.0 Independent (politician) Arthur Wilkinson 723 13.8 Labour Party (UK) Stephen Wolski 721 13.8 Independent (politician) Samuel Holgate 706 13.5 5,222 Rosehill with Burnley Wood Rosehill with Burnley Wood (3) Labour Party (UK) Colette Bailey 1,106 18.8 Labour Party (UK) Denis Otter 1,083 18.4 Labour Party (UK) Janice Swainston 1,013 17.3 Independent (politician) John Lloyd 890 15.1 British National Party James Cowell 812 13.8 Conservative Party (UK) David Tierney 660 11.2 Socialist Alliance (England) Stephen Worden 314 5.4 5,878 Trinity Trinity (3) Labour Party (UK) Carole Galbraith 1,022 23.4 Labour Party (UK) Anthony Lambert 914 20.9 Labour Party (UK) Elizabeth Monk 897 20.5 British National Party Mark Terrell 643 14.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) William Bennett 626 14.3 Socialist Alliance (England) Tess McMahon 273 6.2 4,375 Whittlefield with Ightenhill Whittlefield with Ightenhill (3) Conservative Party (UK) Josephine Challinor 1,166 17.7 Conservative Party (UK) Peter Doyle 1,112 16.9 Conservative Party (UK) Ida Fowler 1,091 16.6 British National Party Mark Vickers 739 11.2 Labour Party (UK) Jean Daiches 670 10.2 Labour Party (UK) Antony Martin 641 9.8 Labour Party (UK) Hilary Ward 617 9.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Paul Wright 537 8.2 6,573 References BBC News 2002 Burnley Election Results Accessed 2010 Local Council Election Results Archive 2002 Accessed 2010 Category:2002 English local elections 2002 Category:2000s in Lancashire