2017 Lancashire County Council election

An election to Lancashire County Council took place on 4 May 2017 as part of the 2017 local elections across the UK. All 84 councillors were elected for single-member and dual-member 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.[n 1]

2017 Lancashire County Council election

4 May 2017

All 84 seats to Lancashire County Council
43 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Geoff Driver Jennifer Mein
Party Conservative Labour
Last election 35 40
Seats before 35 39
Seats won 46 30
Seat change 11 9
Popular vote 150,048 117,670
Percentage 45.2% 35.4%
Swing 11.5% 0.9%

  Third party Fourth party
 
Party Liberal Democrats Green
Last election 5 1
Seats before 6 1
Seats won 4 1
Seat change 1 0
Popular vote 31,476 11,293
Percentage 9.5% 3.4%
Swing 1.5% 0.8%

Map showing the results of the 2017 Lancashire County Council election.

Council control before election

Labour Minority
Labour

Council control after election

Conservative Majority
Conservative

Conservative councillors won an overall majority in the council and formed a majority administration, Labour councillors form the second-largest grouping and UKIP's win of a seat was its single gain nationally in the 2017 local election cycle which saw all 145 of its other candidates standing in the election lose their seats.

Electoral divisions

Boundary revisions by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England meant these elections were fought on new divisions.[1][2]

Summary

Summary of results BurnleyChorleyFyldeHyndburnLancasterPendlePrestonRibble ValleyRossendaleSouth RibbleWest LancashireWyreTotal
Conservative 14415324564746
Labour 34054260014130
Liberal Democrats 1000011001004
Independent 0020000000002
Green 0000100000001
UKIP 1000000000001

Results by borough

Burnley borough

SeatResultMajority
Burnley Central EastLabour hold1,215
Burnley Central WestLabour hold23
Burnley North EastLabour hold472
Burnley RuralConservative GAIN from Liberal Democrat529
Burnley South WestLiberal Democrat hold214
Padiham and Burnley West || UK Independence Party GAIN from Labour || 228

Chorley borough

SeatResultMajority
Chorley CentralLabour hold963
Chorley NorthLabour hold1,114
Chorley Rural EastLabour hold1,123
Chorley Rural WestConservative hold685
Chorley SouthLabour hold1,009
Clayton with WhittleConservative GAIN from Labour490
Euxton, Buckshaw & AstleyConservative GAIN from Labour498
Hoghton with WheeltonConservative GAIN from Labour95

Fylde borough

SeatResultMajority
Fylde EastIndependent hold896
Fylde SouthConservative hold1,016
Fylde WestIndependent hold149
LythamConservative hold526
St Annes NorthConservative hold1,255
St Annes SouthConservative hold1,593

Hyndburn borough

SeatResultMajority
Accrington NorthLabour hold834
Accrington SouthLabour hold90
Accrington West & Oswaldtwistle CentralLabour hold1,464
Great Harwood, Rishton & Clayton-le-Moors (2-member division)Labour holdN/A
Great Harwood, Rishton & Clayton-le-Moors (2-member division)Labour holdN/A
OswaldtwistleConservative hold999

Lancaster city

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SeatResultMajority
HeyshamConservative hold612
Lancaster CentralGreen hold1,085
Lancaster EastLabour hold767
Lancaster Rural EastConservative hold1,369
Lancaster Rural NorthConservative hold1,124
Lancaster South EastLabour hold664
Morecambe CentralLabour hold486
Morecambe NorthConservative hold1,566
Morecambe SouthConservative GAIN from Labour284
SkertonLabour hold543

Pendle borough

SeatResultMajority
Brierfield & Nelson WestLabour hold716
Nelson EastLabour hold1,159
Pendle CentralConservative GAIN from Liberal Democrats353
Pendle HillConservative Win2,265
Pendle RuralConservative WinN/A
Pendle RuralLiberal Democrat WinN/A

Preston city

SeatResultMajority
Preston Central EastLabour hold1,992
Preston Central WestLabour hold971
Preston CityLabour hold1,669
Preston EastLabour hold337
Preston NorthConservative hold1,645
Preston RuralConservative hold2,150
Preston South EastLabour hold1,672
Preston South WestLabour Win120
Preston WestLiberal Democrat hold271

Ribble Valley borough

SeatResultMajority
ClitheroeConservative hold5
Longridge with BowlandConservative hold1,685
Ribble Valley North EastConservative hold2,208
Ribble Valley South WestConservative hold2,081

Rossendale borough

SeatResultMajority
Mid RossendaleConservative GAIN from Labour8
Rossendale EastConservative GAIN from Labour89
Rossendale SouthConservative hold327
Rossendale WestConservative hold517
Whitworth & BacupConservative GAIN from Labour17

South Ribble borough

SeatResultMajority
Leyland CentralLabour hold183
Leyland SouthConservative hold296
Lostock Hall & Bamber BridgeConservative hold322
Moss Side & FaringtonConservative hold1,511
Penwortham East & Walton-le-DaleConservative hold561
Penwortham WestLiberal Democrat hold449
South Ribble EastConservative hold1,383
South Ribble WestConservative hold2,381

West Lancashire borough

SeatResultMajority
Burscough & RuffordConservative hold195
OrmskirkLabour hold661
Skelmersdale CentralLabour hold2,224
Skelmersdale EastLabour hold629
Skelmersdale WestLabour hold1,646
West Lancashire EastConservative hold913
West Lancashire NorthConservative hold989
West Lancashire WestConservative GAIN from Labour883

Wyre borough

SeatResultMajority
Cleveleys EastConservative hold1,214
Cleveleys South & CarletonConservative hold1,590
Fleetwood EastLabour hold727
Fleetwood West & Cleveleys WestConservative hold565
Poulton-le-FlydeConservative hold2,132
Thorton & HambletonConservative hold1,543
Wyre Rural CentralConservative hold2,030
Wyre Rural EastConservative hold1,025

Notes and references

References
  1. Lancashire County Council boundary proposals Local Government Boundary Commission for England
  2. "The Lancashire (Electoral Changes) Order 2016". Legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
  3. Full election results by division Lancaster City Council
Notes
  1. All locally registered electors (British, Irish, Commonwealth and European Union citizens) who are aged 18 or over may 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) are also entitled to vote in the local elections.
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