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1989 Lancashire County Council election

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Elections to Lancashire County Council were held in May 1989.

Results

By ward

Accrington Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Doreen Pollit 1,847
Conservative A Turner 479
SDP P Brown 215
Turnout 2,441
Accrington South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SDP J Jones 1,515
Conservative J Scholes 1,463
Labour Mirsa Yousef 1,201
Turnout 4,179
Church & Accrington North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Peter Billington 2,896
Conservative R Wallis 1,652
SDP M Height 369
Turnout 4,917

Peter Billington resigned, and a by election was held on 13 June 1991.

Church & Accrington North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jack Grime 2,112
Conservative W Parkinson 1,351
Liberal Democrats T W Witchelo 639
Turnout 4,102
Great Harwood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour George Slynn 2,508
Conservative S A Munt 1,580
Turnout 4,088
Oswaldtwistle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Britcliffe 2,914
Labour Eddie Neville 2,698
Turnout 5,512

Peter Britcliffe resigned on 1 February 1993, within three months of the 1993 County Elections. Therefore, no by election was held.

Rishton, Clayton & Altham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Chris Stone 2,654
Conservative P Bibby 2,332
Turnout 4,985

References