2007 Burnley Borough Council election

2007 UK local government election March 2025 November 2013 thumb|Results of the 2007 Burnley Borough Council election Burnley Borough Council elections Elections to Burnley Borough Council in Lancashire, England were held on 3 May 2007. One third of the council was up for election and no party won overall control of the council. The winner of the Rosegrove with Lowerhouse ward had to be drawn by lot after the Labour and BNP candidates received an identical number of votes. Sam Holgate, the incumbent in the Rosegrove with Lowerhouse ward joined the Lib Dems in September 2006, being previously elected as an Independent. After the election, the composition of the council was: Liberal Democrat 18 Labour 17 Conservative 6 British National Party 4 Election result Burnley local election result 2007 Liberal Democrats (UK) 7 3 2 +1 46.7 34.2 8,359 -2.7 Labour Party (UK) 5 2 1 +1 33.3 27.3 6,706 -4.0 Conservative Party (UK) 2 1 0 +1 13.3 15.4 3,779 -1.4 British National Party 1 0 3 -3 6.7 17.5 4,286 +4.2 England First Party 0 0 0 0 0.0 3.1 770 +3.1 Green Party of England and Wales 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.3 84 +0.3 Independent (politician) 0 0 0 0 0.0 2.2 546 +0.5 Ward results Bank Hall Labour Party (UK) Imtiaz Hussain 699 46.9 -3.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Justin Birtwistle 608 40.8 -1.9 Conservative Party (UK) Paul Coates 184 12.3 +4.6 91 6.1 1,491 35.9 Labour Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Briercliffe Briercliffe Liberal Democrats (UK) Anne Kelly 1074 58.7 -9.7 British National Party Patricia Thomson 515 28.1 +28.1 Labour Party (UK) Brian Fenn 185 10.1 -1.5 Conservative Party (UK) Peter Raistrick 115 6.3 -13.2 559 30.5 -18.4 1,834 39.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) British National Party Brunshaw Brunshaw Liberal Democrats (UK) John Jones 680 38.1 +4.7 Labour Party (UK) Karen Baker 499 28.0 -9.7 British National Party Paul McDevitt 467 26.2 +7.6 Conservative Party (UK) Tony Coulson 139 7.7 -2.6 181 10.1 1,785 35.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Cliviger with Worsthorne Cliviger with Worsthorne Conservative Party (UK) Cosima Towneley 840 38.0 -19.6 England First Party Steven Smith 372 16.8 +16.8 British National Party David Shapcott 260 11.8 +11.8 Labour Party (UK) Brenda Lambert 225 10.2 -6.6 Independent (politician) Paula Riley 216 9.8 +9.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Michael McHugh 213 9.6 -16.0 Green Party of England and Wales Richard Wyatt 84 3.8 +3.8 468 21.2 -10.9 2,210 50.2 Conservative Party (UK) British National Party Coalclough with Deerplay Coalclough with Deerplay Liberal Democrats (UK) Maureen McCaffrey 1,055 79.9 -3.1 Labour Party (UK) Angela Donovan 265 20.1 +3.1 790 59.8 -7.6 1,320 33.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Daneshouse with Stoneyholme Daneshouse with Stoneyholme Labour Party (UK) Wajid Khan 1,405 60.0 +9.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Qurban Ali 935 40.0 -9.7 470 20.0 +19.3 2,340 59.1 Labour Party (UK) Gannow Gannow Liberal Democrats (UK) Charlie Briggs 560 33.0 +6.4 British National Party Carol Hughes 484 28.5 -3.2 Labour Party (UK) Peter Kenyon 446 26.3 -1.1 Conservative Party (UK) Sharon Everitt 209 12.2 -2.2 76 4.5 1,699 39.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) British National Party Gawthorpe Gawthorpe Labour Party (UK) John Harbour 854 53.1 +20.0 British National Party Scott Atkinson 405 25.2 -6.2 Conservative Party (UK) Barry Robinson 201 12.5 -5.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Denise Embra 149 9.2 -8.1 449 27.9 +25.9 1,609 34.8 Labour Party (UK) Hapton with Park Hapton with Park British National Party Len Starr 674 37.7 +3.3 Labour Party (UK) Jean Cunningham 544 30.4 -1.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) William Brindle 299 16.7 -1.2 Conservative Party (UK) Alan Marsden 271 15.1 -0.6 130 7.3 +4.9 1,788 37.5 British National Party Lanehead Lanehead Liberal Democrats (UK) Martin Smith 693 42.6 +0.8 Labour Party (UK) Peter Marland 398 24.5 +3.5 Independent (politician) Anne Royle 330 20.3 +6.3 Conservative Party (UK) Michael Raistrick 204 12.6 +1.8 295 18.2 +3.0 1,625 36.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Queensgate Queensgate Liberal Democrats (UK) Arif Khan 489 31.5 -21.5 Labour Party (UK) Laurence Embley 432 27.8 -6.6 England First Party Simon Bennett 398 25.6 +25.6 Conservative Party (UK) Arthur Coats 233 15.1 +2.5 57 3.7 -14.9 1,552 36.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Labour Party (UK) Rosegrove with Lowerhouse Rosegrove with Lowerhouse Labour Party (UK) Paul Reynolds 489 30.7 +0.8 British National Party John Rowe 489 30.7 +0.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Sam Holgate 452 28.3 -4.9 Conservative Party (UK) Ian Pool 164 10.3 +3.7 0 0.0 1,594 33.7 Labour Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Rosehill with Burnley Wood Rosehill with Burnley Wood Liberal Democrats (UK) Francis Ashworth 564 35.5 -14.7 Labour Party (UK) Janice Swainston 462 29.0 +0.2 British National Party Elaine Kirby 300 18.9 +18.9 Conservative Party (UK) David Tierney 264 16.6 -4.4 102 6.4 -15.0 1,590 35.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Labour Party (UK) Trinity Trinity Labour Party (UK) Elizabeth Monk 514 39.8 +5.8 British National Party John Cave 369 28.6 -3.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Martyn Hurt 311 24.1 +3.0 Conservative Party (UK) Thomas Picton 96 7.5 -4.9 145 11.2 +9.8 1,290 32.7 Labour Party (UK) Whittlefield with Ightenhill Whittlefield with Ightenhill Conservative Party (UK) Ida Carmichael 1,060 53.5 +10.4 British National Party Joan Shapcott 323 16.3 -6.8 Labour Party (UK) Alex Mclachlan 322 16.2 -0.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Bernie Kyriacou 277 14.0 -3.4 737 37.2 +20.6 1,982 40.9 Conservative Party (UK) References 2007 BBC News Burnley election result Burnley Council 2007 Election Results Category:2007 English local elections 2007 Category:2000s in Lancashire