Lancaster City Council elections

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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]

Contents

Council elections

Election results

Overall control Labour Conservative MB Independent Green Lib Dems Independent
2023NOC24532171
2019NOC211214103-
2015NOC291929-1
2011NOC241688-4
2007NOC1512111255
2003NOC201011784

Results maps

By-elections

1995–1999

Torrisholme By-Election 5 December 1996
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 53834.7
Conservative 46029.6
Liberal Democrats 34822.4
Morecambe Bay Independents20613.3
Majority 785.1
Turnout 1,55242.8
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Ellel By-Election 24 July 1997
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 36638.6+0.8
Independent 32133.9+33.9
Conservative 26127.5−15.0
Majority 454.7
Turnout 94827.6
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Alexandra By-Election 9 October 1997 [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Peter Robinson38948.4−25.3
Conservative 16120.0+20.0
Morecambe Bay Independent14217.7+17.7
Independent 779.6+9.6
Independent 303.7−22.6
Green 50.6+0.6
Majority 22828.4
Turnout 804
Labour hold Swing
Arkholme By-Election 9 October 1997 [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James Irey42181.0+15.0
Labour 9919.0+19.0
Majority 32262.0
Turnout 520
Conservative hold Swing
Skerton West By-Election 9 October 1997 [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Harrison42746.9−26.8
Morecambe Bay Independents28531.1+31.3
Conservative 19821.8−4.5
Majority 14215.8
Turnout 910
Labour hold Swing
Hornby By-Election 30 April 1998 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Clive Lamb45153.6+5.0
Liberal Democrats Henry Humphreys26131.0−0.8
Labour Kevin Dixon809.5−10.0
Independent John Greathead505.9+5.9
Majority 19022.6
Turnout 84254.1
Conservative hold Swing
Parks By-Election 30 April 1998 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent John Fretwell84565.6+40.7
Conservative David Le Bas27421.3−12.9
Labour Leslie Houghton1068.2−13.4
Liberal Democrats Majorie Buck644.9−14.3
Majority 57144.3
Turnout 1,28936.8
Independent gain from Conservative Swing

1999–2003

John O'Gaunt By-Election 28 September 2000 [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Liz Scott42425.5+5.2
Labour Richard Newman-Thompson39523.8−14.6
Independent Sheila Kavanagh34020.5+12.0
Conservative Chris Reich29117.5+0.4
Green Peter Gordon21212.8−2.9
Majority 291.7
Turnout 1,66227.0
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing

2003–2007

Overton By-Election 7 August 2003 [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Garry Baxter26937.2+9.9
Independent Susan Ayrey19727.2+27.2
Morecambe Bay IndependentsBarbara Williams12016.6−24.7
Labour Darren Clifford699.5+9.5
Conservative John Battersby-Hill557.6−19.6
Liberal Democrats Terence Taylor141.9+1.9
Majority 7210.0
Turnout 72438.0
Independent gain from Independent Swing
Heysham South By-Election 26 February 2004 [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Kenneth Brown49936.1+36.1
Labour Darren Clifford49335.6−0.1
England First Party Paul Bamford19113.8+13.8
Morecambe Bay IndependentsChristopher Greenall14310.3−39.5
Liberal Democrats Terence Taylor372.7+2.7
Green Ashley Toms201.4−13.0
Majority 60.5
Turnout 1,38327.7
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Carnforth By-Election 11 March 2004 [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Judith Newton35348.5+14.9
Conservative David Wood20728.4+11.4
Independent Robert Roe16823.1−3.2
Majority 14620.1
Turnout 72821.8
Labour hold Swing
John O'Gaunt By-Election 5 May 2005 [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Margaret Chadwick1,28240.7−2.3
Liberal Democrats Philip Dunster1,11535.4+18.0
Conservative Sheila Parkinson75023.8+0.0
Majority 1675.3
Turnout 3,147
Labour hold Swing
John O'Gaunt By-Election 8 December 2005 [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour James Blakely46638.0−2.7
Liberal Democrats Philip Dunster28723.4−12.0
Green Matthew Wootton24720.1+20.1
Conservative William Hill22618.4−5.4
Majority 17914.6
Turnout 1,22623.9
Labour hold Swing
Skerton West By-Election 22 June 2006 [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Robert Smith82659.8+16.8
Conservative Debbie Buck33624.3+4.9
BNP Christopher Hill22015.9+15.9
Majority 49035.5
Turnout 1,38231.2
Labour hold Swing
Skerton West By-Election 14 December 2006 [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Karen Leytham49359.1+16.1
Conservative John Airey17220.6+1.2
BNP Christopher Hill9311.2+11.2
Independent Norman Gardner769.1−8.2
Majority 32138.5
Turnout 83417.4
Labour hold Swing

2007–2011

Castle By-Election 4 June 2009 [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Melanie Forrest1,19153.5−4.9
Conservative Billy Hill44219.9+5.9
Labour Richard Newman-Thompson36916.6+0.2
Liberal Democrats Rebecca Parris22310.0+2.2
Majority 74933.6
Turnout 2,225
Green hold Swing
John O'Gaunt By-Election 1 April 2010 [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Elizabeth Scott60335.2−4.9
Liberal Democrats Harry Arrmistead38922.7+22.7
Green Ian Chamberlain33919.8−17.5
Conservative Billy Hill30117.6−5.1
UKIP Fred McGlade834.8+4.8
Majority 21412.5
Turnout 1,71529.8
Labour hold Swing
Scotforth West By-Election 22 May 2014 [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Abi Mills82336.24
Labour Colin Hartley80235.31
Conservative Janet Walton33922.77
Liberal Democrats Philip Dunster803.52
TUSC Steve Metcalfe492.25
Majority 2112.5
Turnout
Green gain from Labour Swing
University By-Election 22 May 2014 [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Jack Filmore27339.28
Labour James Leyshon23734.10
Conservative Daniel Aldred12818.42
Liberal Democrats Oliver Mountjoy334.75
Independent Stuart Langhorn243.45
Majority 466.62
Turnout 695
Green gain from Labour Swing

2015–2019

Carnforth and Millhead by-election 5 May 2016 [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Reynolds 70243.18.0
Conservative John Bassinder67141.2−6.8
UKIP Robert Wilson Gillespie1348.2N/A
Liberal Democrats Phil Dunster744.5N/A
Green Cait Sinclair493.0−13.9
Majority 311.9
Turnout 695
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Westgate by-election 13 October 2016 [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ian Clift 44341.69.1
MB Independent Roger Dennison19318.10.4
UKIP Michelle Ogden18317.2−7.5
Conservative Daniel Gibbins17816.7−8.3
Liberal Democrats Louise Stansfield413.93.9
Green Richard Moriarty262.42.4
Majority 2501.9
Turnout 69523.5
Labour hold Swing
University and Scotforth Rural by-election 8 December 2016
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Nathan Burns9834.9−0.5
Green Xeina Aveyard7928.1−4.4
Conservative Luke Brandon6824.20.5
Liberal Democrats Pippa Hepworth3612.84.4
Majority 196.8
Turnout 2827.1
Labour hold Swing

Labour Cllr Karen Leytham (Skerton West) resigned in July 2017. A by-election was held: [22]

Skerton West by-election, 7 Sep 2017
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Hilda Jean Parr51261
Conservative Andy Kay28835
Liberal Democrats Derek John Kaye334
Turnout 83316
Labour hold

Independent Cllr Paul Woodruff (Halton-with-Aughton) resigned in July 2017. [23] A by-election was held: [24]

Halton-with-Aughton by-election, 28 Sep 2017
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kevin Frea24727
Green Jan Maskell24527
Conservative Daniel Scott Gibbins23626
Liberal Democrats Catherine Pilling17419
Turnout 90243
Labour gain from Independent

Labour Cllr Roger Sherlock (Skerton West) died in November 2017. [25] A by-election was held: [26]

Skerton West by-election, 17 May 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Peter Rivet58757.8+20.8
Conservative Andy Kay27927.1+1.2
Liberal Democrats Derek John Kaye959.4+9.4
Green Cait Sinclair595.8−3.7
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]

University and Scotforth Rural by-election 17 May 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Amara Betts-Patel51825.37
Labour Oliver Robinson42320.72
Green Martin Paley26412.93
Green Jan Maskell23511.51
Conservative Callum Furner1849.01
Conservative Guy F.P Watts1849.01
Liberal Democrats Jade Sullivan1205.88
Liberal Democrats Iain Emberry1145.58
Turnout 103327.01+19.89
Labour gain from Green
Labour hold

2019–2023

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.

Overton by-election 12 December 2019 [29]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Andrew Gardiner 650526
Labour Tom Porter527420
Liberal Democrats Amy Stanning655N/A
Turnout 124267
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]

Kellet by-election 6 May 2021 [32]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Stuart Morris 447516
Liberal Democrats Ross Hunter27131−14
Independent Kathryn Atkins16118N/A
Turnout 879
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats
Bulk by-election 6 May 2021 [32]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Jack Lenox 128354
Labour Anna Lee82435
Conservative Matthew Maxwell-Scott2099
Liberal Democrats Katia Adimora452
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]

University and Scotforth Rural by-election, 11 November 2021 [35] [36] [37] [38]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Fabiha Askari 216 46.1 Increase2.svg 5.0
Green Jamie Payne19341.2Increase2.svg 11.0
Conservative Matthew Maxwell-Scott449.4Decrease2.svg 7.2
Liberal Democrats Zanna Ashton163.4Decrease2.svg 8.8
Majority 234.9
Turnout 46913.4
Labour hold Swing
Carnforth and Millhead by-election, 25 November 2021 [39]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Luke Taylor 538 57.7 +20.4
Conservative Stuart Bateson31533.8+1.5
Green Patrick McMurray545.8−5.1
Liberal Democrats Tony Saville252.7+2.7
Majority 22323.9
Turnout 932
Labour hold Swing
Bare by-election, 2 December 2021 [40]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Gerry Blaikie 428 33.1 +21.9
Green James Sommerville30123.3+16.2
MB Independent June Ashworth24318.8−14.1
Conservative Jane Cottam21516.6−12.1
Labour Valerie Rogerson1078.3−7.9
Majority 1279.8
Turnout 1,294
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Upper Lune Valley by-election, 2 December 2021 [41]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Ross Hunter 390 63.1 +19.1
Conservative Iain Harbison18329.6−16.3
Green Nicky Sharkey243.9+3.9
Labour Faith Kenrick213.4−6.7
Majority 20733.5
Turnout 618
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Ellel by-election, 19 May 2022 [42]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Sally Maddocks 547 39.7 +19.5
Labour Lisa Corkerry41830.4−1.1
Conservative Janet Walton37727.4−14.3
Liberal Democrats Robert Fildes352.5−4.0
Majority 1299.4
Turnout 1,377
Green gain from Conservative Swing
Harbour by-election, 21 July 2022 [43]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Margaret Pattison 555 47.9 +3.8
Liberal Democrats Jake Perkins47941.4+41.4
Conservative Colin Hewitt12410.7−1.6
Majority 766.6
Turnout 1,158
Labour hold Swing
Warton by-election, 8 September 2022 [44]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Sue Tyldesley 452 65.7 +32.8
Conservative Iain Harbison16924.6−22.6
Labour Faith Kenrick446.4+13.4
Liberal Democrats Jane Parsons233.3+3.3
Majority 28341.1
Turnout 688
Green gain from Conservative Swing

2023–2027

Green Party councillor Shelagh McGregor (Castle) resigned in January 2024. [45]

Castle by-election 14 March 2024 [46]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Izzy Metcalf-Riener52465.0
Labour Emily Jones21226.3
Conservative Daniel Kirk435.3
Liberal Democrats Cormac Evans273.3
Majority 31238.7
Turnout 806
Green hold Swing

Labour councillor Paul Gardner (Carnforth and Millhead) died in December 2023. [47]

Carnforth and Millhead by-election 2 May 2024 [48]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jackson Stubbs64447.3
Conservative Peter Yates45433.4
Green Emily Heath19414.3
Liberal Democrats Lynda Dagdeviren695.1
Majority 19014.0
Turnout 1,361
Labour hold Swing

Labour councillor Erin Hall (University) resigned in May 2024. [49]

University by-election 4 July 2024 [50]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Maria Deery9645.1
Labour Anya Wilkinson-Leishman8339.0
Conservative Matthew Maxwell-Scott2310.8
Liberal Democrats Thomas Willis115.2
Majority 136.1
Turnout 2135.9
Green gain from Labour Swing

Green Party councillor Grace Russell (John O'Gaunt) resigned in March 2025. [51]

John O'Gaunt by-election 1 May 2025 [52]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Wilson Colley 52355.2
Labour Dave McGrath Wilkinson27729.2
Liberal Democrats Ethan Weir-Preston13314.0
Reform UK Martyn Sutton151.6
Majority 24625.9
Turnout 948
Green hold Swing

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