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12 of 35 seats toHyndburn Borough Council 18 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Elections toHyndburn Borough Council were held on 3 May 2007. One third of the council was up for election and theConservative party stayed in overall control of the council. Labour had held one by election (Spring Hill) and won another from the Conservatives (Rishton) in Autumn 2006.
After the election, the composition of the council was
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 58.3 | 48.2 | 8,612 | +2.9% | |
| Labour | 4 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 33.3 | 46.0 | 8,217 | -3.8% | |
| Independent | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 8.3 | 4.7 | 838 | +1.1% | |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 183 | +1.0% | |
The four (out of 16) Hyndburn Local Borough Council ward seats that were NOT up for re-election in 2007 included the following wards – Netherton in Gt. Harwood, Peel and Spring Hill in Accrington, plus St. Andrews in Oswaldtwistle.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Miles Parkinson | 837 | 62.0 | +9.6 | |
| Conservative | Simon Taylor | 514 | 38.0 | −9.6 | |
| Majority | 323 | 24.0 | +19.2 | ||
| Turnout | 1,351 | 34.2 | −6.0 | ||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Paul Barton | 768 | 55.9 | +16.0 | |
| Labour | Roy Hyland | 422 | 30.7 | +5.2 | |
| Green | Kerry Gormley | 183 | 13.3 | −21.3 | |
| Majority | 346 | 25.2 | +19.9 | ||
| Turnout | 1,373 | 40.9 | −8.2 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Kathleen Pratt | 891 | 72.6 | +19.6 | |
| Labour | Viv Preston | 336 | 27.4 | +3.9 | |
| Majority | 555 | 45.2 | +15.7 | ||
| Turnout | 1,227 | 38.0 | −10.2 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Mohammad Ayub | 945 | 57.4 | +11.2 | |
| Conservative | Mohammed Siddique | 700 | 42.6 | −11.2 | |
| Majority | 245 | 14.8 | +7.2 | ||
| Turnout | 1,645 | 48.5 | −7.6 | ||
| Labourgain fromConservative | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | John Broadley | 740 | 61.9 | +13.9 | |
| Conservative | Mohammed Safdar | 456 | 38.1 | +5.4 | |
| Majority | 284 | 23.8 | +8.5 | ||
| Turnout | 1,196 | 36.5 | −4.2 | ||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Janet Storey | 666 | 53.3 | +26.6 | |
| Labour | Paula Landers | 583 | 46.7 | +13.5 | |
| Majority | 83 | 6.6 | |||
| Turnout | 1,249 | 35.6 | −4.0 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | David Parkins | 838 | 53.8 | +53.8 | |
| Labour | Brendan Shiel | 444 | 28.5 | −25.6 | |
| Conservative | Anne Wells | 276 | 17.7 | −28.2 | |
| Majority | 394 | 25.3 | |||
| Turnout | 1,558 | 45.1 | −11.8 | ||
| Independentgain fromLabour | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Jean Lockwood | 724 | 52.2 | +3.4 | |
| Labour | John McCormack | 662 | 47.8 | −3.4 | |
| Majority | 62 | 4.4 | |||
| Turnout | 1,386 | 39.5 | +2.6 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Malcolm Pritchard | 900 | 65.2 | +8.4 | |
| Conservative | Dennis Baron | 480 | 34.8 | −8.4 | |
| Majority | 420 | 30.4 | +16.8 | ||
| Turnout | 1,380 | 39.2 | +2.1 | ||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | David Mason | 978 | 57.6 | +3.8 | |
| Labour | Rob Kearney | 719 | 42.4 | −3.8 | |
| Majority | 259 | 15.2 | +7.6 | ||
| Turnout | 1,697 | 34.5 | −1.5 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Stanley Horne | 1,078 | 52.1 | +0.9 | |
| Labour | Winifred Jackson | 990 | 47.9 | −0.9 | |
| Majority | 88 | 4.2 | +1.8 | ||
| Turnout | 2,068 | 41.5 | +1.8 | ||
| Conservativegain fromLabour | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Brian Roberts | 1,081 | 62.8 | +3.5 | |
| Labour | Bill Pinder | 639 | 37.2 | −3.5 | |
| Majority | 442 | 25.6 | +7.0 | ||
| Turnout | 1,720 | 33.8 | +0.5 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||