2019 Ribble Valley Borough Council election

The 2015 Ribble Valley Borough Council election was held on 7 May 2015 to elect members of Ribble Valley Borough Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Ribble Valley Borough Council Elections, 2019

2 May 2019

40 OF 40 seats to Ribble Valley Borough Council
21 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Con
LD
Ind
Party Conservative Liberal Democrats Independent
Seats won 28 10 2
Seat change 7 6 2
Popular vote 12,595 4,507 636
Percentage 53.1% 20.3% 2.7%
Swing 11.1% 9.7% 2.7%

Council control before election

Conservative

Council control after election

Conservative

Summary

Ribble Valley Council 2019
  Conservative Party (UK): 28 seats
  Liberal Democrats (UK): 10 seats
  Independent (politician): 2 seats

The 2019 Ribble Valley Borough elections saw the Labour Party lose its only elected Councillor. It also saw the Conservative Party make loses to the benefit of the Liberal Democrats who gained 6 Councillors on the Council. The Borough elections was first time all wards in the Ribble Valley went up for election since 2015.

 Summary of the 2015 Ribble Valley Borough Election results
Political party Leader Councillors Votes
Candidates Total Gained Lost Net Of total (%) Total Of total (%) Change} (%)
Conservative Theresa May 40 28 0 7 7 70.0 12,595 53.1 11.1
Liberal Democrats Vince Cable 16 10 6 0 6 25.0 4,809 20.3 9.7
Independent N/A 2 2 2 0 2 5.0 636 2.7 2.7
Labour Jeremy Corbyn 35 0 0 1 1 0.0 5,505 23.2 2.0
Green Sian Berry and Jonathan Bartley 2 0 0 0 0 0.0 104 0.4 0.4
UKIP Gerard Batten 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 76 0.3 0.3

Ward results

Alston and Hothershall

Alston and Hothershall (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jim Rogerson 351 37.1 4.9
Conservative Judith Clark 317 33.5 5.6
Labour Stephanie Lomas 155 16.4 2.6
Labour Maria Gee 124 13.1 N/A
Majority 386 17.1 3.0
Turnout 947 27.2 N/A
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing


References

  1. "Upcoming elections & referendums". The Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
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