Lancaster City Council elections are held every four years. Lancaster City Council is the local authority for the non-metropolitan district of Lancaster in Lancashire, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2023, 61 councillors have been elected from 27 wards. [1]
Overall control | Labour | Conservative | MB Independent | Green | Lib Dems | Independent | |||||||
2019 | NOC | 21 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 3 | - | ||||||
2015 | NOC | 29 | 19 | 2 | 9 | - | 1 | ||||||
2011 | NOC | 24 | 16 | 8 | 8 | - | 4 | ||||||
2007 | NOC | 15 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 5 | ||||||
2003 | NOC | 20 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 538 | 34.7 | |||
Conservative | 460 | 29.6 | |||
Liberal Democrats | 348 | 22.4 | |||
Morecambe Bay Independents | 206 | 13.3 | |||
Majority | 78 | 5.1 | |||
Turnout | 1,552 | 42.8 | |||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 366 | 38.6 | +0.8 | ||
Independent | 321 | 33.9 | +33.9 | ||
Conservative | 261 | 27.5 | -15.0 | ||
Majority | 45 | 4.7 | |||
Turnout | 948 | 27.6 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Peter Robinson | 389 | 48.4 | -25.3 | |
Conservative | 161 | 20.0 | +20.0 | ||
Morecambe Bay Independent | 142 | 17.7 | +17.7 | ||
Independent | 77 | 9.6 | +9.6 | ||
Independent | 30 | 3.7 | -22.6 | ||
Green | 5 | 0.6 | +0.6 | ||
Majority | 228 | 28.4 | |||
Turnout | 804 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | James Irey | 421 | 81.0 | +15.0 | |
Labour | 99 | 19.0 | +19.0 | ||
Majority | 322 | 62.0 | |||
Turnout | 520 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Harrison | 427 | 46.9 | -26.8 | |
Morecambe Bay Independents | 285 | 31.1 | +31.3 | ||
Conservative | 198 | 21.8 | -4.5 | ||
Majority | 142 | 15.8 | |||
Turnout | 910 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Clive Lamb | 451 | 53.6 | +5.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Henry Humphreys | 261 | 31.0 | -0.8 | |
Labour | Kevin Dixon | 80 | 9.5 | -10.0 | |
Independent | John Greathead | 50 | 5.9 | +5.9 | |
Majority | 190 | 22.6 | |||
Turnout | 842 | 54.1 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | John Fretwell | 845 | 65.6 | +40.7 | |
Conservative | David Le Bas | 274 | 21.3 | -12.9 | |
Labour | Leslie Houghton | 106 | 8.2 | -13.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Majorie Buck | 64 | 4.9 | -14.3 | |
Majority | 571 | 44.3 | |||
Turnout | 1,289 | 36.8 | |||
Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Liz Scott | 424 | 25.5 | +5.2 | |
Labour | Richard Newman-Thompson | 395 | 23.8 | -14.6 | |
Independent | Sheila Kavanagh | 340 | 20.5 | +12.0 | |
Conservative | Chris Reich | 291 | 17.5 | +0.4 | |
Green | Peter Gordon | 212 | 12.8 | -2.9 | |
Majority | 29 | 1.7 | |||
Turnout | 1,662 | 27.0 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Garry Baxter | 269 | 37.2 | +9.9 | |
Independent | Susan Ayrey | 197 | 27.2 | +27.2 | |
Morecambe Bay Independents | Barbara Williams | 120 | 16.6 | -24.7 | |
Labour | Darren Clifford | 69 | 9.5 | +9.5 | |
Conservative | John Battersby-Hill | 55 | 7.6 | -19.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Terence Taylor | 14 | 1.9 | +1.9 | |
Majority | 72 | 10.0 | |||
Turnout | 724 | 38.0 | |||
Independent gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Kenneth Brown | 499 | 36.1 | +36.1 | |
Labour | Darren Clifford | 493 | 35.6 | -0.1 | |
England First Party | Paul Bamford | 191 | 13.8 | +13.8 | |
Morecambe Bay Independents | Christopher Greenall | 143 | 10.3 | -39.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Terence Taylor | 37 | 2.7 | +2.7 | |
Green | Ashley Toms | 20 | 1.4 | -13.0 | |
Majority | 6 | 0.5 | |||
Turnout | 1,383 | 27.7 | |||
Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Judith Newton | 353 | 48.5 | +14.9 | |
Conservative | David Wood | 207 | 28.4 | +11.4 | |
Independent | Robert Roe | 168 | 23.1 | -3.2 | |
Majority | 146 | 20.1 | |||
Turnout | 728 | 21.8 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Margaret Chadwick | 1,282 | 40.7 | -2.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Philip Dunster | 1,115 | 35.4 | +18.0 | |
Conservative | Sheila Parkinson | 750 | 23.8 | +0.0 | |
Majority | 167 | 5.3 | |||
Turnout | 3,147 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | James Blakely | 466 | 38.0 | -2.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Philip Dunster | 287 | 23.4 | -12.0 | |
Green | Matthew Wootton | 247 | 20.1 | +20.1 | |
Conservative | William Hill | 226 | 18.4 | -5.4 | |
Majority | 179 | 14.6 | |||
Turnout | 1,226 | 23.9 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Robert Smith | 826 | 59.8 | +16.8 | |
Conservative | Debbie Buck | 336 | 24.3 | +4.9 | |
BNP | Christopher Hill | 220 | 15.9 | +15.9 | |
Majority | 490 | 35.5 | |||
Turnout | 1,382 | 31.2 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Karen Leytham | 493 | 59.1 | +16.1 | |
Conservative | John Airey | 172 | 20.6 | +1.2 | |
BNP | Christopher Hill | 93 | 11.2 | +11.2 | |
Independent | Norman Gardner | 76 | 9.1 | -8.2 | |
Majority | 321 | 38.5 | |||
Turnout | 834 | 17.4 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Green | Melanie Forrest | 1,191 | 53.5 | -4.9 | |
Conservative | Billy Hill | 442 | 19.9 | +5.9 | |
Labour | Richard Newman-Thompson | 369 | 16.6 | +0.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Rebecca Parris | 223 | 10.0 | +2.2 | |
Majority | 749 | 33.6 | |||
Turnout | 2,225 | ||||
Green hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Elizabeth Scott | 603 | 35.2 | -4.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Harry Arrmistead | 389 | 22.7 | +22.7 | |
Green | Ian Chamberlain | 339 | 19.8 | -17.5 | |
Conservative | Billy Hill | 301 | 17.6 | -5.1 | |
UKIP | Fred McGlade | 83 | 4.8 | +4.8 | |
Majority | 214 | 12.5 | |||
Turnout | 1,715 | 29.8 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Green | Abi Mills | 823 | 36.24 | ||
Labour | Colin Hartley | 802 | 35.31 | ||
Conservative | Janet Walton | 339 | 22.77 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Philip Dunster | 80 | 3.52 | ||
TUSC | Steve Metcalfe | 49 | 2.25 | ||
Majority | 21 | 12.5 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Green gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Green | Jack Filmore | 273 | 39.28 | ||
Labour | James Leyshon | 237 | 34.10 | ||
Conservative | Daniel Aldred | 128 | 18.42 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Oliver Mountjoy | 33 | 4.75 | ||
Independent | Stuart Langhorn | 24 | 3.45 | ||
Majority | 46 | 6.62 | |||
Turnout | 695 | ||||
Green gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Reynolds | 702 | 43.1 | 8.0 | |
Conservative | John Bassinder | 671 | 41.2 | -6.8 | |
UKIP | Robert Wilson Gillespie | 134 | 8.2 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Phil Dunster | 74 | 4.5 | N/A | |
Green | Cait Sinclair | 49 | 3.0 | -13.9 | |
Majority | 31 | 1.9 | |||
Turnout | 695 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ian Clift | 443 | 41.6 | 9.1 | |
MB Independent | Roger Dennison | 193 | 18.1 | 0.4 | |
UKIP | Michelle Ogden | 183 | 17.2 | -7.5 | |
Conservative | Daniel Gibbins | 178 | 16.7 | -8.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Louise Stansfield | 41 | 3.9 | 3.9 | |
Green | Richard Moriarty | 26 | 2.4 | 2.4 | |
Majority | 250 | 1.9 | |||
Turnout | 695 | 23.5 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Nathan Burns | 98 | 34.9 | -0.5 | |
Green | Xeina Aveyard | 79 | 28.1 | -4.4 | |
Conservative | Luke Brandon | 68 | 24.2 | 0.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Pippa Hepworth | 36 | 12.8 | 4.4 | |
Majority | 19 | 6.8 | |||
Turnout | 282 | 7.1 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour Cllr Karen Leytham (Skerton West) resigned in July 2017. A by-election was held: [22]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Hilda Jean Parr | 512 | 61 | ||
Conservative | Andy Kay | 288 | 35 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Derek John Kaye | 33 | 4 | ||
Turnout | 833 | 16 | |||
Labour hold | |||||
Independent Cllr Paul Woodruff (Halton-with-Aughton) resigned in July 2017. [23] A by-election was held: [24]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Kevin Frea | 247 | 27 | |||
Green | Jan Maskell | 245 | 27 | |||
Conservative | Daniel Scott Gibbins | 236 | 26 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Catherine Pilling | 174 | 19 | |||
Turnout | 902 | 43 | ||||
Labour gain from Independent | ||||||
Labour Cllr Roger Sherlock (Skerton West) died in November 2017. [25] A by-election was held: [26]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Peter Rivet | 587 | 57.8 | +20.8 | |
Conservative | Andy Kay | 279 | 27.1 | +1.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Derek John Kaye | 95 | 9.4 | +9.4 | |
Green | Cait Sinclair | 59 | 5.8 | -3.7 | |
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 1020 | ||||
Labour hold | |||||
University and Scotforth Rural ward Labour councillors Sam Armstrong (elected Green) and Lucy Atkinson retired in March 2018. [27] A double by-election was held. [26]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Amara Betts-Patel | 518 | 25.37 | |||
Labour | Oliver Robinson | 423 | 20.72 | |||
Green | Martin Paley | 264 | 12.93 | |||
Green | Jan Maskell | 235 | 11.51 | |||
Conservative | Callum Furner | 184 | 9.01 | |||
Conservative | Guy F.P Watts | 184 | 9.01 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Jade Sullivan | 120 | 5.88 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Iain Emberry | 114 | 5.58 | |||
Turnout | 1033 | 27.01 | +19.89 | |||
Labour gain from Green | ||||||
Labour hold | ||||||
Conservative councillor Michael Smith (Overton), who is partially deaf resigned in November 2019 because he was "struggling to hear" in meetings. [28] A by-election was held the next month, on the same day as the 2019 United Kingdom general election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Andrew Gardiner | 650 | 52 | 6 | |
Labour | Tom Porter | 527 | 42 | 0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Amy Stanning | 65 | 5 | N/A | |
Turnout | 1242 | 67 | |||
Conservative hold | |||||
In June 2020, Liberal Democrat councillor Michael Mumford (Kellet) died. [30] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, no council by-elections will take place in the UK until May 2021 at the earliest. [31]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Stuart Morris | 447 | 51 | 6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Ross Hunter | 271 | 31 | -14 | ||
Independent | Kathryn Atkins | 161 | 18 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 879 | |||||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | ||||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Green | Jack Lenox | 1283 | 54 | ||
Labour | Anna Lee | 824 | 35 | ||
Conservative | Matthew Maxwell-Scott | 209 | 9 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Katia Adimora | 45 | 2 | ||
Turnout | 2361 | ||||
Green hold | |||||
Jack O'Dwyer-Henry, Eco-Socialist Independent (elected Labour) [33] councillor for the University and Scotforth Rural ward, resigned from the council, triggering a by-election in the ward. [34]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Fabiha Askari | 216 | 46.1 | 5.0 | |
Green | Jamie Payne | 193 | 41.2 | 11.0 | |
Conservative | Matthew Maxwell-Scott | 44 | 9.4 | 7.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Zanna Ashton | 16 | 3.4 | 8.8 | |
Majority | 23 | 4.9 | |||
Turnout | 469 | 13.4 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Luke Taylor | 538 | 57.7 | +20.4 | |
Conservative | Stuart Bateson | 315 | 33.8 | +1.5 | |
Green | Patrick McMurray | 54 | 5.8 | -5.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Tony Saville | 25 | 2.7 | +2.7 | |
Majority | 223 | 23.9 | |||
Turnout | 932 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Gerry Blaikie | 428 | 33.1 | +21.9 | |
Green | James Sommerville | 301 | 23.3 | +16.2 | |
MB Independent | June Ashworth | 243 | 18.8 | -14.1 | |
Conservative | Jane Cottam | 215 | 16.6 | -12.1 | |
Labour | Valerie Rogerson | 107 | 8.3 | -7.9 | |
Majority | 127 | 9.8 | |||
Turnout | 1,294 | ||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Ross Hunter | 390 | 63.1 | +19.1 | |
Conservative | Iain Harbison | 183 | 29.6 | -16.3 | |
Green | Nicky Sharkey | 24 | 3.9 | +3.9 | |
Labour | Faith Kenrick | 21 | 3.4 | -6.7 | |
Majority | 207 | 33.5 | |||
Turnout | 618 | ||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Green | Sally Maddocks | 547 | 39.7 | +19.5 | |
Labour | Lisa Corkerry | 418 | 30.4 | -1.1 | |
Conservative | Janet Walton | 377 | 27.4 | -14.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Robert Fildes | 35 | 2.5 | -4.0 | |
Majority | 129 | 9.4 | |||
Turnout | 1,377 | ||||
Green gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Margaret Pattison | 555 | 47.9 | +3.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jake Perkins | 479 | 41.4 | +41.4 | |
Conservative | Colin Hewitt | 124 | 10.7 | -1.6 | |
Majority | 76 | 6.6 | |||
Turnout | 1,158 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Green | Sue Tyldesley | 452 | 65.7 | +32.8 | |
Conservative | Iain Harbison | 169 | 24.6 | -22.6 | |
Labour | Faith Kenrick | 44 | 6.4 | +13.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jane Parsons | 23 | 3.3 | +3.3 | |
Majority | 283 | 41.1 | |||
Turnout | 688 | ||||
Green gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
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