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Lancashire County Council election, 2013

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All 84 seats to Lancashire County Council
43 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Party Labour Conservative
Last election 51
Seats won 39 35
Seat change Increase23 Decrease16

  Third party Fourth party
 
Party Liberal Democrats Green
Last election 10 0
Seats won 6 1
Seat change Decrease4 Increase1

Map showing the results of the 2013 Lancashire County Council election.

Council control before election

Conservative

Council control after election

No Overall Control

An election to Lancashire County Council took place on 2 May 2013 as part of the United Kingdom local elections, 2013. 84 councillors were elected from single-member electoral divisions by first-past-the-post for a four-year term of office. Electoral divisions were the same as those at the previous election in 2009. Elections were held in all electoral divisions across the present ceremonial county, excepting Blackpool and Blackburn with Darwen which are unitary authorities in a similar way to Greater Manchester and most of Merseyside. The election saw the Conservative Party lose overall control of the council, instead overtaken in number of seats by the Labour Party, without any absolute majority.

All locally registered electors (British, Irish, Commonwealth and European Union citizens) who were aged 18 or over on Thursday 2 May 2013 were entitled to 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) were also entitled to vote in the local elections,[1] although those who had moved abroad and registered as overseas electors cannot vote in the local elections. It is possible to register to vote at more than one address (such as a university student who had a term-time address and lives at home during holidays) at the discretion of the local Electoral Register Office, but it remains an offence to vote more than once in the same local government election.[2]

Summary

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Summary of results Burnley Chorley Fylde Hyndburn Lancaster Pendle Preston Ribble Valley Rossendale South Ribble West Lancashire Wyre Total
Labour 4 4 0 5 5 2 6 0 3 3 5 2 39
Conservative 0 3 4 1 4 2 3 4 2 4 3 5 35
Liberal Democrats 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 6
Green 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Independent 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3

Results

#E4003B || Burnley Central East || Labour GAIN from Liberal Democrat || 1,347 #E4003B || Burnley Central West || Labour GAIN from Liberal Democrat|| 7 #E4003B || Burnley North East || Labour GAIN from Liberal Democrat || 1,029 #FAA61A || Burnley Rural || Liberal Democrat hold || 206 #FAA61A || Burnley South West || Liberal Democrat hold || 136 #E4003B || Padiham and Burnley West || Labour GAIN from British National Party || 954
Seat Result Majority
#E4003B || Chorley East || Labour hold || 1,127 #0087DC || Chorley North || Conservative hold || 184 #E4003B || Chorley Rural East || Labour GAIN from Conservative || 556 #0087DC || Chorley Rural North || Conservative hold || 123 #0087DC || Chorley Rural West || Conservative hold || 438 #E4003B || Chorley South || Labour GAIN from Conservative || 947 #E4003B || Chorley West || Labour GAIN from Conservative || 609
Seat Result Majority
#DCDCDC || Fylde East || Independent hold || 1,353 #0087DC || Fylde South || Conservative hold || 522 #DCDCDC || Fylde West || Independent hold || 415 #0087DC || Lytham || Conservative hold || 873 #0087DC || St Annes North || Conservative GAIN from Liberal Democrat || 207 #0087DC || St Annes South || Conservative hold || 541
Seat Result Majority
Rishton, Clayton & Altham -electorate 10,692
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Miles Parkinson 1,866 17.45
Conservative Warren Melia 758 7.09
UKIP Craig Ramplee 650 6.08
Spoilt 13 0.12
Turnout 3,287 30.74%
Labour hold Swing
Accrington South - electorate 9,627
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Bernard Dawson 1,231 12.79
Conservative Kath Pratt 1,073 11.15
UKIP Christopher Mathew 579 6.01
Independent Alexander Ross 63 0.65
Green Kasia Jewell 57 0.59
Spoilt 8 0.08
Turnout 3,011 31.28%
Labour hold Swing
Great Harwood - electorate 8,215
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Gareth Molineux 1,279 15.57
Independent Ian Robinson 889 10.82
Conservative Peter Clarke 569 6.93
Spoilt 22 0.27
Turnout 2,759 33.58%
Labour hold Swing
Accrington West - electorate 10,450
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Munsif Dad 2,492 23.85
Conservative Mohammed Younis 1,573 15.05
UKIP Bobby Anwar 528 5.05
Spoilt 51 0.49
Turnout 4,644 44.44%
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Oswaldtwistle - electorate 10,744
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Britcliffe 1,566 14.58
Labour Colette McCormack 1,125 10.47
UKIP Paul Thompson 1,076 10.01
Spoilt 22 0.20
Turnout 3,789 35.27%
Conservative hold Swing
Accrington North - electorate 10,180
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Clare Pritchard 1,168 11.47
Independent Malcolm Pritchard 925 9.07
Conservative Nick Whittaker 690 6.78
Green Kerry Gormley 185 1.82
Spoilt 25 0.25
Turnout 2,993 29.40%
Independent gain from Labour Swing
#0087DC || Heysham || Conservative hold || 52 #02A95B || Lancaster Central || Green hold || 340 #E4003B || Lancaster East || Labour GAIN from Green || 115 #0087DC || Lancaster Rural East || Conservative hold || 995 #0087DC || Lancaster Rural North || Conservative hold || 527 #E4003B || Lancaster South East || Labour GAIN from Conservative || 247 #0087DC || Morecambe North || Conservative hold || 561 #E4003B || Morecambe South || Labour GAIN from Conservative || 84 #E4003B || Morecambe West || Labour hold || 65 #E4003B || Skerton || Labour hold || 678
Seat Result Majority
#E4003B || Brierfield and Nelson North || Labour hold || 1,560 #E4003B || Nelson South || Labour hold || 1,113 #FAA61A || Pendle Central || Liberal Democrat GAIN from Conservative || 191 #0087DC || Pendle East || Conservative hold || 944 #0087DC || Pendle West || Conservative hold || 619 #FAA61A || West Craven || Liberal Democrat GAIN from Conservative || 179
Seat Result Majority
#E4003B || Preston Central North || Labour hold || 1,795 #E4003B || Preston Central South || Labour hold || 1,187 #E4003B || Preston City || Labour hold || 1,265 #E4003B || Preston East || Labour hold || 947 #0087DC || Preston North || Conservative hold || 957 #0087DC || Preston North East || Conservative hold || 161 #E4003B || Preston North West || Labour GAIN from Liberal Democrat || 449 #0087DC || Preston Rural || Conservative hold || 1,295 #E4003B || Preston South East || Labour hold || 1,346 #FAA61A || Preston West || Liberal Democrat hold || 184
Seat Result Majority
#0087DC || Clitheroe || Conservative GAIN from Liberal Democrat || 45 #0087DC || Longridge with Bowland || Conservative hold || 1,306 #0087DC || Ribble Valley North East || Conservative hold || 1,125 #0087DC || Ribble Valley South West || Conservative hold || 1,564
Seat Result Majority
#E4003B || Rossendale East || Labour GAIN from Conservative || 133 #E4003B || Rossendale North || Labour GAIN from Conservative || 254 #0087DC || Rossendale South || Conservative hold || 162 #0087DC || Rossendale West || Conservative hold || 32 #E4003B || Whitworth || Labour GAIN from Conservative || 407
Seat Result Majority
#E4003B || Bamber Bridge and Walton-le-Dale || Labour GAIN from Conservative || 31 #0087DC || Farington || Conservative hold || 22 #E4003B || Leyland Central || Labour GAIN from Conservative || 341 #0087DC || Leyland South West || Conservative hold || 212 #FAA61A || Penwortham North || Liberal Democrat hold || 459 #E4003B || Penwortham South || Labour GAIN from Conservative || 187 #0087DC || South Ribble Rural East || Conservative GAIN from Idle Toad || 672 #0087DC || South Ribble Rural West || Conservative hold || 957
Seat Result Majority
#E4003B || Ormskirk West || Labour GAIN from Conservative || 318 #E4003B || Skelmersdale Central || Labour hold || 1,553 #E4003B || Skelmersdale East || Labour GAIN from Conservative || 648 #E4003B || Skelmersdale West || Labour hold || 1,809 #0087DC || West Lancashire East || Conservative hold || 630 #0087DC || West Lancashire North || Conservative hold || 1,019 #0087DC || West Lancashire South || Conservative hold || 594 #E4003B || West Lancashire West || Labour GAIN from Conservative || 292
Seat Result Majority
#0087DC || Amounderness || Conservative hold || 664 #E4003B || Fleetwood East || Labour hold || 760 #E4003B || Fleetwood West || Labour GAIN from Conservative || 459 #DCDCDC || Garstang || Independent GAIN from Conservative || 61 #0087DC || Poulton-le-Fylde || Conservative hold || 1,091 #0087DC || Thornton-Cleveleys Central || Conservative hold || 312 #0087DC || Thornton-Cleveleys North || Conservative hold || 310 #0087DC || Wyreside || Conservative hold || 1,869
Seat Result Majority

References

  1. ^ "The Representation of the People (Form of Canvass) (England and Wales) Regulations 2006, Schedule Part 1". Legislation.gov.uk. 13 October 2011. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
  2. ^ "I have two homes. Can I register at both addresses?". The Electoral Commission. Retrieved 5 January 2011.