South Ribble local elections
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South Ribble Council is elected every four years.
Contents |
[edit] Political control
Conservative 1973 - 1995
Labour 1995 - 1999
No overall control 1999 -
[edit] Council elections
South Ribble Council election 1999
South Ribble Council election 2003
South Ribble Council election 2007
[edit] By-election results
| Farington By-Election 1 May 1997 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
| Longton Central and West By-Election 4 December 1997 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
| Bamber Bridge South By-Election 19 March 1998 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
| Priory By-Election 22 November 2001 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
| Farington By-Election 22 November 2001 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
| Leyland St Mary's By-Election 17 October 2002 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
| Walton Le Dale By-Election 30 October 2003 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
| Leyland St Ambrose By-Election 29 April 2004 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
| Leyland St Mary's By-Election 29 April 2004 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
| Coupe Green & Gregson Lane By-Election 14 October 2004 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
| Golden Hill By-Election 5 May 2005 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
