← Hyndburn (all cycles) · 7 May 2026 cohort
Hyndburn 2026
Local elections held 7 May 2026.
Each race compares the marginal winner's share of valid ballots to the proportional quota — the share they'd need under any common proportional method. How the numbers are derived →
If votes were counted by party
Across the 11 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 11 seats had been shared out in proportion to votes received (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; negative are parties it under-represented.
| Party | Votes | Vote % | Seats won | % of seats | Proportional seats | Proportional % | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform UK | 6,889 | 41.9% | 8 | 72.7% | 5 | 45.5% | +3 |
| Conservative Party | 3,696 | 22.5% | 1 | 9.1% | 3 | 27.3% | -2 |
| Labour Party | 3,490 | 21.2% | 1 | 9.1% | 2 | 18.2% | -1 |
| Green Party | 1,690 | 10.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 9.1% | -1 |
| Independent | 664 | 4.0% | 1 | 9.1% | 0 | 0.0% | +1 |
| Total | 16,429 | 100.0% | 11 | 100.0% | 11 | 100.0% | 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.
Council composition: what this election replaced
Two opencouncildata snapshots: the council immediately after the 2026 election (current) and immediately before it (2025). Only ~⅓ of seats were contested in 2026 — most of the bench is unchanged, and the cycle's effect on the overall composition is what shifts.
Wards in this council
Sorted with the largest gap below the quota first. Click any ward to jump to its full result.
- Spring Hill · 1 seat · won at 29.3% · −20.7 pts below quota
- St Andrew's · 1 seat · won at 40.1% · −9.9 pts below quota
- Netherton · 1 seat · won at 41.5% · −8.5 pts below quota
- Peel · 1 seat · won at 42.0% · −8.0 pts below quota
- St Oswald's · 1 seat · won at 44.4% · −5.6 pts below quota
- Overton · 1 seat · won at 44.6% · −5.4 pts below quota
- Immanuel · 1 seat · won at 46.3% · −3.7 pts below quota
- Clayton-le-Moors · 1 seat · won at 47.6% · −2.4 pts below quota
- Huncoat · 1 seat · won at 49.2% · −0.8 pts below quota
- Rishton · 1 seat · won at 49.8% · −0.2 pts below quota
- Milnshaw · 1 seat · won at 50.0% · 0.0 pts below quota
Race results
Spring Hill · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 29.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −20.7 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,463
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sohail Asghar | Independent | 428 | 29.3% | −20.7 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Graham Peter Jones | Labour Party | 405 | 27.7% | — | |
| 3 | Saeed Ullah | Conservative Party | 369 | 25.2% | — | |
| 4 | Jan Evans | Reform UK | 261 | 17.8% | — |
St Andrew's · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 40.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −9.9 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,228
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gaynor Louise Hargreaves | Reform UK | 492 | 40.1% | −9.9 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Peter Britcliffe | Conservative Party | 432 | 35.2% | — | |
| 3 | Julie Carole Stubbins | Green Party | 157 | 12.8% | — | |
| 4 | Jade Leighanne Wellings | Labour Party | 147 | 12.0% | — |
Netherton · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 41.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −8.5 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,485
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jodi Clements | Labour Party | 616 | 41.5% | −8.5 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Colleen Rose Dickinson-Jones | Reform UK | 540 | 36.4% | — | |
| 3 | Wayne Fitzharris | Green Party | 186 | 12.5% | — | |
| 4 | Barry Walker | Conservative Party | 143 | 9.6% | — |
Peel · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 42.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −8.0 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 898
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ashley Joynes | Reform UK | 377 | 42.0% | −8.0 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Lex Kristan | Green Party | 197 | 21.9% | — | |
| 3 | Joyce Plummer | Conservative Party | 165 | 18.4% | — | |
| 4 | Malcolm Eric Pritchard | Labour Party | 159 | 17.7% | — |
St Oswald's · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 44.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −5.6 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,139
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Brown | Reform UK | 950 | 44.4% | −5.6 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Vinette Davitt | Conservative Party | 860 | 40.2% | — | |
| 3 | Caitlin Pritchard | Labour Party | 329 | 15.4% | — |
Overton · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 44.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −5.4 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,960
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jordan John Fox | Reform UK | 874 | 44.6% | −5.4 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Scott John Brerton | Labour Party | 599 | 30.6% | — | |
| 3 | Judith McKelvey | Conservative Party | 257 | 13.1% | — | |
| 4 | Zoe April Thomas | Green Party | 230 | 11.7% | — |
Immanuel · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 46.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −3.7 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,404
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steven Smithson | Conservative Party | 650 | 46.3% | −3.7 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Anna Stanislawska | Reform UK | 518 | 36.9% | — | |
| 3 | Josh Allen | Independent | 236 | 16.8% | — |
Clayton-le-Moors · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 47.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −2.4 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,403
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miles Parkinson | Reform UK | 668 | 47.6% | −2.4 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Richard John Downie | Labour Party | 396 | 28.2% | — | |
| 3 | Jayde Holmes | Conservative Party | 177 | 12.6% | — | |
| 4 | Sara Michaels | Green Party | 162 | 11.5% | — |
Huncoat · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 49.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −0.8 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,418
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anthony David Mitchell | Reform UK | 697 | 49.2% | −0.8 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Nick King | Labour Party | 339 | 23.9% | — | |
| 3 | Jodie Green | Green Party | 234 | 16.5% | — | |
| 4 | Andrew Libberton | Conservative Party | 148 | 10.4% | — |
Rishton · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 49.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −0.2 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,812
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lance Miles Lee Parkinson | Reform UK | 903 | 49.8% | −0.2 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Carole Haythornthwaite | Conservative Party | 375 | 20.7% | — | |
| 3 | Bernard Dawson | Labour Party | 307 | 16.9% | — | |
| 4 | Lee MacNeall | Green Party | 227 | 12.5% | — |
Milnshaw · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 50.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. 0.0 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,219
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joel Michael Tetlow | Reform UK | 609 | 50.0% | 0.0 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Andy Clegg | Green Party | 297 | 24.4% | — | |
| 3 | Hannah Mae Fisher | Labour Party | 193 | 15.8% | — | |
| 4 | Foyzun Nur | Conservative Party | 120 | 9.8% | — |