Hyndburn Borough Council election, 2012

Map of Hyndburn, Lancashire, UK showing the results of the 2012 local election. Labour in red and Conservatives in blue. Wards in dark grey were not contested in 2012.

Elections to Hyndburn Borough Councill were held on Thursday, 3 May 2012. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party increased its overall control of the council with an eleven-seat majority.

After the election, the composition of the council was

Election result

Hyndburn Local Election Result 2012
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 9 5 0 5 65.7 55.91 9351 2240
  Conservative 3 0 4 -4 25.7 35.19 5885 -2593
  Independents in Hyndburn 0 0 1 -1 8.6 3.82 639 242
  UKIP 0 0 0 0 0 3.77 630 N/A
  Liberal Democrat 0 0 0 0 0 1.32 220 -597

NB: Four (of the 16) Council ward seats that were NOT up for re-election in 2012 included the following wards - Clayton Le Moors, Huncoat, Immanuel in Oswaldtwistle and Milnshaw in Accrington.

Ward results

Altham
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Chris FISHER 733 62.12 14.52
Conservative Marion RAYNOR 251 21.27 -31.13
Independents in Hyndburn John HODGKISS 196 16.61 N/A
Majority 482 40.85 N/A
Turnout 1,180 TBC
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Barnfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Tony DOBSON 770 54.88 -10.02
Labour Joyce PLUMMER 609 43.41 22.71
Liberal Democrat Richard KELLY 24 1.71 N/A
Majority 161 11.48 N/A
Turnout 1,403 TBC
Conservative hold Swing
Baxenden
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Terry HURN 726 64.42 -6.58
Labour David HARTLEY 401 35.58 16.98
Majority 325 28.84 N/A
Turnout 1,127 TBC
Conservative hold Swing
Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Abdul KHAN 1163 57.83 26.63
Conservative Allah DAD 848 42.17 0.27
Majority 213 15.66 N/A
Turnout 2,011 TBC
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Church
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Joan SMITH 710 58.58 1.28
Conservative Basharat KHAN 325 26.82 -15.88
Independent Malcolm PRITCHARD 141 11.63 N/A
Liberal Democrat Stephen TALBOT 36 2.97 N/A
Majority 385 31.77 N/A
Turnout 1,212 TBC
Labour hold Swing
Netherton
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Noordad AZIZ 834 65.26 32.56
Conservative Lynn WILSON 444 34.74 -2.26
Majority 390 30.52 N/A
Turnout 1,278 TBC
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Overton
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Kerry MOLINEUX 868 45.80 1.3
Conservative Peter CLARKE 387 20.42 -35.08
Independent John DUCKWORTH 317 16.73 N/A
UKIP Graham DAVIDSON 224 11.82 N/A
Great Harwood Independents Jamie GLOVER 99 5.22 N/A
Majority 481 25.38 N/A
Turnout 1,895 TBC
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Peel
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Wendy DWYER 570 67.70 -4.0
Independents in Hyndburn Paul BROWN 272 32.30 N/A
Majority 298 35.39 N/A
Turnout 842 TBC
Labour hold Swing
Rishton
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Harry GRAYSON 1374 71.30 8.5
Conservative Warren MELIA 553 28.70 -8.5
Majority 821 42.61 N/A
Turnout 1,927 TBC
Labour hold Swing
Spring Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Munsif DAD 940 60.22 2.32
Conservative Mohammed YOUNIS 400 25.62 -16.48
Independents in Hyndburn Kenneth SMITH 171 10.95 N/A
Liberal Democrat Kim FURNESS 50 3.20 N/A
Majority 540 34.59 N/A
Turnout 1,561 TBC
Labour hold Swing
St. Andrew's
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Bill PINDER 543 52.62 25.12
Conservative Brian WALMSLEY 489 47.38 -12.02
Majority 53 5.14 N/A
Turnout 1,032 TBC
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
St Oswald's
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Marlene HAWORTH 692 40.61 -25.59
Labour Stewart EAVES 606 35.56 1.76
UKIP Paul THOMPSON 406 23.83 N/A
Majority 86 5.05 N/A
Turnout 1,704 TBC
Conservative hold Swing

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References

  1. "Hyndburn Borough Council Local Elections 2012 - Results". Hyndburn Borough Council. Retrieved 5 May 2012.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/special/vote2012/council/E07000120.stm

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