2009 Lancashire County Council election

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2009 Lancashire County Council election
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  2005 4 June 2009 2013  

All 84 seats to Lancashire County Council
43 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats
Seats won511610
Seat changeIncrease2.svg20Decrease2.svg28Increase2.svg4

Lancashire wards 2009.svg
2009 local election results in Lancashire

Council control before election

Labour Party

Council control after election

Conservative

A whole-council election to Lancashire County Council took place on 4 June 2009 as part of the 2009 United Kingdom local elections. The United Kingdom government department Department for Communities and Local Government consulted on the issue of moving the elections to the same date as the 2009 European Parliament election, which resulted in the council elections being postponed to June to coincide. 84 councillors were elected for 84 divisions by first-past-the-post' for a four-year term of office. Wards were the same as those at the previous election in 2005. Elections are held in all electoral divisions across the present ceremonial county, excepting Blackpool, and Blackburn with Darwen which are unitary authorities in a similar way to Greater Manchester and most of Merseyside. [1]

Contents

All locally registered electors (British, Irish, Commonwealth and European Union citizens) who were aged 18 or over on Thursday 4 June 2009 were entitled to vote in the local elections. Those who were temporarily away from their ordinary address (for example, away working, on holiday, in student accommodation or in hospital) were also entitled to vote in the local elections, [2] although those who had moved abroad and registered as overseas electors cannot vote in the local elections. It is possible to register to vote at more than one address (such as a university student who had a term-time address and lives at home during holidays) at the discretion of the local Electoral Register Office, but it remains an offence to vote more than once in the same local government election. [3]

Results

Lancashire County Council Election Result 2009
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 51222+2060.7141.65140,053+4.32%
  Labour 16230-2819.0523.7479,810-13.88%
  Liberal Democrats 1073+414.5511.9148,939-4.49%
  Independent 32-+23.573.6412,228+2.22%
  Green 21-+12.383.9513,295+2.35%
  BNP 11-+11.193.5011,778+1.65%
  Idle Toad 1--01.190.591,986+0.27%
  UKIP 0--00.006.9123,244+6.62%
  MB Independent 0--00.000.632,119+0.63%
 Community First0--00.000.21704+0.21%
  English Democrat 0--00.000.20661+0.20%
  England First 0--00.000.18599+0.18%
 No description0--00.000.17567+0.17%
 New Party0--00.000.08278+0.08%

The overall turnout was 37.99% with a total of 336,261 valid votes cast. A total of 3,311 ballots were rejected.

Council composition

Following the last election in 2005, the composition of the council was:

44316111
LabourConservativeLib DemGIIT

After the election, the composition of the council was:

5116103211
ConservativeLabourLiberal DemocratsIGBIT

G - Green Party
I - Independent
IT - Idle Toad
B - BNP

Ward results

An asterisk (*) denotes an incumbent seeking re-election.

Burnley

Burnley Central East

Burnley Central East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Bill Bennett1,74839.59+4.13
Labour Muhammad Baig1,67637.96-11.28
BNP Paul McDevitt54712.39
Conservative Cosima Towneley44410.06-5.24
Majority721.63-12.15
Turnout 4,41538.02-15.56
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing

Burnley Central West

Burnley Central West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Charlie Briggs1,43639.05+17.71
Conservative Brent Whittam85023.12-0.42
Labour Tony Martin*71519.45-18.10
BNP David Shapcott67618.38+0.81
Majority58615.931.92
Turnout 3,67733.87-24.86
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing

Burnley North East

Burnley North East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Peter McCann1,49039.93+7.34
Labour Terry Burns*1,17531.48-8.95
BNP Peter John Rowe56615.17+1.16
Conservative David Heginbotham50113.42+0.45
Majority3158.45+0.61
Turnout 3,73237.06-22.83
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing

Burnley Rural

Burnley Rural
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Margaret Brindle1,55235.89+11.65
Conservative Susan Nutter1,21228.02+0.15
BNP David Thomson84219.47+3.52
Labour Stephen Large*71916.62-15.32
Majority3407.87+3.80
Turnout 4,32538.05-28.12
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing

Burnley South West

Burnley South West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Jeff Sumner1,89647.06+16.59
BNP John Cave85521.22+3.14
Labour Maureen Martin*68917.10-19.51
Conservative Ida Carmichael58914.62-0.22
Majority1,04125.84+19.70
Turnout 4,02934.69-23.87
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing

Padiham and Burnley West

Padiham and Burnley West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BNP Sharon Wilkinson1,15530.708.92
Labour Marcus Johnstone95425.36-12.62
Liberal Democrats Martyn Hurt92724.64+2.38
Conservative Alan Marsden72619.30+1.32
Majority2015.34-10.38
Turnout 3,76235.05-25.37
BNP gain from Labour Swing

Chorley

Chorley East

Chorley East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Terry Brown1,70148.16-18.08
Conservative Lawrence Catterall1,00528.45-5.31
UKIP Nick Hogan54815.52
New PartyColin Denby2787.87
Majority69619.71-12.77
Turnout 3,53236.35-18.32
Labour hold Swing

Chorley North

Chorley North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mark Perks*2,53451.74+8.72
Labour Mark Jarnell94219.23-16.88
UKIP Hilda Freeman74915.29
Liberal Democrats Stephen Fenn67313.74-7.13
Majority1,59232.51+25.60
Turnout 4,89840.16-25.61
Conservative hold Swing

Chorley Rural East

Chorley Rural East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Pat Case2,61948.97+2.50
Labour Christopher France1,85734.73-6.23
UKIP Denise Hogan87216.30
Majority76214.24+8.73
Turnout 5,34843.90-23.67
Conservative hold Swing

Chorley Rural North

Chorley Rural North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mike Devaney1,84949.57+8.75
Labour Dave Rogerson95025.47-10.64
UKIP Mark Rhodes93124.96
Majority89924.10+19.39
Turnout 3,73037.11-20.74
Conservative hold Swing

Chorley Rural West

Chorley Rural West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Keith Iddon3,04263.57+13.62
Labour Alan Whittaker*1,74336.43-13.62
Majority1,29927.14+27.04
Turnout 4,78542.99-24.99
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Chorley South

Chorley South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Samuel Chapman1,40038.11+9.31
Labour Hasina Khan1,34336.55-16.89
UKIP David Hamer93125.34
Majority571.56-23.08
Turnout 3,67435.46-20.74
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Chorley West

Chorley West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Malpas2,98158.76+25.65
Labour Edward Forshaw*2,09241.24+0.98
Majority88917.52+10.37
Turnout 5,07340.75-22.89
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Fylde

Fylde East

Fylde East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Liz Oades*2,59457.41+20.39
Conservative Simon Renwick1,60735.57+2.68
Labour Dennis Davenport3177.02-12.33
Majority98721.84+17.71
Turnout 4,51842.95-17.72
Independent hold Swing

Fylde South

Fylde South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Paul Rigby1,45241.25-13.20
Independent Louis Rigby90925.82
Independent Kiran Mulholland66518.89
Liberal Democrats Anne Fielding2667.56-11.63
Labour Bill Taylor2286.48-19.88
Majority54315.43-12.66
Turnout 3,52039.66-20.80
Conservative hold Swing

Fylde West

Fylde West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Paul Hayhurst1,76141.37
Conservative Janet Wardell1,73840.83-14.14
Liberal Democrats John Graddon46310.87-9.55
Labour Anthony Lambert2956.93-17.68
Majority230.54-29.82
Turnout 4,25742.63-20.67
Independent gain from Conservative Swing

Lytham

Lytham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Tim Ashton2,09249.42-9.89
Independent Ken Hopwood1,19628.26
Liberal Democrats Tom Armer52812.47-4.85
Labour Janet Sherwood4179.85-13.52
Majority89621.16-14.78
Turnout 4,23341.15-20.09
Conservative hold Swing

St Annes North

St Annes North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Howard Henshaw2,04945.93+11.78
Conservative Karen Buckley1,50233.67-8.22
UKIP Bill Whitehead61413.76
Labour Peter Stephenson2966.64-17.32
Majority54712.26+4.52
Turnout 4,46142.36-17.62
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

St Annes South

St Annes South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Fabian Craig-Wilson1,61840.63-2.14
Liberal Democrats Karen Henshaw1,35333.98-0.49
UKIP Richard Whitehead53913.54
Labour Brenda Lambert2977.46-15.30
BNP Frederick Booth1754.39
Majority2656.65-1.65
Turnout 3,98237.34-19.28
Conservative hold Swing

Hyndburn

Accrington North

Accrington North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Malcolm Pritchard1,77150.98
Labour Jean Battle*1,13632.70-27.82
No descriptionBrendan Shiel56716.32
Majority63518.28-2.76
Turnout 3,47435.80-25.26
Independent gain from Labour Swing

Accrington South

Accrington South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Graham Jones1,64046.49-12.31
Conservative Paul Barton1,16132.91-8.29
Independent Tony Hindley44012.47
Green Kerry Gormley2878.13
Majority47913.58-4.02
Turnout 3,52838.17-20.89
Labour hold Swing

Accrington West

Accrington West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mohammed Younis2,04350.27+12.08
Labour Doreen Pollitt*2,02149.73-12.08
Majority220.54-23.08
Turnout 4,06442.58-9.69
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Great Harwood

Great Harwood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ciaran Wells1,31639.99-3.57
Conservative Peter Clarke1,09633.30-7.24
Independent David Mason87926.71
Majority2206.69+3.67
Turnout 3,29141.62-20.90
Labour hold Swing

Oswaldtwistle

Oswaldtwistle
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Britcliffe2,18959.63+24.07
Labour Dorothy Westell*1,48240.37-5.87
Majority70719.26+8.58
Turnout 3,67136.15-24.56
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Rishton and Clayton-le-Moors

Rishton and Clayton-le-Moors
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Miles Parkinson*2,01650.88+5.14
Conservative Stan Horne1,94649.12+9.86
Majority701.76-4.72
Turnout 3,96238.63-22.66
Labour hold Swing

Lancaster

Heysham

Heysham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ken Brown1,59245.57+10.09
Labour Jean Yates*81823.42-15.88
Morecambe Bay Independent Geoff Knight79722.82
Green Gisela Renolds2868.19+5.39
Majority77422.15+18.33
Turnout 3,49332.90-26.42
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Lancaster Central

Lancaster Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Christopher Coates*1,99340.10+8.67
Conservative Tom Currie1,58131.81+6.40
Labour Richard Newman-Thompson85917.28-12.05
Liberal Democrats Tom Barney53710.81-3.02
Majority4128.29+6.19
Turnout 4,97044.44-19.23
Green hold Swing

Lancaster East

Lancaster East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Sam Riches1,50244.06+16.54
Labour Elizabeth Scott*99929.31-12.29
Conservative Miles Bennington53515.69+1.19
Liberal Democrats Michael Nicholson37310.94-5.44
Majority50314.75+0.67
Turnout 3,40935.04-21.26
Green gain from Labour Swing

Lancaster Rural East

Lancaster Rural East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Susie Charles*2,49842.91-1.64
Liberal Democrats Joyce Pritchard1,29222.19-6.70
UKIP Fred McGlade93316.02
Labour Fraser Welsh5579.57-10.38
Green Daniel Tierney5429.31+2.71
Majority1,20620.72+5.06
Turnout 5,82243.36-25.39
Conservative hold Swing

Lancaster Rural North

Lancaster Rural North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sarah Fishwick*2,08550.79+14.47
Labour John Reynolds71617.44-9.99
UKIP John Whittaker68616.71
Green Michael Woodbridge61815.06+10.21
Majority1,36933.35+24.46
Turnout 4,10539.25-26.62
Conservative hold Swing

Lancaster South East

Lancaster South East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Joan Jackson1,08129.61+2.22
Labour Eileen Blamire92525.33-11.90
Green Jane Fletcher82622.62+14.72
Liberal Democrats Phil Dunster60316.52-10.87
UKIP Bill Potts2165.92
Majority1564.28-5.48
Turnout 3,65135.78-16.50
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Morecambe North

Morecambe North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Tony Jones*1,97256.86+12.01
Labour Ian Pattison83724.14-6.80
Green Adrienne Wallman65919.00+13.10
Majority1,13532.7218.81
Turnout 3,46836.46-36.73
Conservative hold Swing

Morecambe South

Morecambe South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Albert Thornton1,15731.88+3.17
Morecambe Bay Independent David Kerr86123.73
Labour Martyn Jowett69819.23-19.41
Liberal Democrats Ian Clift68818.96-10.19
Green Matthew Wootton2256.20+2.71
Majority2968.15-1.34
Turnout 3,62934.00-26.89
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Morecambe West

Morecambe West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Janice Hanson*68425.89-27.43
UKIP Nigel Brown54420.59
Conservative Pat Hibbins51619.53-4.91
Morecambe Bay Independent Geoff Walker46117.45
Liberal Democrats Michael Gradwell2639.95-8.10
Green Simon Lewis1746.59+2.40
Majority1405.30-23.58
Turnout 2,64224.94-26.08
Labour hold Swing

Skerton

Skerton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Niki Penney*78629.89-30.04
Conservative Richard Rollins70626.84+0.77
Green Ian Chamberlain50319.13+5.13
Independent Roger Dennison37414.22
Liberal Democrats Barbara Dearnley2619.92
Majority803.05-30.81
Turnout 2,63027.03-27.13
Labour hold Swing

Pendle

Brierfield and Nelson North

Brierfield and Nelson North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mohammed Iqbal2,25339.20+5.70
Liberal Democrats Shazad Ahmed1,97434.34-11.36
Conservative Mohammed Abdullah94016.35+2.61
BNP Lee Karmer58110.11+3.05
Majority2794.86-7.34
Turnout 5,74854.73-7.05
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Nelson South

Nelson South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour George Adam1,65236.90+2.04
Conservative Shakil Rehman1,12325.08+7.91
Liberal Democrats Sonia Robinson*84918.96-16.77
BNP Helen Mulligan50711.33-0.91
UKIP John Banks3467.73
Majority52911.82+10.95
Turnout 4,47742.14-17.77
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Pendle Central

Pendle Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative George Askew1,27531.00+11.93
Liberal Democrats Dot Lord1,20729.34+0.23
BNP Brian Parker97823.78+9.95
Labour David Whalley65315.88-22.11
Majority681.66-7.22
Turnout 4,11339.25-18.54
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Pendle East

Pendle East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mike Calvert*2,29550.24+14.11
Liberal Democrats Adam Thomas65114.25-17.02
BNP Veronica Cullen57912.68+2.12
UKIP Graham Cannon54611.95
Labour David Foat49710.88-11.16
Majority1,64435.9931.13
Turnout 4,56841.71-24.49
Conservative hold Swing

Pendle West

Pendle West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Shelagh Derwent*2,82158.06+10.85
Labour Bob Allen81616.79-4.74
Liberal Democrats James Wood64813.34-9.96
BNP Ronald Bradbury57411.81+3.85
Majority2,00541.27+17.36
Turnout 4,85945.20-24.98
Conservative hold Swing

West Craven

West Craven
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Keith Bailey2,43141.83+10.93
Liberal Democrats David Whipp*1,99634.34-1.29
BNP James Jackman89715.43+7.25
Labour Ian Tweedie4888.40-13.90
Majority4357.49+2.76
Turnout 5,81244.10-22.13
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Preston

Preston Central North

Preston Central North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Frank De Molfetta*1,54735.05+4.19
Independent Terry Cartwright1,20727.34+12.37
Conservative Sharon Riley93721.23-2.42
Liberal Democrats Rebecca Finch3056.91-11.29
UKIP Liz Mahon2666.03
Green Jonathan Sear1523.44
Majority3407.71+0.50
Turnout 4,41441.73-18.33
Labour hold Swing

Preston Central South

Preston Central South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Carl Crompton1,13636.42-13.30
Liberal Democrats John Potter72423.21+3.53
Conservative Collette Nuttall58418.73-2.43
Independent Vali Patel43213.85
UKIP Abdullah Turgut2437.79
Majority41213.21-15.35
Turnout 3,11928.59-23.42
Labour hold Swing

Preston City

Preston City
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Yousuf Motala1,58948.02+1.58
Liberal Democrats Liam Pennington66620.13+2.41
Conservative Hussain Mulla64719.55+3.87
Green Mark Westcombe40712.30
Majority92327.89+1.61
Turnout 3,30933.11-21.84
Labour hold Swing

Preston East

Preston East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kevin Ellard*1,00437.45-20.47
Conservative Paul Balshaw70726.37+2.20
England First Mark Cotterill59922.34
Liberal Democrats Danny Gallagher37113.84+0.08
Majority29711.08-22.67
Turnout 2,68124.27-23.59
Labour hold Swing

Preston North

Preston North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Geoffrey Driver*2,46059.26+11.39
Liberal Democrats Stephen Wilkinson1,19928.89-4.73
Labour John Young49211.85-6.66
Majority1,26130.37+16.12
Turnout 4,15146.56-21.14
Conservative hold Swing

Preston North East

Preston North East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Michael Welsh*1,79344.76+4.88
UKIP Richard Muirhead77419.32
Liberal Democrats Fiona Wren76619.12-10.29
Labour Bert Williams67316.80-13.91
Majority1,01925.44+16.27
Turnout 4,00638.00-21.51
Conservative hold Swing

Preston North West

Preston North West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Mark Jewell1,38044.66+14.53
Labour Tom Burns*99632.23-12.32
Conservative Alun Roberts71423.11-0.16
Majority38412.43-1.99
Turnout 3,09034.90-22.69
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing

Preston Rural

Preston Rural
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative George Wilkins*2,67268.69+5.22
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Richardson54013.88-6.32
Green Louise Ashcroft42811.00
Labour Jack Davenport2506.43-9.90
Majority2,13254.81+11.54
Turnout 3,89043.43-23.28
Conservative hold Swing

Preston South East

Preston South East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jennifer Mein1,60160.97+8.42
Conservative Julian Sedgewick55721.21+6.89
Liberal Democrats Jenny Buxton46817.82+3.16
Majority1,04439.76+5.68
Turnout 2,62629.55-20.53
Labour hold Swing

Preston West

Preston West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Bill Winlow1,59044.00-1.06
Conservative Julie Buttle1,55242.94+15.49
Labour Drew Gale47213.06-14.43
Majority381.06-16.51
Turnout 3,61434.97-21.72
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Ribble Valley

Clitheroe

Clitheroe
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Allan Knox1,86445.233.50
Conservative John Hill1,84144.67+8.38
Labour Tomas Thurogood-Hyde41610.10-11.88
Majority230.56-4.88
Turnout 4,12136.03-25.18
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Longridge with Bowland

Longridge with Bowland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Smith2,82069.82+13.99
Liberal Democrats Simon Entwistle80619.95-8.46
Labour Niall Macfarlane41310.23-5.53
Majority2,01449.87+22.45
Turnout 4,03937.50-27.71
Conservative hold Swing

Ribble Valley North East

Ribble Valley North East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Albert Atkinson*3,27361.97+5.42
Liberal Democrats David Berryman1,25223.70-3.69
UKIP Bernard Hough75714.33
Majority2,02138.27+9.11
Turnout 5,28245.06-26.64
Conservative hold Swing

Ribble Valley South West

Ribble Valley South West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Chris Holtom*2,78863.84+4.88
Liberal Democrats John Theakstone94621.66-2.57
UKIP Rosemary Wickenden63314.50
Majority1,84242.18+7.45
Turnout 4,36741.91-27.48
Conservative hold Swing

Rossendale

Rossendale East

Rossendale East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jimmy Eaton*1,44937.51-4.14
Liberal Democrats Bob Sheffield86322.34+3.19
Labour Dale Connearn73218.95-20.25
BNP Kevin Bryan52613.62
Green Helen Jackson2937.58
Majority58615.17+12.72
Turnout 3,86333.28-26.35
Conservative hold Swing

Rossendale North

Rossendale North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Tony Winder1,89445.60+1.89
Labour Hazel Harding*1,34332.33-12.04
English Democrat Tony Justice48211.60
Liberal Democrats Clifford Adamson43510.47-1.45
Majority55113.27+12.61
Turnout 4,15440.87-23.90
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Rosendale South

Rosendale South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Darryl Smith2,36856.22+18.92
Labour Nick Pilling1,05224.98-11.84
Liberal Democrats Sadaqut Amin79218.80-2.35
Majority1,31631.24+30.76
Turnout 4,21237.46-25.53
Conservative hold Swing

Rosendale West

Rosendale West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Evans1,28837.73-11.72
Labour Bob Wilkinson*87225.54-25.01
Liberal Democrats Catherine Pilling68420.03
UKIP David Duthie57016.70
Majority41612.19+11.09
Turnout 3,41438.24-21.33
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Whitworth

Whitworth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Steen94128.17-0.46
Labour Sean Serridge90427.06-7.35
Community FirstAlan Neal70421.07
BNP Michael Crossley54316.25
Liberal Democrats Hetty Crawshaw2497.45-6.32
Majority371.11-4.67
Turnout 3,34134.60-22.68
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

South Ribble

Bamber Bridge and Walton-le-Dale

Bamber Bridge and Walton-le-Dale
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Mullineaux1,45547.10+15.83
Labour David Watts90929.43-12.76
Liberal Democrats Martin Cassell72523.47+10.40
Majority54617.67+6.75
Turnout 3,08931.71-26.66
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Farington

Farington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mike Otter1,48250.65+19.79
Labour Fred Heyworth*72424.74-16.29
Liberal Democrats Peter Stringfellow72024.61-3.50
Majority75825.91+15.74
Turnout 2,92634.36-25.74
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Leyland Central

Leyland Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mike France1,94242.32+19.80
Labour Matthew Tomlinson*1,53133.36-14.46
Liberal Democrats Derek Forrest1,11624.32-5.34
Majority4118.96-9.20
Turnout 4,58937.10-25.69
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Leyland South West

Leyland South West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Michael Green2,03851.83+22.02
Labour Anne Brown*1,22831.23-20.12
Liberal Democrats Gareth Armstrong66616.94-1.90
Majority81020.60-0.94
Turnout 3,93234.59-22.83
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Penwortham North

Penwortham North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Tony Pimblett*2,12446.06+6.98
Conservative Mary Robinson2,03344.09+10.96
Labour David Bretherton4549.85-9.76
Majority911.97-3.98
Turnout 4,61149.13-20.87
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Penwortham South

Penwortham South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Renee Blow2,04852.27+18.34
Labour Cheryl Ledward-Lee97624.91-22.53
Liberal Democrats Geoffrey Garratt89422.82+4.19
Majority1,07227.36+13.85
Turnout 3,91834.26-26.04
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

South Ribble Rural East

South Ribble Rural East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Idle Toad Tom Sharratt*1,98656.13+11.84
Conservative Barrie Yates1,55243.87+16.23
Majority43412.26-3.96
Turnout 3,53837.31-23.21
Idle Toad hold Swing

South Ribble Rural West

South Ribble Rural West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Keith Young*2,76556.94+3.05
UKIP Ann Wilkins70814.58
Labour Diane Maier58111.96-13.95
Liberal Democrats David Moore50110.32-9.88
Green Kevin Moore3016.20
Majority2,05742.36+14.38
Turnout 4,85642.65-25.88
Conservative hold Swing

West Lancashire

Ormskirk West

Ormskirk West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Bailey1,46542.45+0.19
Labour Steve Hanlon96828.05-15.57
UKIP Pat Franklin-Braid42712.37
Green Maurice George41211.94+3.12
English Democrat Ken Walters1795.19
Majority49714.40+13.04
Turnout 3,45138.38-22.20
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Skelmersdale Central

Skelmersdale Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Terence Aldridge*1,46555.24-18.58
UKIP Mike Brennan76828.96
Conservative Paul Greenall41915.80+4.72
Majority69726.28-32.45
Turnout 2,65223.45-19.13
Labour hold Swing

Skelmersdale East

Skelmersdale East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Carolyn Evans1,67841.17+1.57
Labour Bob Pendleton*1,51337.12-23.28
UKIP Margaret Radcliffe88521.71
Majority1654.05-16.75
Turnout 4,07636.85-20.14
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Skelmersdale West

Skelmersdale West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Maggie Skilling1,36944.15-35.99
UKIP Helen Daniels89328.80
Conservative Jane Houlgrave50716.35-3.51
Green Anne Doyle33210.70
Majority47615.35-44.93
Turnout 3,10126.97-24.21
Labour hold Swing

West Lancashire East

West Lancashire East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Westley1,98458.37+10.47
Labour Jacqueline Citarella73621.65-9.84
Green John Watt67919.98
Majority1,24836.72+20.31
Turnout 3,39936.96-23.75
Conservative hold Swing

West Lancashire North

West Lancashire North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Malcolm Barron*2,51466.54+12.41
UKIP Alan Robinson73219.38
Labour Alan Bullen53214.09-9.00
Majority1,78247.16+16.11
Turnout 3,77834.82-24.97
Conservative hold Swing

West Lancashire South

West Lancashire South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David O'Toole*2,33955.53-0.69
UKIP Jim Bevan99523.62
Labour Paul Cotterill87820.85-12.32
Majority1,34431.91+8.86
Turnout 4,21237.83-25.66
Conservative hold Swing

West Lancashire West

West Lancashire West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Cropper*2,22650.76-1.05
Labour Cynthia Dereli1,01223.08-25.11
UKIP John Roughley74216.92
Green Martin Lowe4059.24
Majority1,21427.68+24.06
Turnout 4,38536.34-23.75
Conservative hold Swing

Wyre

Amounderness

Amounderness
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Shedwick*2,15359.34+1.92
Labour Alan Morgan66918.44-24.14
UKIP Les Holt60116.57
BNP Julie Blain2055.65
Majority1,48440.90+26.06
Turnout 3,62841.15-23.86
Conservative hold Swing

Fleetwood East

Fleetwood East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Clive Grunshaw*1,29636.98-20.67
Conservative Rosemary Timmerman98928.22-0.44
UKIP Vicki Hopwood56216.03
BNP Ian Starks38010.84
Green Rachel Normington2787.93
Majority3078.76-20.23
Turnout 3,50534.44-16.25
Labour hold Swing

Fleetwood West

Fleetwood West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Stan Leadbetter1,35636.61+4.53
Labour Marge Anderton1,06728.81-22.23
UKIP David Gerrard63217.06+11.22
BNP Barry Carr40310.88
Green John Harrison2466.64
Majority2897.80-11.16
Turnout 3,70439.34-15.55
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Garstang

Garstang
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Valerie Wilson*3,03658.96+5.22
UKIP Joe Relton97118.86
Green Chris Hart60211.69
Labour Billy Glasgow54010.49-11.49
Majority2,06540.10+10.64
Turnout 5,14942.35-24.97
Conservative hold Swing

Poulton-le-Fylde

Poulton-le-Fylde
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Geoffrey Roper*2,55055.03+1.63
UKIP David Jay80017.26
Labour Sean Hazlewood71415.41-16.05
Liberal Democrats Kevan Benfold57012.30-2.84
Majority1,75037.77+15.83
Turnout 4,63442.08-21.91
Conservative hold Swing

Thornton Cleveleys Central

Thornton Cleveleys Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jim Lawrenson2,11147.60+6.96
UKIP Roy Hopwood1,05123.70+17.82
Labour Wayne Martin91520.63-14.89
BNP Neville Brydon3588.07
Majority1,06023.90+18.78
Turnout 4,43540.01-19.82
Conservative hold Swing

Thornton Cleveleys North

Thornton Cleveleys North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Andrea Kay1,74041.17+1.76
Labour Penny Martin*1,27630.20-20.25
UKIP Edward Barnes77918.43+8.29
BNP James Clayton43110.20
Majority46410.97-0.07
Turnout 4,22642.83-16.03
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Wyreside

Wyreside
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Bob Mutch*3,58265.86+1.64
Green Alan Schofield1,14721.09
Labour Andy Meredith71013.05-22.73
Majority2,43544.77+16.33
Turnout 5,43943.38-20.29
Conservative hold Swing

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