Election in the United Kingdom
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]
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 [ edit ] Boundary revisions by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England meant these elections were fought on new divisions.[1] [2]
Summary [ edit ] Summary of results Burnley Chorley Fylde Hyndburn Lancaster Pendle Preston Ribble Valley Rossendale South Ribble West Lancashire Wyre Total Conservative 1 4 4 1 5 3 2 4 5 6 4 7 46 Labour 3 4 0 5 4 2 6 0 0 1 4 1 30 Liberal Democrats 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 Independent 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Green 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 UKIP 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Results by borough [ edit ] Burnley borough [ edit ] Seat Result Majority Burnley Central East Labour hold 1,215 Burnley Central West Labour hold 23 Burnley North East Labour hold 472 Burnley Rural Conservative GAIN from Liberal Democrat 529 Burnley South West Liberal Democrat hold 214 Padiham and Burnley West UK Independence Party GAIN from Labour 228
Chorley borough [ edit ] Seat Result Majority Chorley Central Labour hold 963 Chorley North Labour hold 1,114 Chorley Rural East Labour hold 1,123 Chorley Rural West Conservative hold 685 Chorley South Labour hold 1,009 Clayton with Whittle Conservative GAIN from Labour 490 Euxton, Buckshaw & Astley Conservative GAIN from Labour 498 Hoghton with Wheelton Conservative GAIN from Labour 95
Fylde borough [ edit ] Seat Result Majority Fylde East Independent hold 896 Fylde South Conservative hold 1,016 Fylde West Independent hold 149 Lytham Conservative hold 526 St Annes North Conservative hold 1,255 St Annes South Conservative hold 1,593
Hyndburn borough [ edit ] Seat Result Majority Accrington North Labour hold 834 Accrington South Labour hold 90 Accrington West & Oswaldtwistle Central Labour hold 1,464 Great Harwood, Rishton & Clayton-le-Moors (2-member division) Labour hold N/A Great Harwood, Rishton & Clayton-le-Moors (2-member division) Labour hold N/A Oswaldtwistle Conservative hold 999
Lancaster city [ edit ] [3]
Seat Result Majority Heysham Conservative hold 612 Lancaster Central Green hold 1,085 Lancaster East Labour hold 767 Lancaster Rural East Conservative hold 1,369 Lancaster Rural North Conservative hold 1,124 Lancaster South East Labour hold 664 Morecambe Central Labour hold 486 Morecambe North Conservative hold 1,566 Morecambe South Conservative GAIN from Labour 284 Skerton Labour hold 543
Pendle borough [ edit ] Seat Result Majority Brierfield & Nelson West Labour hold 716 Nelson East Labour hold 1,159 Pendle Central Conservative GAIN from Liberal Democrats 353 Pendle Hill Conservative Win 2,265 Pendle Rural Conservative Win N/A Pendle Rural Liberal Democrat Win N/A
Preston city [ edit ] Seat Result Majority Preston Central East Labour hold 1,992 Preston Central West Labour hold 971 Preston City Labour hold 1,669 Preston East Labour hold 337 Preston North Conservative hold 1,645 Preston Rural Conservative hold 2,150 Preston South East Labour hold 1,672 Preston South West Labour Win 120 Preston West Liberal Democrat hold 271
Ribble Valley borough [ edit ] Seat Result Majority Clitheroe Conservative hold 5 Longridge with Bowland Conservative hold 1,685 Ribble Valley North East Conservative hold 2,208 Ribble Valley South West Conservative hold 2,081
Rossendale borough [ edit ] Seat Result Majority Mid Rossendale Conservative GAIN from Labour 8 Rossendale East Conservative GAIN from Labour 89 Rossendale South Conservative hold 327 Rossendale West Conservative hold 517 Whitworth & Bacup Conservative GAIN from Labour 17
South Ribble borough [ edit ] Seat Result Majority Leyland Central Labour hold 183 Leyland South Conservative hold 296 Lostock Hall & Bamber Bridge Conservative hold 322 Moss Side & Farington Conservative hold 1,511 Penwortham East & Walton-le-Dale Conservative hold 561 Penwortham West Liberal Democrat hold 449 South Ribble East Conservative hold 1,383 South Ribble West Conservative hold 2,381
West Lancashire borough [ edit ] Seat Result Majority Burscough & Rufford Conservative hold 195 Ormskirk Labour hold 661 Skelmersdale Central Labour hold 2,224 Skelmersdale East Labour hold 629 Skelmersdale West Labour hold 1,646 West Lancashire East Conservative hold 913 West Lancashire North Conservative hold 989 West Lancashire West Conservative GAIN from Labour 883
Wyre borough [ edit ] Seat Result Majority Cleveleys East Conservative hold 1,214 Cleveleys South & Carleton Conservative hold 1,590 Fleetwood East Labour hold 727 Fleetwood West & Cleveleys West Conservative hold 565 Poulton-le-Fylde Conservative hold 2,132 Thorton & Hambleton Conservative hold 1,543 Wyre Rural Central Conservative hold 2,030 Wyre Rural East Conservative hold 1,025
Notes and references [ edit ] References Notes ^ 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.