
Elections toBurnley Borough Council inLancashire,England were held on 7 May 2015, as part of the wider2015 United Kingdom local elections.[1]
Due to the 'in thirds' format of elections in Burnley, these elections are for those electoral district wards fought in the2011 Burnley Borough Council election, with changes in vote share compared directly with that year. These seats were contested again in2019.
As Jonathan Barker (elected in2012) resigned before the election, two seats were open in the Hapton with Park Ward.[2]
After the election, the composition of the council was as follows:

| Party | Seats | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 29 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | 10 | ||
| Conservative | 5 | ||
| UKIP | 1 | ||
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 10 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 62.5 | 37.8 | 14,738 | -8.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 3 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 18.75 | 27.2 | 10,595 | -9.9 | |
| Conservative | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.5 | 18.3 | 7,122 | +12.5 | |
| UKIP | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 6.25 | 14.3 | 5,577 | +5.9 | |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 709 | +1.8 | |
| TUSC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 155 | -0.3 | |
| BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 42 | -2.0 | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Sobia Malik | 1,225 | 52.3 | −18.6 | |
| UKIP | Lewis Fraser | 571 | 24.4 | +24.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Susan Fenn | 545 | 23.3 | −5.8 | |
| Majority | 654 | 27.9 | −14.0 | ||
| Turnout | 2,341 | ||||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Anne Kelly | 1,166 | 39.1 | −7.0 | |
| UKIP | Ian Metcalf | 671 | 22.5 | −5.3 | |
| Labour | Brian Cooper | 652 | 21.9 | +3.2 | |
| Conservative | Susan Nutter | 407 | 13.7 | +6.3 | |
| Green | MacDonald James | 83 | 2.8 | +2.8 | |
| Majority | 495 | 16.6 | −1.8 | ||
| Turnout | 2,979 | ||||
| Liberal Democratshold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Mark Townsend | 1,257 | 45.4 | +0.4 | |
| UKIP | Jamie McGowan | 729 | 26.3 | −9.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Michele Cryer | 437 | 15.8 | −0.9 | |
| Conservative | Jane Seed | 344 | 12.4 | +12.4 | |
| Majority | 528 | 19.1 | +10.3 | ||
| Turnout | 2,767 | ||||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Cosima Towneley | 1,040 | 33.1 | +1.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Bill Brindle | 760 | 24.2 | −0.8 | |
| UKIP | Tom Commis | 705 | 22.4 | −2.8 | |
| Labour | Andy Devanney | 638 | 20.3 | +2.3 | |
| Majority | 280 | 8.9 | +2.3 | ||
| Turnout | 3,143 | ||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Margaret Brindle | 1,151 | 46.2 | −22.5 | |
| Labour | Steve Watson | 752 | 30.2 | −1.1 | |
| UKIP | Blair Bailey | 587 | 23.6 | +23.6 | |
| Majority | 399 | 16.0 | −21.4 | ||
| Turnout | 2,490 | ||||
| Liberal Democratshold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Wajid Khan | Uncontested | NA | NA | |
| Majority | NA | NA | |||
| Turnout | NA | NA | NA | ||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Charlie Briggs | 1,128 | 44.6 | −3.2 | |
| Labour | Michael Rushton | 861 | 34.0 | −1.0 | |
| Conservative | Tom Watson | 375 | 14.8 | +7.4 | |
| Green | Jane Davis | 166 | 6.6 | +6.6 | |
| Majority | 267 | 10.5 | −2.4 | ||
| Turnout | 2,530 | ||||
| Liberal Democratshold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | John Harbour | 1,417 | 58.3 | −4.7 | |
| Conservative | Barrie Bamford | 530 | 21.8 | +1.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | John Mithcell | 485 | 19.9 | +3.4 | |
| Majority | 887 | 36.5 | −8.0 | ||
| Turnout | 2,432 | ||||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Joanne Greenwood | 996 | 21.0 | NA | |
| UKIP | Alan Hosker | 964 | 20.3 | NA | |
| Labour | Howard Hudson | 726 | 15.3 | NA | |
| Liberal Democrats | Sandra Byrne | 519 | 10.9 | ||
| Conservative | Ian Dawes | 504 | 10.6 | NA | |
| Conservative | Ivor Emo | 391 | 8.2 | NA | |
| Liberal Democrats | Stephanie Forrest | 385 | 8.1 | NA | |
| Green | Ceri Carmichael | 256 | 5.4 | NA | |
| Majority | 32 | NA | NA | ||
| Turnout | 4,741 | NA | NA | ||
| Labourhold | Swing | NA | |||
| UKIPgain fromLabour | Swing | NA | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Ann Royle | 1,308 | 45.7 | −12.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Debbie Porter | 594 | 20.8 | −20.8 | |
| UKIP | Ray Hogan | 554 | 19.4 | +19.4 | |
| Conservative | Daniel Hanson | 405 | 14.2 | +14.2 | |
| Majority | 714 | 25.0 | +8.2 | ||
| Turnout | 2,861 | ||||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Mohammed Ishtiaq | 1,298 | 51.2 | −16.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Paula Riley | 827 | 32.6 | +0.1 | |
| Conservative | Joe Whittaker | 255 | 10.1 | +10.1 | |
| TUSC | Gavin Hartley | 155 | 6.1 | +6.1 | |
| Majority | 471 | 18.6 | −16.4 | ||
| Turnout | 2,535 | ||||
| Labourgain fromLiberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Paul Reynolds | 1,039 | 45.8 | −7.9 | |
| UKIP | Mark Girven | 624 | 27.5 | +27.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Barbara Kirker | 486 | 21.4 | −3.2 | |
| Green | Joe Davis | 77 | 3.4 | +3.4 | |
| BNP | John Rowe | 42 | 1.8 | −20.0 | |
| Majority | 415 | 18.3 | −10.3 | ||
| Turnout | 2,268 | ||||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Danny Fleming | 878 | 33.0 | −2.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Kathryn Haworth | 871 | 32.7 | −31.5 | |
| UKIP | Annette McGowan-Doe | 550 | 20.7 | +20.7 | |
| Conservative | Narayana Devi | 236 | 8.9 | +8.9 | |
| Green | Tony Davis | 127 | 4.8 | +4.8 | |
| Majority | 7 | 0.3 | |||
| Turnout | 2,662 | ||||
| Labourgain fromLiberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Liz Monk | 950 | 48.3 | −7.8 | |
| UKIP | Norman White | 509 | 25.9 | +25.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Stewart Bone | 506 | 25.7 | −5.4 | |
| Majority | 441 | 22.4 | −2.6 | ||
| Turnout | 1,965 | ||||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Ida Carmichael | 1,090 | 33.8 | +18.6 | |
| Labour | John Fifield | 741 | 23.0 | +1.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Kate Mottershead | 735 | 22.8 | −11.5 | |
| UKIP | Christopher Rawson | 658 | 20.4 | −8.2 | |
| Majority | 349 | 10.8 | |||
| Turnout | 3,224 | ||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||