Lancashire local elections
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Lancashire County Council is elected every four years.
Contents |
[edit] Political control
Conservative 1973 - 1981
Labour 1981 - 1985
No overall control 1985 - 1989
Labour 1989 - present
[edit] Council elections
Lancashire Council election, 2001
Lancashire Council election, 2005
[edit] By-election results
| 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 Democrat | 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 Democrat | 1,296 | 46.3 | +14.7 | ||
| Conservative | 143 | 5.1 | -8.8 | ||
| Majority | 62 | 2.3 | |||
| Turnout | 2,797 | 29.0 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| South Ribble South By-Election 4 May 2000 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrat | 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 Democrat 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 Democrat | 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 Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
| Preston Rural West By-Election 1 May 2003 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | William Parkinson | 1,781 | 49.8 | +20.1 | |
| Liberal Democrat | 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 Democrat | 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 | |
| UK Independence | Olive Bergin | 489 | 15.4 | +9.5 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Philip Pitman | 220 | 6.9 | -11.1 | |
| Majority | 602 | 18.9 | |||
| Turnout | 3,175=9 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
