2017 Lancashire County Council election

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2017 Lancashire County Council election

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All 84 seats to Lancashire County Council
43 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Geoff Driver Jennifer Mein
Party Conservative Labour
Last election 35 40
Seats before 35 39
Seats won 46 30
Seat change Increase 11 Decrease 9
Popular vote 150,048 117,670
Percentage 45.2% 35.4%
Swing Increase11.5% Decrease0.9%

  Third party Fourth party
 
Party Liberal Democrats Green
Last election 5 1
Seats before 6 1
Seats won 4 1
Seat change Decrease 1 Steady0
Popular vote 31,476 11,293
Percentage 9.5% 3.4%
Swing Increase1.5% Increase0.8%

Map showing the results of the 2017 Lancashire County Council election.

Council control before election

Labour Minority
Labour

Council control after election

Conservative Majority
Conservative

An election to Lancashire County Council took place on 4 May 2017 as part of the 2017 local elections across the UK. All 84 councillors were elected for single-member and dual-member divisions for a four-year term of office. The system of voting used is first-past-the-post. Elections are held in all electoral divisions across the present ceremonial county, excepting Blackpool and Blackburn with Darwen which are unitary authorities.[n 1]

Conservative councillors won an overall majority in the council and formed a majority administration, Labour councillors form the second-largest grouping and UKIP's win of a seat was its single gain nationally in the 2017 local election cycle which saw all 145 of its other candidates standing in the election lose their seats.

Electoral divisions

Boundary revisions by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England meant these elections were fought on new divisions.[1][2]

Summary

style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" | style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" | style="width: 2px; background-color: #FAA61A;" data-sort-value="Liberal Democrats (UK)" | style="width: 2px; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" | style="width: 2px; background-color: #02A95B;" data-sort-value="Green Party of England and Wales" | style="width: 2px; background-color: #6D3177;" data-sort-value="UKIP" |
Summary of results Burnley Chorley Fylde Hyndburn Lancaster Pendle Preston Ribble Valley Rossendale South Ribble West Lancashire Wyre Total
Conservative 1 4 4 1 5 3 2 4 5 6 4 7 46
Labour 3 4 0 5 4 2 6 0 0 1 4 1 30
Liberal Democrats 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 4
Independent 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Green 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
UKIP 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

Results by borough

Burnley borough

#E4003B || Burnley Central East || Labour hold || 1,215 #E4003B || Burnley Central West || Labour hold|| 23 #E4003B || Burnley North East || Labour hold || 472 #0087DC || Burnley Rural || Conservative GAIN from Liberal Democrat || 529 #FAA61A || Burnley South West || Liberal Democrat hold || 214 #6D3177 || Padiham and Burnley West || UK Independence Party GAIN from Labour || 228
Seat Result Majority

Chorley borough

#E4003B || Chorley Central || Labour hold || 963 #E4003B || Chorley North || Labour hold|| 1,114 #E4003B || Chorley Rural East || Labour hold || 1,123 #0087DC || Chorley Rural West || Conservative hold || 685 #E4003B || Chorley South || Labour hold || 1,009 #0087DC || Clayton with Whittle || Conservative GAIN from Labour || 490 #0087DC || Euxton, Buckshaw & Astley|| Conservative GAIN from Labour || 498 #0087DC || Hoghton with Wheelton|| Conservative GAIN from Labour || 95
Seat Result Majority

Fylde borough

#DCDCDC || Fylde East|| Independent hold|| 896 #0087DC || Fylde South|| Conservative hold|| 1,016 #DCDCDC || Fylde West|| Independent hold|| 149 #0087DC || Lytham|| Conservative hold|| 526 #0087DC || St Annes North|| Conservative hold|| 1,255 #0087DC || St Annes South|| Conservative hold|| 1,593
Seat Result Majority

Hyndburn borough

#E4003B || Accrington North|| Labour hold|| 834 #E4003B || Accrington South|| Labour hold|| 90 #E4003B || Accrington West & Oswaldtwistle Central|| Labour hold|| 1,464 #E4003B || Great Harwood, Rishton & Clayton-le-Moors (2-member division)|| Labour hold|| N/A #E4003B || Great Harwood, Rishton & Clayton-le-Moors (2-member division)|| Labour hold|| N/A #0087DC || Oswaldtwistle|| Conservative hold|| 999
Seat Result Majority

Lancaster city

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#0087DC || Heysham|| Conservative hold|| 612 #02A95B || Lancaster Central|| Green hold|| 1,085 #E4003B || Lancaster East|| Labour hold|| 767 #0087DC || Lancaster Rural East|| Conservative hold|| 1,369 #0087DC || Lancaster Rural North|| Conservative hold|| 1,124 #E4003B || Lancaster South East|| Labour hold|| 664 #E4003B || Morecambe Central|| Labour hold|| 486 #0087DC || Morecambe North|| Conservative hold|| 1,566 #0087DC || Morecambe South|| Conservative GAIN from Labour|| 284 #E4003B || Skerton|| Labour hold|| 543
Seat Result Majority

Pendle borough

#E4003B || Brierfield & Nelson West|| Labour hold|| 716 #E4003B || Nelson East|| Labour hold|| 1,159 #0087DC || Pendle Central|| Conservative GAIN from Liberal Democrats|| 353 #0087DC || Pendle Hill|| Conservative Win|| 2,265 #0087DC || Pendle Rural|| Conservative Win|| N/A #FAA61A || Pendle Rural|| Liberal Democrat Win|| N/A
Seat Result Majority

Preston city

#E4003B || Preston Central East|| Labour hold|| 1,992 #E4003B || Preston Central West|| Labour hold|| 971 #E4003B || Preston City|| Labour hold|| 1,669 #E4003B || Preston East|| Labour hold|| 337 #0087DC || Preston North|| Conservative hold|| 1,645 #0087DC || Preston Rural|| Conservative hold|| 2,150 #E4003B || Preston South East|| Labour hold|| 1,672 #E4003B || Preston South West|| Labour Win|| 120 #FAA61A || Preston West|| Liberal Democrat hold|| 271
Seat Result Majority

Ribble Valley borough

#0087DC || Clitheroe|| Conservative hold|| 5 #0087DC || Longridge with Bowland|| Conservative hold|| 1,685 #0087DC || Ribble Valley North East|| Conservative hold|| 2,208 #0087DC || Ribble Valley South West|| Conservative hold|| 2,081
Seat Result Majority

Rossendale borough

#0087DC || Mid Rossendale|| Conservative GAIN from Labour|| 8 #0087DC || Rossendale East|| Conservative GAIN from Labour|| 89 #0087DC || Rossendale South|| Conservative hold|| 327 #0087DC || Rossendale West|| Conservative hold|| 517 #0087DC || Whitworth & Bacup|| Conservative GAIN from Labour|| 17
Seat Result Majority

South Ribble borough

#E4003B || Leyland Central|| Labour hold|| 183 #0087DC || Leyland South|| Conservative hold|| 296 #0087DC || Lostock Hall & Bamber Bridge|| Conservative hold|| 322 #0087DC || Moss Side & Farington|| Conservative hold|| 1,511 #0087DC || Penwortham East & Walton-le-Dale|| Conservative hold|| 561 #FAA61A || Penwortham West|| Liberal Democrat hold|| 449 #0087DC || South Ribble East|| Conservative hold|| 1,383 #0087DC || South Ribble West|| Conservative hold|| 2,381
Seat Result Majority

West Lancashire borough

#0087DC || Burscough & Rufford|| Conservative hold|| 195 #E4003B || Ormskirk|| Labour hold|| 661 #E4003B || Skelmersdale Central|| Labour hold|| 2,224 #E4003B || Skelmersdale East|| Labour hold|| 629 #E4003B || Skelmersdale West|| Labour hold|| 1,646 #0087DC || West Lancashire East|| Conservative hold|| 913 #0087DC || West Lancashire North|| Conservative hold|| 989 #0087DC || West Lancashire West|| Conservative GAIN from Labour|| 883
Seat Result Majority

Wyre borough

#0087DC || Cleveleys East|| Conservative hold|| 1,214 #0087DC || Cleveleys South & Carleton|| Conservative hold|| 1,590 #E4003B || Fleetwood East|| Labour hold|| 727 #0087DC || Fleetwood West & Cleveleys West|| Conservative hold|| 565 #0087DC || Poulton-le-Flyde|| Conservative hold|| 2,132 #0087DC || Thorton & Hambleton|| Conservative hold|| 1,543 #0087DC || Wyre Rural Central|| Conservative hold|| 2,030 #0087DC || Wyre Rural East|| Conservative hold|| 1,025
Seat Result Majority

Notes and references

References
  1. ^ Lancashire County Council boundary proposals Local Government Boundary Commission for England
  2. ^ "The Lancashire (Electoral Changes) Order 2016". Legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
  3. ^ Full election results by division Lancaster City Council
Notes
  1. ^ All locally registered electors (British, Irish, Commonwealth and European Union citizens) who are aged 18 or over may vote in the local elections. Those who were temporarily away from their ordinary address (for example, away working, on holiday, in student accommodation or in hospital) are also entitled to vote in the local elections.