Burnley Borough Council elections are generally held three years out of every four, with a third of the council elected each time.
Burnley Borough Council
Burnley () is a town and the administrative centre of the wider Borough of Burnley in Lancashire, England, with a 2001 population of 73,021. It is north of Manchester and east of Preston, at the confluence of the River Calder and River Bru ...
is the local authority for the
non-metropolitan district
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of
Burnley
Burnley () is a town and the administrative centre of the wider Borough of Burnley in Lancashire, England, with a 2001 population of 73,021. It is north of Manchester and east of Preston, Lancashire, Preston, at the confluence of the River C ...
in
Lancashire
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The non-metropolitan county of Lancash ...
,
England
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. Since the last boundary changes in 2002, 45
councillor
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Canada
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s have been elected from 15
wards.
Political control
From 1889 to 1974 Burnley was a
county borough
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, independent of any county council. Under the
Local Government Act 1972 it had its territory enlarged, gaining
Padiham
Padiham ( ) is a town and civil parish on the River Calder, about west of Burnley, Lancashire, England. It forms part of the Borough of Burnley. Originally by the River Calder, it is edged by the foothills of Pendle Hill to the north-west ...
Urban District
Urban district may refer to:
* District
* Urban area
* Quarter (urban subdivision)
* Neighbourhood
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and much of
Burnley Rural District, and at the same time became a
non-metropolitan district
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, with
Lancashire County Council providing county-level services. The first election to the reformed borough council was held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority before the new arrangements took effect on 1 April 1974. Political control of the council since 1973 has been held by the following parties:
Leadership
The
leaders of the council since 2006 have been:
Council elections
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1973 Burnley Borough Council election
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1976 Burnley Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)
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1979 Burnley Borough Council election
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1980 Burnley Borough Council election
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1982 Burnley Borough Council election
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1983 Burnley Borough Council election
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1984 Burnley Borough Council election
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1986 Burnley Borough Council election
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1987 Burnley Borough Council election (Borough boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)
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1988 Burnley Borough Council election
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1990 Burnley Borough Council election
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1991 Burnley Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)
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1992 Burnley Borough Council election
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1994 Burnley Borough Council election
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1995 Burnley Borough Council election
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1996 Burnley Borough Council election
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1998 Burnley Borough Council election
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1999 Burnley Borough Council election
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2000 Burnley Borough Council election
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2002 Burnley Borough Council election (New ward boundaries reduced the number of seats by 3)
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2003 Burnley Borough Council election
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2004 Burnley Borough Council election
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2006 Burnley Borough Council election
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2007 Burnley Borough Council election
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2008 Burnley Borough Council election
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2010 Burnley Borough Council election
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2011 Burnley Borough Council election
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2012 Burnley Borough Council election
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2014 Burnley Borough Council election
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2015 Burnley Borough Council election
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2016 Burnley Borough Council election
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2018 Burnley Borough Council election
The 2018 Burnley Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2018 to elect members of Burnley Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other 2016 United Kingdom local elections, local elections. One third of the council was up ...
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2019 Burnley Borough Council election
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2021 Burnley Borough Council election
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2022 Burnley Borough Council election
Result maps
File:Burnley Council Election Results Map 2003.svg, 2003
File:Burnley Council Election Results Map 2010.svg, 2010
File:Burnley Council Election Results Map 2012.svg, 2012
File:Burnley Council Election Results Map 2016.svg, 2016
File:Burnley Council Election Results Map 2018.svg, 2018
File:Burnley Council Election Results Map 2019.svg, 2019
File:Burnley Council Election Results Map 2021.svg, 2021
Burnley Council Election Results Map 2022.svg, 2022
By-election results
1998-2002
2002–2006
2006–2010
2010–2014
2018-2022
References
By-election results
External links
Burnley Council
{{Borough of Burnley culture
Council elections in Lancashire
Local government in Burnley
Politics of Burnley
Burnley
Burnley () is a town and the administrative centre of the wider Borough of Burnley in Lancashire, England, with a 2001 population of 73,021. It is north of Manchester and east of Preston, Lancashire, Preston, at the confluence of the River C ...