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A by-thirds Hyndburn Borough Council local election took place on 7 May 2015. Approximately one-third of the second-tier council's 35 seats fell up for election and the UK General Election was held on the same day. The fallow year (one year out of four) sees Lancashire County Council elections for all residents of this borough, the top tier local authority.
Result
The majority grouping of councillors was as the headline result of the election reinforced by one, independent councillors having lost their two seats, and became:
NB: One of the previous 23 Labour council seats, in the Spring Hill ward held by Councillor Pam Barton, became 'vacant' when she died on 5 May. Councillor Barton was previously elected to the Spring Hill ward in the 2014 Local Borough Council election. The subsequent By-Election date for this Spring Hill council seat, has been set for Thursday, July 9 following last month’s death of former Mayor Pam Barton.
The four (out of 16) Hyndburn Local Borough Council ward seats that were NOT up for re-election in 2015 included the following wards - Netherton in Gt. Harwood, Peel and Spring Hill in Accrington, plus St. Andrews in Oswaldtwistle.