The campaign site of the Reform UK Burnley branch. Meet your Reform councillors, see what we are working on for Burnley and Padiham, and get involved.https://reformukburnley.co.uk/https://reformukburnley.co.uk/news/meet-your-reform-team/https://reformukburnley.co.uk/news/meet-your-reform-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.Tue, 16 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTReform UK Burnleyhttps://reformukburnley.co.uk/news/lancashire-potholes-down-42-percent/https://reformukburnley.co.uk/news/lancashire-potholes-down-42-percent/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.Wed, 10 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTReform UK Burnleyhttps://reformukburnley.co.uk/news/standing-up-on-hmos/https://reformukburnley.co.uk/news/standing-up-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.Thu, 04 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTReform UK Burnleyhttps://reformukburnley.co.uk/news/burnley-county-councillors-roles/https://reformukburnley.co.uk/news/burnley-county-councillors-roles/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.Sat, 23 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTReform UK Burnleyhttps://reformukburnley.co.uk/news/tom-pickup-cabinet-asc/https://reformukburnley.co.uk/news/tom-pickup-cabinet-asc/Burnley's Cllr Tom Pickup has joined the Lancashire County Council Cabinet, taking responsibility for Adult Social Care.Fri, 22 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTReform UK Burnleyhttps://reformukburnley.co.uk/news/hosker-deputy-mayor/https://reformukburnley.co.uk/news/hosker-deputy-mayor/Reform UK's Cllr Alan Hosker was appointed Deputy Mayor of Burnley at the council's annual meeting on 20 May 2026.Thu, 21 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTReform UK Burnleyhttps://reformukburnley.co.uk/news/burnley-reform-group-leadership/https://reformukburnley.co.uk/news/burnley-reform-group-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.Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTReform UK Burnleyhttps://reformukburnley.co.uk/news/reform-largest-group-burnley-2026/https://reformukburnley.co.uk/news/reform-largest-group-burnley-2026/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.Fri, 08 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTReform UK Burnleyhttps://reformukburnley.co.uk/news/reform-first-year-lancashire/https://reformukburnley.co.uk/news/reform-first-year-lancashire/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.Fri, 01 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTReform UK Burnleyhttps://reformukburnley.co.uk/news/lowest-council-tax-rise-in-12-years/https://reformukburnley.co.uk/news/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.Fri, 27 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTReform UK Burnleyhttps://reformukburnley.co.uk/news/reform-takes-lancashire-2025/https://reformukburnley.co.uk/news/reform-takes-lancashire-2025/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.Fri, 02 May 2025 00:00:00 GMTReform UK Burnley