2012 Burnley Borough Council election explained

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Elections to Burnley Borough Council in Lancashire, England were held on 3 May 2012. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party regained control of the council, with Julie Cooper becoming council leader. Also the last remaining British National Party councillor, Sharon Wilkinson, lost the Hapton with Park seat, a decade since the far-right group were first elected to the council^[1]

After the election, the composition of the council was

• Labour 26
• Liberal Democrat 14
• Conservative 5
• British National Party 0

Election result

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Notes and References

1. News: Live election results: Burnley . Lancashire Telegraph . Newsquest Media Group . 2 May 2012 . 31 July 2015.
2. Web site: Burnley Borough Council - Results for Bank Hall . www.burnley.gov.uk . 22 May 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120902234554/http://www.burnley.gov.uk/site/scripts/documents_info.php?documentID=1302&categoryID=1000 . 2 September 2012 . dead.