South Ribble Borough Council elections are held every four years. South Ribble Borough Council is the local authority for the non-metropolitan district of South Ribble in Lancashire, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2015, 50 councillors have been elected from 23 wards. [1] The next borough council elections are due to take place in 2027 as part of the wider 2027 United Kingdom local elections. [2]
The first election to the council was held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority before coming into its powers on 1 April 1974. Since 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties: [3] [4]
Party in control | Years | |
---|---|---|
Conservative | 1973–1995 | |
Labour | 1995–1999 | |
No overall control | 1999–2007 | |
Conservative | 2007–2019 | |
No overall control | 2019–2023 | |
Labour | 2023–present |
The leaders of the council since 2007 have been: [5]
Councillor | Party | From | To | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Margaret Smith [6] | Conservative | 2007 | 20 Jul 2016 | |
Peter Mullineaux | Conservative | 15 Sep 2016 | 17 May 2018 | |
Mary Green | Conservative | 17 May 2018 | 15 Oct 2018 | |
Paul Foster [7] | Labour | 15 Oct 2018 | 1 Nov 2018 | |
Margaret Smith [8] | Conservative | 1 Nov 2018 | 15 May 2019 | |
Paul Foster | Labour | 15 May 2019 |
Overall control | Conservative | Labour | Lib Dems [lower-alpha 1] | Idle Toad | Independents | ||||||
2023 | Labour | 16 | 29 | 5 | - | - | |||||
2019 | NOC | 23 | 22 | 5 | - | 0 | |||||
2015 | Conservative | 29 | 19 | 2 | - | - | |||||
2011 | Conservative | 33 | 21 | 1 | - | - | |||||
2007 | Conservative | 44 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |||||
2003 | NOC | 19 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 0 | |||||
1999 | NOC | 18 | 21 | 12 | - | 3 | |||||
1995 | Labour | 16 | 29 | 9 | - | - | |||||
1991 | Conservative | 33 | 15 | 6 | - | 0 | |||||
1987 | Conservative | 37 | 11 | 6 | - | 0 | |||||
1983 | Conservative | 39 | 11 | 4 | - | 0 | |||||
1979 | Conservative | 42 | 10 | 1 | - | 1 | |||||
1976 | Conservative | 45 | 8 | 0 | - | 1 | |||||
1973 | Conservative | 30 | 16 | 2 | - | 1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 1,600 | 45.2 | -0.1 | ||
Conservative | 1,334 | 37.7 | +2.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 608 | 17.2 | -2.4 | ||
Majority | 266 | 7.5 | |||
Turnout | 3,542 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 507 | 57.5 | +15.8 | ||
Labour | 260 | 29.5 | -5.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 115 | 13.0 | -10.5 | ||
Majority | 247 | 28.0 | |||
Turnout | 882 | 22.5 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 398 | 47.6 | -17.3' | ||
Conservative | 267 | 31.9 | +7.0 | ||
Idle Toad | 98 | 11.7 | +11.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 74 | 8.8 | -1.4 | ||
Majority | 131 | 15.7 | |||
Turnout | 837 | 20.0 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 356 | 42.2 | -10.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 323 | 38.3 | +20.2 | ||
Labour | 165 | 19.5 | -9.9 | ||
Majority | 33 | 3.9 | |||
Turnout | 844 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 347 | 65.7 | -12.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 121 | 22.9 | +22.9 | ||
Conservative | 60 | 11.4 | -10.6 | ||
Majority | 226 | 42.8 | |||
Turnout | 528 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | 823 | 70.6 | +30.2 | ||
Labour | 342 | 29.4 | -7.8 | ||
Majority | 481 | 41.2 | |||
Turnout | 1,165 | 24.8 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Christine Leeming | 316 | 41.1 | +41.1 | |
Conservative | John Cannon | 283 | 36.8 | -26.1 | |
Labour | Graham Davies | 92 | 12.0 | -25.1 | |
Idle Toad | Michael Nathan | 78 | 10.1 | +10.1 | |
Majority | 33 | 4.3 | |||
Turnout | 769 | 25.0 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | James Leeming | 406 | 49.4 | -18.7 | |
Conservative | Frances Thompson | 264 | 32.1 | +22.8 | |
Labour | Donald Smith | 152 | 18.5 | -4.1 | |
Majority | 142 | 17.3 | |||
Turnout | 822 | 32.2 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Michael McNulty | 594 | 51.5 | +11.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Richard Bridge | 431 | 37.4 | -6.4 | |
Labour | Michaek Titherington | 128 | 11.1 | -5.1 | |
Majority | 163 | 14.1 | |||
Turnout | 1,153 | 40.0 | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Idle Toad | James Marsh | 364 | 44.0 | -16.4 | |
Conservative | Frances Walker | 349 | 42.1 | +10.1 | |
Labour | Houston Lowe | 91 | 11.0 | +3.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Karen Cairns | 24 | 2.9 | +2.9 | |
Majority | 15 | 1.9 | |||
Turnout | 828 | 28.6 | |||
Idle Toad hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Michael Titherington | 1,051 | 61.2 | +7.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Richard Bridge | 342 | 20.0 | -7.7 | |
Conservative | John Otter | 323 | 18.8 | +0.1 | |
Majority | 709 | 41.2 | |||
Turnout | 1,716 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Caleb Tomlinson | 371 | 34.5 | +1.1 | |
Conservative | Phillip Hamman | 355 | 33.0 | -7.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Derek Forrest | 350 | 32.5 | +6.5 | |
Majority | 16 | 1.5 | |||
Turnout | 1,076 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Michael Nelson | 531 | 54.3 | -21.7 | |
Labour | Daniel McDermott | 241 | 24.6 | +24.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Martin Cassell | 206 | 21.1 | -3.0 | |
Majority | 290 | 29.7 | |||
Turnout | 978 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Philip Hamman | 709 | '74.9 | +6.3 | |
Labour | Peter Holker | 237 | 25.1 | +6.1 | |
Majority | 472 | 49.8 | |||
Turnout | 946 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Mick Higgins | 481 | 55.0 | -2.4 | |
Conservative | Barbara Nathan | 393 | 45.0 | +2.4 | |
Majority | 88 | 10.1 | |||
Turnout | 874 | 23.4 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | David Howarth | 469 | 39.0 | +7.2 | |
Conservative | Angela Turner | 390 | 32.4 | -12.8 | |
Labour | Robert Taylor | 185 | 15.4 | -7.6 | |
UKIP | David Duxbury | 159 | 13.2 | +13.2 | |
Majority | 79 | 6.6 | |||
Turnout | 1,203 | ||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ken Jones | 534 | 48.4 | +0.2 | |
Conservative | Paul Wharton | 440 | 39.9 | -3.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Gareth Armstrong | 129 | 11.7 | +3.0 | |
Majority | 94 | 8.5 | |||
Turnout | 1,103 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Alan Ogilvie | 744 | 60.0 | -6.8 | |
Labour | Carole Titherington | 401 | 32.3 | -0.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Charlotte Ashworth | 95 | 7.7 | +7.7 | |
Majority | 343 | 27.7 | |||
Turnout | 1,240 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Malcolm Donoghue | 625 | 55.2 | -3.0 | |
Conservative | Anthony Green | 405 | 35.8 | +6.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | James Pattison | 102 | 9.0 | +9.0 | |
Majority | 220 | 19.4 | |||
Turnout | 1,132 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Carol Chisholm | 359 | 49.4 | -5.1 | |
Labour | Alex Watson | 262 | 36.0 | -9.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Alison Hesketh-Holt | 106 | 14.6 | +14.6 | |
Majority | 97 | 13.3 | |||
Turnout | 727 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Gareth Watson | 437 | 49.1 | -0.8 | |
Independent | Graham Dixon | 343 | 38.5 | +38.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Stephanie Portersmith | 110 | 12.4 | +12.4 | |
Majority | 94 | 10.6 | |||
Turnout | 890 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Julie Buttery | 1,301 | 67.2 | +15.4 | |
Labour | Amy Dwyer | 353 | 18.2 | +0.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Simon Carter | 151 | 7.8 | -10.2 | |
Reform UK | Jonathan Kay | 70 | 3.6 | +3.6 | |
Green | Heike McMurray | 61 | 3.2 | +3.2 | |
Majority | 948 | 49.0 | |||
Turnout | 1,936 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Kath Unsworth | 517 | 44.4 | -16.8 | |
Conservative | Andrew Ashton | 398 | 34.2 | +12.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Paul Valentine | 249 | 21.4 | +4.4 | |
Majority | 119 | 10.2 | |||
Turnout | 1,164 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Patricia Hunter | 376 | 53.7 | +7.1 | |
Conservative | Matthew Forshaw | 275 | 39.3 | +9.5 | |
Green | Rachel Knowles | 49 | 7.0 | +7.0 | |
Majority | 101 | 14.4 | |||
Turnout | 700 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Lou Jackson | 626 | 53.4 | +8.9 | |
Conservative | Craige Southern | 460 | 39.2 | -2.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Simon Thomson | 86 | 7.3 | -7.0 | |
Majority | 166 | 14.2 | |||
Turnout | 1,172 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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