Elections to

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Borough Council in

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were held on 4 May 2006. One third of the council was up for election, with by-elections in the Bank Hall and Brunshaw wards. The by-elections followed the resignations of (Bank Hall)

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councillor Caroline Kavanagh and (Brunshaw) BNP-turned-independent-with-links-to-

councillor Maureen Stowe (both last elected in 2003). No party won overall control of the council. Long-serving Council and

group leader Stuart Caddy and his deputy Peter Kenyon both lost their seats, with Andy Tatchell becoming group leader.

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leader

Gordon Birtwistle Gordon Birtwistle (born 6 September 1943) is a British Liberal Democrat politician and former MP. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for the constituency of Burnley, England, from May 2010 to May 2015. He was Parliamentary Private Secretary to D ...

emerged as the council leader after a coalition formed between the Liberal Democrats and

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.Lancashire Telegraph
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7 *

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Election result

Ward results

References

BBC News 2006 Burnley Election Results
Accessed 2010
Burnley Council Election Results 2006
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2000s in Lancashire