2022 Hyndburn Borough Council election

A by-thirds Hyndburn Borough Council local election, will be held on Thursday 5 May 2022. Approximately one third of the local council's 35 seats will fall up for election on that day.[1]

2022 Hyndburn Borough Council election
5 May 2022
11 of 35 seats to Hyndburn Borough Council
18 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Paul Cox

(Interim)

 Marlene Haworth
Party Labour Conservative
Leader's seat Milnshaw St Oswald's
Seats before 22 12
Seats won 22 12
Seat change 0 0
2018 local election results in Hyndburn
  Labour
  Conservative
  Not contested

Background

Before the election Labour had a majority of 15 councillors, Conservatives had 12 councillors, with 6 Independent councillors and 2-vacant (following Chris Knight's (Lab-St. Oswalds) March-23rd announcement[2] that he has stood down as a councillor with immediate effect, despite not being up for re-election until May next year, in addition to the announcement[3] (March-24th) that Leader of Hyndburn Council, Miles Parkinson, resigned from the Labour Party and will now be an Independent councillor for Altham ward, until May-2023 and after Labour Councillor Eamonn Higgins announced[4] (March-31st) that he would be quitting Labour, to serve Huncoat as an Independent for the remainder of his term, until May-2023.

In this election, Labour will be defending 6-ward-seats with Conservatives defending 4-ward-seats. In 2018, Overton was won by Labour's Jennifer MOLINEUX, who later left the Party to become an Independent councillor, but she is standing down in this election. In 2019, St Oswald's was won by Labour's Chris KNIGHT, who recently stood down as a councillor leaving his vacant-seat open to a by-election. Former Labour candidate Shahed MAHMOOD also quit Labour last year and is standing for the Conservatives in Milnshaw ward.

Local Election result

After the election, the composition of the council's 35 seats was -

Hyndburn Local Election Result 2022 - electorate TBC (over just 11 wards) - with TBC turnout
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 7
  Conservative 4
  Independent 1
  Reform UK 0
  Spoilt Ballots 0

Reference: 2018 Hyndburn Borough Council election

NB: Five (of the 16) Council wards, where seats were NOT up for re-election in 2022, included the following wards - Altham, Baxenden and Church, plus Barnfield and Central in Accrington

Previous Councillors who were Standing-Down in this election included - Bernadette Parkinson (Ind-Netherton), David Parkins (Lab-Huncoat), Diane Fielding (Lab-Spring Hill) and Jenny Molineux (Ind-Overton).

Additionally, following Chris Knight's (Lab-St. Oswalds) recent and sudden decision to stand-down from the seat he won in 2019, that seat will ALSO be up for a by-election this year - with the winner serving out the remaining 12-months, until THAT same seat comes up for re-election to a full-4-year term from 2023.

Retiring Netherton councillor Bernadette Parkinson announced[5][April-11th] that she has resigned from the Labour Party after 27 years, in the wake of her husband and council leader Cllr Miles Parkinson, who also quit the party. Another retiring councillor, Spring Hill's Diane Fielding announced[6][April-19th] that she has also resigned from the Labour Party. Former Overton Labour councillor Michael Hindley announced[7][April-20th] that he has resigned from the Labour Party, leaving that seat vacant, after being recently cautioned by the police over an assault during a previous council meeting. This leaves the Hyndburn Labour Party with only 15-sitting councillors (less than the 18 needed for Overall Control), ahead of the upcoming May-election.

Ward Results

Clayton-le-Moors
Clayton-le-Moors - electorate TBC
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Timothy Aidan O'KANE
Conservative Peter EDWARDS
... spoilt votes
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Huncoat
Huncoat - electorate TBC
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Samina MAHMOOD
Conservative Danny CASSIDY
... spoilt votes
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Immanuel
Immanuel - electorate TBC
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Josh Blayne ALLEN
Labour Joanne Louise DEXTER
... spoilt votes
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Milnshaw
Milnshaw - electorate TBC
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Andrew Steven CLEGG
Conservative Shahed MAHMOOD
Independent Malcolm Eric PRITCHARD
... spoilt votes
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing N/A

Netherton
Netherton - electorate TBC
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jodi CLEMENTS
Conservative Navid AFZAL
Reform UK Ian ROBINSON
... spoilt votes
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Overton
Overton - electorate TBC
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Scott John BRERTON
Conservative Gareth Jason MOLINEUX
Reform UK Wayne FITZHARRIS
... spoilt votes
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Peel
Peel - electorate TBC
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Joyce Nicholson PLUMMER
Conservative Jean HURN
Reform UK Sarah-Kay FITZHARRIS
... spoilt votes
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Rishton
Rishton - electorate TBC
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Michael MILLER
Labour Bernard DAWSON
Independent Andrew Joseph HARRIS
Reform UK Paul David HACKER
... spoilt votes
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing N/A

Spring Hill
Spring Hill - electorate TBC
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Kimberley WHITEHEAD
Conservative Allah DAD
... spoilt votes
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

St Andrew's
St. Andrew's - electorate TBC
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Steven Lee SMITHSON
Labour Stewart Thurston EAVES
... spoilt votes
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

St Oswald's
  1. two-seats ... the winner of Chris'-2019 seat (*), will be up for re-election in May-2023, just 12-months later.
St Oswald's - electorate TBC
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Marlene Heather HAWORTH
Labour Glen Kevin HARRISON (*)
Conservative Zak KHAN
Labour Wajid HUSSAIN
Reform UK Paul BROWN
Reform UK Richard John OAKLEY
Independent Janet BROWN
... spoilt votes
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing N/A
Labour hold Swing

References
  1. "Elections and referendums". www.electoralcommission.org.uk. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. "Another labour politician quits borough council". www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  3. "Hyndburn Council boss quits 'bullying and vindictive' Labour Party". www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  4. "Hyndburn Labour 'a disgrace' says fourth senior councillor to quit". www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  5. "Fifth senior Hyndburn Labour figure quits 'toxic' local party". www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  6. "Labour Party sees another councillor resign at Hyndburn Borough Council". www.lancs.live. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  7. "Hyndburn politician cautioned for assault resigns from council". www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
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