Elections toBurnley Borough Council inLancashire, England were held on 2 May 2002. Due to a reorganisation, most of the electoral wards had boundary changes and some were replaced, only Lanehead and Briercliffe wards where unaffected. Also the number of seats was reduced to 45, resulting that the entire council was up for election. In each ward, voters where required to elect 3 councillors, with first place receiving a full 4-year term, second receiving 2 years and third, a single year. TheLabour party retained control of the council.
After the election, the composition of the council was
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 27 | 27 | 0 | 27 | 60 | 48.7 | 41,327 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 8 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 17.7 | 17.0 | 14,411 | ||
| Conservative | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8.9 | 8.8 | 7,497 | ||
| Independent | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6.7 | 12.9 | 10,924 | ||
| BNP | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6.7 | 11.8 | 9,984 | ||
| Socialist Alliance | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 738 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Patricia Bennett | 1,216 | 24.3 | ||
| Labour | Barry Guttridge | 1,139 | 22.8 | ||
| Labour | Caroline Kavanagh | 1,052 | 21.1 | ||
| BNP | Joan Dewhurst | 663 | 13.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Abdul Hamid | 503 | 10.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Doctor Simba | 422 | 8.4 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 4,995 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Roger Frost | 1,302 | 25.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Margaret Lishman | 1,214 | 23.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Peter McCann | 1,058 | 20.4 | ||
| Labour | Laurence Embley | 549 | 10.6 | ||
| Labour | John Titherington | 526 | 10.2 | ||
| Labour | John Hartley | 525 | 10.1 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 5,174 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Donald Hall | 1,435 | 26.4 | ||
| Labour | Lilian Clark | 1,312 | 24.1 | ||
| Labour | David Halsall | 1,177 | 21.7 | ||
| BNP | Simon Bennett | 919 | 16.9 | ||
| Independent | Cliff Tahir | 593 | 10.9 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 5,463 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | David Heginbotham | 1,032 | 14.8 | ||
| BNP | David Edwards | 898 | 12.8 | ||
| Independent | Kevin Robinson | 817 | 11.8 | ||
| Conservative | Tony Walker | 801 | 11.4 | ||
| Conservative | Alan Stewart | 711 | 10.2 | ||
| Labour | Fiona Burns | 694 | 9.9 | ||
| Labour | Philip Walsh | 693 | 9.9 | ||
| Labour | Marguerite Walsh | 678 | 9.7 | ||
| Independent | Nigel Musker | 666 | 9.5 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 6,990 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Gordon Birtwistle | 1,335 | 24.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Charles Bullas | 1,117 | 20.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Patricia Smith | 1,043 | 18.9 | ||
| BNP | Leonard Starr | 622 | 11.3 | ||
| Labour | Anthony Davis | 394 | 7.2 | ||
| Independent | Nigel Musker | 389 | 7.1 | ||
| Labour | Mary Roberts | 340 | 6.2 | ||
| Labour | Mohammed Baig | 265 | 4.8 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 5,505 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Mohammad Malik | 1,461 | 20.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Mozaquir Ali | 1,336 | 19.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Manzoor Hussain | 1,256 | 17.9 | ||
| Labour | Saeed Chaudhary | 934 | 13.3 | ||
| Labour | Shahi Sultan | 643 | 9.1 | ||
| Independent | Kazmi Hussain | 453 | 6.4 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Masood Mirza | 368 | 5.3 | ||
| Independent | Wendy Leach | 343 | 4.9 | ||
| Independent | Edward Fisk | 230 | 3.3 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 7,024 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Michael Rushton | 882 | 16.2 | ||
| Labour | Alice Thornber | 842 | 15.4 | ||
| BNP | Terence Grogan | 817 | 15.0 | ||
| Labour | Patrick Tierney | 813 | 14.9 | ||
| Independent | Fred Melbourne | 726 | 13.3 | ||
| Independent | Ian Nelson | 690 | 12.7 | ||
| Conservative | Jeffrey Pickup | 529 | 9.7 | ||
| Socialist Alliance | Ian Alderson | 151 | 2.8 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 5,450 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Frank Cant | 1,012 | 18.7 | ||
| Labour | Gillian Harbour | 995 | 18.4 | ||
| Labour | Linda Gauton | 868 | 16.0 | ||
| BNP | Andrew Kenyon | 783 | 14.5 | ||
| Independent | Patricia Stinton | 723 | 13.4 | ||
| Independent | Patricia Lord | 635 | 11.7 | ||
| Conservative | Laura Dowding | 395 | 7.3 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 5,411 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Kevin Birchall | 1,140 | 21.9 | ||
| Labour | John Harbour | 1,095 | 21.0 | ||
| Labour | Andrew Tatchell | 1,043 | 20.1 | ||
| BNP | John Kenyon | 722 | 13.9 | ||
| Independent | Steven Gourlay | 605 | 11.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Mary McCann | 596 | 11.5 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 5,201 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Paula Riley | 984 | 18.7 | ||
| Labour | John Cavanagh | 978 | 18.6 | ||
| Labour | Brian Cooper | 871 | 16.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Martin Smith | 846 | 16.1 | ||
| BNP | Sarah Sherburn | 834 | 15.9 | ||
| Labour | David Lord | 748 | 14.2 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 5,261 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Peter Kenyon | 1,164 | 23.9 | ||
| Labour | Paul Moore | 1,075 | 22.1 | ||
| Labour | Mohammad Najib | 1,002 | 20.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Denise Embra | 852 | 17.5 | ||
| BNP | David Haworth | 781 | 16.0 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 4,874 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Stuart Caddy | 841 | 16.1 | ||
| Independent | Marlene Disley | 751 | 14.4 | ||
| BNP | Carol Hughes | 751 | 14.4 | ||
| Labour | Stephen Reynolds | 729 | 14.0 | ||
| Independent | Arthur Wilkinson | 723 | 13.8 | ||
| Labour | Stephen Wolski | 721 | 13.8 | ||
| Independent | Samuel Holgate | 706 | 13.5 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 5,222 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Colette Bailey | 1,106 | 18.8 | ||
| Labour | Denis Otter | 1,083 | 18.4 | ||
| Labour | Janice Swainston | 1,013 | 17.3 | ||
| Independent | John Lloyd | 890 | 15.1 | ||
| BNP | James Cowell | 812 | 13.8 | ||
| Conservative | David Tierney | 660 | 11.2 | ||
| Socialist Alliance | Stephen Worden | 314 | 5.4 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 5,878 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Carole Galbraith | 1,022 | 23.4 | ||
| Labour | Anthony Lambert | 914 | 20.9 | ||
| Labour | Elizabeth Monk | 897 | 20.5 | ||
| BNP | Mark Terrell | 643 | 14.7 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | William Bennett | 626 | 14.3 | ||
| Socialist Alliance | Tess McMahon | 273 | 6.2 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 4,375 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Josephine Challinor | 1,166 | 17.7 | ||
| Conservative | Peter Doyle | 1,112 | 16.9 | ||
| Conservative | Ida Fowler | 1,091 | 16.6 | ||
| BNP | Mark Vickers | 739 | 11.2 | ||
| Labour | Jean Daiches | 670 | 10.2 | ||
| Labour | Antony Martin | 641 | 9.8 | ||
| Labour | Hilary Ward | 617 | 9.4 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Wright | 537 | 8.2 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 6,573 | ||||
