Map of Hyndburn, Lancashire, UK showing the results of the 2015 local election.
Labour in red and
Conservatives in blue. Wards in dark grey were not contested in 2015.
A by-thirds Hyndburn Borough Council local election took place on 7 May 2015.[1] Approximately one third of the second tier council's 35 seats fell up for election, and the General Election was held on the same day.
Background
Before the election Labour had a majority of 23 councillors, Conservatives had 8 councillors, while Independent (politician) had 2 councillors and UKIP had 2 councillors.
Labour, Conservative and UKIP candidates contested for every ward, Green candidates only contested for five-wards and just one Independent candidate contested in the Church-ward.
Local Election result
The majority grouping of councillors was as the headline result of the election reinforced by two-seats, with independent councillors having lost their two (undefended) seats, and with no change to Conservative seats and where Ukip failed to gain any more seats:
After the election, the composition of the council was -
Hyndburn Local Election
Result 2015 - electorate 48,101 (over just 12 wards)
Party |
Seats |
Gains |
Losses |
Net gain/loss |
Seats % |
Votes % |
Votes |
+/− |
|
Labour |
9 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
75.0 |
26.45 |
12,727 |
2,554 |
|
Conservative |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
25.0 |
20.00 |
9,618 |
1,686 |
|
UKIP |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
14.90 |
7,169 |
N/A |
|
Green |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.73 |
349 |
N/A |
|
Independent |
0 |
0 |
2 |
-2 |
0 |
0.09 |
45 |
-1,594 |
NB: One of the previous 23 Labour council seats, in the uncontested-Spring Hill-ward held by Councillor Pam Barton, became 'vacant' when she died on 5 May. Councillor Barton was previously elected to the Spring Hill ward in the 2014 Local Borough Council election. The subsequent by-election date for this Spring Hill council seat was set for 9 July, following the death of former Mayor Pam Barton.
The four (out of 16) Hyndburn Local Borough Council ward seats that were not up for re election in 2015 included the following wards, Netherton in Gt. Harwood, Peel and Spring Hill in Accrington, plus St. Andrews in Oswaldtwistle.
Previous Councillors who were Standing-Down in this election included - John Broadley (Lab) (Church), Nick Collingridge (Ind.) (Clayton-le-Moors), Dave Parkins (Ind.) (Huncoat) and Brian Roberts (Cons) (St. Oswalds).
Ward by ward
Altham
Altham - electorate 4,107
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Labour |
Miles Parkinson |
1,164 |
47.30 |
-18.47 |
|
UKIP |
Lee Entwistle |
594 |
24.14 |
N/A |
|
Conservative |
Stacey Melling |
585 |
23.77 |
-10.46 |
|
Green |
John Patrick Bolam |
103 |
4.19 |
N/A |
|
... |
spoilt votes |
15 |
... |
|
Majority |
570 |
23.16 |
N/A |
Turnout |
2,461 |
59.92 |
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Barnfield
Barnfield - electorate 3,396
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Labour |
June Lillian Mary Harrison |
938 |
45.38 |
-5.6 |
|
Conservative |
Jean Hurn |
691 |
33.43 |
-10.4 |
|
UKIP |
Walter Brown |
425 |
20.56 |
N/A |
|
... |
spoilt votes |
13 |
... |
|
Majority |
247 |
11.95 |
N/A |
Turnout |
2,067 |
60.87 |
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Baxenden
Baxenden - electorate 3,333
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Conservative |
Kath Pratt |
1,044 |
44.11 |
-13.33 |
|
Labour |
David Hartley |
736 |
31.10 |
-11.46 |
|
UKIP |
Stewart Ian Scott |
515 |
21.76 |
N/A |
|
Green |
Kerry Gormley |
62 |
2.62 |
N/A |
|
... |
spoilt votes |
10 |
... |
|
Majority |
308 |
13.01 |
N/A |
Turnout |
2,367 |
71.02 |
|
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
|
|
Central
Central - electorate 3,744
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Labour |
Mohammad Ayub |
1,563 |
65.81 |
-5.9 |
|
Conservative |
Mohammed Saleem |
516 |
21.73 |
-2.62 |
|
UKIP |
Christopher Bret Matthew |
224 |
9.43 |
5.49 |
|
Independent |
Aqeel Afzal |
45 |
1.89 |
N/A |
|
... |
spoilt votes |
27 |
... |
|
Majority |
1047 |
44.08 |
N/A |
Turnout |
2,375 |
63.43 |
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Church
Church - electorate 3,505
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Labour |
Loraine Ann Cox |
1,029 |
56.17 |
-9.95 |
|
UKIP |
Dayle Taylor |
456 |
24.89 |
N/A |
|
Conservative |
Marion Raynor |
338 |
18.45 |
-15.43 |
|
... |
spoilt votes |
9 |
... |
|
Majority |
573 |
31.28 |
N/A |
Turnout |
1,832 |
52.27 |
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Clayton-le-Moors
Clayton-le-Moors - electorate 3,683
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Labour |
Melissa Margaret Fisher |
951 |
41.73 |
5.7 |
|
Conservative |
Stephen Brierley |
776 |
34.05 |
6.36 |
|
UKIP |
Liam Finbar Clark |
535 |
23.48 |
N/A |
|
... |
spoilt votes |
17 |
... |
|
Majority |
175 |
7.68 |
N/A |
Turnout |
2,279 |
61.88 |
|
|
Labour gain from Independent |
Swing |
|
|
Huncoat
Huncoat - electorate 3,652
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Labour |
Eamonn Higgins |
933 |
38.99 |
25.03 |
|
Conservative |
Nick Whittaker |
809 |
33.81 |
11.41 |
|
UKIP |
Janet Brown |
539 |
22.52 |
N/A |
|
Green |
David Samuel Joseph Daly |
106 |
4.43 |
N/A |
|
... |
spoilt votes |
6 |
... |
|
Majority |
124 |
5.18 |
N/A |
Turnout |
2,393 |
65.53 |
|
|
Labour gain from Independent |
Swing |
|
|
Immanuel
Immanuel - electorate 3,613
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Conservative |
Judith Helen Addison |
986 |
43.0 |
-11.57 |
|
Labour |
Colette McCormack |
706 |
30.79 |
-14.64 |
|
UKIP |
Mark Anthony Taylor |
516 |
22.50 |
N/A |
|
Green |
Simon Nicholas Woods |
78 |
3.40 |
N/A |
|
... |
spoilt votes |
7 |
... |
|
Majority |
280 |
12.21 |
N/A |
Turnout |
2,293 |
63.47 |
|
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
|
|
Milnshaw
Milnshaw - electorate 3,587
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Labour |
Paul Ian Cox |
1,179 |
53.40 |
8.03 |
|
Conservative |
Roger Jepson |
542 |
24.55 |
0.78 |
|
UKIP |
John Errol Taylor |
474 |
21.47 |
N/A |
|
... |
spoilt votes |
13 |
... |
|
Majority |
637 |
28.85 |
N/A |
Turnout |
2,208 |
61.56 |
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Overton
Overton - electorate 5,073
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Labour |
Gareth Molineux |
1,132 |
34.22 |
-10.12 |
|
Conservative |
Patrick McGinley |
1,093 |
33.04 |
-0.17 |
|
UKIP |
Ian Robinson |
900 |
27.21 |
N/A |
|
Green |
Joan Elizabeth West |
164 |
4.96 |
N/A |
|
... |
spoilt votes |
19 |
... |
|
Majority |
39 |
1.18 |
N/A |
Turnout |
3,308 |
65.21 |
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Rishton
Rishton - electorate 5,255
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Labour |
Clare Andrea Cleary |
1,391 |
42.33 |
-9.95 |
|
Conservative |
John Frank Bargh |
971 |
29.55 |
-18.17 |
|
UKIP |
David George Dowling |
904 |
27.51 |
N/A |
|
... |
spoilt votes |
20 |
... |
|
Majority |
420 |
12.78 |
N/A |
Turnout |
3,286 |
62.53 |
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
St. Oswald's
St. Oswald's - electorate 5,153
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Conservative |
Lisa Allen |
1,267 |
37.59 |
-15.85 |
|
UKIP |
Kenneth Edward Smith |
1,087 |
32.25 |
N/A |
|
Labour |
Susan Joy Young |
1,005 |
29.81 |
-16.75 |
|
... |
spoilt votes |
12 |
... |
|
Majority |
180 |
5.34 |
N/A |
Turnout |
3,371 |
65.42 |
|
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
|
|