- Lancashire local elections
Lancashire County Council is elected every four years.Political control
Conservative 1973 - 1981
Labour 1981 - 1985
No overall control 1985 - 1989Labour 1989 - present
Council elections
Lancashire Council election, 2001 Lancashire Council election, 2005 Lancashire Council election, 2009 By-election results
Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 2,263
percentage = 53.1
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 2,004
percentage = 46.9
change = Election box majority
votes = 259
percentage = 6.2
change =Election box turnout
votes = 4,267
percentage = 37.9
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 1,644
percentage = 60.4
change = -5.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 1,076
percentage = 39.6
change = +5.3Election box majority
votes = 568
percentage = 20.8
change =Election box turnout
votes = 2,720
percentage = 31.1
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 751
percentage = 38.5
change = -11.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 636
percentage = 32.6
change = -2.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 565
percentage = 28.9
change = +13.4Election box majority
votes = 115
percentage = 5.9
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,952
percentage = 17.9
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 1,358
percentage = 48.6
change = -5.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 1,296
percentage = 46.3
change = +14.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 143
percentage = 5.1
change = -8.8Election box majority
votes = 62
percentage = 2.3
change =Election box turnout
votes = 2,797
percentage = 29.0
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 1,721
percentage = 48.5
change = -4.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 1,198
percentage = 33.8
change = +3.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 627
percentage = 17.7
change = +2.1Election box majority
votes = 523
percentage = 14.7
change =Election box turnout
votes = 3,546
percentage = 32.0
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 2,242
percentage = 70.6
change = +9.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 933
percentage = 29.4
change = -6.8Election box majority
votes = 1,309
percentage = 41.2
change =Election box turnout
votes = 3,175
percentage = 30.4
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Anthony Pimblett
votes = 1,518
percentage = 48.8
change = +13.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = P Wakeling
votes = 1,232
percentage = 39.6
change = +4.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = D Lyon
votes = 358
percentage = 11.5
change = -18.4Election box majority
votes = 286
percentage = 9.2
change =Election box turnout
votes = 3,108
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = William Parkinson
votes = 1,781
percentage = 49.8
change = +20.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Howard Henshaw
votes = 1,205
percentage = 33.7
change = -14.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Jean Al-Serraj
votes = 590
percentage = 16.5
change = -5.2Election box majority
votes = 576
percentage = 16.1
change =Election box turnout
votes = 3,576
percentage = 28.2
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Jim Lawrenson
votes = 1,536
percentage = 48.3
change = +7.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Wayne Martin
votes = 934
percentage = 29.4
change = -6.1Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Olive Bergin
votes = 489
percentage = 15.4
change = +9.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Philip Pitman
votes = 220
percentage = 6.9
change = -11.1Election box majority
votes = 602
percentage = 18.9
change =Election box turnout
votes = 3,175=9
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =External links
* [http://www.lancashire.gov.uk Lancashire Council]
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