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Burnley 2023

Local elections held 4 May 2023.

15 ward races
15 seats
8 elected below the proportional quota
53.3% 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 Party8,13142.2%853.3%746.7%+1
Conservative and Unionist Party4,34222.5%213.3%426.7%-2
Green Party3,22916.7%213.3%213.3%0
Liberal Democrats2,59413.5%213.3%213.3%0
B & P IND8244.3%16.7%00.0%+1
Independent920.5%00.0%00.0%0
Heritage Party660.3%00.0%00.0%0
Total19,278100.0%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

Rosehill With Burnley Wood · single-seat

Marginal winner 38.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +11.6 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,250

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Brindle, M.Labour Party48038.4%Elected
2Neal, R.Liberal Democrats46837.4%
3Shackell, K.Conservative and Unionist Party16813.4%
4Fredlund, C.Green Party685.4%
5Ramsay, C.Heritage Party665.3%

Electorate 4,438 · Ballots cast 1,250 · Back to ward index

Whittlefield With Ightenhill · single-seat

Marginal winner 41.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +8.1 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,545

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Ashworth, L.Conservative and Unionist Party64841.9%Elected
2Newhouse, A.Green Party49031.7%
3Sproule, S.Labour Party24816.1%
4Cryer, M.Independent926.0%
5Bartram, F.Liberal Democrats674.3%

Electorate 4,549 · Ballots cast 1,545 · Back to ward index

Cliviger With Worsthorne · single-seat

Marginal winner 44.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +5.9 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,811

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Hughes, B.Green Party79944.1%Elected
2Towneley, C.Conservative and Unionist Party76042.0%
3Kenyon, P.Labour Party1518.3%
4Hill, J.Liberal Democrats1015.6%

Electorate 4,253 · Ballots cast 1,811 · Back to ward index

Rosegrove With Lowerhouse · single-seat

Marginal winner 44.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +5.1 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,164

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Reynolds, S.Labour Party52344.9%Elected
2Mehanna, L.B & P IND33829.0%
3McGowan-Doe, M.Conservative and Unionist Party17014.6%
4Haworth, K.Liberal Democrats726.2%
5Curran, J.Green Party615.2%

Electorate 4,907 · Ballots cast 1,164 · Back to ward index

Brunshaw · single-seat

Marginal winner 45.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +4.7 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,264

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Townsend, M.Labour Party57345.3%Elected
2Hall, A.Green Party51440.7%
3Ingham, C.Conservative and Unionist Party17714.0%

Electorate 4,554 · Ballots cast 1,264 · Back to ward index

Coal Clough With Deerplay · single-seat

Marginal winner 47.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +3.0 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,197

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Baker, H.Liberal Democrats56347.0%Elected
2Lone, M.Labour Party27422.9%
3Clarke, J.Conservative and Unionist Party24520.5%
4Hall, J.Green Party1159.6%

Electorate 3,853 · Ballots cast 1,197 · Back to ward index

Gannow · single-seat

Marginal winner 48.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +1.7 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,007

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Briggs, C.B & P IND48648.3%Elected
2Haigh, G.Labour Party37136.8%
3Watson, T.Conservative and Unionist Party949.3%
4Redman, J.Green Party565.6%

Electorate 4,356 · Ballots cast 1,007 · Back to ward index

Briercliffe · single-seat

Marginal winner 49.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +0.4 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,239

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Kelly, A.Liberal Democrats61449.6%Elected
2Coles, P.Labour Party35628.7%
3Sagar, R.Conservative and Unionist Party21917.7%
4Sanderson, O.Green Party504.0%

Electorate 4,259 · Ballots cast 1,239 · Back to ward index

Lanehead · single-seat

Marginal winner 50.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −0.5 pts Valid ballots 1,297

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Wild, F.Labour Party65550.5%Elected
2Shahid, A.Conservative and Unionist Party34826.8%
3Lishman, P.Liberal Democrats21716.7%
4Baldwin, B.Green Party775.9%

Electorate 4,528 · Ballots cast 1,297 · Back to ward index

Hapton With Park · single-seat

Marginal winner 55.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −5.1 pts Valid ballots 1,340

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Broughton, J.Conservative and Unionist Party73855.1%Elected
2Brown, A.Labour Party48135.9%
3Hewitt, A.Green Party1219.0%

Electorate 4,769 · Ballots cast 1,340 · Back to ward index

Trinity · single-seat

Marginal winner 64.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −14.0 pts Valid ballots 863

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Bridges, H.Green Party55264.0%Elected
2Hashmi, S.Labour Party23327.0%
3Ferrier, D.Conservative and Unionist Party789.0%

Electorate 3,960 · Ballots cast 863 · Back to ward index

Gawthorpe · single-seat

Marginal winner 65.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −15.4 pts Valid ballots 1,197

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Harbour, J.Labour Party78365.4%Elected
2Brierley, A.Conservative and Unionist Party33528.0%
3Baldwin, N.Green Party796.6%

Electorate 4,397 · Ballots cast 1,197 · Back to ward index

Queensgate · single-seat

Marginal winner 68.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −18.7 pts Valid ballots 1,367

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Ishtiaq, M.Labour Party93968.7%Elected
2Webster, B.Conservative and Unionist Party17813.0%
3Taylor, C.Liberal Democrats16311.9%
4Hornby, F.Green Party876.4%

Electorate 4,189 · Ballots cast 1,367 · Back to ward index

Bank Hall · single-seat

Marginal winner 74.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −24.1 pts Valid ballots 1,251

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Lone, S.Labour Party92774.1%Elected
2Nutter, S.Conservative and Unionist Party13010.4%
3Hurt, J.Green Party1098.7%
4Pascall, K.Liberal Democrats856.8%

Electorate 4,155 · Ballots cast 1,251 · Back to ward index

Daneshouse With Stoneyholme · single-seat

Marginal winner 76.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −26.5 pts Valid ballots 1,486

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Kazmi, N.Labour Party1,13776.5%Elected
2Hajji-Nazrul, M.Liberal Democrats24416.4%
3Whittaker, L.Conservative and Unionist Party543.6%
4Hall, S.Green Party513.4%

Electorate 4,694 · Ballots cast 1,486 · Back to ward index