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Burnley 2025
Local elections held 1 May 2025.
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 6 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 6 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.
| Party | Votes | Vote % | Seats won | % of seats | Proportional seats | Proportional % | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform UK | 8,319 | 37.9% | 4 | 66.7% | 3 | 50.0% | +1 |
| Independent | 3,896 | 17.8% | 2 | 33.3% | 1 | 16.7% | +1 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | 3,769 | 17.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 16.7% | -1 |
| Labour Party | 2,496 | 11.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 16.7% | -1 |
| Green Party | 1,842 | 8.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Liberal Democrats | 1,564 | 7.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Workers Party of Britain | 39 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Total | 21,925 | 100.0% | 6 | 100.0% | 6 | 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.
Wards in this council
Sorted with the largest gap below the quota first. Click any ward to jump to its full result.
- Burnley Central East · 1 seat · won at 37.9% · +12.1 pts below quota
- Burnley Rural · 1 seat · won at 42.9% · +7.1 pts below quota
- Burnley Central West · 1 seat · won at 43.3% · +6.7 pts below quota
- Padiham & Burnley West · 1 seat · won at 43.8% · +6.2 pts below quota
- Burnley South West · 1 seat · won at 48.2% · +1.8 pts below quota
- Burnley North East · 1 seat · won at 59.1% · above quota
Race results
Burnley Central East · single-seat
Marginal winner 37.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +12.1 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,585
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maheen Kamran | Independent | 1,357 | 37.9% | Elected |
| 2 | Gavin Theaker | Reform UK | 1,089 | 30.4% | |
| 3 | Hannah Till | Labour Party | 485 | 13.5% | |
| 4 | Alex Hall | Green Party | 292 | 8.1% | |
| 5 | Simon John Bonney | Conservative and Unionist Party | 255 | 7.1% | |
| 6 | Javad Mokhammad | Independent | 68 | 1.9% | |
| 7 | Rayyan Fiass | Workers Party of Britain | 39 | 1.1% |
Burnley Rural · single-seat
Marginal winner 42.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +7.1 pts below quota Valid ballots 4,195
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Poulton | Reform UK | 1,798 | 42.9% | Elected |
| 2 | Cosima Towneley | Conservative and Unionist Party | 846 | 20.2% | |
| 3 | Gordon Birtwistle | Liberal Democrats | 823 | 19.6% | |
| 4 | Jack Simon Launer | Green Party | 447 | 10.7% | |
| 5 | Gemma Haigh | Labour Party | 281 | 6.7% |
Burnley Central West · single-seat
Marginal winner 43.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +6.7 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,201
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liam Thomson | Reform UK | 1,387 | 43.3% | Elected |
| 2 | Don Whitaker | Conservative and Unionist Party | 770 | 24.1% | |
| 3 | Martyn Hurt | Green Party | 516 | 16.1% | |
| 4 | Dylan Manning | Labour Party | 375 | 11.7% | |
| 5 | Frank Bartram | Liberal Democrats | 153 | 4.8% |
Padiham & Burnley West · single-seat
Marginal winner 43.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +6.2 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,389
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas Pickup | Reform UK | 1,483 | 43.8% | Elected |
| 2 | Alan Hosker | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,151 | 34.0% | |
| 3 | Daniel Armitage | Labour Party | 489 | 14.4% | |
| 4 | Janet Hall | Green Party | 225 | 6.6% | |
| 5 | Melissa Semmens | Independent | 41 | 1.2% |
Burnley South West · single-seat
Marginal winner 48.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +1.8 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,440
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eddie Kutavicius | Reform UK | 1,659 | 48.2% | Elected |
| 2 | Jeff Sumner | Liberal Democrats | 588 | 17.1% | |
| 3 | Neil Mottershead | Conservative and Unionist Party | 505 | 14.7% | |
| 4 | Daniel Thomas Andrew Tierney | Labour Party | 494 | 14.4% | |
| 5 | Jane Curran | Green Party | 194 | 5.6% |
Burnley North East · single-seat
Marginal winner 59.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −9.1 pts Valid ballots 4,115
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Usman Arif | Independent | 2,430 | 59.1% | Elected |
| 2 | Jim Halstead | Reform UK | 903 | 21.9% | |
| 3 | Cheryl Louise Semple | Labour Party | 372 | 9.0% | |
| 4 | Susan Nutter | Conservative and Unionist Party | 242 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Julie Ann Hurt | Green Party | 168 | 4.1% |