Elections to South Ribble Borough Council were held on 3 May 1979. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative Party retained its majority. [1]
Contents
Elections to South Ribble Borough Council were held on 3 May 1979. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative Party retained its majority. [1]
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 42 |  3 | 77.8 | 60.0 | 64964 | ||||
| Labour | 10 |  2 | 18.5 | 36.1 | 39142 | ||||
| Liberal | 1 | 1 | 1.9 | 3.9 | 4221 | ||||
| Ind. Conservative | 1 | 1 | 1.9 | N/A [note 1] | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | M. Rhodes | 2,088 | 27.3 | ||
| Conservative | A. Clark | 1,832 | 24.0 | ||
| Conservative | R. Welhmam | 1,803 | 23.6 | ||
| Labour | D. Davies | 1007 | 13.2 | ||
| Labour | P. Nugent | 910 | 11.9 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | F. Cooper | 1,872 | 22.8 | ||
| Conservative | G. Woods | 1,845 | 22.5 | ||
| Conservative | L. Swarbrick | 1,676 | 20.4 | ||
| Labour | G. Davies | 1470 | 17.9 | ||
| Labour | D. Watson | 1335 | 16.3 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | R. Ainscough | 559 | 58.5 | ||
| Labour | J. Stoker | 396 | 41.5 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | L. Craven | 1,799 | 24.5 | ||
| Conservative | C. Leather | 1,707 | 23.2 | ||
| Conservative | G. Thorpe | 1,686 | 22.9 | ||
| Labour | N. Ward | 1096 | 14.9 | ||
| Labour | B. Guilfoyle | 1068 | 14.5 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | H. Smith | 1,476 | 43.1 | ||
| Conservative | D. Stewart | 1,456 | 42.5 | ||
| Labour | E. Breakell | 493 | 14.4 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | M. Robinson | Unopposed | |||
| Ind. Conservative | R. Hawkins | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative | J. Simpson | Unopposed | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | A. Bannister | 1,366 | 18.8 | ||
| Conservative | E. Carson | 1,366 | 18.8 | ||
| Conservative | J. Jenkinson | 1,313 | 18.1 | ||
| Labour | M. Lyons | 1212 | 16.7 | ||
| Labour | J. Harvey | 1006 | 13.9 | ||
| Labour | E. McEvoy | 986 | 13.6 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | J. Knowles | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative | E. Webster | Unopposed | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | A. Burdon | 2,285 | 31.9 | ||
| Conservative | J. Breakell | 2,093 | 29.3 | ||
| Labour | E. Nicholls | 710 | 10.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | J. Thompson | 1,601 | 42.0 | ||
| Conservative | W. Eccles | 1,545 | 40.5 | ||
| Labour | N. Hall | 710 | 17.4 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | K. Dickinson | 1,146 | 40.0 | ||
| Conservative | R. Harwood | 961 | 33.1 | ||
| Labour | J. Prance | 794 | 27.4 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | D. Just | 758 | 54.3 | ||
| Labour | D. King | 639 | 45.7 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | S. Allison | 1,234 | 44.7 | ||
| Conservative | W. Valentine | 1,086 | 39.4 | ||
| Labour | A. Calder | 439 | 15.9 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | O. Barton | 634 | 89.7 | ||
| Labour | J. Minall | 73 | 10.3 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | C. Dawber | 1,534 | 23.4 | ||
| Labour | J. Bradley | 1,438 | 21.9 | ||
| Labour | J. Kelly | 1,391 | 21.2 | ||
| Conservative | B. Gadd | 755 | 11.5 | ||
| Conservative | R. Smith | 730 | 11.1 | ||
| Conservative | B. Gadd | 717 | 10.9 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | A. Dawson | 1,194 | 15.1 | ||
| Liberal | N. Orrel | 1,095 | 13.9 | ||
| Labour | D. Golden | 1,052 | 13.3 | ||
| Labour | J. Ryan | 1036 | 13.1 | ||
| Conservative | J. Demack | 827 | 10.5 | ||
| Conservative | G. Eland | 732 | 9.3 | ||
| Conservative | P. Mansell | 721 | 9.1 | ||
| Liberal | M. Kirkham | 636 | 8.1 | ||
| Liberal | D. Lake | 597 | 7.6 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | N. Greenwood | 874 | 31.8 | ||
| Conservative | S. Kelley | 758 | 27.6 | ||
| Labour | C. Lamb | 608 | 22.1 | ||
| Liberal | H. Stevens | 508 | 18.5 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | J. Hocking | 2,017 | 29.1 | ||
| Labour | F. Stringfellow | 1,915 | 27.6 | ||
| Labour | M. Walsh | 1,841 | 22.6 | ||
| Conservative | V. Just | 1159 | 16.7 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | J. Coupe | 1,687 | 25.8 | ||
| Conservative | J. Lawson | 1,591 | 24.4 | ||
| Conservative | K. Palmer | 1,526 | 23.4 | ||
| Labour | K. Sharples | 952 | 14.6 | ||
| Labour | M. Kosickis | 771 | 11.8 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | J. Hall | 1,701 | 26.3 | ||
| Conservative | J. Marsden | 1,623 | 25.1 | ||
| Conservative | B. Pickup | 1,158 | 17.9 | ||
| Labour | J. Crossley | 1091 | 16.9 | ||
| Liberal | T. Jones | 889 | 13.8 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | T. Dixon | 1,698 | 17.8 | ||
| Conservative | E. Gregson | 1,681 | 17.6 | ||
| Labour | G. Woodcock | 1,625 | 17.0 | ||
| Conservative | D. Hughes | 1616 | 16.9 | ||
| Labour | T. Hanson | 1493 | 15.7 | ||
| Labour | D. Grayham | 1424 | 14.9 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | E. Beckett | 1,499 | 18.4 | ||
| Conservative | C. Elliott | 1,335 | 16.4 | ||
| Labour | A. White | 1,333 | 16.4 | ||
| Conservative | D. Baxter | 1616 | 16.2 | ||
| Labour | J. Morrison | 1140 | 14.0 | ||
| Labour | E. Hejda-Morrison | 981 | 12.1 | ||
| Liberal | R. Watson | 526 | 6.5 | ||
South Ribble is a borough in the county of Lancashire, England. Its council is based in Leyland. The population, at the 2011 Census, was 109,057. Notable towns and villages include Walton le Dale, Bamber Bridge, Leyland and Penwortham. It is wedged geographically between the towns of Blackburn, Lytham St Annes and Chorley and the city of Preston.
Ribble Valley is a local government district with borough status within the non-metropolitan county of Lancashire, England. The total population of the non-metropolitan district at the 2011 Census was 57,132. 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 towards its estuary near Preston. The area is popular with tourists who enjoy the area's natural unspoilt beauty, much of which lies within the Forest of Bowland.
Ribble Valley is a constituency in Lancashire represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 1992 by Nigel Evans, a Conservative. Evans has served as a Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons and Second Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means since January 2020; he previously served as First Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means from 2010 to 2013.
South Ribble is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2019 by Katherine Fletcher, a Conservative.
South Ribble Borough Council elections are held every four years. South Ribble Borough Council is the local authority for the non-metropolitan district of South Ribble in Lancashire, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2015, 50 councillors have been elected from 23 wards. The next borough council elections are due to take place in May of 2023 as part of the wider 2023 United Kingdom local elections.
Elections to South Ribble Borough Council were held on 6 May 1999. The whole council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.
Elections to South Ribble Borough Council were held on 1 May 2003. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 1999 increasing the number of seats by one. The council stayed under no overall control. Overall turnout was 31%.
Local elections were held for South Ribble Borough Council on 3 May 2007. Elections are held every four years with all councillors up for election in multi-member electoral wards.
Elections to Preston Borough Council were held on 6 May 1999. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party kept overall control of the council after a Liberal Democrat councillor defected to them on the night of the counting of the votes.
Ribble Valley Borough Council elections are held every four years. Ribble Valley Borough Council is the local authority for the non-metropolitan district of Ribble Valley in Lancashire, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2019, 39 councillors have been elected from 26 wards.
Local elections were held for South Ribble Borough Council on 5 May 2011. Local elections are held every four years with all councillors up for election in multi-member electoral wards.
Local elections were held for South Ribble Borough Council on 7 May 2015, the same day as the 2015 United Kingdom general election and other 2015 United Kingdom local elections. Local elections are held every four years with all councillors up for election in multi-member electoral wards.
The 2015 Ribble Valley Borough Council election was held on 7 May 2015 to elect members of Ribble Valley Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.
Mary Josephine Robinson is a British Conservative politician. She was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Cheadle at the 2015 general election.
The 2019 Ribble Valley Borough Council election was held on 2 May 2019 to elect members of Ribble Valley Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.
Local elections were held for South Ribble Borough Council on 2 May 2019, the same day as other 2019 United Kingdom local elections. It resulted in the council going into no overall control with Labour taking charge after an agreement with the Liberal Democrats.
Elections to South Ribble Borough Council were held on 4 May 1995. The whole council was up for election and a Labour majority was returned, the Conservatives having lost control of the council. The election saw Tim Farron, future leader of the Liberal Democrats, returned as a councillor for Leyland Central.
Elections to South Ribble Borough Council were held on 2 May 1991. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative Party retained control of the council.
Elections to South Ribble Borough Council were held on 7 May 1987. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative Party retained its majority. The elections were the first to be held under the new boundaries laid out in March 1987.
Elections to South Ribble Borough Council were held on 5 May 1983. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative Party retained its majority. The elections were the last to be held under the old boundaries, with new boundaries for the Borough Council and its wards coming into effect for the 1983 Borough Council elections.
 Council elections in Lancashire | |
|---|---|
| Lancashire County Council | |
| Blackburn with Darwen | |
| Blackpool | |
| Burnley | |
| Chorley | |
| Fylde | |
| Hyndburn | |
| Lancaster | |
| Pendle | |
| Preston | |
| Ribble Valley | |
| Rossendale | |
| South Ribble | |
| West Lancashire | |
| Wyre | |
| |
  | This Elections in England related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
