Elections to
Burnley Borough Council in
Lancashire,
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.
The
Labour
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Party retained control of the council.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
*
Labour
Labour or labor may refer to:
* Childbirth, the delivery of a baby
* Labour (human activity), or work
** Manual labour, physical work
** Wage labour, a socioeconomic relationship between a worker and an employer
** Organized labour and the labour ...
27
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Liberal Democrat 8
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Conservative 4
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British National Party 3
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Independent (politician) 3
Election result
Ward results
References
BBC News 2002 Burnley Election ResultsAccessed 2010
Local Council Election Results Archive 2002Accessed 2010
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2002 English local elections
2002
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2000s in Lancashire