South Ribble Borough Council elections
South Ribble Borough Council in Lancashire, England is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2003, 55 councillors have been elected from 27 wards.[1] South Ribble is a non-metropolitan district forming a lower-tier of local government under Lancashire County Council.
Political control[]
Since the foundation of the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[2]
Party in control | Years |
---|---|
Conservative | 1973–1995 |
Labour | 1995–1999 |
No overall control | 1999–2007 |
Conservative | 2007–2019 |
No overall control | 2019-present |
Council elections[]
- (New ward boundaries)[3]
- (New ward boundaries & borough boundary changes also took place)[4][5]
- 1999 South Ribble Borough Council election
- 2003 South Ribble Borough Council election (New ward boundaries increased the number of seats by 1)[6][7][8]
- 2007 South Ribble Borough Council election
- 2011 South Ribble Borough Council election
- 2015 South Ribble Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)[9]
- 2019 South Ribble Borough Council election
Borough result maps[]
2003 results map
2007 results map
2011 results map
By-election results[]
1995-1999[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 1,600 | 45.2 | -0.1 | ||
Conservative | 1,334 | 37.7 | +2.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 608 | 17.2 | -2.4 | ||
Majority | 266 | 7.5 | |||
Turnout | 3,542 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 507 | 57.5 | +15.8 | ||
Labour | 260 | 29.5 | -5.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 115 | 13.0 | -10.5 | ||
Majority | 247 | 28.0 | |||
Turnout | 882 | 22.5 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 398 | 47.6 | -17.3' | ||
Conservative | 267 | 31.9 | +7.0 | ||
Idle Toad | 98 | 11.7 | +11.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 74 | 8.8 | -1.4 | ||
Majority | 131 | 15.7 | |||
Turnout | 837 | 20.0 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
1999-2003[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 356 | 42.2 | -10.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 323 | 38.3 | +20.2 | ||
Labour | 165 | 19.5 | -9.9 | ||
Majority | 33 | 3.9 | |||
Turnout | 844 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 347 | 65.7 | -12.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 121 | 22.9 | +22.9 | ||
Conservative | 60 | 11.4 | -10.6 | ||
Majority | 226 | 42.8 | |||
Turnout | 528 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | 823 | 70.6 | +30.2 | ||
Labour | 342 | 29.4 | -7.8 | ||
Majority | 481 | 41.2 | |||
Turnout | 1,165 | 24.8 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing |
2003-2007[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Christine Leeming | 316 | 41.1 | +41.1 | |
Conservative | John Cannon | 283 | 36.8 | -26.1 | |
Labour | Graham Davies | 92 | 12.0 | -25.1 | |
Idle Toad | Michael Nathan | 78 | 10.1 | +10.1 | |
Majority | 33 | 4.3 | |||
Turnout | 769 | 25.0 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | James Leeming | 406 | 49.4 | -18.7 | |
Conservative | Frances Thompson | 264 | 32.1 | +22.8 | |
Labour | Donald Smith | 152 | 18.5 | -4.1 | |
Majority | 142 | 17.3 | |||
Turnout | 822 | 32.2 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Michael McNulty | 594 | 51.5 | +11.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Richard Bridge | 431 | 37.4 | -6.4 | |
Labour | Michaek Titherington | 128 | 11.1 | -5.1 | |
Majority | 163 | 14.1 | |||
Turnout | 1,153 | 40.0 | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Idle Toad | James Marsh | 364 | 44.0 | -16.4 | |
Conservative | Frances Walker | 349 | 42.1 | +10.1 | |
Labour | Houston Lowe | 91 | 11.0 | +3.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Karen Cairns | 24 | 2.9 | +2.9 | |
Majority | 15 | 1.9 | |||
Turnout | 828 | 28.6 | |||
Idle Toad hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Michael Titherington | 1,051 | 61.2 | +7.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Richard Bridge | 342 | 20.0 | -7.7 | |
Conservative | John Otter | 323 | 18.8 | +0.1 | |
Majority | 709 | 41.2 | |||
Turnout | 1,716 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
2007-2011[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Caleb Tomlinson | 371 | 34.5 | +1.1 | |
Conservative | Phillip Hamman | 355 | 33.0 | -7.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Derek Forrest | 350 | 32.5 | +6.5 | |
Majority | 16 | 1.5 | |||
Turnout | 1,076 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Michael Nelson | 531 | 54.3 | -21.7 | |
Labour | Daniel McDermott | 241 | 24.6 | +24.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Martin Cassell | 206 | 21.1 | -3.0 | |
Majority | 290 | 29.7 | |||
Turnout | 978 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Philip Hamman | 709 | '74.9 | +6.3 | |
Labour | Peter Holker | 237 | 25.1 | +6.1 | |
Majority | 472 | 49.8 | |||
Turnout | 946 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
2011-2015[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Mick Higgins | 481 | 55.0 | -2.4 | |
Conservative | Barbara Nathan | 393 | 45.0 | +2.4 | |
Majority | 88 | 10.1 | |||
Turnout | 874 | 23.4 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
2015-2021[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Amy Louise Dwyer | 353 | 18.2 | ||
Conservative | Julie Ann Buttery | 1301 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Simon Philip Carter | 151 | |||
Reform UK | Jonathan Stanley Kay | 70 | |||
Green (UK) | Heike McMurray | 61 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 1936 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
References[]
- ^ "Council and democracy". South Ribble Borough Council. Retrieved 16 October 2009.
- ^ "South Ribble". BBC News Online. Retrieved 16 October 2009.
- ^ The Borough of South Ribble (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1975
- ^ The Lancashire (District Boundaries) Order 1986
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of South Ribble (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1987. Retrieved on 4 November 2015.
- ^ "Local elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 16 October 2009.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of South Ribble (Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of South Ribble (Electoral Changes) (Amendment) Order 2002. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The South Ribble (Electoral Changes) Order 2014. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
- ^ "Election of a councillor for the Walton-le-Dale ward" (PDF). South Ribble Borough Council. Retrieved 16 October 2009.
- ^ "Election of a councillor for the Leyland St Ambrose ward" (PDF). South Ribble Borough Council. Retrieved 16 October 2009.
- ^ "Election of a councillor for the Leyland St Mary's ward" (PDF). South Ribble Borough Council. Retrieved 16 October 2009.
- ^ "Twin council win for Tories". guardian.co.uk. 15 October 2004. Retrieved 16 October 2009.
- ^ "Election of a councillor for the Coupe Green & Gregson Lane ward" (PDF). South Ribble Borough Council. Retrieved 16 October 2009.
- ^ "Golden Hill ward" (PDF). South Ribble Borough Council. Retrieved 16 October 2009.
- ^ a b "Declaration of result of poll" (PDF). South Ribble Borough Council. Retrieved 16 October 2009.
- ^ "New councillor for Leyland". Lancashire Evening Post. 16 October 2009. Retrieved 16 October 2009.
- ^ "Bamber Bridge East by-election result". South Ribble Borough Council. 14 October 2011. Retrieved 15 October 2011.
- ^ "Longton and Hutton West By-Election Result". South Ribble Borough Council. 6 May 2021. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
External links[]
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