LABOUR will be fighting to maintain its traditional stranglehold on Burnley Council.
They are fielding a full team of 17 candidates including two in Rosehill Ward where there are two vacancies.
The ruling group are facing a tough challenge from a mixture of Liberal Democrat, Independent and Conservative candidates.
The list includes nine Independent candidates including two sitting councillors, Harry Brooks in Rosehill and Jack Alston in Lowerhouse.
(Asterisk denotes sitting councillor)
BANK HALL
B Guttridge (Lab)*
AJ Jones (Ind)
BARCLAY
M Brown (Lib Dem)
SP Reynolds (Lab)
BRIERCLIFFE
R Gregory (LibDem) MJ Hartley-King (Con)
T Martin (Lab)
BRUNSHAW
AR Holder (Ind)
J Ormerod (Lab)
CLIVIGER
with WORSTHORNE
DN Heginbotham (Con)*
MCW Innes (Lab)
K Robinson (Ind)
COALCLOUGH
with DEERPLAY
G Birtwistle (LibDem)*
C Galbraith (Lab)
DANESHOUSE
M Ali (LibDem)*
SAChaudhary (Lab) FULLEDGE
DR Embra (LibDem)
DA Hall (Lab)*
GAWTHORPE
LA Dowding (Con)
GP Harbour (Lab)
PC Stinton (Ind)
HAPTON with PARK
C Howarth (LibDem)
PJ Jones (Ind)
AJ Tatchell (Lab)
LANEHEAD
SR Dumon (Lab)
JL Lloyd (Ind)
LOWERHOUSE
J Alston (Ind)*
M Martin (Lab)
B Robinson (Con)
QUEENSGATE
B Barnes (Lab)*
NP Chadwick (Ind) L Harrison (Con)
ROSEHILL
H Brooks (Ind)*
CW Bullas (LibDem)
J Evans (Lab)
EM Monk (Lab)
DJ Tierney (Con)
TRINITY
LK Whittaker (LibDem)
MC Winder (Lab)*
WHITTLEFIELD
with IGHTENHILL
GP Mallett (Con)
A Thornber (Lab)*
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