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Lancashire County Council elections are held every four years. Lancashire County Council is the upper-tier authority for the non-metropolitan county of Lancashire in England. Since the last boundary changes in 2017, 84 councillors have been elected from 82 electoral divisions.[1]

Election results

Lancashire County Council election results, vote share per party by year since 1973. Post-merger Liberal Party and Social Democratic Party counted as 'other' parties.

Council composition

The composition of the council immediately following election, and excluding any subsequent by-election changes, has been:

Overall control Cons. Labour Reform UK Lib Dems [n 1] Green UKIP BNP Idle Toad Independents/Other
2025 Reform 8 5 53 5 4 0 0 - 9 [n 2]
2021[2] Conservative 48 32 - 2 2 0 - - 0
2017[3] Conservative 46 30 - 4 1 1 0 - 2 [n 3]
2013[4] NOC 35 39 - 6 1 0 0 0 3 [n 4]
2009[5] Conservative 51 16 - 10 2 0 1 1 3 [n 5]
2005[6] Labour 31 44 - 6 1 0 0 1 1 [n 6]
2001[7][8] Labour 26 44 - 6 1 - - - 1 [n 7]
1997[9] Labour 23 47 - 7 0 - - - 1 [n 8]
1993 Labour 35 54 - 10 0 - - - 0
1989 Labour 42 50 - 4 0 - - - 3 [n 9]
1985 Labour 42 48 - 9 - - - - 0
1981 Labour 38 53 - 6 - - - - 2 [n 10]
1977 Conservative 83 12 - 1 - - - - 0
1973 Conservative 52 33 - 7 - - - - 4 [n 11]

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Council elections

County result maps

  • 2005 results map
    2005 results map
  • 2009 results map
    2009 results map
  • 2013 results map
    2013 results map
  • 2017 results map
    2017 results map
  • 2021 results map
    2021 results map
  • 2025 results map
    2025 results map

By-election results

Elections in the 1990s

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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
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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
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South Ribble Central By-Election 16 September 1999
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 751 38.5 −11.2
Conservative 636 32.6 −2.2
Liberal Democrats 565 28.9 +13.4
Majority 115 5.9
Turnout 1,952 17.9
Labour hold Swing
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Nelson By-Election 2 March 2000
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 1,358 48.6 −5.8
Liberal Democrats 1,296 46.3 +14.7
Conservative 143 5.1 −8.8
Majority 62 2.3
Turnout 2,797 29.0
Labour hold Swing
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Elections in the 2000s

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South Ribble South By-Election 4 May 2000
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats 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 Democrats hold Swing
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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
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South Ribble North West By-Election 22 November 2001
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats 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 Democrats hold Swing
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Preston Rural West By-Election 1 May 2003
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Parkinson 1,781 49.8 +20.1
Liberal Democrats 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 Democrats Swing
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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
UKIP Olive Bergin 489 15.4 +9.5
Liberal Democrats Philip Pitman 220 6.9 −11.1
Majority 602 18.9
Turnout 3,175=9
Conservative hold Swing
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Elections in the 2010s

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Burnley Central East by-election, 6 May 2010
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Misfar Hassan 3,157 44.35 +4.75
Liberal Democrats Martin Smith 2,279 32.01 −5.95
BNP Paul McDevitt 868 12.19 +2.14
Conservative Matthew Isherwood 815 11.45 −0.94
Majority 878 12.3
Turnout
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
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Wyreside by-election, 28 October 2011
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Vivien Taylor 2,178 58.00 −7.86
Labour Kevin Higginson 877 23.36 +10.30
UKIP Simon Noble 361 9.61 N/A
Green Susan White 339 9.03 −12.06
Majority 1,301
Turnout 3,762
Conservative hold Swing
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Lancaster East by-election, 6 May 2016
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Lizzi Collinge 1,758 50.85 +5.95
Green Tim Hamilton-Cox 1,408 40.73 −0.27
Liberal Democrats Robin Long 231 6.68 N/A
TUSC Steve Metcalfe 60 1.74 N/A
Majority 350 10.1
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
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Chorley Rural North by-election, 21 July 2016
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Alan Cullens 1,144 43.76 +2.65
Labour Yvonne Hargreaves 1,042 38.37 +0.57
UKIP Christopher Stuart 303 11.16 −6.15
Liberal Democrats Stephen Fenn 125 4.60 +0.83
Majority 102 3.9
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
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Burnley Central East by-election, 3 November 2016
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sobia Malik 1,348 68.88 +10.74
Liberal Democrats Emma Payne 276 14.10 −1.42
UKIP Mark Girven 249 12.72 −6.68
Green Laura Fisk 84 4.29 N/A
Majority 1,072
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
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Wyre Rural Central by-election, 11 January 2018
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Matthew Salter 1,745 60.03 −6.11
Labour Nic Fogg 925 31.82 +11.01
Green Susan White 237 8.15 −4.90
Majority 820 59.86
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
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Morecambe North by-election, 15 February 2018
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Stuart Morris 1,332 48.95 −14.23
Liberal Democrats Andrew Severn 809 29.73 +21.58
Labour Darren Clifford 580 21.32 −0.71
Majority 523
Conservative hold Swing
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Elections in the 2020s


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Chorley Rural west by-election, 14 September 2023
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alan Whittaker 1,642 52.1 +11.1
Conservative Val Caunce 1,279 40.6 −7.9
Liberal Democrats Rowan Powers 231 7.3 +2.0
Majority 363
Turnout
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
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Burnley Central West by-election, 26 October 2023
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Scott Cunliffe 630
Labour Charles Briggs 583
Conservative Donald Whitaker 574
Liberal Democrats Jeff Sumner 156
Majority 47
Green hold
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The Burnley Central West by-election was triggered by the resignation of Green councillor Andy Fewings.[12]

Notes

  1. [1]
    Includes Alliance and Liberal Party. Excludes post-merger Liberals.
  2. [2]
    7 Independent, 2 Our West Lancashire
  3. [3]
    2 Independent.
  4. [4]
    3 Independent.
  5. [5]
    3 Independent.
  6. [6]
    Independent.
  7. [7]
    Independent.
  8. [8]
    Independent.
  9. [9]
    3 Liberals.
  10. [10]
    2 Residents' Association.
  11. [11]
    3 Independent, 1 Residents' Association.

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