This is a list of electoral divisions and wards in the ceremonial county of Lancashire in North West England. All changes since the re-organisation of local government following the passing of the Local Government Act 1972 are shown. The number of councillors elected for each electoral division or ward is shown in brackets.
Electoral Divisions from 4 May 2017 to present: [1]
Electoral Divisions from 1 April 1974 (first election 12 April 1973) to 7 May 1981: [2] [3]
Electoral Divisions from 7 May 1981 to 5 May 2005: [3] [4]
Electoral Divisions from 5 May 2005 to 4 May 2017: [6]
Wards from 3 May 2018 to present: [9]
Wards from 1 April 1974 (first election 7 June 1973) to 3 May 1979: [10]
Wards from 3 May 1979 to 1 May 1997: [11] [5]
Wards from 1 May 1997 to 10 June 2004: [12]
Wards from 10 June 2004 to 3 May 2018: [13]
Wards from 1 May 2003 to 2023 [14] and 2023 to present (no change to names of wards): [15]
Wards from 1 April 1974 (first election 7 June 1973) to 6 May 1976: [10]
Wards from 6 May 1976 to 1 May 1997: [16] [5]
Wards from 1 May 1997 to 1 May 2003: [17]
Wards from 2 May 2002 to present: [18] [19]
Wards from 1 April 1974 (first election 7 June 1973) to 6 May 1976: [10]
Wards from 6 May 1976 to 2 May 1991: [20]
Wards from 2 May 1991 to 2 May 2002: [21]
Wards from 6 May 2021 to present: [22]
Wards from 1 April 1974 (first election 7 June 1973) to 6 May 1976: [10]
Wards from 6 May 1976 to 2 May 2002: [23]
Wards from 2 May 2002 to 6 May 2021: [24]
Wards from 1 May 2003 to present: [25]
Wards from 1 April 1974 (first election 7 June 1973) to 6 May 1976: [10]
Wards from 6 May 1976 to 1 May 2003: [26]
Wards from 2 May 2002 to present: [27]
Wards from 1 April 1974 (first election 7 June 1973) to 3 May 1979: [10]
Wards from 3 May 1979 to 2 May 2002: [28]
Wards from 7 May 2015 to present: [29]
Wards from 1 April 1974 (first election 7 June 1973) to 3 May 1979: [10]
Wards from 3 May 1979 to 1 May 2003: [30]
Wards from 1 May 2003 to 7 May 2015: [31]
Wards from 6 May 2021 to present: [32]
Wards from 1 April 1974 (first election 7 June 1973) to 6 May 1976: [10]
Wards from 6 May 1976 to 2 May 2002: [33]
Wards from 2 May 2002 to 6 May 2021: [34]
Wards from 2 May 2019 to present: [35]
Wards from 1 April 1974 (first election 7 June 1973) to 6 May 1976: [10]
Wards from 6 May 1976 to 3 May 1990: [36]
Wards from 3 May 1990 to 2 May 2002: [37]
Wards from 2 May 2002 to 2 May 2019: [38]
† minor boundary changes in 2007 [7]
Wards from 2 May 2019 to present: [39]
Wards from 1 April 1974 (first election 7 June 1973) to 6 May 1976: [10]
Wards from 6 May 1976 to 1 May 2003: [40]
Wards from 1 May 2003 to 2 May 2019: [41]
Wards from 2 May 2002 to present: [42]
Wards from 1 April 1974 (first election 7 June 1973) to 6 May 1976: [10]
Wards from 6 May 1976 to 2 May 2002: [43]
Wards from 7 May 2015 to present: [44]
Wards from 1 April 1974 (first election 7 June 1973) to 6 May 1976: [10]
Wards from 6 May 1976 to 7 May 1987: [45]
Wards from 7 May 1987 to 1 May 2003: [46]
Wards from 1 May 2003 to 7 May 2015: [47] [48]
Wards from 2 May 2002 to present: [49]
† minor boundary changes in 2007 [8]
Wards from 1 April 1974 (first election 7 June 1973) to 6 May 1976: [10]
Wards from 6 May 1976 to 2 May 2002: [50]
Wards from 7 May 2015 to present: [51]
Wards from 1 April 1974 (first election 7 June 1973) to 3 May 1979: [10]
Wards from 3 May 1979 to 1 May 2003: [52]
Wards from 1 May 2003 to 7 May 2015: [53]
Lancashire is a ceremonial county in North West England. It is bordered by Cumbria to the north, North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire to the east, Greater Manchester and Merseyside to the south, and the Irish Sea to the west. The largest settlement is Blackpool, and Preston is the administrative centre.
West Lancashire is a local government district with borough status in Lancashire, England. The council is based in Ormskirk, and the largest town is Skelmersdale. The district borders Fylde to the north, over the Ribble Estuary; South Ribble, Chorley, and Wigan to the east; St Helens, and Knowsley to the south; and Sefton to the south and west.
South Ribble is a local government district with borough status in Lancashire, England. Its council is based in Leyland. The borough also includes the towns and villages of Penwortham, Leyland, Farington, Hutton, Longton, Walmer Bridge, Salmesbury, Lostock Hall, Walton le Dale and Bamber Bridge. Many of the built-up areas in the borough form part of the wider Preston built-up area.
Ribble Valley is a local government district with borough status in Lancashire, England. Its council is based in Clitheroe, the largest town. The borough also includes the town of Longridge and numerous villages and surrounding rural areas. It is named after the River Ribble. Much of the district lies within the Forest of Bowland, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
The Borough of Chorley is a local government district with borough status in Lancashire, England. It is named after the town of Chorley, which is an unparished area. The borough extends to several villages and hamlets including Adlington, Buckshaw Village, Croston, Eccleston, Euxton and Whittle-le-Woods.
A civil parish is a subnational entity, forming the lowest unit of local government in England. There are 219 civil parishes in the ceremonial county of Lancashire; Blackpool is completely unparished; Pendle and Ribble Valley are entirely parished. At the 2001 census, there were 587,074 people living in the 219 parishes, accounting for 41.5 per cent of the county's population.
Chorley is a constituency in Lancashire represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 1997 by Lindsay Hoyle. Hoyle was originally elected for the Labour Party, but in 2019 became the Speaker, making him unaffiliated.
South Ribble is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2019 by Katherine Fletcher, a Conservative.
Lostock Hall is a suburban village within the South Ribble borough of Lancashire, England. It is located on the south side of the River Ribble, some 3 miles (4.8 km) south of Preston and 3 miles (5 km) north of Leyland. It is bordered on its southeastern side by the interchange for the M6, M61 and M65 motorways.
Lancashire County Council is the local authority for the non-metropolitan county of Lancashire, England. It consists of 84 councillors. Since the 2017 election, the council has been under Conservative control. Before the 2009 Lancashire County Council election, the county had been under Labour control since 1989.
The diocese of Blackburn is diocese of the Church of England in North West England. Its boundaries correspond to northern Lancashire with the exception of the eastern part of the Forest of Bowland, which is part of the diocese of Leeds. The diocese contains 211 parishes and 280 churches. Blackburn Cathedral is the seat of the bishop of Blackburn, currently Philip North, and the diocesan offices are also located in Blackburn.
The City of Preston, or simply Preston, is a local government district with city status in Lancashire, England. It lies on the north bank of the River Ribble and has a population of 151,582 (2022). The neighbouring districts are Ribble Valley, South Ribble, Fylde and Wyre.
Healthcare in Lancashire in 2015 was the responsibility of seven clinical commissioning groups covering Blackpool, Chorley and South Ribble, East Lancashire, Fylde and Wyre, Greater Preston, Lancaster North and West Lancashire. In 1 April 2017 32 GP practices from Cumbria Clinical Commissioning Group merged with Lancashire North CCG to form Morecambe Bay CCG which was abolished in July 2022 when integrated care systems were introduced.
An election to Lancashire County Council took place on 6 May 2021, with counting on 8 May, as part of the 2021 United Kingdom local elections. All 84 councillors are elected from electoral divisions for a four-year term of office. The system of voting used is first-past-the-post. Elections are held in all electoral divisions across the present ceremonial county, excepting Blackpool and Blackburn with Darwen which are unitary authorities.