Pendle Borough Council
Encyclopedia
Pendle Borough Council is a district council in England, that has authority covering the borough of Pendle
in Lancashire
.
councillor, a BNP
councillor and two councillors for the nationalist England First party.
In 2007 the council banned one of its employees from wearing a St George's
bandana because "it could be considered offensive and racist".
the council is composed of the following councillor
s:-
Pendle
Pendle is a local government district and borough of Lancashire, England. It adjoins the Lancashire boroughs of Burnley and Ribble Valley, the North Yorkshire district of Craven and the West Yorkshire districts of Calderdale and the City of Bradford...
in Lancashire
Lancashire
Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England. It takes its name from the city of Lancaster, and is sometimes known as the County of Lancaster. Although Lancaster is still considered to be the county town, Lancashire County Council is based in Preston...
.
2006 Local Elections
In 2006, Pendle Borough Council gained an Asian Liberal DemocratLiberal Democrats
The Liberal Democrats are a social liberal political party in the United Kingdom which supports constitutional and electoral reform, progressive taxation, wealth taxation, human rights laws, cultural liberalism, banking reform and civil liberties .The party was formed in 1988 by a merger of the...
councillor, a BNP
British National Party
The British National Party is a British far-right political party formed as a splinter group from the National Front by John Tyndall in 1982...
councillor and two councillors for the nationalist England First party.
In 2007 the council banned one of its employees from wearing a St George's
Flag of England
The Flag of England is the St George's Cross . The red cross appeared as an emblem of England during the Middle Ages and the Crusades and is one of the earliest known emblems representing England...
bandana because "it could be considered offensive and racist".
2010 Local Elections
As of the 2010 electionPendle Council election, 2010
The 2010 Pendle Council election took place on 6 May 2010 to elect members of Pendle Borough Council in Lancashire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control....
the council is composed of the following councillor
Councillor
A councillor or councilor is a member of a local government council, such as a city council.Often in the United States, the title is councilman or councilwoman.-United Kingdom:...
s:-
Year | 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... | Liberal Democrat | 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... | British National Party British National Party The British National Party is a British far-right political party formed as a splinter group from the National Front by John Tyndall in 1982... | Independent Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do... |
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2010 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 1 |