2023 South Ribble Borough Council election

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2023 South Ribble Borough Council election
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  2019 4 May 2023 (2023-05-04)2027 

All 50 seats on South Ribble Borough Council
26 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
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LeaderPaul Foster [1] Karen WaltonAngela Turner
Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats
Last election22 seats, 30.8%23 seats, 42.8%5 seats, 14.6%
Seats before24215
Seats after29165
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 7Decrease2.svg 7Steady2.svg
Percentage42.6%36.9%19.0%

South Ribble UK ward map 2023.svg
Results by ward. Conservative shown in blue, Labour in red, and Lib Dem in orange.

Leader before election

Paul Foster
Labour
No overall control

Leader after election

Paul Foster
Labour

Local elections were held for South Ribble Borough Council on 4 May 2023. [2] These took place on the same day as the wider local elections across England.

Contents

Every multi-member ward was up for election.

Pre-election composition

21
24
5
PartySeats
Conservatives 21
Labour 24
Liberal Democrats 5

Although the Conservatives won the most seats and votes at the election in 2019, Labour and the Liberal Democrats formed a coalition to govern the council, led by Labour councillor Paul Foster. In addition, since the 2019 election, two Conservatives had crossed the floor to Labour, making it the largest party in the run up to the 2023 elections. [3]

The election saw Labour take a majority of the seats on the council, giving it overall control. [4] [5]

Results

2023 South Ribble Borough Council election [6]
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Labour 29Increase2.svg 758.002958.024,78442.6Increase2.svg 8.1
  Conservative 16Decrease2.svg 731.001631.021,46536.9Decrease2.svg 8.5
  Liberal Democrats 5Steady2.svg10.00510.011,05819.0Increase2.svg 2.7
  Green 0Steady2.svg0.0000.06051.04NEW
  Alliance for Democracy & Freedom 0Steady2.svg0000.02330.40NEW

No candidates from the UK Independence Party stood in this election, unlike previous years.

Ward Results

Bamber Bridge East

Bamber Bridge East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Patricia Hunter 618 72.5 +19.5
Labour Emma Stevens 486 57.0 +11.6
Conservative Lesley Thurlbourn18922.2-11.7
Conservative Stephen Thurlbourn17320.3-9.8
Green Rachel Knowles13115.4N/A
Majority85323.4
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Bamber Bridge West

Bamber Bridge West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Paul Foster 490 67.5 +4.3
Labour Caleb Tomlinson 442 60.9 +6.0
Conservative Paul Watson24834.2-1.1
Conservative Susan Marsh22130.4-3.5
Majority72623.8
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Broadfield

Broadfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Matthew Tomlinson 624 77.7 +2.6
Labour Co-op Kath Unsworth 581 72.4 -5.1
Conservative Peter Tinsley14718.3+1.4
Conservative Charles Hamman14017.4+1.0
Liberal Democrats Mary Young729.0N/A
Majority80322.4
Turnout
Labour Co-op hold Swing
Labour Co-op hold Swing

Broad Oak

Broad Oak
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Harold Hancock 951 70.3 +3.5
Liberal Democrats Ange Turner 948 70.1 +9.9
Labour Andy Rae25118.6+3.2
Conservative Simon Casey25018.5-5.5
Conservative Anne Mather18813.9-9.9
Majority1,35339.3
Turnout
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Buckshaw & Worden

Buckshaw & Worden
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Pete Pillinger 682 49.6 +15.8
Labour Wes Roberts 620 45.1 +12.7
Conservative Andrew Ashton61244.5-19.5
Conservative Susan Snape55540.3-21.0
Liberal Democrats Stephen McHugh15911.6N/A
Majority1,37636.9
Turnout
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Charnock

Charnock
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Deborah Ashton 556 57.6 +11.1
Labour Ian Watkinson 523 54.1 +6.2
Conservative Joan Burrows34435.6-6.8
Conservative George Ashcroft33935.1-5.2
Liberal Democrats Gillian Bennett636.5-3.4
Liberal Democrats Adrian Bennett495.1N/A
Majority96634.5
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Coupe Green & Gregson Lane

Coupe Green & Gregson Lane
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mathew Forshaw 580 46.5 -5.1
Labour James Gleeson 571 45.8 +12.7
Conservative Gareth Watson51241.0-8.3
Labour Geoff Key46237.0+7.6
Alliance for Democracy & FreedomCarly Davis12510.0N/A
Liberal Democrats Paul Valentine1209.6N/A
Majority1,24833.7
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Earnshaw Bridge

Earnshaw Bridge
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Lou Jackson 549 53.1 +9.9
Labour Colin Sharples 546 52.9 +11.6
Conservative Peter Aspinall33432.3-7.7
Conservative Mick Lennon31430.4-9.0
Liberal Democrats Alastair Thomas949.1-2.5
Alliance for Democracy & FreedomJoan Wright626.0N/A
Majority1,03329.3
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Farington East

Farington East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Paul Wharton-Hardman [lower-alpha 1] 608 64.2 +12.1
Labour Jacky Alty 549 58.0 +21.1
Conservative Basil Howard28730.3-21.8
Conservative James Collier25426.8-9.2
Liberal Democrats Katherine Hesketh919.6-6.0
Majority94726.2
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Farington West

Farington West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Karen Walton 491 50.4
Conservative George Rear 433 44.5
Labour Angie Williams41142.2
Labour Chris Wharton-Hardman40741.8
Liberal Democrats Alan Swindells14615.0
Majority97428.0
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Hoole

Hoole
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Rainsbury 566 51.6 -3.5
Conservative Connor Watson 466 42.5 -20.1
Labour David Suthers40436.8+10.3
Labour Mike Webster38935.5N/A
Liberal Democrats Graham Smith16815.3+2.6
Liberal Democrats Geoffrey Crewe978.8N/A
Majority1,09732.8
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Howick & Priory

Howick & Priory
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats David Howarth 1,627 74.9 +14.6
Liberal Democrats James Lillis 1,436 66.1 +15.3
Liberal Democrats David Shaw 1,390 64.0 +17.9
Labour David Bennett48022.1+4.6
Conservative Suzanne Buttery31914.7-4.7
Conservative Linda Woollard30314.0-8.4
Conservative Alistair Woollard28713.2-7.6
Green Heike McMurray2009.2N/A
Majority2,17239.7
Turnout
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Leyland Central

Leyland Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Aniela Bylinski-Gelder 666 64.7 +15.4
Labour Haydn Williams 662 64.3 +17.5
Conservative Robert Newsome26225.4-9.6
Conservative Elizabeth Watson21120.5-16.5
Liberal Democrats Helen Crewe13012.6+0.5
Majority1,03029.1
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Longton & Hutton West

Longton & Hutton West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Julie Buttery 965 59.8 +4.8
Conservative Colin Coulton 934 57.8 +1.7
Conservative Will King 892 55.2 +1.5
Labour Adam Godwin42226.1+7.0
Liberal Democrats Simon Carter37123.0+5.4
Liberal Democrats Nicholas Monks30218.7N/A
Liberal Democrats Christopher Maloney26616.5+0.7
Green Emma Winterleigh26116.2N/A
Majority1,61535.3
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Lostock Hall

Lostock Hall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Lesley Pritchard 930 56.7 +14.4
Labour Peter Gabbott 886 54.0 +14.4
Labour Elaine Stringfellow 828 50.5 +11.3
Conservative Stephen Bridge66140.3-5.4
Conservative David Moore57735.2-9.9
Conservative Tony Green56434.4-6.9
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Basquill975.9-4.4
Liberal Democrats Peter Hubberstey825.0-4.1
Liberal Democrats Martin Cassell724.4-4.0
Majority1,64032.7
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Middleforth

Middleforth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Will Adams 957 57.3 +10.6
Labour Keith Martin 940 56.3 +7.0
Labour James Flannery 913 54.6 +6.9
Conservative Frances Walker41825.0-11.6
Conservative David Micallef40124.0-14.2
Conservative Moses Nutekpor36021.5-16.3
Liberal Democrats Clare Burton-Johnson27116.2N/A
Liberal Democrats Marion Hancock25915.5-0.7
Liberal Democrats Chris Burton-Johnson23514.1N/A
Majority1,67129.8
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Moss Side

Moss Side
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mary Green 595 50.1 +7.4
Conservative Michael Green 590 49.7 +5.7
Labour Sophie Wilding55446.6+20.1
Labour Mal Donoghue51843.6N/A
Majority1,18837.9
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

New Longton & Hutton East

New Longton & Hutton East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Margaret Smith 753 53.0 -10.9
Conservative Phil Smith 729 51.3 -10.0
Liberal Democrats David Moore66646.8+29.6
Liberal Democrats Tim Young61843.5+29.4
Majority1,42238.0
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Samlesbury & Walton

Samlesbury & Walton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Mullineaux 606 57.4
Conservative Anjisu Gleave 596 56.5
Labour Elaine Hughes34632.8
Labour Stephen Bennett34432.6
Liberal Democrats Christopher Mortimer10610.0
Majority1,05532.8
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Seven Stars

Seven Stars
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jane Bell 627 66.9 +6.2
Labour Matthew Farnworth 604 64.5 +13.2
Conservative Josh Seed25727.4-12.2
Conservative Daniel Southern24426.0-7.8
Liberal Democrats Alexander Howarth697.4N/A
Majority93727.8
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

St Ambrose

St Ambrose
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Nicky Peet 692 68.2 +3.9
Labour Jo Hindle-Taylor 671 66.1 +7.0
Conservative David Hambley22221.9-1.1
Conservative David Caunce21821.5+3.0
Liberal Democrats Simon Thomson10210.0-7.8
Alliance for Democracy & FreedomMichael Gibbons464.5N/A
Majority1,01532.7
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Walton-le-Dale East

Walton-le-Dale East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Chris Lomax 708 63.4 +15.0
Labour Hilary Bedford 698 62.5 +17.9
Conservative Carol Chisholm39135.0-15.2
Conservative Samuel Mason30227.1-20.2
Majority1,11632.5
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Walton-le-Dale West

Walton-le-Dale West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Damian Bretherton 617 50.2 +0.3
Conservative Matt Campbell 548 44.6 +4.1
Labour Richard Burton42634.7N/A
Labour Alex Watson39432.1+2.6
Green Charles Parkinson1169.4N/A
Green Sue Broady977.9N/A
Majority1,22937.1
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Notes

  1. was elected as a Conservative in 2019 but left the party and sat as an independent before later joining Labour

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