Your Councillors by Political Grouping
Local Councillors are elected by the community to decide how the council should carry out its various activities. They represent public interest as well as individuals living within the ward in which he or she has been elected to serve a term of office.
Burnley is divided into 15 wards, and each ward is represented by three councillors. They have regular contact with the general public through council meetings, telephone calls or surgeries. Surgeries provide an opportunity for any ward resident to go and talk their councillor face to face and these take place on a regular basis.
Councillors are not paid a salary for their work, but they do receive allowances. By law, all members of the Council are required to complete a declaration of interest form, the details of which are published annually.
To find your councillor please use the below links:
Photograph | Councillor | Political party | Ward |
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Leader of the Council C/O Burnley Borough Council, Town Hall, Manchester Rd, Burnley, BB11 9SA Home mobile: 07790 009552 Home: aanwar@burnley.gov.uk |
Burnley Independent Group (Burnley Independent Group) |
Bank Hall | |
Chair Development Control 47 Windermere Avenue, Burnley, BB10 2AB Home mobile: 07737 009910 |
Burnley Independent Group (Burnley Independent Group) |
Daneshouse with Stoneyholme | |
Deputy Mayor c/o Burnley Town Hall, Manchester Road, Burnley, BB11 9SA Home mobile: 07980 000941 Home: smhussain@burnley.gov.uk |
Burnley Independent Group (Burnley Independent Group) |
Daneshouse with Stoneyholme | |
154 Casterton Avenue, Burnley, BB10 2PR Home mobile: 07738 607514 Work: mishtiaq@burnley.gov.uk Home: mishtiaq@burnley.gov.uk |
Burnley Independent Group (Burnley Independent Group) |
Queensgate | |
123 Barden Lane, BB10 1JF Home mobile: 07886675179 Work: nkazmi@burnley.gov.uk |
Burnley Independent Group (Burnley Independent Group) |
Daneshouse with Stoneyholme | |
16 Waterbarn Street, Burnley, BB10 1RN Home mobile: 07882 991269 Work: skazmi@burnley.gov.uk |
Burnley Independent Group (Burnley Independent Group) |
Queensgate | |
Mayor of Burnley 16 Highfield Avenue, Burnley, BB10 2PR Home mobile: 07792 588881 Work: arifkhan@burnley.gov.uk Home: arifkhan@burnley.gov.uk |
Burnley Independent Group (Burnley Independent Group) |
Queensgate | |
Executive Member for Housing and Development Control c/o Burnley Town Hall, Manchester Road, Burnley, BB11 9SA Home mobile: 07486 390574 Work: lkhan@burnley.gov.uk Home: lkhan@burnley.gov.uk |
Burnley Independent Group (Burnley Independent Group) |
Bank Hall | |
c/o Burnley Town Hall, Manchester Road, Burnley, BB11 9SA Home mobile: 07448 702406 Home: slone@burnley.gov.uk |
Burnley Independent Group (Burnley Independent Group) |
Bank Hall | |
Vice-Chair Audit & Standards 13 Grasmere Street, Burnley, BB10 1HP Home: contact via email Work: araja@burnley.gov.uk Home: araja@burnley.gov.uk |
Burnley Independent Group (Burnley Independent Group) |
Lanehead | |
216 Brownhill Avenue, Burnley, BB10 4QH Home: 01282 459703 Home: csollis@burnley.gov.uk |
Burnley Independent Group (Burnley Independent Group) |
Brunshaw | |
Chair - Scrutiny 9 Carlton Road, Burnley, BB11 4JE Home mobile: 07525 464840 Home: gbarton@burnley.gov.uk |
Labour (Labour Group) |
Rosegrove with Lowerhouse | |
96 Lowerhouse Lane, Rosegrove, Burnley, BB12 6JA Home mobile: 07816 510668 Home: cbriggs@burnley.gov.uk |
Labour (Labour Group) |
Gannow | |
Chair - Audit & Standards 18 Rosehill Mount, Burnley, BB11 4HW Home: 01282 931303 Home mobile: 07891 938671 Home: mbrindle@burnley.gov.uk |
Labour (Labour Group) |
Rosehill with Burnley Wood | |
90 Marsden Road, Burnley, BB10 2BL Home mobile: 07802 889058 Home: sgraham@burnley.gov.uk |
Labour (Labour Group) |
Lanehead | |
17 Town Hill Bank, Padiham, Burnley, BB12 8DH Home: 01282 771132 Work: jharbour@burnley.gov.uk Home: jharbour@burnley.gov.uk |
Labour (Labour Group) |
Gawthorpe | |
Vice-Chair - Scrutiny c/o Town Hall, Manchester Road, Burnley, BB11 9SA Home mobile: 07929035297 Work: bhorrocks@burnley.gov.uk |
Labour (Labour Group) |
Rosehill with Burnley Wood | |
29 Hunters Drive, Burnley, BB12 0HT Home: 01282 411233 Home mobile: 07721 346893 |
Labour & Co-operative Party (Labour Group) |
Rosegrove with Lowerhouse | |
Vice-Chair Licensing 16 Grasmere Avenue, Padiham, BB12 8PG Home: 07942 389359 Home: alewis@burnley.gov.uk |
Labour (Labour Group) |
Gawthorpe | |
112A Westgate, Burnley, BB11 1SD Home mobile: 07592 470479 Work: preynolds@burnley.gov.uk |
Labour (Labour Group) |
Rosegrove with Lowerhouse | |
c/o Burnley Town Hall, Burnley, BB11 9SA Home mobile: 07531 481917 Home: mtownsend@burnley.gov.uk |
Labour & Co-operative Party (Labour Group) |
Brunshaw | |
7 Alexander Grove, Burnley, BB12 6DJ Home: 07990 611915 Home: fwild@burnley.gov.uk |
Labour (Labour Group) |
Lanehead | |
c/o Burnley Town Hall, Manchester Road, Burnley, BB11 9SA Home mobile: 07791 086649 Work: lashworth@burnley.gov.uk |
Conservative (Conservative Group) |
Whittlefield with Ightenhill | |
c/o Burnley Town Hall, Manchester Road, Burnley, BB11 9SA |
Conservative (Conservative Group) |
Hapton with Park | |
Leader - Conservative Group 2 Bright Street, Padiham, Burnley, BB12 8RA Home mobile: 07724 223565 Work: ahosker@burnley.gov.uk Home: ahosker@burnley.gov.uk |
Conservative (Conservative Group) |
Hapton with Park | |
c/o Burnley Town Hall, Manchester Road, Burnley, BB11 9SA Home mobile: 07808 687184 Work: kingham@burnley.gov.uk |
Conservative (Conservative Group) |
Gawthorpe | |
c/o Town Hall, Manchester Road, Burnley, BB11 9SA Work: jmcgowan@burnley.gov.uk |
Conservative (Conservative Group) |
Hapton with Park | |
418 Burnley Road, Cliviger, BB10 4SU Home mobile: 07912 886607 Work: msteel@burnley.gov.uk |
Conservative (Conservative Group) |
Whittlefield with Ightenhill | |
c/o Burnley Town Hall, Manchester Road, Burnley, BB11 9SA Home mobile: 07917 363528 Work: dwhitaker@burnley.gov.uk |
Conservative (Conservative Group) |
Whittlefield with Ightenhill | |
45 Printers Fold, Burnley, BB12 6PH Home mobile: 07875 517267 Work: hbridges@burnley.gov.uk |
Green Party (Green Group) |
Trinity | |
Leader - Green Group, Executive Member for Sustainable Development & Growth c/o Town Hall, Manchester Road, Burnley, BB11 9SA Home: 07745106831 Work: scunliffe@burnley.gov.uk |
Green Party (Green Group) |
Cliviger with Worsthorne | |
C/o Town Hall, Manchester Road, Burnley, BB11 4BP Home: 07487 518863 Work: ahall@burnley.gov.uk |
Green Party (Green Group) |
Trinity | |
Please contact:, Cllr Scott Cunliffe or Cllr Jack Launer, Cliviger with Worsthorne Ward, https://burnley.moderngov.co.uk/mgMemberIndex.aspx |
Green Party (Green Group) |
Cliviger with Worsthorne | |
Vice-Chair Development Control c/o Burnley Town Hall, Manchester Road, Burnley, BB11 9SA Work mobile: 07387 683655 Work: mhurt@burnley.gov.uk |
Green Party (Green Group) |
Trinity | |
Executive Member for Health, Culture and Wellbeing Barcroft Hall,Park Road, Cliviger, BB10 4SL Home mobile: 07736897663 Work: jlauner@burnley.gov.uk |
Green Party (Green Group) |
Cliviger with Worsthorne | |
c/o Town Hall, Manchester Road, Burnley, BB11 9SA Home mobile: 07394 813 586 Work: awight@burnley.gov.uk |
Green Party (Green Group) |
Brunshaw | |
Leader Liberal Democrat Group, Executive Member for Community & Environmental Services c/o Town Hall, Manchester Road, Burnley, BB11 9SA Home mobile: 07919 920910 Home: hbaker@burnley.gov.uk |
Liberal Democrats (Liberal Democrat Group) |
Coalclough with Deerplay | |
19 Glen View Road, Burnley, BB11 2QL Home mobile: 07836 364416 |
Liberal Democrats (Liberal Democrat Group) |
Coalclough with Deerplay | |
c/o Town Hall, Manchester Road, Burnley, BB11 9SA Home mobile: 07789 540 812 Work: jinckle@burnley.gov.uk |
Liberal Democrats (Liberal Democrat Group) |
Coalclough with Deerplay | |
46 Halifax Road, Briercliffe, Burnley, BB10 3QN Home: 01282 438328 Home mobile: 07753 253040 Home: annekelly@burnley.gov.uk |
Liberal Democrats (Liberal Democrat Group) |
Briercliffe | |
42 Halifax Road, Briercliffe, Burnley, BB10 3QN Home: 01282 421865 Home mobile: 07778 271177 Home: glishman@burnley.gov.uk |
Liberal Democrats (Liberal Democrat Group) |
Briercliffe | |
Deputy Leader and Executive Member for Resources and Performance Management 42 Halifax Road, Briercliffe, Burnley, BB10 3QN Home: 01282 421865 Home mobile: 07977 218622 Home: mlishman@burnley.gov.uk |
Liberal Democrats (Liberal Democrat Group) |
Briercliffe | |
69 Rosehill Road, Burnley, BB11 2HJ Home: 01282 448096 Home mobile: 07787 005667 Home: jsumner@burnley.gov.uk |
Liberal Democrats (Liberal Democrat Group) |
Rosehill with Burnley Wood | |
12 Hambledon View, Burnley, BB12 6NY Home: 01282 778735 Home mobile: 07488 355190 |
Conservative | Gannow | |
c/o Town Hall, Manchester Road, Burnley, BB11 9SA Home: 07926 276624 Home: mpayne@burnley.gov.uk |
Independent | Gannow |