Lancashire County Council

Lancashire County Council

Lancashire County Council is the upper-tier local authority for the non-metropolitan county of Lancashire, England. It currently consists of 84 councillors, and is controlled by the Conservative Party, who won control of the council in the local council elections in June 2009, ending 28 years of...

 held elections on 4 June 2009. The United Kingdom government department Department for Communities and Local Government

Department for Communities and Local Government

The Department for Communities and Local Government is the UK Government department for communities and local government in England. It was established in May 2006 and is the successor to the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, established in 2001...

 consulted on the issue of moving the elections to the same date as the European Parliament election, 2009

European Parliament election, 2009

Elections to the European Parliament were held in the 27 member states of the European Union between 4 and 7 June 2009. A total of 736 Members of the European Parliament were elected to represent some 500 million Europeans, making these the biggest trans-national elections in history...

Elections were held in all electoral divisions across Lancashire, excepting Blackpool

Blackpool

Blackpool is a borough, seaside town, and unitary authority area of Lancashire, in North West England. It is situated along England's west coast by the Irish Sea, between the Ribble and Wyre estuaries, northwest of Preston, north of Liverpool, and northwest of Manchester...

, and Blackburn with Darwen

Blackburn with Darwen

Blackburn with Darwen is a unitary authority area in Lancashire, North West England. It consists of Blackburn, the small town of Darwen to the south of it, and the surrounding countryside.-Formation:...

 which are both unitary authorities.

Summary

Elections were held in 2005 across Lancashire.
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Summary of results 2005

	|Party	Burnley	Chorley	Fylde	Hyndburn	Lancaster	Pendle	Preston	Ribble Valley	Rossendale	South Ribble	West Lancashire	Wyre	Total
6	4	0	6	6	1	6	0	3	5	4	3	44
0	3	5	0	3	2	3	3	2	1	4	5	31
0	0	0	0	0	3	1	1	0	1	0	0	6
0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1

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Summary of results 2009

	|Party	Burnley	Chorley	Fylde	Hyndburn	Lancaster	Pendle	Preston	Ribble Valley	Rossendale	South Ribble	West Lancashire	Wyre	Total
0	1	0	3	2	2	5	0	0	0	2	1	16
0	6	3	2	6	4	3	3	5	6	6	7	51
5	0	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	0	10
0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1

Party results

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Lancashire Council election, 2009
	Party	Defending Seats	Results	Change
Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...	31	51	+20
Labour Labour Party (UK) The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...	44	16	-28
Liberal Democrats Liberal Democrats The Liberal Democrats are a social liberal political party in the United Kingdom which supports constitutional and electoral reform, progressive taxation, wealth taxation, human rights laws, cultural liberalism, banking reform and civil liberties .The party was formed in 1988 by a merger of the...	6	10	+4
Independent Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...	1	3	+2
Green Green Party of England and Wales The Green Party of England and Wales is a political party in England and Wales which follows the traditions of Green politics and maintains a strong commitment to social progressivism. It is the largest Green party in the United Kingdom, containing within it various regional divisions including...	1	2	+1
Idle Toad Idle Toad The Idle Toad is a registered English political party, fighting elections in the South Ribble district of Lancashire, England.The party originated in 1997, when Labour Party councillor Tom Sharratt was deselected...	1	1	0
British National Party British National Party The British National Party is a British far-right political party formed as a splinter group from the National Front by John Tyndall in 1982...	0	1	+1

Burnley

Burnley (borough)

Burnley is a local government district of Lancashire, England, with the status of a non-metropolitan district and borough. It has an area of and a population of , and is named for its largest town, Burnley. The borough is bounded by Hyndburn, Ribble Valley, Pendle, Rossendale — all in Lancashire...

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	Seat	Result	Majority
Burnley Central East	Liberal Democrats GAIN from Labour*	72
Burnley Central West	Liberal Democrats GAIN from Labour	586
Burnley North East	Liberal Democrats GAIN from Labour	315
Burnley Rural	Liberal Democrats GAIN from Labour	340
Burnley South West	Liberal Democrats GAIN from Labour	1,041
Padiham Padiham Padiham is a small town and civil parish on the River Calder, about west of Burnley and south of Pendle Hill, in Lancashire, England. It is part of the Borough of Burnley but also has its own town council with varied powers.-History:...  and Burnley West	British National Party GAIN from Labour	201

(* On Thursday, 6 May 2010, a by-election

By-election

A by-election is an election held to fill a political office that has become vacant between regularly scheduled elections....

 was held to fill the vacancy in Burnley Central East following the death of the sitting member. The result was a Labour GAIN from Liberal Democrat, majority 878.

Chorley

Chorley (borough)

Chorley is a local government district with borough status in Lancashire, England. It is named after its largest settlement, the town of Chorley.-Creation:...

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	Seat	Result	Majority
Chorley East	Labour hold	696
Chorley North	Conservative Hold	1,592
Chorley Rural East	Conservative Hold	762
Chorley Rural North	Conservative Hold	899
Chorley Rural West	Conservative GAIN from Labour	1,299
Chorley South	Conservative GAIN from Labour	57
Chorley West	Conservative GAIN from Labour	889

Fylde

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	Seat	Result	Majority
Fylde East	Independent Hold	987
Fylde South	Conservative Hold	543
Fylde West	Independent GAIN from Conservative	23
Lytham	Conservative Hold	896
St Annes North	Liberal Democrat GAIN from Conservative	547
St Annes South	Conservative Hold	265

Hyndburn

Hyndburn

Hyndburn is a local government district with borough status in Lancashire, England. Its council is based in Accrington. The district is named after the River Hyndburn....

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	Seat	Result	Majority
Accrington Accrington Accrington is a town in Lancashire, within the borough of Hyndburn. It lies about east of Blackburn, west of Burnley, north of Manchester city centre and is situated on the mostly culverted River Hyndburn...  North	Independent GAIN from Labour	635
Accrington South	Labour hold	479
Accrington West	Conservative GAIN from Labour	22
Great Harwood	Labour hold	220
Oswaldtwistle Oswaldtwistle Oswaldtwistle is a town within the Hyndburn borough of Lancashire, England. It lies on the course of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal, east-southeast of Blackburn and is contiguous to Accrington.-History:...	Conservative GAIN from Labour	707
Rishton and Clayton-le-Moors	Labour Hold	70

Lancaster

City of Lancaster

The City of Lancaster , is a local government district of Lancashire, England, with the status of a city and non-metropolitan district. It is named after its largest settlement, Lancaster, but covers a far larger area which includes the towns of Morecambe, Heysham, and Carnforth, as well as...

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Heysham Heysham Heysham is a large coastal village near Lancaster in the county of Lancashire, England. Overlooking Morecambe Bay, it is a ferry port with services to the Isle of Man and Ireland. Heysham is the site of two nuclear power stations which are landmarks visible from hills in the surrounding area...	Conservative GAIN from Labour	774
Lancaster Central	Green Party Hold	412
Lancaster East	Green Party GAIN from Labour	503
Lancaster Rural East	Conservative Hold	1206
Lancaster Rural North	Conservative Hold	1369
Lancaster South East	Conservative GAIN from Labour	156
Morecambe Morecambe Morecambe is a resort town and civil parish within the City of Lancaster in Lancashire, England. As of 2001 it has a resident population of 38,917. It faces into Morecambe Bay...  North	Conservative hold	1,135
Morecambe South	Conservative GAIN from Labour	296
Morecambe West	Labour Hold	140
Skerton	Labour Hold	80

Pendle

Pendle

Pendle is a local government district and borough of Lancashire, England. It adjoins the Lancashire boroughs of Burnley and Ribble Valley, the North Yorkshire district of Craven and the West Yorkshire districts of Calderdale and the City of Bradford...

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	Seat	Result	Majority
Brierfield and Nelson Nelson, Lancashire Nelson is a town and civil parish in the Borough of Pendle in Lancashire, England, with a population of 28,998 in 2001. It lies 4 miles north of Burnley on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal....  North	Labour GAIN from Liberal Democrats	279
Nelson South	Labour GAIN from Liberal Democrats	529
Pendle Central	Conservative GAIN from Labour	68
Pendle East	Conservative Hold	1,644
Pendle West	Conservative Hold	2,005
West Craven	Conservative GAIN from Liberal Democrats	435

Preston

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	Seat	Result	Majority
Preston Central North	Labour Hold	340
Preston Central South	Labour Hold	412
Preston City	Labour Hold	923
Preston East	Labour Hold	297
Preston North	Conservative Hold	1,261
Preston North East	Conservative Hold	1,019
Preston North West	Liberal Democrats GAIN from Labour	384
Preston Rural	Conservative Hold	2,132
Preston South East	Labour Hold	1,044
Preston West	Liberal Democrats Hold	38

Ribble Valley

Ribble Valley

Ribble Valley is a local government district with borough status within the non-metropolitan county of Lancashire, England. Its council is based in Clitheroe. Other places include Whalley, Longridge and Ribchester. The area is so called due to the River Ribble which flows in its final stages...

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Clitheroe Clitheroe Clitheroe is a town and civil parish in the Borough of Ribble Valley in Lancashire, England. It is 1½ miles from the Forest of Bowland and is often used as a base for tourists in the area. It has a population of 14,697...	Liberal Democrats Hold	23
Longridge Longridge Longridge is a small town and civil parish in the borough of Ribble Valley in Lancashire, England. It is situated north-east of the city of Preston, at the western end of Longridge Fell, a long ridge above the River Ribble. Its nearest neighbours are Grimsargh and the Roman town of Ribchester , ...  with Bowland	Conservative Hold	2,014
Ribble Valley North East	Conservative Hold	2,021
Ribble Valley South West	Conservative Hold	1,842

Rossendale

Rossendale

Rossendale is a local government district with borough status. It is made up of a number of small former mill towns in Lancashire, England centered around the valley of the River Irwell in the industrial North West...

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	Seat	Result	Majority
Rossendale East	Conservative Hold	586
Rossendale North	Conservative GAIN from Labour	551
Rossendale South	Conservative Hold	1316
Rossendale West	Conservative GAIN from Labour	416
Whitworth	Conservative GAIN from Labour	37

South Ribble

South Ribble

South Ribble is a non-metropolitan district and borough of Lancashire, England. Its council is based in Leyland.In May 2007, the council was officially declared "Excellent" by the Audit Commission, gaining its place among the best 5 district councils in the country,-Overview:On 4 October 2007, a...

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	Seat	Result	Majority
Bamber Bridge Bamber Bridge Bamber Bridge is a village to the south of Preston, Lancashire, England. The name derives from the Old English 'bēam' and 'brycg', which probably means "tree-trunk bridge". It is mentioned in an undated medieval document. The village is often referred to as "Brig" by residents...  and Walton-le-Dale Walton-le-Dale Walton-le-Dale is a village in the Borough of South Ribble, in Lancashire, England. It lies on south bank of the River Ribble, and the south-side of the city of Preston, adjacent to Bamber Bridge.-Toponymy:...	Conservative GAIN from Labour	546
Farington Farington Farington is a small village and civil parish in the South Ribble local government district of Lancashire, England.-Geography:Situated to the immediate north of Leyland, Farington consists of villages, farms and mossland, modern residential development and an industrial area around the Leyland...	Conservative GAIN from Labour	758
Leyland Leyland, Lancashire Leyland is a town in the South Ribble borough of Lancashire, England, approximately six miles south of the city of Preston.Throughout the 20th and 21st century, the community has seen a large growth in industry, population and farming, due to the establishment of Leyland Motors, housing...  Central	Conservative GAIN from Labour	411
Leyland South West	Conservative GAIN from Labour	810
Penwortham Penwortham -Landmarks:Penwortham Priory was built for the Rawsthorne family and redesigned by the Cumbrian architect George Webster. The priory was demolished due to the rapid expansion of the area and the need for new housing...  North	Liberal Democrats Hold	91
Penwortham South	Conservative GAIN from Labour	1,072
South Ribble Rural East	Idle Toad Hold	434
South Ribble Rural West	Conservative Hold	2,057

West Lancashire

West Lancashire

West Lancashire is a non-metropolitan district with the status of a borough in Lancashire, England. Its council is based in Ormskirk. The other town in the borough is Skelmersdale....

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Ormskirk Ormskirk Ormskirk is a market town in West Lancashire, England. It is situated north of Liverpool city centre, northwest of St Helens, southeast of Southport and southwest of Preston.-Geography and administration:...  West	Conservative GAIN from Labour	497
Skelmersdale Skelmersdale Skelmersdale is a town in West Lancashire, England. It lies on high-ground on the River Tawd, to the west of Wigan, to the northeast of Liverpool, south-southwest of Preston. As of 2006, Skelmersdale had a population of 38,813, down from 41,000 in 2004. The town is known locally as Skem.The...  Central	Labour Hold	697
Skelmersdale East	Conservative GAIN from Labour	165
Skelmersdale West	Labour hold	476
West Lancashire East	Conservative Hold	1,248
West Lancashire North	Conservative Hold	1,782
West Lancashire South	Conservative Hold	1,344
West Lancashire West	Conservative Hold	1,214

Wyre

Wyre

Wyre is a local government district with borough status in Lancashire, England. Its council is based in Poulton-le-Fylde.The district is named after the River Wyre, which runs through the district...

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Amounderness Amounderness Amounderness was a hundred of Lancashire in North West England. Formerly, the name had been used for territories now in Lancashire and north of the River Ribble that had been included in Domesday Yorkshire.-Etymology and history:...	Conservative Hold	1,484
Fleetwood Fleetwood Fleetwood is a town within the Wyre district of Lancashire, England, lying at the northwest corner of the Fylde. It had a population of 26,840 people at the 2001 Census. It forms part of the Greater Blackpool conurbation. The town was the first planned community of the Victorian era...  East	Labour Hold	307
Fleetwood West	Conservative GAIN from Labour	289
Garstang Garstang Garstang is a town and civil parish within the Wyre borough of Lancashire, England. It is ten miles north-northwest of the city of Preston and eleven miles south of Lancaster, and had a total resident population of 4,074 in 2001....	Conservative Hold	2,065
Poulton-le-Fylde Poulton-le-Fylde Poulton-le-Fylde is a market town in Lancashire, England, situated on the coastal plain called the Fylde. As of the 2001 United Kingdom census, it had a population of 18,264. There is evidence of human habitation in the area from 12,000 years ago and several archaeological finds from Roman...	Conservative Hold	1,750
Thornton-Cleveleys Thornton-Cleveleys Thornton–Cleveleys is an unparished area in the English local government district of Wyre, Lancashire, covering the towns of Thornton and Cleveleys. It forms part of the Greater Blackpool area.... Central	Conservative Hold	1,060
Thornton-Cleveleys North	Conservative GAIN from Labour	464
Wyreside	Conservative Hold1	2,435

¹Wyreside fell vacant in August 2011 following the death of its councillor. The subsequent by-election was held in October 2011 and was a Conservative hold