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Local Elections 2009!
Conservatives win control of Lancashire!
On Thursday 4th June everyone in Pendle had the chance to vote in the Lancashire County Council Elections and European Elections. What the papers said…
“The Conservatives were the big winners in Thursday's Lancashire County Council's elections. And no where was that success more exemplified than here in Pendle, where the party won four of the six divisions and picked up a seat from both the Liberal Democrats and Labour.”
“The biggest shock of the day came in West Craven, where Keith Bailey captured the seat for the Tories by defeating Liberal Democrat group leader County Coun. David Whipp with a majority of 435. And the Tories also picked up Pendle Central, where George Askew won with a majority of 68 votes over Liberal Democrat Dorothy Lord. The seat had previously been held by Labour county councillor Tim Ormrod, but he did not stand at the election and the party finished bottom of the poll. ”
“The Tories also successfully defended their seats in Pendle West and Pendle East, where County Couns Shelagh Derwent and Mike Calvert won with large majorities.”
(Nelson Leader, 11th June 2009)
Across the whole of Pendle the Parties polled:
Pendle Conservatives 10,885 (37%)
Labour 6,359 votes (22%)
Lib Dem 7,325 votes (25%)
BNP 4,116 (14%)
UKIP 892 (3%)
Local Elections 2009
 Copyright Lancashire Telegraph
On Thursday 1st May local elections took place in 16 wards across Pendle. The results saw a big swing to the Conservatives, who won more votes than any other Party and gained three seats off the Lib Dems. In one of the most dramatic results of the night Conservative Councillor Mike Calvert beat Pendle Lib Dem council leader Alan Davies by 526 votes.
Another Conservative gain from the Liberal Democrats came in the Boulsworth ward where 24 year old Conservative campaigner George Askew won with over 1000 votes. The Conservatives also won the Horsfield ward, in Colne, with Smith Benson claiming victory.
Across the whole of Pendle the Parties polled:
Pendle Conservatives 9,905 (39%)
Labour 6,114 votes (24%)
Lib Dem 7,336 votes (29%)
Independent Candidates 602 votes (2%)
BNP 1289 (5%)
Nationally the results were disastrous for Labour with David Cameron describing the Local Election results as 'a very big moment for the Conservative Party'. Across the country the Conservatives gained an extra 256 seats and 12 councils, including Bury and won the London Mayoral race.
Local Elections 2007
On Thursday 3rd May 2007 local elections took place in 17 wards across Pendle. The results saw a big swing to the Conservatives, who retained all six wards they were defending and won Boulsworth Ward off the Lib Dems. In one of the most dramatic results of the night Barrowford Conservative Councillor Linda Crossley increased her majority, from 35 votes to 676 votes.
Across the whole of Pendle the Parties polled:
Pendle Conservatives 8,600 votes (35%)
Labour 4,399 votes (18%)
Lib Dem 8,650 votes (35%)
BNP 1,737 votes (7%)
Independent Candidates 1,001 votes (4%)
Green 303 votes (1%)
UKIP 133 votes
Four of the wards were last contested in 2003 (Blacko and Higherford, Foulridge, Higham and Pendleside, Old Laund Booth) and 13 were last contested in 2006. A comparison of the results for each party last time, against May's results shows a surge in Conservative support up from 30% to 35%. Meanwhile support for the Lib Dems has dramatically fallen from 42% to 35% and support for Labour has also fallen from 19% to just 18% of the votes cast. In another encouraging result support for the BNP also fell from 9% to 7%.
Following the 2007 elections the make up of Pendle Council was:
28 Lib Dem
14 Conservative
6 Labour
1 BNP
 
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