South Ribble Borough Council elections

South Ribble Borough Council elections are held every four years. South Ribble Borough Council is the local authority for the non-metropolitan district of South Ribble in Lancashire, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2015, 50 councillors have been elected from 23 wards.^[1] The next borough council elections are due to take place in 2027 as part of the wider 2027 United Kingdom local elections.^[2]

South Ribble shown within the non-metropolitan county of Lancashire (Unitary authorities excluded)

Council elections

1973 South Ribble Borough Council election
1976 South Ribble Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)^[3]
1979 South Ribble Borough Council election
1983 South Ribble Borough Council election
1987 South Ribble Borough Council election (New ward boundaries & borough boundary changes also took place)^[4]^[5]
1991 South Ribble Borough Council election
1995 South Ribble Borough Council election
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)^[1]
2019 South Ribble Borough Council election
2023 South Ribble Borough Council election
2027 South Ribble Borough Council election

Election results

South Ribble Borough Council election results

Council composition

	Overall control		Conservative		Labour		Lib Dems [a]		Idle Toad		Independents
2023	Labour	16		29		5		-		-
2019	NOC	23		22		5		-		0
2015	Conservative	29		19		2		-		-
2011	Conservative	33		21		1		-		-
2007	Conservative	44		8		1		2		0
2003	NOC	19		17		15		4		0
1999	NOC	18		21		12		-		3
1995	Labour	16		29		9		-		-
1991	Conservative	33		15		6		-		0
1987	Conservative	37		11		6		-		0
1983	Conservative	39		11		4		-		0
1979	Conservative	42		10		1		-		1
1976	Conservative	45		8		0		-		1
1973	Conservative	30		16		2		-		1

Borough result maps

2003 results map
2007 results map
2011 results map
2015 results map
2019 results map
2023 results map

By-election results

1995-1999

Farington By-Election 1 May 1997
Party		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

Longton Central and West By-Election 4 December 1997
Party		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

Bamber Bridge South By-Election 19 March 1998
Party		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

Priory By-Election 22 November 2001
Party		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

Farington By-Election 22 November 2001
Party		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

Leyland St Mary's By-Election 17 October 2002
Party		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

Walton Le Dale By-Election 30 October 2003^[9]
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

Leyland St Ambrose By-Election 29 April 2004^[10]
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

Leyland St Mary's By-Election 29 April 2004^[11]
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

Coupe Green & Gregson Lane By-Election 14 October 2004^[12]^[13]
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

Golden Hill By-Election 5 May 2005^[14]
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

Leyland Central By-Election 4 June 2009^[15]
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

Walton-le-dale By-election 4 June 2009^[15]
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

Leyland St Mary's By-election 15 October 2009^[16]
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

Bamber Bridge East By-election 13 October 2011^[17]
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

Howick and Priory By-election 2 May 2013^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	David Howarth	469	39.0	+7.2
	Conservative	Angela Turner	390	32.4	−12.8
	Labour	Robert Taylor	185	15.4	−7.6
	UKIP	David Duxbury	159	13.2	+13.2
Majority			79	6.6
Turnout			1,203
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Leyland St Ambrose By-election 2 May 2013^[19]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ken Jones	534	48.4	+0.2
	Conservative	Paul Wharton	440	39.9	−3.2
	Liberal Democrats	Gareth Armstrong	129	11.7	+3.0
Majority			94	8.5
Turnout			1,103
	Labour hold		Swing

Leyland St Mary's By-election 2 May 2013^[20]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Alan Ogilvie	744	60.0	−6.8
	Labour	Carole Titherington	401	32.3	−0.9
	Liberal Democrats	Charlotte Ashworth	95	7.7	+7.7
Majority			343	27.7
Turnout			1,240
	Conservative hold		Swing

2015-2019

Seven Stars By-election 5 May 2016^[21]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Malcolm Donoghue	625	55.2	−3.0
	Conservative	Anthony Green	405	35.8	+6.0
	Liberal Democrats	James Pattison	102	9.0	+9.0
Majority			220	19.4
Turnout			1,132
	Labour hold		Swing

Walton-le-Dale East By-election 16 March 2017^[22]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Carol Chisholm	359	49.4	−5.1
	Labour	Alex Watson	262	36.0	−9.5
	Liberal Democrats	Alison Hesketh-Holt	106	14.6	+14.6
Majority			97	13.3
Turnout			727
	Conservative hold		Swing

2019-2023

Coupe Green and Gregson Lane By-election 24 October 2019^[23]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Gareth Watson	437	49.1	−0.8
	Independent	Graham Dixon	343	38.5	+38.5
	Liberal Democrats	Stephanie Portersmith	110	12.4	+12.4
Majority			94	10.6
Turnout			890
	Conservative hold		Swing

Longton and Hutton West By-election 6 May 2021^[24]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Julie Buttery	1,301	67.2	+15.4
	Labour	Amy Dwyer	353	18.2	+0.6
	Liberal Democrats	Simon Carter	151	7.8	−10.2
	Reform UK	Jonathan Kay	70	3.6	+3.6
	Green	Heike McMurray	61	3.2	+3.2
Majority			948	49.0
Turnout			1,936
	Conservative hold		Swing

St Ambrose By-election 6 May 2021^[25]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Kath Unsworth	517	44.4	−16.8
	Conservative	Andrew Ashton	398	34.2	+12.3
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Valentine	249	21.4	+4.4
Majority			119	10.2
Turnout			1,164
	Labour hold		Swing

Bamber Bridge East By-election 18 November 2021^[26]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Patricia Hunter	376	53.7	+7.1
	Conservative	Matthew Forshaw	275	39.3	+9.5
	Green	Rachel Knowles	49	7.0	+7.0
Majority			101	14.4
Turnout			700
	Labour hold		Swing

Earnshaw Bridge By-election 5 May 2022^[27]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Lou Jackson	626	53.4	+8.9
	Conservative	Craige Southern	460	39.2	−2.0
	Liberal Democrats	Simon Thomson	86	7.3	−7.0
Majority			166	14.2
Turnout			1,172
	Labour hold		Swing

2023-2027

Bamber Bridge West By-election 24 October 2019^[28]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	David Bollenberg	253	44.8
	Conservative	Stephen Bridge	186	32.9
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Valentine	126	22.3
Majority			67	11.9
Turnout			565
	Labour hold		Swing

Middleforth By-election 24 October 2024^[29]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Joan Burrows	517	46.3
	Labour	Laura Crawford-Lane	362	32.4
	Liberal Democrats	Clare Burton-Johnson	173	15.5
	Green	Ann Moorby	64	5.7
Majority			155	13.9
Turnout			1,116
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Notes

^ Includes Alliance and Liberal Party.

References

^ ^a ^b "The South Ribble (Electoral Changes) Order 2014", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2014/3288, retrieved 25 August 2022
^ "Election timetable in England". Gov.UK. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
^ 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.
^ "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.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Howick and Priory Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Leyland St Ambrose Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Leyland St Mary's Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Seven Stars Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Walton-le-Dale East Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Coupe Green and Gregson Lane Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Longton and Hutton West Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — St Ambrose Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Bamber Bridge East Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Earnshaw Bridge Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Bamber Bridge West Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Middleforth Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 September 2022.

By-election results

External links

South Ribble Borough Council

[9] Includes Alliance and Liberal Party.

[2014order-1] "The South Ribble (Electoral Changes) Order 2014", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2014/3288, retrieved 25 August 2022

[2] "Election timetable in England". Gov.UK. Retrieved 17 October 2023.

[3] The Borough of South Ribble (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1975

[4] The Lancashire (District Boundaries) Order 1986

[5] slation.gov.uk - The Borough of South Ribble (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1987. Retrieved on 4 November 2015.

[change-6] "Local elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 16 October 2009.

[7] slation.gov.uk - The Borough of South Ribble (Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.

[8] slation.gov.uk - The Borough of South Ribble (Electoral Changes) (Amendment) Order 2002. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.

[dale-10] "Election of a councillor for the Walton-le-Dale ward" (PDF). South Ribble Borough Council. Retrieved 16 October 2009.

[ambrose-11] "Election of a councillor for the Leyland St Ambrose ward" (PDF). South Ribble Borough Council. Retrieved 16 October 2009.

[marys-12] "Election of a councillor for the Leyland St Mary's ward" (PDF). South Ribble Borough Council. Retrieved 16 October 2009.

[twin-13] "Twin council win for Tories". guardian.co.uk. 15 October 2004. Retrieved 16 October 2009.

[coupe-14] "Election of a councillor for the Coupe Green & Gregson Lane ward" (PDF). South Ribble Borough Council. Retrieved 16 October 2009.

[golden-15] "Golden Hill ward" (PDF). South Ribble Borough Council. Retrieved 16 October 2009.

[walton-16] "Declaration of result of poll" (PDF). South Ribble Borough Council. Retrieved 16 October 2009.

[leyland-17] "New councillor for Leyland". Lancashire Evening Post. 16 October 2009. Retrieved 16 October 2009.

[bamber-18] "Bamber Bridge East by-election result". South Ribble Borough Council. 14 October 2011. Retrieved 15 October 2011.

[19] "Local Elections Archive Project — Howick and Priory Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 September 2022.

[20] "Local Elections Archive Project — Leyland St Ambrose Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 September 2022.

[21] "Local Elections Archive Project — Leyland St Mary's Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 September 2022.

[22] "Local Elections Archive Project — Seven Stars Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 September 2022.

[23] "Local Elections Archive Project — Walton-le-Dale East Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 September 2022.

[24] "Local Elections Archive Project — Coupe Green and Gregson Lane Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 September 2022.

[25] "Local Elections Archive Project — Longton and Hutton West Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 September 2022.

[26] "Local Elections Archive Project — St Ambrose Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 September 2022.

[27] "Local Elections Archive Project — Bamber Bridge East Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 September 2022.

[28] "Local Elections Archive Project — Earnshaw Bridge Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 September 2022.

[29] "Local Elections Archive Project — Bamber Bridge West Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 September 2022.

[30] "Local Elections Archive Project — Middleforth Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 September 2022.

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