Local Election Results 2008
Burnley
One-third of council up for election.
EFP = England First Party
Other results for Burnley:
2002
2003
2004
2006
2007
2010
2011
2012
2014
2015
2016
2018
2019
2021
2022
2023
By-elections for Burnley (may be incomplete): 19th June 2003 (Hapton with Park)
— 16th October 2003 (Lanehead)
— 5th May 2005 (Bank Hall)
— 15th February 2007 (Brunshaw; Daneshouse with Stoneyholme)
— 4th June 2009 (Rosegrove with Lowerhouse)
— 10th March 2011 (Rosegrove with Lowerhouse)
— 13th September 2012 (Trinity)
— 11th April 2019 (Rosehill with Burnley Wood)
— 10th November 2022 (Rosehill with Burnley Wood)
— 26th October 2023 (Trinity)
Results for Lancashire county council: 2005
2009
2013
2017
2021
Map of the results —Export spreadsheet
| Party |
Votes |
Percent |
Seats |
| Liberal Democrat |
9156 |
37.3% |
9 |
| Labour |
6833 |
27.8% |
3 |
| Conservative |
4648 |
18.9% |
2 |
| British National Party |
3650 |
14.9% |
1 |
| England First Party |
254 |
1.0% |
0 |
| Julie Cooper |
Lab |
621 |
43.5% |
| Asif Raja |
LD |
571 |
40.0% |
| Paul Coates |
C |
237 |
16.6% |
| Margaret Lishman |
LD |
912 |
55.5% |
| Patricia Thomson |
BNP |
326 |
19.9% |
| Susan Nutter |
C |
219 |
13.3% |
| Laurence Embley |
Lab |
185 |
11.3% |
| Linda White |
LD |
633 |
37.2% |
| David Halsall |
Lab |
451 |
26.5% |
| Paul McDevitt |
BNP |
384 |
22.6% |
| Arthur Coates |
C |
233 |
13.7% |
| Michael Heys |
C |
923 |
45.6% |
| Paula Riley |
LD |
486 |
24.0% |
| Steven Smith |
EFP |
254 |
12.5% |
| Brenda Lambert |
Lab |
214 |
10.6% |
| Ben Smalley |
BNP |
149 |
7.4% |
| Charles Bullas |
LD |
953 |
66.6% |
| Scott Atkinson |
BNP |
274 |
19.1% |
| Joanne Whitaker |
Lab |
205 |
14.3% |
| Mohammed Malik |
LD |
1234 |
52.4% |
| Shah Hussain |
Lab |
1123 |
47.6% |
| Justin Birtwistle |
LD |
544 |
33.7% |
| John Cave |
BNP |
473 |
29.3% |
| Mark Townsend |
Lab |
386 |
23.9% |
| Sharon Everitt |
C |
212 |
13.1% |
| Andy Tatchell |
Lab |
727 |
50.0% |
| Christopher Vanns |
BNP |
289 |
19.9% |
| Barry Robinson |
C |
284 |
19.5% |
| Denise Embra |
LD |
154 |
10.6% |
| Sharon Wilkinson |
BNP |
674 |
38.6% |
| Jean Cunningham |
Lab |
586 |
33.6% |
| Alan Marsden |
C |
323 |
18.5% |
| Vincent McCrae |
LD |
162 |
9.3% |
| Bill Brindle |
LD |
852 |
56.1% |
| Peter Kenyon |
Lab |
357 |
23.5% |
| Michael Raistrick |
C |
309 |
20.4% |
| Bill Bennett |
LD |
740 |
47.2% |
| Abid Sharif |
Lab |
571 |
36.4% |
| Brent Whittam |
C |
256 |
16.3% |
| Lynne Briggs |
LD |
637 |
40.2% |
| John Rowe |
BNP |
491 |
31.0% |
| Marion Smith |
Lab |
293 |
18.5% |
| Peter Raistrick |
C |
164 |
10.3% |
| Karen Heseltine |
LD |
742 |
52.6% |
| Colette Bailey |
Lab |
353 |
25.0% |
| David Tierney |
C |
316 |
22.4% |
| Tony Lambert |
Lab |
497 |
42.4% |
| David Shapcott |
BNP |
283 |
24.2% |
| Martyn Hurt |
LD |
244 |
20.8% |
| Thomas Picton |
C |
147 |
12.6% |
| Peter Doyle |
C |
1025 |
54.3% |
| Joan Shapcott |
BNP |
307 |
16.3% |
| Michael McHugh |
LD |
292 |
15.5% |
| Angela Donovan |
Lab |
264 |
14.0% |
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