2017 Lancashire County Council election

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]

2017 Lancashire County Council election

4 May 2017
All 84 seats to Lancashire County Council 43 seats needed for a majority
Leader Geoff Driver Jennifer Mein Party Conservative Labour Last election 35 40 Seats before 35 39 Seats won 46 30 Seat change 11 9 Popular vote 150,048 117,670 Percentage 45.2% 35.4% Swing 11.5% 0.9%   Party Liberal Democrats Green Last election 5 1 Seats before 6 1 Seats won 4 1 Seat change 1 0 Popular vote 31,476 11,293 Percentage 9.5% 3.4% Swing 1.5% 0.8%
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

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

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

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

Chorley borough

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

Fylde borough

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

Hyndburn borough

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

Lancaster city

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

Pendle borough

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

Preston city

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

Ribble Valley borough

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

Rossendale borough

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

South Ribble borough

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

West Lancashire borough

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

Wyre borough

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

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.