1995 South Ribble Borough Council election

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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.

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Composition of the Borough Council after the 1995 election UK South Ribble Borough Council 1995.svg
Composition of the Borough Council after the 1995 election

Election result

South Ribble Local Election Result 1995
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 29Increase2.svg 1453.747.837883
  Conservative 16Decrease2.svg 1729.635.428046
  Liberal Democrats 9Increase2.svg 316.716.513094
  Liberal 0Steady2.svg0.00.3238

Ward Results

All Saints
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Tom Sharrat 1,399 23.2
Labour Barrie Yates 1,219 20.2
Labour B. Greenland 1,206 20.0
Conservative P. Ames70911.7
Conservative F. Walker66811.1
Conservative N. Dean62210.3
Liberal Democrats S. Conforth2153.6
Bamber Bridge Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour G. Davies 1,014 19.3
Labour B. Pemberton 968 18.5
Labour D. Banks 958 18.3
Conservative F. Cooper76314.6
Conservative G. Woods74114.1
Conservative E. McMahon63712.2
Liberal Democrats L. Wright1613.1
Bamber Bridge South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour T. Hanson 968 23.7
Labour J. Owen 961 23.6
Labour J. Swain 959 23.5
Conservative K. Fell3719.1
Conservative J. Lambert3428.4
Conservative F. Redfern3268.0
Liberal Democrats J. Edwin1523.7
Charnock
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative N. Crossley 356 48.7
Labour D. Wooldridge34547.2
Liberal Democrats J. Thomason304.1
Farington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour G. Baehren 869 16.2
Labour S. Davies 851 15.9
Labour F. Heyworth 695 13.0
Conservative G. Cross67312.6
Conservative G. Thorpe65512.2
Conservative M. McNulty63011.8
Liberal Democrats J. Bullock3767.0
Liberal Democrats S. Smith3765.8
Liberal Democrats G. Schofield2985.6
Howick
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative D. Stewart 593 28.7
Conservative H. Smith 590 28.5
Labour J. Dickinson33916.4
Labour H. Dubery31015.0
Liberal Democrats V. Howarth1256.0
Liberal Democrats M. Garratt1125.4
Hutton & New Longton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. Breakell 859 19.9
Conservative J. Hesketh 827 19.1
Conservative M. Barker 704 16.3
Labour A. Monks60013.9
Liberal Democrats N. Sumner50411.7
Liberal Democrats A. Miller49611.5
Liberal Democrats W. Bryce3297.6
Kingsfold
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour C. Wooldridge 1,092 19.4
Labour H. Gore 1,090 19.4
Labour J. Patten 1,062 18.9
Conservative B. Bannister78414.0
Conservative F. Almond71912.8
Conservative G. Owen68712.2
Liberal Democrats W. Bryce1873.3
Leyland Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Tim Farron 880 28.6
Liberal Democrats D. Foster 800 26.0
Labour G. Eckersley62920.4
Labour T. Abbott56218.3
Conservative S. Smith1073.5
Conservative L. Wollard993.2
Leyland St. Ambrose
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats N. Orrell 815 30.9
Liberal Democrats M. Kirkham 773 29.2
Labour G. Golden47318.0
Labour B. Walmsley42316.0
Conservative M. Long803.0
Conservative D. Walmsley762.9
Leyland St. Johns
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour W. Evans 1,238 31.5
Labour D. Harrison 1,204 30.1
Labour B. Wilson 1,138 29.0
Liberal R. Prescott2386.1
Conservative D. Baker2095.3
Leyland St. Marys
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats J. Knowles 988 17.6
Liberal Democrats A. Roscoe 977 17.4
Liberal Democrats M. Duckworth 965 17.2
Labour A. Nicholson58310.4
Labour P. Rickard55510.0
Labour D. Womack5529.9
Conservative J. Treacher5139.2
Conservative H. Parr5089.1
Conservative A. Probert4628.2
Little Hoole & Much Hoole
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative E. Webster 518 26.0
Labour D. Webster 494 24.7
Labour R. Wright45222.6
Conservative J. Knowles40720.3
Liberal Democrats M. Bull1276.4
Longton Central & West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative R. Colton 738 21.3
Conservative P. Stettner 651 18.8
Conservative E. Nichollas 645 18.6
Labour N. Briggs61117.6
Liberal Democrats I. Clements42312.2
Liberal Democrats H. Farron12711.4
Lostock Hall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. Pownall 1,015 16.4
Labour M. Carolan 992 16.0
Labour M. Thistlethwaite 975 15.7
Conservative J. Hughes90614.6
Conservative K. Beattie81213.1
Conservative D. Parkinson77412.5
Liberal Democrats B. Lawrenson1923.1
Manor
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats D. Howarth 732 28.7
Liberal Democrats J. Webb 681 26.7
Conservative M. Askew58022.7
Conservative V. Baker56021.9
Middleforth Green
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour D. Pownall 841 28.0
Labour D. Bretherton 838 27.8
Conservative J. Richardson68022.6
Conservative M. Elliott56021.7
Moss Side
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour A. Brown 1,099 24.7
Labour D. Snape 1,038 23.4
Labour G. Lewis 994 22.4
Conservative W. Wright3437.7
Conservative D. Hayton3147.1
Conservative G. Molloy2986.7
Liberal Democrats (Ms.) M. Simmonds1844.1
Liberal Democrats M. Simmonds1723.9
Priory
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative R. Haworth 577 29.5
Conservative A. Simmons 511 26.1
Labour R. Durham49125.1
Liberal Democrats M. Cassell21010.7
Liberal Democrats A. Pimblett1688.6
Samlesbury & Cuerdale
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative S. Long 276 60.8
Labour J. Horner17839.2
Seven Stars
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. Kelly 803 41.7
Labour A. Dawson 793 41.2
Conservative J. Robinson1839.5
Conservative D. Forrest1457.5
Walton Le Dale
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. Lawson 773 17.2
Conservative H. Clarkson 769 17.1
Conservative K. Palmer 768 17.1
Labour S. Bennett71816.0
Labour M. McClumpha64614.4
Labour B. Mounsey64314.3
Liberal Democrats M. Beckerleg1733.9

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