Latest News - October 2023
Burnley Central West
Friday, 27 October 2023
A by-election for the Burnley Central West electoral division was held on 26 October 2023. The result of the by-election (declared Thursday 26 October 2023) is shown below:
Candidate | Party | Votes |
---|---|---|
BRIGGS, Charlie | The Labour Party | 583 |
CUNLIFFE, Scott | The Green Party | 630 |
SUMNER, Jeff | Liberal Democrat | 156 |
WHITAKER, Don | The Conservative Party | 574 |
Majority | 47 |
Eligible voters = 10,385, No. of Ballots = 1,951, No. of spoilt Ballots = 8
The Green candidate Scott Cunliffe elected with 630 votes (32.3%)
The result of the Burnley Central West by-election did not affect the political balance of the county council. The composition of the county council is: Conservative 48, Labour 32, Liberal Democrats 2, Green 2.
Burnley Central West
Wednesday, 18 October 2023
The Notice of Polls and Polling Stations for the Burnley Central West electoral division has now been published. The By-election will take place on Thursday 26 October 2023.
Notice of Polls and Polling Stations (PDF, 78KB)
For further information, see the By-election and other changes page.