Burnley elections 2026: Say ‘no’ to those who try and drag our town down | Lib Dem leader Howard Baker

The areas we represent are proud of our communities and our town. Burnley is a great town, doing well despite the challenges we face. We are proud to be short-listed for the second year running as the Best Council in the country.

There’s still a lot more to do. We will achieve it by cand officers working together as a team.

Lib Dems led the way in getting all councillors of all parties to work together for the good of Burnley, taking decisions that reflect the interests of all councillors and their areas. Every councillor in Burnley voted against Reform plans for a mega-Council from Barnoldswick to Southport and against merging us with Blackburn. Lib Dems want the smallest new Council to keep the link between Councillors and the people they represent.

Our council took brave decisions to build Pioneer Place and take over Charter Walk, instead of allowing a takeover by asset-strippers who would have taken out the most money in the shortest time. We are pleased that the council is more than covering the costs of borrowing, along with planned maintenance and improvement and we are doing better than others in increasing the numbers of people who shop and spend leisure time in our town.

We have worked hard with local businesses to bring jobs and money into Burnley. Plans, prepared by Lib Dems, brought us out of Covid with action for economic development and support for Burnley folk who need a helping hand.

Burnley has one of the best records in England for enforcement action against fly-tipping, littering and dirty streets. We found extra money this year for more investment in clean streets. We are proud that our Green Spaces team run electric vehicles power by electricity we generate from solar panels.

Please support Lib Dem candidates to help us make and keep Burnley a town and communities to be proud of. Say No to those who drag us down by only talking about the bad things.