2019 South Ribble Borough Council election

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Map of the results of the 2019 South Ribble Borough Council election. Conservatives in blue, Labour in red and Liberal Democrats in yellow. South Ribble 2019 Borough Council Election Ward Map.svg
Map of the results of the 2019 South Ribble Borough Council election. Conservatives in blue, Labour in red and Liberal Democrats in yellow.

Local elections were held for South Ribble Borough Council on 2 May 2019, the same day as other 2019 United Kingdom local elections. [1] It resulted in the council going into no overall control (was previously Conservative controlled) with Labour taking charge after an agreement with the Liberal Democrats. [2] [3]

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Results summary

The results of the 2019 elections are summarised below.

2019 South Ribble Borough Council election
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Conservative 23Decrease2.svg 646.002346.027,51642.8
  Labour 22Increase2.svg 344.002244.019,81630.8
  Liberal Democrats 5Increase2.svg 310.00510.09,39114.6
  UKIP 0Steady2.svg0.0000.01,3322.1
  Independent 0Steady2.svg0.0000.09051.4

Ward results

Bamber Bridge East

Bamber Bridge East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mick Higgins 474 53.0
Labour Christine Melia 433 48.4
Conservative Paul Watson30333.9
Conservative Ashley Karmanski26930.1
UKIP Marie Forshaw24127.0
Majority
Turnout 89426.8
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Bamber Bridge West

Bamber Bridge West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Paul Foster 507 63.2
Labour Caleb Tomlinson 440 54.9
Conservative Sheila Baxendale28335.3
Conservative Paul Moon27233.9
Majority
Turnout 80226.2
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Broadfield

Broadfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Mick Titherington 824 77.5
Labour Co-op Matthew Tomlinson 798 75.1
Conservative Jan Hamann18016.9
Conservative Phil Hamann17416.4
Majority
Turnout 1,06328.7
Labour Co-op hold Swing
Labour Co-op hold Swing

Broad Oak

Broad Oak
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Harry Hancock 1,008 66.8
Liberal Democrats Ange Turner 909 60.2
Conservative Alistair Woollard36224.0
Conservative Linda Woollard35923.8
Labour Manson Osbourne23315.4
Majority
Turnout 1,51042.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Buckshaw & Worden

Buckshaw & Worden
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Caroline Moon 828 64.0
Conservative Alan Ogilvie 793 61.3
Labour Ruth Wynn43833.8
Labour Dave Wynn41932.4
Majority
Turnout 1,29434.6
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Charnock

Charnock
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ian Watkinson 514 47.9
Labour Carol Wooldridge 499 46.5
Conservative Joan Burrows45542.4
Conservative George Ashcroft43240.3
Liberal Democrats Helen Crewe1069.9
Majority
Turnout 1,07236.7
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Coupe Green & Gregson Lane

Coupe Green & Gregson Lane
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jim Marsh 710 51.6
Conservative Sarah Whitaker 679 49.3
Labour James Gleeson45533.1
Labour Richard Burton40529.4
UKIP Alastair Richardson25718.7
Majority
Turnout 1,37640.1
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Earnshaw Bridge

Earnshaw Bridge
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Bill Evans 488 43.2
Labour Colin Sharples 466 41.3
Conservative Susan Snape45240.0
Conservative Andrew Ashton44539.4
Liberal Democrats Carol Stunell15713.9
Liberal Democrats Alastair Thomas13111.6
Majority
Turnout 1,12932.4
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Farington East

Farington East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Paul Wharton 511 52.1
Labour Jacky Alty 362 36.9
Conservative David Moore35336.0
Labour Kath Unsworth34034.7
Liberal Democrats Katherine Hesketh-Holt15315.6
Liberal Democrats Alexander Howarth686.9
Majority
Turnout 98030.5
Conservative hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Farington West (delayed)

Farington West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Karen Walton 536 59.8
Conservative Stephen Thurlbourn 497
Labour Emma Buchanan24627.5
Labour Ryan Hamilton171
Liberal Democrats Judith Davidson11412.7
Liberal Democrats Alison Hesketh-Holt91
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Hoole

Hoole
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Suthers 712 62.6
Conservative John Rainsbury 627 55.1
Labour Mike Webster30226.5
Liberal Democrats Timothy Young14412.7
Majority
Turnout 1,13834.1
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Howick & Priory

Howick & Priory
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats David Howarth 1,427 60.3
Liberal Democrats David Shaw 1,202 50.8
Liberal Democrats Renee Blow 1,090 46.1
Independent David Bird56323.8
Conservative Mary Heaton52922.4
Conservative Rebecca Noblet49320.8
Conservative Julie Buttery45819.4
Labour David Bennett41517.5
UKIP John Carruthers1898.0
Majority
Turnout 2,36543.1
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Leyland Central

Leyland Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Aniela Bylinski Gelder 601 49.3
Labour Derek Forrest 571 46.8
Conservative Tony Green45137.0
Conservative Robert Newsome42735.0
Liberal Democrats Tracie Booth14712.1
Liberal Democrats John Booth12810.5
Majority
Turnout 1,21934.4
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Longton & Hutton West

Longton & Hutton West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Colin Coulton 1,048 56.1
Conservative Colin Clark 1,026 55.0
Conservative Jon Hesketh 1,002 53.7
Labour Geoff Key35719.1
Liberal Democrats David Moore32917.6
Liberal Democrats Christopher Maloney29515.8
UKIP Pat Taylor25313.6
UKIP Walt Taylor22912.3
Majority
Turnout 1,86740.5
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Lostock Hall

Lostock Hall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Joseph Hughes 796 45.7
Conservative Jacqui Mort 785 45.1
Labour Matthew Trafford 737 42.3
Conservative Jeff Couperthwaite71941.3
Labour Des Graham69039.6
Labour Ann Rochester68239.2
Liberal Democrats Helen Banks18010.3
Liberal Democrats Peter Hubberstey1599.1
Liberal Democrats James Banks1478.4
Majority
Turnout 1,74234.0
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Middleforth

Middleforth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Keith Martin 869 49.3
Labour William Adams 824 46.7
Labour James Flannery 807 45.7
Conservative Paul Morris67338.2
Conservative Anita Dunbar66637.8
Conservative Frances Walker64536.6
Liberal Democrats Marion Hancock28616.2
Majority
Turnout 1,76432.4
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Moss Side

Moss Side
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Michael Green 554 44.0
Conservative Mary Green 537 42.7
Labour Lucienne Jackson33326.5
Liberal Democrats Simon Thomson25520.3
Liberal Democrats Paul Valentine20816.5
UKIP Joan Wright16313.0
Majority
Turnout 1,25840.8
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

New Longton & Hutton East

New Longton & Hutton East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Margaret Smith 972 63.9
Conservative Phil Smith 933 61.3
Labour Joe Giblin37524.6
Liberal Democrats Mary Young26217.2
Liberal Democrats Martin Cassell21514.1
Majority
Turnout 1,52240.7
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Samlesbury & Walton

Samlesbury & Walton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Barrie Yates 657 67.3
Conservative Peter Mullineaux 588
Labour Michael Darlington31932.7
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Seven Stars

Seven Stars
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jane Bell 573 60.7
Labour Malcolm Donoghue 484 51.3
Conservative Steve Booth37439.6
Conservative Stephen Thurlbourn31933.8
Majority
Turnout 94430.3
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

St. Ambrose

St. Ambrose
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Susan Jones 649 64.3
Labour Kenneth Jones 596 59.1
Conservative Peter Aspinall23223.0
Conservative Simon Casey18718.5
Liberal Democrats James Pattison18017.8
Majority
Turnout 1,00931.2
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Walton-le-Dale East

Walton-le-Dale East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Carol Chisholm 570 50.2
Labour Christopher Lomax 550 48.4
Conservative Gareth Watson53747.3
Labour Haydn Williams50744.6
Majority
Turnout 1,13633.1
Conservative hold Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Walton-le-Dale West

Walton-le-Dale West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Damian Bretherton 613 49.9
Conservative Matthew Campbell 493 40.1
Labour Alex Watson36329.5
Independent Mike Nelson34227.8
Majority
Turnout 1,22937.1
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

By-elections

Bamber Bridge East

Bamber Bridge East: 18 November 2021
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Patricia Hunter 376 53.7 +7.2
Conservative Mathew Forshaw27539.3+9.5
Green Rachel Knowles497.0New
Majority 10114.4
Turnout 700
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg1.2

References

  1. "South Ribble Borough Council Local Elections (borough election) 2019" (PDF). www.southribble.gov.uk. 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 October 2019. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  2. "LOCAL ELECTIONS 2019: Who controls South Ribble now after indecisive vote?". Lancashire Evening Post. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  3. "Leader for South Ribble council elected as Labour take control". Lancashire Evening Post. Retrieved 4 December 2022.