And Burnley is only on there because it had a strong independent in 2005 who dampened the major party votes.
Nyes. Burnley is only on top of the list on account of that, but it
is a strong BNP constituency... and they'd've probably been stronger if it wasn't for Burnley First.
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Kitty Ussher 14,999 38.5 -10.8
Liberal Democrat Gordon Birtwistle 9,221 23.7 +7.5
Burnley First Independent Harry Brooks 5,786 14.8 N/A
Conservative Yousuf Miah 4,206 10.8 -10.1
BNP Len Starr 4,003 10.3 -1.0