1993 Lancashire County Council election

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Elections to Lancashire County Council were held in May 1993.

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This was the last election at which Blackburn with Darwen and Blackpool participated in Lancashire elections.

Results

Blackburn

SeatWinning PartyMajority
Bank Top and BrookhouseLabour13,22
Billinge and Revidge Conservative821
Brownhill and Pleckgate Conservative312
Cathedral and Green BankLabour1,180
Darwen South and Turton Liberal Democrats178
Earcroft and West RuralConservative848
Ewood and Higher Croft Labour1,127
Mill Hill and MoorgateLabour482
Queens Park and ShadsworthLabour1,224
Sudell and Sunnyhurst Labour455

Blackpool

SeatWinning PartyMajority
Alexandra and VictoriaLabour633
Anchorsolme and Norbreck Conservative994
Bispham and IngthorpeConservative61
Brunswick and ClaremontLabour948
Clifton and MartonConservative183
Foxhall and TalbotLabour569
Greenlands and Warbreck Labour6
Hawes Side and TydesleyLabour565
Highfield and StanleyConservative734
Layton and ParkLabour631
Squires Gate and WaterlooConservative1,003

Burnley

SeatWinning PartyMajority
Burnley Central EastLabour990
Burnley Central WestLabour862
Burnley North EastLabour1,861
Burnley RuralLabour828
Burnley South WestLabour1,302
Burnley WestLabour1,233

Chorley

SeatWinning PartyMajority
Chorley EastLabour1,315
Chorley NorthLabour209
Chorley Rural EastConservative72
Chorley Rural NorthConservative845
Chorley Rural WestConservative583
Chorley WestLabour1,817

Fylde

SeatWinning PartyMajority
Fylde EastConservative1,046
Fylde WestConservative797
Lytham Conservative981
St Annes NorthConservative1,276
St Annes SouthLiberal Democrats52

Hyndburn

Accrington Central - electorate 6,474
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Doreen Pollit1,422
Conservative T. Siddique796
Natural Law P Brown91
Turnout 2,309
Labour hold Swing
Accrington South - electorate 10,333
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Wendy Dwyer1,666
Conservative Derek Scholes1,198
Liberal Democrats J Jones1,167
Natural Law PA Madden28
Turnout 4,049
Labour gain from SDP Swing
Church & Accrington North - electorate 11,419
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jean Battle2,650
Conservative Stan Horne1,701
Natural Law T Simpson121
Turnout 4,472
Labour hold Swing
Great Harwood - electorate 8,075
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour George Slynn2,127
Conservative M Bullock1,301
Natural Law JS Koehurst102
Turnout 3,530
Labour hold Swing
Oswaldtwistle - electorate 11,424
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Dorothy Westell2,580
Conservative Doug Heyes1,822
Natural Law E Martin95
Turnout 4,49739%
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Rishton, Clayton & Altham - electorate 10,854
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kath Thom2,708
Conservative D Haworth1,583
Natural Law M J B Brierley88
Turnout 4.37940%

Lancaster

SeatWinning PartyMajority
Heysham Conservative553
Lancaster CityLabour1,133
Lancaster EastLabour1,581
Lancaster Rural CentralConservative861
Lancaster Rural NorthConservative804
Lancaster Rural SouthLiberal Democrats499
Morecambe EastConservative299
Morecambe WestLabour933
Skerton Labour1,211

Pendle

SeatWinning PartyMajority
Colne Liberal Democrats431
NelsonLabour1,673
Pendle EastLiberal Democrats213
Pendle NorthLiberal Democrats1,083
Pendle SouthLabour1,900
Pendle WestConservative163

Preston

SeatWinning PartyMajority
Preston Central EastLabour1,364
Preston Central WestLabour621
Preston EastLabour1,239
Preston NorthLiberal Democrats52
Preston Rural EastConservative1,992
Preston Rural WestLiberal Democrats697
Preston South EastLabour1,404
Preston South WestLabour1,095
Preston WestLabour440

Ribble Valley

SeatWinning PartyMajority
Clitheroe Liberal Democrat1,038
Longridge Conservative1,120
Ribble Valley North EastConservative1,369
Ribble Valley South WestConservative1,296

Rossendale

SeatWinning PartyMajority
Bacup Conservative402
Haslingden Labour80
Rossendale EastLabour809
Rossendale WestLabour545
Whitworth Labour344

South Ribble

SeatWinning PartyMajority
South Ribble CentralLabour771
South Ribble EastLabour787
South Ribble NorthLabour377
South Ribble North WestConservative854
South Ribble SouthLiberal Democrats605
South Ribble South WestLabour2,234
South Ribble WestConservative1,094

West Lancashire

SeatWinning PartyMajority
Ormskirk Labour77
Skelmersdale CentralLabour2,522
Skelmersdale EastLabour1,725
Skelmersdale WestLabour2,868
West Lancashire EastConservative138
West Lancashire NorthConservative1,491
West Lancashire SouthConservative877

Wyre

SeatWinning PartyMajority
Amounderness Conservative801
Cleveleys Labour47
Garstang Conservative875
HeskethLabour668
HillhouseConservative271
MarineLabour281
Poulton-le-Fylde Conservative930
Wyre SideConservative1,166

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