One third of Hyndburn

Hyndburn

Hyndburn is a local government district with borough status in Lancashire, England. Its council is based in Accrington. The district is named after the River Hyndburn....

 Borough

Borough status in the United Kingdom

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 Council in Lancashire

Lancashire

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, England

England

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 is elected each year, followed by one year when there is an election to Lancashire County Council

County council

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 instead. Since the last boundary changes in 2002, 35 councillor

Councillor

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s have been elected from 16 wards

Wards of the United Kingdom

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Political control

Since the foundation of the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:

Party in control	Years
No overall control No overall control Within the context of local councils of the United Kingdom, the term No Overall Control refers to a situation in which no single party achieves a majority of seats and is analogous to a hung parliament...	1973–1976
Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...	1976–1980
Labour Labour Party (UK) The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...	1980–1984
Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...	1984–1986
Labour Labour Party (UK) The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...	1986–1999
No overall control No overall control Within the context of local councils of the United Kingdom, the term No Overall Control refers to a situation in which no single party achieves a majority of seats and is analogous to a hung parliament...	1999–2000
Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...	2000–2002
Labour Labour Party (UK) The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...	2002–2003
Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...	2003–2010
No overall control No overall control Within the context of local councils of the United Kingdom, the term No Overall Control refers to a situation in which no single party achieves a majority of seats and is analogous to a hung parliament...	2010–present

Council elections

Hyndburn Council election, 1998

Hyndburn Council election, 1998

Elections to Hyndburn Council were held on 7 May 1998. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.After the election, the composition of the council was*Labour 35...

Hyndburn Council election, 1999

Hyndburn Council election, 1999

Elections to Hyndburn Council were held on 6 May 1999. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party lost overall control of the council to no overall control.After the election, the composition of the council was*Labour 23*Conservative 23...

Hyndburn Council election, 2000

Hyndburn Council election, 2000

Elections to Hyndburn Council were held on 4 May 2000. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party gained overall control of the council from no overall control.After the election, the composition of the council was*Conservative 31...

Hyndburn Council election, 2002

Hyndburn Council election, 2002

Elections to Hyndburn Council were held on 2 May 2002. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 2000 reducing the number of seats by 12...

 (whole council elected after boundary changes)

Hyndburn Council election, 2003

Hyndburn Council election, 2003

Elections to Hyndburn Council were held on 1 May 2003. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party gained overall control of the council from the Labour party...

Hyndburn Council election, 2004

Hyndburn Council election, 2004

Elections to Hyndburn Council were held on 10 June 2004. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council.After the election, the composition of the council was*Conservative 20*Labour 15...

Hyndburn Council election, 2006

Hyndburn Council election, 2006

Elections to Hyndburn Council were held on 4 May 2006. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council.After the election, the composition of the council was*Conservative 19*Labour 15*Independent 1...

Hyndburn Council election, 2007

Hyndburn Council election, 2007

Elections to Hyndburn Council were held on 3 May 2007. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council.After the election, the composition of the council was*Conservative 18*Labour 15*Independent 2...

Hyndburn Council election, 2008

Hyndburn Council election, 2008

Elections to Hyndburn Council were held on 1 May 2008. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council...

Hyndburn Council election, 2010

By-election results