Governance
| Composition of Burnley Borough Council (as of May 2010) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Group Leader | Seats | Change | ||
| Liberal Democrat | Charlie Briggs | 24 | +1 | ||
| Labour | Julie Cooper | 14 | +2 | ||
| Conservative | Peter Doyle | 5 | -1 | ||
| British National Party | Sharon Wilkinson | 2 | -2 | ||
| Total Seats | 45 | ||||
Burnley Borough Council has been governed since 2008 by the Liberal Democrats after a predominantly Labour controlled history. The borough comprises 15 wards electing a total of 45 councillors.
Wards: Bank Hall, Briercliffe, Brunshaw, Coal Clough with Deerplay, Daneshouse with Stoneyholme, Gannow, Lanehead, Queensgate, Rosegrove with Lowerhouse, Rosehill with Burnley Wood, Trinity, and Whittlefield with Ightenhill, Cliviger with Worsthorne, Gawthorpe, and Hapton with Park.
The borough contains the civil parishies of Ightenhill, Habergham Eaves, Dunnockshaw and Clowbridge, Hapton, Cliviger, Briercliffe, and Worsthorne-with-Hurstwood.
Padiham Town Council was established in 2002.
Recent years have seen a number of BNP councillors elected in the borough.
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