Lancashire County Council elections

Lancashire County Council elections are held every four years. Lancashire County Council is the upper-tier authority for the non-metropolitan county of Lancashire in England. Since the last boundary changes in 2017, 84 councillors have been elected from 82 electoral divisions.[1]

Political control

Lancashire County Council was first created in 1889. Its territory, powers and responsibilities were significantly reformed under the Local Government Act 1972, with a new council elected in 1973, initially acting as a shadow authority ahead of the new arrangements coming into effect on 1 April 1974. Since 1973, political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[2]

Party in controlYears
Conservative1973–1981
Labour1981–1985
No overall control1985–1989
Labour1989–2009
Conservative2009–2013
No overall control2013–2017
Conservative2017–present

Leadership

The leaders of the council since 1974 have been:[3]

CouncillorPartyFromTo
Leonard Broughton Conservative1 Apr 1974May 1981
Louise Ellman LabourMay 19811997
John West Labour1997Jun 2001
Hazel Harding LabourJun 20017 Jun 2009
Geoff Driver[4] ConservativeJun 200923 May 2013
Jennifer Mein Labour23 May 201325 May 2017
Geoff Driver Conservative25 May 20179 May 2021
Phillippa Williamson Conservative27 May 2021

Council elections

County result maps
  • 2005 results map
    2005 results map
  • 2009 results map
    2009 results map
  • 2013 results map
    2013 results map
  • 2017 results map
    2017 results map
  • 2021 results map
    2021 results map

By-election results

Elections in the 1990s
Hesketh By-Election 13 June 1996
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 2,263 53.1
Conservative 2,004 46.9
Majority 259 6.2
Turnout 4,267 37.9
Labour hold Swing
Marine By-Election 10 June 1999
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 1,644 60.4 -5.3
Conservative 1,076 39.6 +5.3
Majority 568 20.8
Turnout 2,720 31.1
Labour hold Swing
South Ribble Central By-Election 16 September 1999
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 751 38.5 -11.2
Conservative 636 32.6 -2.2
Liberal Democrats 565 28.9 +13.4
Majority 115 5.9
Turnout 1,952 17.9
Labour hold Swing
Nelson By-Election 2 March 2000
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 1,358 48.6 -5.8
Liberal Democrats 1,296 46.3 +14.7
Conservative 143 5.1 -8.8
Majority 62 2.3
Turnout 2,797 29.0
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 2000s
South Ribble South By-Election 4 May 2000
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats 1,721 48.5 -4.8
Labour 1,198 33.8 +3.2
Conservative 627 17.7 +2.1
Majority 523 14.7
Turnout 3,546 32.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
West Lancashire South By-Election 4 May 2000
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 2,242 70.6 +9.2
Labour 933 29.4 -6.8
Majority 1,309 41.2
Turnout 3,175 30.4
Conservative hold Swing
South Ribble North West By-Election 22 November 2001
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Anthony Pimblett 1,518 48.8 +13.7
Conservative P Wakeling 1,232 39.6 +4.7
Labour D Lyon 358 11.5 -18.4
Majority 286 9.2
Turnout 3,108
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Preston Rural West By-Election 1 May 2003
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Parkinson 1,781 49.8 +20.1
Liberal Democrats Howard Henshaw 1,205 33.7 -14.8
Labour Jean Al-Serraj 590 16.5 -5.2
Majority 576 16.1
Turnout 3,576 28.2
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Thornton Cleveleys Central By-Election 7 February 2008
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jim Lawrenson 1,536 48.3 +7.7
Labour Wayne Martin 934 29.4 -6.1
UKIP Olive Bergin 489 15.4 +9.5
Liberal Democrats Philip Pitman 220 6.9 -11.1
Majority 602 18.9
Turnout 3,175=9
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 2010s
Burnley Central East by-election, 6 May 2010
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Misfar Hassan 3,157 44.35 +4.75
Liberal Democrats Martin Smith 2,279 32.01 -5.95
BNP Paul McDevitt 868 12.19 +2.14
Conservative Matthew Isherwood 815 11.45 -0.94
Majority 878 12.3
Turnout
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Wyreside by-election, 28 October 2011
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Vivien Taylor 2,178 58.00 -7.86
Labour Kevin Higginson 877 23.36 +10.30
UKIP Simon Noble 361 9.61 N/A
Green Susan White 339 9.03 -12.06
Majority 1,301
Turnout 3,762
Conservative hold Swing
Lancaster East by-election, 6 May 2016
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Lizzi Collinge 1,758 50.85 +5.95
Green Tim Hamilton-Cox 1,408 40.73 -0.27
Liberal Democrats Robin Long 231 6.68 N/A
TUSC Steve Metcalfe 60 1.74 N/A
Majority 350 10.1
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Chorley Rural North by-election, 21 July 2016
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Alan Cullens 1,144 43.76 +2.65
Labour Yvonne Hargreaves 1,042 38.37 +0.57
UKIP Christopher Stuart 303 11.16 -6.15
Liberal Democrats Stephen Fenn 125 4.60 +0.83
Majority 102 3.9
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Burnley Central East by-election, 3 November 2016
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sobia Malik 1,348 68.88 +10.74
Liberal Democrats Emma Payne 276 14.10 -1.42
UKIP Mark Girven 249 12.72 -6.68
Green Laura Fisk 84 4.29 N/A
Majority 1,072
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Wyre Rural Central by-election, 11 January 2018
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Matthew Salter 1,745 60.03 -6.11
Labour Nic Fogg 925 31.82 +11.01
Green Susan White 237 8.15 -4.90
Majority 820 59.86
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Morecambe North by-election, 15 February 2018
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Stuart Morris 1,332 48.95 -14.23
Liberal Democrats Andrew Severn 809 29.73 +21.58
Labour Darren Clifford 580 21.32 -0.71
Majority 523
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 2020s


Chorley Rural west by-election, 14th September 2023
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alan Whittaker 1,642 52.1 +11.1
Conservative Val Caunce 1,279 40.6 -7.9
Liberal Democrats Rowan Powers 231 7.3 +2.0
Majority 363
Turnout
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

References
  1. "The Lancashire (Electoral Changes) Order 2016", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2016/1069, retrieved 22 August 2022
  2. "Compositions calculator". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  3. "Council minutes". Lancashire County Council. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
  4. "Geoff Driver: Lancashire County Council leader to resign". BBC News. 12 February 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
  5. The County of Lancashire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1981 S.I. 1981/43
  6. "The County of Lancashire (Electoral Changes) Order 2005", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2005/170, retrieved 22 August 2022
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