2013 Lancashire County Council election

An election to Lancashire County Council took place on 2 May 2013 as part of the United Kingdom local elections, 2013. 84 councillors were elected from single-member electoral divisions by first-past-the-post for a four-year term of office. Electoral divisions were the same as those at the previous election in 2009. Elections were held in all electoral divisions across the present ceremonial county, excepting Blackpool and Blackburn with Darwen which are unitary authorities in a similar way to Greater Manchester and most of Merseyside. The election saw the Conservative Party lose overall control of the council, instead overtaken in number of seats by the Labour Party, without any absolute majority.

Lancashire County Council election, 2013

2 May 2013

All 84 seats to Lancashire County Council
43 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats
Last election 51 10
Seats won 39 35 6
Seat change 23 16 4

Map showing the results of the 2013 Lancashire County Council election.

Council control before election

Conservative

Council control after election

No Overall Control

All locally registered electors (British, Irish, Commonwealth and European Union citizens) who were aged 18 or over on Thursday 2 May 2013 were entitled to vote in the local elections. Those who were temporarily away from their ordinary address (for example, away working, on holiday, in student accommodation or in hospital) were also entitled to vote in the local elections,[1] although those who had moved abroad and registered as overseas electors cannot vote in the local elections. It is possible to register to vote at more than one address (such as a university student who had a term-time address and lives at home during holidays) at the discretion of the local Electoral Register Office, but it remains an offence to vote more than once in the same local government election.[2]

Summary

Summary of results BurnleyChorleyFyldeHyndburnLancasterPendlePrestonRibble ValleyRossendaleSouth RibbleWest LancashireWyreTotal
Labour 44055260335239
Conservative 03414234243535
Liberal Democrats 2000021001006
Green 000010000001
Independent 0020000000013

Results

Burnley

SeatResultMajority
Burnley Central EastLabour GAIN from Liberal Democrat1,347
Burnley Central WestLabour GAIN from Liberal Democrat7
Burnley North EastLabour GAIN from Liberal Democrat1,029
Burnley RuralLiberal Democrat hold206
Burnley South WestLiberal Democrat hold136
Padiham and Burnley West || Labour GAIN from British National Party || 954

Chorley

SeatResultMajority
Chorley EastLabour hold1,127
Chorley NorthConservative hold184
Chorley Rural EastLabour GAIN from Conservative556
Chorley Rural NorthConservative hold123
Chorley Rural WestConservative hold438
Chorley SouthLabour GAIN from Conservative947
Chorley WestLabour GAIN from Conservative609

Fylde

SeatResultMajority
Fylde EastIndependent hold1,353
Fylde SouthConservative hold522
Fylde WestIndependent hold415
Lytham || Conservative hold || 873
St Annes NorthConservative GAIN from Liberal Democrat207
St Annes SouthConservative hold541

Hyndburn

SeatResultMajority
Accrington North || Labour GAIN from Independent || 243
Accrington SouthLabour hold158
Accrington WestLabour GAIN from Conservative919
Great HarwoodLabour hold390
Oswaldtwistle || Conservative hold || 441
Rishton and Clayton-le-MoorsLabour hold1,108

Lancaster

SeatResultMajority
Heysham || Conservative hold || 52
Lancaster CentralGreen hold340
Lancaster EastLabour GAIN from Green115
Lancaster Rural EastConservative hold995
Lancaster Rural NorthConservative hold527
Lancaster South EastLabour GAIN from Conservative247
Morecambe North || Conservative hold || 561
Morecambe SouthLabour GAIN from Conservative84
Morecambe WestLabour hold65
SkertonLabour hold678

Pendle

SeatResultMajority
Brierfield and Nelson North || Labour hold || 1,560
Nelson SouthLabour hold1,113
Pendle CentralLiberal Democrat GAIN from Conservative191
Pendle EastConservative hold944
Pendle WestConservative hold619
West CravenLiberal Democrat GAIN from Conservative179

Preston

SeatResultMajority
Preston Central NorthLabour hold1,795
Preston Central SouthLabour hold1,187
Preston CityLabour hold1,265
Preston EastLabour hold947
Preston NorthConservative hold957
Preston North EastConservative hold161
Preston North WestLabour GAIN from Liberal Democrat449
Preston RuralConservative hold1,295
Preston South EastLabour hold1,346
Preston WestLiberal Democrat hold184

Ribble Valley

SeatResultMajority
Clitheroe || Conservative GAIN from Liberal Democrat || 45
Longridge with Bowland || Conservative hold || 1,306
Ribble Valley North EastConservative hold1,125
Ribble Valley South WestConservative hold1,564

Rossendale

SeatResultMajority
Rossendale EastLabour GAIN from Conservative133
Rossendale NorthLabour GAIN from Conservative254
Rossendale SouthConservative hold162
Rossendale WestConservative hold32
WhitworthLabour GAIN from Conservative407

South Ribble

SeatResultMajority
Bamber Bridge and Walton-le-Dale || Labour GAIN from Conservative || 31
Farington || Conservative hold || 22
Leyland Central || Labour GAIN from Conservative || 341
Leyland South WestConservative hold212
Penwortham North || Liberal Democrat hold || 459
Penwortham SouthLabour GAIN from Conservative187
South Ribble Rural EastConservative GAIN from Idle Toad672
South Ribble Rural WestConservative hold957

West Lancashire

SeatResultMajority
Ormskirk West || Labour GAIN from Conservative || 318
Skelmersdale Central || Labour hold || 1,553
Skelmersdale EastLabour GAIN from Conservative648
Skelmersdale WestLabour hold1,809
West Lancashire EastConservative hold630
West Lancashire NorthConservative hold1,019
West Lancashire SouthConservative hold594
West Lancashire WestLabour GAIN from Conservative292

Wyre

SeatResultMajority
Amounderness || Conservative hold || 664
Fleetwood East || Labour hold || 760
Fleetwood WestLabour GAIN from Conservative459
Garstang || Independent GAIN from Conservative || 61
Poulton-le-Fylde || Conservative hold || 1,091
Thornton-Cleveleys Central || Conservative hold || 312
Thornton-Cleveleys NorthConservative hold310
WyresideConservative hold1,869

References

  1. "The Representation of the People (Form of Canvass) (England and Wales) Regulations 2006, Schedule Part 1". Legislation.gov.uk. 13 October 2011. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
  2. "I have two homes. Can I register at both addresses?". The Electoral Commission. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
Preceded by
Lancashire County Council election, 2009
Lancashire County Council elections Succeeded by
Lancashire County Council election, 2017
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