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Burnley 2022

Local elections held 5 May 2022.

15 ward races
15 seats
5 elected below the proportional quota
33.3% of seats below quota

How to read this page

Each race below shows the share of valid ballots the marginal elected candidate actually won, and compares it to the proportional quota: the share that would be needed to be guaranteed that seat under any proportional voting method (1 seats + 1). For a 1-seat ward the quota is 50%; for 2 seats, 33.3%; for 3 seats, 25%.

Where the actual winning share fell below the quota, we show the gap as points under par — the editorial indictment. Above-par results are just majority mandates and pass without comment. The voting method is the subject of every observation here. Named candidates appear as the public election record requires; the cause being audited is the voting method, not the individuals. See the methodology page for derivations.

If votes were counted by party

Across the 15 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 15 seats had been allocated to those vote totals in proportion (how, with caveats). The Δ column is the actual seat count minus the proportional seat count — positive numbers are parties First-Past-the-Post over-represented in this council, negative are parties it under-represented.

PartyVotesVote %Seats won% of seatsProportional seatsProportional %Δ
Labour Party7,93438.9%746.7%746.7%0
Conservative and Unionist Party5,31626.1%213.3%426.7%-2
Green Party3,38716.6%213.3%213.3%0
Liberal Democrats2,61112.8%320.0%213.3%+1
BP IND8604.2%16.7%00.0%+1
Independent2751.3%00.0%00.0%0
Total20,383100.0%15100.0%15100.0%0

Vote share vs seats won

The top bar is each party's share of votes cast in this council. Below, one square per seat, coloured by the party that won it — first the actual First-Past-the-Post result, then what a proportional method would have produced from the same vote totals. Divergence between the bar and the actual grid is the indictment of the method.

Vote share
Actual seats
Proportional seats

Wards in this council

Sorted with the largest gap below the quota first. Click any ward to jump to its full result.

Race results

Whittlefield With Ightenhill · single-seat

Marginal winner 38.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +11.7 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,643

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Steel M.Conservative and Unionist Party63038.3%Elected
2Newhouse A.Green Party46028.0%
3Sedgwick N.Independent27516.7%
4Sproule S.Labour Party24414.9%
5Cryer M.BP IND342.1%

Electorate 4,592 · Ballots cast 1,643 · EC ward code E05005164 · Back to ward index

Rosegrove With Lowerhouse · single-seat

Marginal winner 41.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +8.6 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,279

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Barton G.Labour Party53041.4%Elected
2Anderson J.BP IND32025.0%
3McGowan-Doe M.Conservative and Unionist Party30924.2%
4McCann P.Liberal Democrats634.9%
5Davis J.Green Party574.5%

Electorate 5,007 · Ballots cast 1,279 · EC ward code E05005161 · Back to ward index

Brunshaw · single-seat

Marginal winner 41.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +8.1 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,254

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Sollis C.Labour Party52641.9%Elected
2Hall A.Green Party45636.4%
3Ingham C.Conservative and Unionist Party27221.7%

Electorate 4,659 · Ballots cast 1,254 · EC ward code E05005152 · Back to ward index

Gannow · single-seat

Marginal winner 44.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +5.5 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,137

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Mottershead N.BP IND50644.5%Elected
2Wild F.Labour Party38533.9%
3Watson T.Conservative and Unionist Party14512.8%
4Bridges H.Green Party1018.9%

Electorate 4,300 · Ballots cast 1,137 · EC ward code E05005156 · Back to ward index

Cliviger With Worsthorne · single-seat

Marginal winner 47.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +2.4 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,873

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Launer J.Green Party89247.6%Elected
2Emo I.Conservative and Unionist Party88147.0%
3Kazmi N.Labour Party1005.3%

Electorate 4,254 · Ballots cast 1,873 · EC ward code E05005153 · Back to ward index

Briercliffe · single-seat

Marginal winner 50.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −0.5 pts Valid ballots 1,223

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Lishman A.Liberal Democrats61850.5%Elected
2Sagar R.Conservative and Unionist Party29524.1%
3Pate L.Labour Party24820.3%
4Alker V.Green Party625.1%

Electorate 4,290 · Ballots cast 1,223 · EC ward code E05005151 · Back to ward index

Lanehead · single-seat

Marginal winner 55.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −5.9 pts Valid ballots 1,317

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Graham S.Labour Party73655.9%Elected
2Commis T.Conservative and Unionist Party31924.2%
3Lishman P.Liberal Democrats19915.1%
4Alker M.Green Party634.8%

Electorate 4,586 · Ballots cast 1,317 · EC ward code E05005159 · Back to ward index

Rosehill With Burnley Wood · single-seat

Marginal winner 56.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −6.2 pts Valid ballots 1,370

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Sumner J.Liberal Democrats77056.2%Elected
2Brindle M.Labour Party32323.6%
3Shackell K.Conservative and Unionist Party20715.1%
4Davis T.Green Party705.1%

Electorate 4,512 · Ballots cast 1,370 · EC ward code E05005162 · Back to ward index

Gawthorpe · single-seat

Marginal winner 59.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −9.5 pts Valid ballots 1,209

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Lewis A.Labour Party71959.5%Elected
2Thompson N.Conservative and Unionist Party41234.1%
3Davis J.Green Party786.5%

Electorate 4,471 · Ballots cast 1,209 · EC ward code E05005157 · Back to ward index

Coal Clough With Deerplay · single-seat

Marginal winner 60.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −10.0 pts Valid ballots 1,401

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Birtwistle G.Liberal Democrats84060.0%Elected
2Horrocks B.Labour Party28320.2%
3Whittaker L.Conservative and Unionist Party22115.8%
4Hall J.Green Party574.1%

Electorate 3,870 · Ballots cast 1,401 · EC ward code E05005154 · Back to ward index

Trinity · single-seat

Marginal winner 66.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −16.7 pts Valid ballots 952

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Fewings A.Green Party63566.7%Elected
2Reynolds S.Labour Party22823.9%
3Ferrier D.Conservative and Unionist Party899.3%

Electorate 3,998 · Ballots cast 952 · EC ward code E05005163 · Back to ward index

Hapton With Park · single-seat

Marginal winner 67.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −17.0 pts Valid ballots 1,446

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1McGowan J.Conservative and Unionist Party96967.0%Elected
2Salek A.Labour Party30521.1%
3Reed D.Green Party17211.9%

Electorate 4,710 · Ballots cast 1,446 · EC ward code E05005158 · Back to ward index

Queensgate · single-seat

Marginal winner 68.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −18.0 pts Valid ballots 1,367

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Kazmi S.Labour Party92968.0%Elected
2Webster B.Conservative and Unionist Party31823.3%
3Redman J.Green Party1208.8%

Electorate 4,188 · Ballots cast 1,367 · EC ward code E05005160 · Back to ward index

Bank Hall · single-seat

Marginal winner 75.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −25.2 pts Valid ballots 1,299

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Anwar A.Labour Party97775.2%Elected
2Nutter S.Conservative and Unionist Party19615.1%
3Hurt J.Green Party1269.7%

Electorate 4,168 · Ballots cast 1,299 · EC ward code E05005150 · Back to ward index

Daneshouse With Stoneyholme · single-seat

Marginal winner 86.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −36.9 pts Valid ballots 1,613

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Hussain S.Labour Party1,40186.9%Elected
2Haji-Nazrul M.Liberal Democrats1217.5%
3Gillies J.Conservative and Unionist Party533.3%
4Simpkin C.Green Party382.4%

Electorate 4,611 · Ballots cast 1,613 · EC ward code E05005155 · Back to ward index