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A by-thirdsHyndburn Borough Council local election took place on 7 May 2015.[1] Approximately one third of the second tier council's 35 seats fell up for election, and theGeneral Election was held on the same day.
Before the electionLabour had a majority of 23 councillors,Conservatives had 8 councillors, whileIndependent (politician) had 2 councillors andUKIP had 2 councillors.
Labour, Conservative and UKIP candidates contested for every ward, Green candidates only contested for five-wards and just one Independent candidate contested in the Church-ward.
The majority grouping of councillors was as the headline result of the election reinforced by two-seats, with independent councillors having lost their two (undefended) seats, and with no change to Conservative seats and where Ukip failed to gain any more seats:
After the election, the composition of the council was -
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 75.0 | 42.32 | 12,727 | 2,554 | |
| Conservative | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25.0 | 31.98 | 9,618 | 1,686 | |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23.84 | 7,169 | N/A | |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.16 | 349 | N/A | |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0.15 | 45 | -1,594 | |
| Spoilt Ballots | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.0 | 0.56 | 168 | N/A | |
Reference:2011 Hyndburn Borough Council election
NB: One of the previous 23 Labour council seats, in the uncontested-Spring Hill-ward held by Councillor Pam Barton, became 'vacant' when she died on 5 May. Councillor Barton was previously elected to the Spring Hill ward in the 2014 Local Borough Council election. The subsequent by-election date for this Spring Hill council seat was set for 9 July, following the death of former Mayor Pam Barton.
The four (out of 16) Hyndburn Local Borough Council ward seats that were not up for re election in 2015 included the following wards, Netherton in Gt. Harwood, Peel and Spring Hill in Accrington, plus St. Andrews in Oswaldtwistle.
Previous Councillors who were Standing-Down in this election included - John Broadley (Lab) (Church), Nick Collingridge (Ind.) (Clayton-le-Moors), Dave Parkins (Ind.) (Huncoat) and Brian Roberts (Cons) (St. Oswalds).
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Miles Parkinson | 1,164 | 47.30 | −18.47 | |
| UKIP | Lee Entwistle | 594 | 24.14 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Stacey Melling | 585 | 23.77 | −10.46 | |
| Green | John Patrick Bolam | 103 | 4.19 | N/A | |
| ... | spoilt votes | 15 | ... | ||
| Majority | 570 | 23.16 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 2,461 | 59.92 | |||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | June Lillian Mary Harrison | 938 | 45.38 | −5.6 | |
| Conservative | Jean Hurn | 691 | 33.43 | −10.4 | |
| UKIP | Walter Brown | 425 | 20.56 | N/A | |
| ... | spoilt votes | 13 | ... | ||
| Majority | 247 | 11.95 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 2,067 | 60.87 | |||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Kath Pratt | 1,044 | 44.11 | −13.33 | |
| Labour | David Hartley | 736 | 31.10 | −11.46 | |
| UKIP | Stewart Ian Scott | 515 | 21.76 | N/A | |
| Green | Kerry Gormley | 62 | 2.62 | N/A | |
| ... | spoilt votes | 10 | ... | ||
| Majority | 308 | 13.01 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 2,367 | 71.02 | |||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Mohammad Ayub | 1,563 | 65.81 | −5.9 | |
| Conservative | Mohammed Saleem | 516 | 21.73 | −2.62 | |
| UKIP | Christopher Bret Matthew | 224 | 9.43 | 5.49 | |
| Independent | Aqeel Afzal | 45 | 1.89 | N/A | |
| ... | spoilt votes | 27 | ... | ||
| Majority | 1047 | 44.08 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 2,375 | 63.43 | |||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Loraine Ann Cox | 1,029 | 56.17 | −9.95 | |
| UKIP | Dayle Taylor | 456 | 24.89 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Marion Raynor | 338 | 18.45 | −15.43 | |
| ... | spoilt votes | 9 | ... | ||
| Majority | 573 | 31.28 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 1,832 | 52.27 | |||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Melissa Margaret Fisher | 951 | 41.73 | 5.7 | |
| Conservative | Stephen Brierley | 776 | 34.05 | 6.36 | |
| UKIP | Liam Finbar Clark | 535 | 23.48 | N/A | |
| ... | spoilt votes | 17 | ... | ||
| Majority | 175 | 7.68 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 2,279 | 61.88 | |||
| Labourgain fromIndependent | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Eamonn Higgins | 933 | 38.99 | 25.03 | |
| Conservative | Nick Whittaker | 809 | 33.81 | 11.41 | |
| UKIP | Janet Brown | 539 | 22.52 | N/A | |
| Green | David Samuel Joseph Daly | 106 | 4.43 | N/A | |
| ... | spoilt votes | 6 | ... | ||
| Majority | 124 | 5.18 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 2,393 | 65.53 | |||
| Labourgain fromIndependent | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Judith Helen Addison | 986 | 43.0 | −11.57 | |
| Labour | Colette McCormack | 706 | 30.79 | −14.64 | |
| UKIP | Mark Anthony Taylor | 516 | 22.50 | N/A | |
| Green | Simon Nicholas Woods | 78 | 3.40 | N/A | |
| ... | spoilt votes | 7 | ... | ||
| Majority | 280 | 12.21 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 2,293 | 63.47 | |||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Paul Ian Cox | 1,179 | 53.40 | 8.03 | |
| Conservative | Roger Jepson | 542 | 24.55 | 0.78 | |
| UKIP | John Errol Taylor | 474 | 21.47 | N/A | |
| ... | spoilt votes | 13 | ... | ||
| Majority | 637 | 28.85 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 2,208 | 61.56 | |||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Gareth Molineux | 1,132 | 34.22 | −10.12 | |
| Conservative | Patrick McGinley | 1,093 | 33.04 | −0.17 | |
| UKIP | Ian Robinson | 900 | 27.21 | N/A | |
| Green | Joan Elizabeth West | 164 | 4.96 | N/A | |
| ... | spoilt votes | 19 | ... | ||
| Majority | 39 | 1.18 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 3,308 | 65.21 | |||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Clare Andrea Cleary | 1,391 | 42.33 | −9.95 | |
| Conservative | John Frank Bargh | 971 | 29.55 | −18.17 | |
| UKIP | David George Dowling | 904 | 27.51 | N/A | |
| ... | spoilt votes | 20 | ... | ||
| Majority | 420 | 12.78 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 3,286 | 62.53 | |||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Lisa Allen | 1,267 | 37.59 | −15.85 | |
| UKIP | Kenneth Edward Smith | 1,087 | 32.25 | N/A | |
| Labour | Susan Joy Young | 1,005 | 29.81 | −16.75 | |
| ... | spoilt votes | 12 | ... | ||
| Majority | 180 | 5.34 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 3,371 | 65.42 | |||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||