2026 Pendle Borough Council election
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The 2026 Pendle Borough Council election will take place on 7 May 2026 to elect members of Pendle Borough Council in Lancashire, England.[2] This was on the same day as other local elections.
Council composition
| After 2024 election | Before 2026 election | ||||
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| Party | Seats | Party | Seats | ||
| Conservative | 13 | Conservative | 11 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 8 | Liberal Democrats | 9 | ||
| Reform | 0 | Reform | 1 | ||
| Independent | 12 | Independent | 12 | ||
Changes 2024–2026:
- January 2025: Kieran McGladdery (Conservative) resigns – by-election held March 2025[3]
- February 2025: Tom Ormerod (Conservative) resigns – by-election held May 2025[4]
- March 2025: Andy Bell (Liberal Democrats) gains by-election from Conservatives[5]
- May 2025: Marion Atkinson (Reform) gains by-election from Conservatives[6]
- October 2025: Mick Strickland (Liberal Democrats) resigns – by-election held November 2025[7]
- November 2025: Bryony Hartley (Liberal Democrats) wins by-election[8]
Election result
| 2026 Pendle Borough Council election | ||||||||||
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| Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
| Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
| Independent | 9 | |||||||||
| Conservative | 7 | |||||||||
| Liberal Democrats | 6 | |||||||||
| Reform | 1 | |||||||||
| Labour | 0 | |||||||||
| Green | 0 | |||||||||
