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News & Updates
Campaign news, council updates and what Reform UK is doing for Burnley and Padiham.
Branch Reform UK Burnley: your local team
Reform UK now has sixteen councillors representing Burnley and Padiham across the county and the borough. Here is who they are and what they are working on.
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Council Under Reform, Lancashire's pothole queue has fallen 42 per cent
Outstanding road defects across Lancashire fell from 61,063 in September 2024 to 35,514 a year later. Our Burnley county councillors want that work in every neighbourhood.
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Campaigns Standing up for Burnley's neighbourhoods on HMOs
Nine of Burnley's fifteen wards have Article 4 protection against unchecked conversion to houses in multiple occupation. Six do not. Reform councillors want that fixed.
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Council Burnley's Reform county councillors and their roles at County Hall
From cabinet to scrutiny, here are the roles and committee appointments held by Burnley and Padiham’s four Reform county councillors at Lancashire County Council.
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Council Cllr Tom Pickup appointed Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care
Burnley's Cllr Tom Pickup has joined the Lancashire County Council Cabinet, taking responsibility for Adult Social Care.
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Council Cllr Alan Hosker becomes Deputy Mayor of Burnley
Reform UK's Cllr Alan Hosker was appointed Deputy Mayor of Burnley at the council's annual meeting on 20 May 2026.
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Council Reform UK group on Burnley Council elects its leadership
Following the May 2026 election, the Reform UK group on Burnley Borough Council has chosen its leadership team, with Cllr Mark Poulton as group leader.
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Council Reform UK becomes the largest group on Burnley Council
On 7 May 2026 Reform UK won 11 of the 15 seats contested to become the largest group on Burnley Borough Council, with 12 seats on the 45-seat authority.
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Council One year of Reform at Lancashire County Council
One year on from taking control of Lancashire County Council, Reform UK has frozen councillors' allowances, set the lowest council tax rise in 12 years, and opened up the council's finances.
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Council Reform delivers Lancashire's lowest council tax rise in 12 years
Reform UK's first Lancashire budget, set on 26 February 2026, raises council tax by 3.8 per cent, the lowest rise in 12 years and well below the 4.99 per cent of the previous two years.
Read more Council Cllr Mark Poulton appointed to chair county scrutiny
At Lancashire County Council's annual meeting on 22 May 2025, Burnley Rural's Cllr Mark Poulton was appointed Chair of the Environment, Economic Growth and Transport Scrutiny Committee and Chair of the Scrutiny Management Board for 2025/26.
Read more Council Cllr Tom Pickup appointed Lead Member for Finance and Resources
Following Reform UK winning control of Lancashire County Council in May 2025, Padiham and Burnley West's Cllr Tom Pickup was given charge of the county's money as Lead Member for Finance and Resources for 2025/26.
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Council Reform UK takes control of Lancashire and wins four Burnley divisions
On 1 May 2025 Reform UK won control of Lancashire County Council for the first time, taking 53 of the 84 divisions, including four covering Burnley and Padiham.
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