South Ribble Borough Council elections

South Ribble Borough Council in Lancashire, England is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2003, 55 councillors have been elected from 27 wards.^[1]

Political control

Since the foundation of the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:^[2]

Party in control	Years
Conservative	1973–1995
Labour	1995–1999
No overall control	1999–2007
Conservative	2007–present

Council elections

South Ribble Borough Council election, 1973
South Ribble Borough Council election, 1976 (New ward boundaries)^[3]
South Ribble Borough Council election, 1979
South Ribble Borough Council election, 1983
South Ribble Borough Council election, 1987 (New ward boundaries & borough boundary changes also took place)^[4]^[5]
South Ribble Borough Council election, 1991
South Ribble Borough Council election, 1995
South Ribble Borough Council election, 1999
South Ribble Borough Council election, 2003 (New ward boundaries increased the number of seats by 1)^[6]^[7]^[8]
South Ribble Borough Council election, 2007
South Ribble Borough Council election, 2011
South Ribble Borough Council election, 2015 (New ward boundaries)^[9]

Borough result maps

2003 results map
2007 results map
2011 results map

By-election results

1995-1999

Farington By-Election 1 May 1997
Party		Votes	%	±
	Labour	1,600	45.2	-0.1
	Conservative	1,334	37.7	+2.6
	Liberal Democrat	608	17.2	-2.4
Majority		266	7.5
Turnout		3,542
	Labour hold	Swing

Longton Central and West By-Election 4 December 1997
Party		Votes	%	±
	Conservative	507	57.5	+15.8
	Labour	260	29.5	-5.0
	Liberal Democrat	115	13.0	-10.5
Majority		247	28.0
Turnout		882	22.5
	Conservative hold	Swing

Bamber Bridge South By-Election 19 March 1998
Party		Votes	%	±
	Labour	398	47.6	-17.3'
	Conservative	267	31.9	+7.0
	Idle Toad	98	11.7	+11.7
	Liberal Democrat	74	8.8	-1.4
Majority		131	15.7
Turnout		837	20.0
	Labour hold	Swing

1999-2003

Priory By-Election 22 November 2001
Party		Votes	%	±
	Conservative	356	42.2	-10.3
	Liberal Democrat	323	38.3	+20.2
	Labour	165	19.5	-9.9
Majority		33	3.9
Turnout		844
	Conservative hold	Swing

Farington By-Election 22 November 2001
Party		Votes	%	±
	Labour	347	65.7	-12.3
	Liberal Democrat	121	22.9	+22.9
	Conservative	60	11.4	-10.6
Majority		226	42.8
Turnout		528
	Labour hold	Swing

Leyland St Mary's By-Election 17 October 2002
Party		Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrat	823	70.6	+30.2
	Labour	342	29.4	-7.8
Majority		481	41.2
Turnout		1,165	24.8
	Liberal Democrat gain from Labour	Swing

2003-2007

Walton Le Dale By-Election 30 October 2003^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrat	Christine Leeming	316	41.1	+41.1
	Conservative	John Cannon	283	36.8	-26.1
	Labour	Graham Davies	92	12.0	-25.1
	Idle Toad	Michael Nathan	78	10.1	+10.1
Majority			33	4.3
Turnout			769	25.0
	Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative		Swing

Leyland St Ambrose By-Election 29 April 2004^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrat	James Leeming	406	49.4	-18.7
	Conservative	Frances Thompson	264	32.1	+22.8
	Labour	Donald Smith	152	18.5	-4.1
Majority			142	17.3
Turnout			822	32.2
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Leyland St Mary's By-Election 29 April 2004^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Michael McNulty	594	51.5	+11.5
	Liberal Democrat	Richard Bridge	431	37.4	-6.4
	Labour	Michaek Titherington	128	11.1	-5.1
Majority			163	14.1
Turnout			1,153	40.0
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing

Coupe Green & Gregson Lane By-Election 14 October 2004^[13]^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Idle Toad	James Marsh	364	44.0	-16.4
	Conservative	Frances Walker	349	42.1	+10.1
	Labour	Houston Lowe	91	11.0	+3.4
	Liberal Democrat	Karen Cairns	24	2.9	+2.9
Majority			15	1.9
Turnout			828	28.6
	Idle Toad hold		Swing

Golden Hill By-Election 5 May 2005^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Michael Titherington	1,051	61.2	+7.6
	Liberal Democrat	Richard Bridge	342	20.0	-7.7
	Conservative	John Otter	323	18.8	+0.1
Majority			709	41.2
Turnout			1,716
	Labour hold		Swing

2007-2011

Leyland Central By-Election 4 June 2009^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Caleb Tomlinson	371	34.5	+1.1
	Conservative	Phillip Hamman	355	33.0	-7.6
	Liberal Democrat	Derek Forrest	350	32.5	+6.5
Majority			16	1.5
Turnout			1,076
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Walton-le-dale By-election 4 June 2009^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Michael Nelson	531	54.3	-21.7
	Labour	Daniel McDermott	241	24.6	+24.6
	Liberal Democrat	Martin Cassell	206	21.1	-3.0
Majority			290	29.7
Turnout			978
	Conservative hold		Swing

Leyland St Mary's By-election 15 October 2009^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Philip Hamman	709	'74.9	+6.3
	Labour	Peter Holker	237	25.1	+6.1
Majority			472	49.8
Turnout			946
	Conservative hold		Swing

2011-2015

Bamber Bridge East By-election 13 October 2011^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Mick Higgins	481	55.0	-2.4
	Conservative	Barbara Nathan	393	45.0	+2.4
Majority			88	10.1
Turnout			874	23.4
	Labour hold		Swing

References

↑ "Council and democracy". South Ribble Borough Council. Retrieved 2009-10-16.
↑ "South Ribble". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2009-10-16.
↑ The Borough of South Ribble (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1975
↑ The Lancashire (District Boundaries) Order 1986
↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of South Ribble (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1987. Retrieved on 4 November 2015.
↑ "Local elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2009-10-16.
↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of South Ribble (Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of South Ribble (Electoral Changes) (Amendment) Order 2002. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
↑ legislation.gov.uk - The South Ribble (Electoral Changes) Order 2014. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
↑ "Election of a councillor for the Walton-le-Dale ward" (PDF). South Ribble Borough Council. Retrieved 2009-10-16.
↑ "Election of a councillor for the Leyland St Ambrose ward" (PDF). South Ribble Borough Council. Retrieved 2009-10-16.
↑ "Election of a councillor for the Leyland St Mary's ward" (PDF). South Ribble Borough Council. Retrieved 2009-10-16.
↑ "Twin council win for Tories". guardian.co.uk. 2004-10-15. Retrieved 2009-10-16.
↑ "Election of a councillor for the Coupe Green & Gregson Lane ward" (PDF). South Ribble Borough Council. Retrieved 2009-10-16.
↑ "Golden Hill ward" (PDF). South Ribble Borough Council. Retrieved 2009-10-16.
1 2 "Declaration of result of poll" (PDF). South Ribble Borough Council. Retrieved 2009-10-16.
↑ "New councillor for Leyland". Lancashire Evening Post. 2009-10-16. Retrieved 2009-10-16.
↑ "Bamber Bridge East by-election result". South Ribble Borough Council. 14 October 2011. Retrieved 15 October 2011.

By-election results

External links

South Ribble Borough Council

Council elections in Lancashire

County Council	1889 1892 1895 1898 1901 1904 1907 1910 1913 1919 1922 1925 1928 1931 1934 1937 1946 1949 1952 1955 1958 1961 1964 1967 1970 1973 1977 1981 1985 1989 1993 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017

Blackburn with Darwen	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1997 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016

Blackpool	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1997 2000 2003 2007 2011 2015

Burnley	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016

Chorley	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016

Fylde	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

Hyndburn	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016

Lancaster	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

Pendle	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016

Preston	1945 1946 1947 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016

Ribble Valley	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

Rossendale	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016

South Ribble	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

West Lancashire	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016

Wyre	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

See also: Wards Boundary changes

Culture and infrastructure of the Borough of South Ribble

Transport

Blackpool to Liverpool Line Blue Bus of Penwortham Manchester to Preston Line East Lancashire Line TransPennine Express Preston park and ride Lancaster Canal Tramroad

Railway stations	Bamber Bridge Leyland Lostock Hall

Disused stations	Farington Hoole Longton Bridge Midge Hall New Longton and Hutton Penwortham Cop Lane Todd Lane Junction

Education

Sport

History

Business

Enterprise plc

Media

The Bee

Politics

Council elections 1999 2003 07 11 Idle Toad

Constituencies	South Ribble Ribble Valley

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