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    Burnley Rural, Lancashire

    At the most recent election (1 May 2025), Mark Poulton (Reform UK) won Burnley Rural, with a majority of 952 votes on a turnout of 37.49%.

    Area type
    ward
    Within
    Lancashire
    Elections recorded
    10
    Recorded results
    41
    Burnley Rural: Local Elections 2025Turnout 37.49%, electorate 11,191
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Mark PoultonReform UK1,79842.9%Yes
    Cosima TowneleyConservative Party84620.2%No
    Gordon BirtwistleLiberal Democrats82319.6%No
    Jack LaunerGreen Party44710.7%No
    Gemma HaighThe Labour Party2816.7%No
    Burnley Rural: Local Elections 2021
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Cosima TowneleyConservative Party1,60839.1%Yes
    Scott CunliffeGreen Party1,00224.3%No
    Pippa LishmanLiberal Democrats77718.9%No
    Marcus JohnstoneThe Labour Party55113.4%No
    Andrew Robert NewhouseBurnley and Padiham independent Party1784.3%No
    Burnley Rural: Local Elections 2017
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Cosima TowneleyConservative Party1,42038.7%Yes
    Tracy KennedyLiberal Democrats89124.3%No
    Lubna KhanThe Labour Party55215%No
    Margaret BrindleIndependent38010.4%No
    Alison WilliamsUK Independence Party (UKIP)3138.5%No
    Barbara Pauline BaldwinGreen Party1133.1%No
    Burnley Rural: Local Elections 2013
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Margaret BrindleLiberal Democrats1,27534.7%Yes
    Mark TownsendThe Labour Party1,06929.1%No
    Tom CommisUK Independence Party (UKIP)68018.5%No
    David HeginbothamConservative Party59916.3%No
    Jordan MorelandIndependent471.3%No
    Burnley Rural: Local by-elections 02 Sep 1993Turnout 27.3%, electorate 11,538
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    —The Labour Party1,52248.3%Yes
    —Liberal Democrats1,15736.7%No
    —Conservative Party40512.9%No
    —Independent341.1%No
    —Other321%No
    Burnley Rural: Local Elections 1993
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    J. KeeneThe Labour Party1,88748.3%No
    S. ClarkeConservative Party1,05927.1%No
    Gordon BirtwistleLiberal Democrats92123.6%No
    F ChalmersNlp381%No
    ResultsIndependent00%No
    Burnley Rural: Local Elections 1985Turnout 45.07%, electorate 11,179
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    P. FrenchLib/Sdp2,19243.5%No
    C. PlattThe Labour Party1,55730.9%No
    J WyldConservative Party1,28925.6%No
    Burnley Rural: Local Elections 1981Turnout 42.39%, electorate 10,933
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    C. PlattThe Labour Party2,46953.3%No
    J WyldConservative Party2,16546.7%No
    Burnley Rural: Local Elections 1977Turnout 43.8%, electorate 9,312
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    J WyldConservative Party2,82769.3%No
    C. BurtThe Labour Party88721.7%No
    R. PuckeringLIB3658.9%No
    Burnley Rural: Local Elections 12 Apr 1973 (county councils)Turnout 39.57%, electorate 8,112
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    J WyldConservative Party2,11465.9%No
    J. BradshawThe Labour Party1,09634.1%No

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