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Burnley 2024

Local elections held 2 May 2024.

15 ward races
15 seats
6 elected below the proportional quota
40.0% 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 Party6,34532.4%640.0%533.3%+1
Conservative and Unionist Party5,15926.3%320.0%426.7%-1
Independent4,29221.9%320.0%426.7%-1
Green Party1,98110.1%16.7%16.7%0
Liberal Democrats1,8049.2%213.3%16.7%+1
Total19,581100.0%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

Rosegrove With Lowerhouse · single-seat

Marginal winner 37.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +12.6 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,055

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Brown, A.Labour Party39537.4%Elected
2Hartley, A.Conservative and Unionist Party28627.1%
3Foster, B.Independent28326.8%
4Bridges, C.Green Party918.6%

Electorate 4,854 · Ballots cast 1,055 · EC ward code E05005161 · Back to ward index

Coalclough With Deerplay · single-seat

Marginal winner 40.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +9.6 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,115

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Inckle, J.Liberal Democrats45040.4%Elected
2Slee, J.Labour Party38034.1%
3Watson, T.Conservative and Unionist Party21018.8%
4Hewitt, A.Green Party756.7%

Electorate 3,891 · Ballots cast 1,115 · EC ward code E05005154 · Back to ward index

Briercliffe · single-seat

Marginal winner 41.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +8.9 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,208

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Lishman, M.Liberal Democrats49741.1%Elected
2Coles, P.Labour Party46838.7%
3Sagar, R.Conservative and Unionist Party18215.1%
4Hurt, J.Green Party615.0%

Electorate 4,270 · Ballots cast 1,208 · EC ward code E05005151 · Back to ward index

Rosehill With Burnley Wood · single-seat

Marginal winner 41.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +8.8 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,134

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Horrocks, B.Labour Party46741.2%Elected
2Neal, R.Liberal Democrats38033.5%
3Bonney, S.Conservative and Unionist Party19517.2%
4Hornby, F.Green Party928.1%

Electorate 4,453 · Ballots cast 1,134 · EC ward code E05005162 · Back to ward index

Lanehead · single-seat

Marginal winner 42.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +7.6 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,688

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Waddington, A.Labour Party71542.4%Elected
2Raja, A.Independent71242.2%
3Shahid, A.Conservative and Unionist Party26115.5%

Electorate 4,577 · Ballots cast 1,688 · EC ward code E05005159 · Back to ward index

Whittlefield With Ightenhill · single-seat

Marginal winner 46.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +3.2 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,382

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Whitaker, D.Conservative and Unionist Party64746.8%Elected
2Walsh, L.Labour Party30522.1%
3Reed, D.Green Party24417.7%
4Roper, D.Independent13910.1%
5Cryer, M.Independent473.4%

Electorate 4,554 · Ballots cast 1,382 · EC ward code E05005164 · Back to ward index

Brunshaw · single-seat

Marginal winner 50.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −0.6 pts Valid ballots 1,027

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Sproule, S.Labour Party52050.6%Elected
2Newhouse, A.Green Party26826.1%
3Ingham, C.Conservative and Unionist Party20920.4%
4Lone, M.Independent302.9%

Electorate 4,495 · Ballots cast 1,027 · EC ward code E05005152 · Back to ward index

Trinity · single-seat

Marginal winner 52.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −2.0 pts Valid ballots 761

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Hurt, M.Green Party39652.0%Elected
2Martin, T.Labour Party28036.8%
3Ferrier, D.Conservative and Unionist Party8511.2%

Electorate 4,025 · Ballots cast 761 · EC ward code E05005163 · Back to ward index

Cliviger With Worsthorne · single-seat

Marginal winner 54.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −4.7 pts Valid ballots 1,746

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Emo, I.Conservative and Unionist Party95554.7%Elected
2Cunliffe, S.Green Party57532.9%
3Lukey, C.Labour Party1619.2%
4Kenzington, G.Liberal Democrats553.2%

Electorate 4,298 · Ballots cast 1,746 · EC ward code E05005153 · Back to ward index

Daneshouse With Stoneyholme · single-seat

Marginal winner 54.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −4.8 pts Valid ballots 2,085

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Chaudhary, S.Independent1,14354.8%Elected
2Rafiq, I.Liberal Democrats37518.0%
3Saleh, M.Conservative and Unionist Party34016.3%
4Harrison, J.Labour Party22710.9%

Electorate 4,853 · Ballots cast 2,085 · EC ward code E05005155 · Back to ward index

Bank Hall · single-seat

Marginal winner 55.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −5.0 pts Valid ballots 1,340

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Khan, L.Independent73755.0%Elected
2Till, H.Labour Party45634.0%
3Nutter, S.Conservative and Unionist Party14711.0%

Electorate 4,224 · Ballots cast 1,340 · EC ward code E05005150 · Back to ward index

Gannow · single-seat

Marginal winner 59.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −9.4 pts Valid ballots 994

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Haigh, G.Labour Party59059.4%Elected
2Williams, R.Conservative and Unionist Party26927.1%
3Bridges, L.Green Party717.1%
4Haworth, K.Liberal Democrats474.7%
5Pascall, K.Independent171.7%

Electorate 4,429 · Ballots cast 994 · EC ward code E05005156 · Back to ward index

Gawthorpe · single-seat

Marginal winner 60.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −10.8 pts Valid ballots 1,082

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Dole, B.Labour Party65860.8%Elected
2Ingham, K.Conservative and Unionist Party42439.2%

Electorate 4,338 · Ballots cast 1,082 · EC ward code E05005157 · Back to ward index

Hapton With Park · single-seat

Marginal winner 61.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −11.1 pts Valid ballots 1,253

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Hosker, A.Conservative and Unionist Party76561.1%Elected
2Cotterell, E.Labour Party38030.3%
3Hall, S.Green Party1088.6%

Electorate 4,804 · Ballots cast 1,253 · EC ward code E05005158 · Back to ward index

Queensgate · single-seat

Marginal winner 69.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −19.2 pts Valid ballots 1,711

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Ali, A.Independent1,18469.2%Elected
2Till, K.Labour Party34320.0%
3Webster, B.Conservative and Unionist Party18410.8%

Electorate 4,323 · Ballots cast 1,711 · EC ward code E05005160 · Back to ward index