Pendle Borough Council elections
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One third of Pendle Borough Council in Lancashire, England is elected each year, followed by one year without election. Since the last boundary changes in 2002, 49 councillors have been elected from 20 wards.[1] Pendle is a non-metropolitan district forming a lower-tier of local government under Lancashire County Council.
Political control[]
Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[2][3]
Party in control | Years |
---|---|
No overall control | 1973–1976 |
Conservative | 1976–1979 |
No overall control | 1979–1987 |
Liberal Democrats | 1987–1990 |
No overall control | 1990–1991 |
Labour | 1991–1994 |
No overall control | 1994–1995 |
Liberal Democrats | 1995–1999 |
No overall control | 1999–2004 |
Liberal Democrats | 2004–2008 |
No overall control | 2008–2018 |
Conservative | 2018-2019 |
No overall control | 2019–2021 |
Conservative | 2021-present |
Council elections[]
Summary of the council composition after recent council elections, click on the year for full details of each election. Boundary changes took place for the 2002 election reducing the number of seats by 2, leading to the whole council being elected in that year.[4]
- (New ward boundaries)[5]
- (Borough boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[6]
Year | Conservative | Labour | Liberal Democrats | British National Party | Independent | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
[7] | 5 | 19 | 27 | 0 | 0 | |
[8] | 5 | 22 | 23 | 0 | 1 | |
[9] | 5 | 26 | 20 | 0 | 0 | |
[10] | 7 | 27 | 17 | 0 | 0 | |
[11] | 7 | 23 | 21 | 0 | 0 | |
[12] | 5 | 20 | 26 | 0 | 0 | |
[13] | 3 | 19 | 29 | 0 | 0 | |
1998[14] | 3 | 18 | 29 | 0 | 1 | |
1999[15] | 7 | 20 | 23 | 0 | 1 | |
2000[16] | 9 | 24 | 18 | 0 | 0 | |
2002[4] | 11 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | New ward boundaries[17] |
2003[18] | 11 | 15 | 23 | 0 | 0 | |
2004[19] | 11 | 8 | 30 | 0 | 0 | |
2006[20] | 13 | 5 | 30 | 1 | 0 | |
2007[21] | 14 | 6 | 27 | 1 | 0 | |
2008[22] | 16 | 10 | 20 | 2 | 1 | |
2010[23] | 17 | 13 | 16 | 2 | 1 | |
2011[24] | 18 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 1 | |
2012[25] | 18 | 18 | 12 | 1 | 0 | |
2014[2] | 19 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 0 | |
2015 | 1 | 0 | ||||
2016[26] | 21 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 0 | |
2018[27] | 24 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
2019 | 23 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
Borough result maps[]
2002 results map
2003 results map
2004 results map
2006 results map
2007 results map
2008 results map
2010 results map
2011 results map
2012 results map
2014 results map
By-election results[]
By-elections occur when seats become vacant between council elections. Below is a summary of recent by-elections;[28] full by-election results can be found by clicking on the by-election name.
By-election | Date | Incumbent party | Winning party | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Barnoldswick Coates | 27 June 1996 | Liberal Democrats | Liberal Democrats | ||
Barnoldswick Craven | 27 June 1996 | Liberal Democrats | Liberal Democrats | ||
Bradley | 20 March 1997 | Labour | Labour | ||
Marsden | 7 August 1997 | Labour | Labour | ||
Horsfield by-election | 10 December 1998 | Labour | Liberal Democrats | ||
Horsfield by-election | 1 March 2001 | Labour | Liberal Democrats | ||
Craven by-election | 28 June 2007 | Liberal Democrats | Liberal Democrats | ||
Coates by-election | 2 May 2013 | Liberal Democrats | Liberal Democrats | ||
Blacko and Higherford by-election | 3 April 2014 | Conservative | Conservative | ||
Old Laund Booth by-election | 3 July 2014 | Liberal Democrats | Liberal Democrats |
References[]
- ^ "Wards of the Borough". Pendle Borough Council. Archived from the original on 12 June 2011. Retrieved 18 March 2010.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Pendle". BBC News Online. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
- ^ "Tories urged to act in 'racist joke' row at Pendle Borough Council". BBC News Online. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Pendle". BBC News Online. Retrieved 18 March 2010.
- ^ The District of Pendle (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1975
- ^ The Lancashire (District Boundaries) Order 1986
- ^ "The gains and losses: Council election results in full". The Times. NewsBank. 7 May 1988.
- ^ "Local election results". The Times. NewsBank. 5 May 1990.
- ^ "Complete round-up of results from Thursday's local council elections". The Times. NewsBank. 4 May 1991.
- ^ "UK Council Elections: Election Results". Financial Times. 8 May 1992. p. 11.
- ^ "The complete list of local council election results". The Independent. 6 May 1995.
- ^ "Election Results Round-Up - Local Elections". The Times. 3 May 1996. p. 8.
- ^ "Local government election results". The Independent. 8 May 1998.
- ^ "Pendle". BBC News Online. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
- ^ "Local elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Pendle (Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
- ^ "Local elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
- ^ "Pendle council". BBC News Online. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
- ^ "Local elections: Pendle". BBC News Online. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
- ^ "Pendle". BBC News Online. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
- ^ "Pendle". BBC News Online. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
- ^ "Pendle". BBC News Online. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
- ^ "Vote 2011". BBC News Online. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
- ^ "Vote 2012". BBC News Online. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
- ^ http://www.pendle.gov.uk/info/20084/elections/210/election_results_-_borough_council. Missing or empty
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(help) - ^ [1] Election Results 2018 - theguardian.com
- ^ "Local Authority Byelection Results". Archived from the original on 29 March 2010. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
External links[]
- Pendle Council Archived 22 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- Pendle Borough Council elections