Local elections were held for South Ribble Borough Council on 4 May 2023.[2] These took place on the same day as the wider local elections across England.
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All 50 seats on South Ribble Borough Council 26 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Results by ward. Conservative shown in blue, Labour in red, and Lib Dem in orange. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Every multi-member ward was up for election.
Pre-election composition edit
Party | Seats | |
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Conservatives | 21 | |
Labour | 24 | |
Liberal Democrats | 5 |
Although the Conservatives won the most seats and votes at the election in 2019, Labour and the Liberal Democrats formed a coalition to govern the council, led by Labour councillor Paul Foster. In addition, since the 2019 election, two Conservatives had crossed the floor to Labour, making it the largest party in the run up to the 2023 elections.[3]
The election saw Labour take a majority of the seats on the council, giving it overall control.[4][5]
Results edit
2023 South Ribble Borough Council election[6] | ||||||||||
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Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
Labour | 29 | 7 | 58.0 | 0 | 29 | 58.0 | 24,784 | 42.6 | 8.1 | |
Conservative | 16 | 7 | 31.0 | 0 | 16 | 31.0 | 21,465 | 36.9 | 8.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | 5 | 10.0 | 0 | 5 | 10.0 | 11,058 | 19.0 | 2.7 | ||
Green | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 605 | 1.04 | NEW | ||
Alliance for Democracy & Freedom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 233 | 0.40 | NEW |
No candidates from the UK Independence Party stood in this election, unlike previous years.
Ward Results edit
Bamber Bridge East edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Patricia Hunter | 618 | 72.5 | +19.5 | |
Labour | Emma Stevens | 486 | 57.0 | +11.6 | |
Conservative | Lesley Thurlbourn | 189 | 22.2 | -11.7 | |
Conservative | Stephen Thurlbourn | 173 | 20.3 | -9.8 | |
Green | Rachel Knowles | 131 | 15.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 853 | 23.4 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Bamber Bridge West edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Paul Foster | 490 | 67.5 | +4.3 | |
Labour | Caleb Tomlinson | 442 | 60.9 | +6.0 | |
Conservative | Paul Watson | 248 | 34.2 | -1.1 | |
Conservative | Susan Marsh | 221 | 30.4 | -3.5 | |
Majority | 726 | 23.8 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Broadfield edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour Co-op | Matthew Tomlinson | 624 | 77.7 | +2.6 | |
Labour Co-op | Kath Unsworth | 581 | 72.4 | -5.1 | |
Conservative | Peter Tinsley | 147 | 18.3 | +1.4 | |
Conservative | Charles Hamman | 140 | 17.4 | +1.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Mary Young | 72 | 9.0 | N/A | |
Majority | 803 | 22.4 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Labour Co-op hold | Swing | ||||
Labour Co-op hold | Swing |
Broad Oak edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Harold Hancock | 951 | 70.3 | +3.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Ange Turner | 948 | 70.1 | +9.9 | |
Labour | Andy Rae | 251 | 18.6 | +3.2 | |
Conservative | Simon Casey | 250 | 18.5 | -5.5 | |
Conservative | Anne Mather | 188 | 13.9 | -9.9 | |
Majority | 1,353 | 39.3 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Buckshaw & Worden edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Pete Pillinger | 682 | 49.6 | +15.8 | |
Labour | Wes Roberts | 620 | 45.1 | +12.7 | |
Conservative | Andrew Ashton | 612 | 44.5 | -19.5 | |
Conservative | Susan Snape | 555 | 40.3 | -21.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Stephen McHugh | 159 | 11.6 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,376 | 36.9 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Charnock edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Deborah Ashton | 556 | 57.6 | +11.1 | |
Labour | Ian Watkinson | 523 | 54.1 | +6.2 | |
Conservative | Joan Burrows | 344 | 35.6 | -6.8 | |
Conservative | George Ashcroft | 339 | 35.1 | -5.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Gillian Bennett | 63 | 6.5 | -3.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Adrian Bennett | 49 | 5.1 | N/A | |
Majority | 966 | 34.5 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Coupe Green & Gregson Lane edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Mathew Forshaw | 580 | 46.5 | -5.1 | |
Labour | James Gleeson | 571 | 45.8 | +12.7 | |
Conservative | Gareth Watson | 512 | 41.0 | -8.3 | |
Labour | Geoff Key | 462 | 37.0 | +7.6 | |
Alliance for Democracy & Freedom | Carly Davis | 125 | 10.0 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Paul Valentine | 120 | 9.6 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,248 | 33.7 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Earnshaw Bridge edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Lou Jackson | 549 | 53.1 | +9.9 | |
Labour | Colin Sharples | 546 | 52.9 | +11.6 | |
Conservative | Peter Aspinall | 334 | 32.3 | -7.7 | |
Conservative | Mick Lennon | 314 | 30.4 | -9.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Alastair Thomas | 94 | 9.1 | -2.5 | |
Alliance for Democracy & Freedom | Joan Wright | 62 | 6.0 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,033 | 29.3 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Farington East edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Paul Wharton-Hardman[a] | 608 | 64.2 | +12.1 | |
Labour | Jacky Alty | 549 | 58.0 | +21.1 | |
Conservative | Basil Howard | 287 | 30.3 | -21.8 | |
Conservative | James Collier | 254 | 26.8 | -9.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Katherine Hesketh | 91 | 9.6 | -6.0 | |
Majority | 947 | 26.2 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Farington West edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Karen Walton | 491 | 50.4 | ||
Conservative | George Rear | 433 | 44.5 | ||
Labour | Angie Williams | 411 | 42.2 | ||
Labour | Chris Wharton-Hardman | 407 | 41.8 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Alan Swindells | 146 | 15.0 | ||
Majority | 974 | 28.0 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Hoole edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | John Rainsbury | 566 | 51.6 | -3.5 | |
Conservative | Connor Watson | 466 | 42.5 | -20.1 | |
Labour | David Suthers | 404 | 36.8 | +10.3 | |
Labour | Mike Webster | 389 | 35.5 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Graham Smith | 168 | 15.3 | +2.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Geoffrey Crewe | 97 | 8.8 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,097 | 32.8 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Howick & Priory edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | David Howarth | 1,627 | 74.9 | +14.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | James Lillis | 1,436 | 66.1 | +15.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | David Shaw | 1,390 | 64.0 | +17.9 | |
Labour | David Bennett | 480 | 22.1 | +4.6 | |
Conservative | Suzanne Buttery | 319 | 14.7 | -4.7 | |
Conservative | Linda Woollard | 303 | 14.0 | -8.4 | |
Conservative | Alistair Woollard | 287 | 13.2 | -7.6 | |
Green | Heike McMurray | 200 | 9.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 2,172 | 39.7 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Leyland Central edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Aniela Bylinski-Gelder | 666 | 64.7 | +15.4 | |
Labour | Haydn Williams | 662 | 64.3 | +17.5 | |
Conservative | Robert Newsome | 262 | 25.4 | -9.6 | |
Conservative | Elizabeth Watson | 211 | 20.5 | -16.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Helen Crewe | 130 | 12.6 | +0.5 | |
Majority | 1,030 | 29.1 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Longton & Hutton West edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Julie Buttery | 965 | 59.8 | +4.8 | |
Conservative | Colin Coulton | 934 | 57.8 | +1.7 | |
Conservative | Will King | 892 | 55.2 | +1.5 | |
Labour | Adam Godwin | 422 | 26.1 | +7.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Simon Carter | 371 | 23.0 | +5.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Nicholas Monks | 302 | 18.7 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Christopher Maloney | 266 | 16.5 | +0.7 | |
Green | Emma Winterleigh | 261 | 16.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,615 | 35.3 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Lostock Hall edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Lesley Pritchard | 930 | 56.7 | +14.4 | |
Labour | Peter Gabbott | 886 | 54.0 | +14.4 | |
Labour | Elaine Stringfellow | 828 | 50.5 | +11.3 | |
Conservative | Stephen Bridge | 661 | 40.3 | -5.4 | |
Conservative | David Moore | 577 | 35.2 | -9.9 | |
Conservative | Tony Green | 564 | 34.4 | -6.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Basquill | 97 | 5.9 | -4.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Peter Hubberstey | 82 | 5.0 | -4.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Martin Cassell | 72 | 4.4 | -4.0 | |
Majority | 1,640 | 32.7 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Middleforth edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Will Adams | 957 | 57.3 | +10.6 | |
Labour | Keith Martin | 940 | 56.3 | +7.0 | |
Labour | James Flannery | 913 | 54.6 | +6.9 | |
Conservative | Frances Walker | 418 | 25.0 | -11.6 | |
Conservative | David Micallef | 401 | 24.0 | -14.2 | |
Conservative | Moses Nutekpor | 360 | 21.5 | -16.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Clare Burton-Johnson | 271 | 16.2 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Marion Hancock | 259 | 15.5 | -0.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Chris Burton-Johnson | 235 | 14.1 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,671 | 29.8 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Moss Side edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Mary Green | 595 | 50.1 | +7.4 | |
Conservative | Michael Green | 590 | 49.7 | +5.7 | |
Labour | Sophie Wilding | 554 | 46.6 | +20.1 | |
Labour | Mal Donoghue | 518 | 43.6 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,188 | 37.9 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
New Longton & Hutton East edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Margaret Smith | 753 | 53.0 | -10.9 | |
Conservative | Phil Smith | 729 | 51.3 | -10.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | David Moore | 666 | 46.8 | +29.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Tim Young | 618 | 43.5 | +29.4 | |
Majority | 1,422 | 38.0 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Samlesbury & Walton edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Peter Mullineaux | 606 | 57.4 | ||
Conservative | Anjisu Gleave | 596 | 56.5 | ||
Labour | Elaine Hughes | 346 | 32.8 | ||
Labour | Stephen Bennett | 344 | 32.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Christopher Mortimer | 106 | 10.0 | ||
Majority | 1,055 | 32.8 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Seven Stars edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Jane Bell | 627 | 66.9 | +6.2 | |
Labour | Matthew Farnworth | 604 | 64.5 | +13.2 | |
Conservative | Josh Seed | 257 | 27.4 | -12.2 | |
Conservative | Daniel Southern | 244 | 26.0 | -7.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Alexander Howarth | 69 | 7.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 937 | 27.8 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
St Ambrose edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Nicky Peet | 692 | 68.2 | +3.9 | |
Labour | Jo Hindle-Taylor | 671 | 66.1 | +7.0 | |
Conservative | David Hambley | 222 | 21.9 | -1.1 | |
Conservative | David Caunce | 218 | 21.5 | +3.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Simon Thomson | 102 | 10.0 | -7.8 | |
Alliance for Democracy & Freedom | Michael Gibbons | 46 | 4.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,015 | 32.7 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Walton-le-Dale East edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Chris Lomax | 708 | 63.4 | +15.0 | |
Labour | Hilary Bedford | 698 | 62.5 | +17.9 | |
Conservative | Carol Chisholm | 391 | 35.0 | -15.2 | |
Conservative | Samuel Mason | 302 | 27.1 | -20.2 | |
Majority | 1,116 | 32.5 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Walton-le-Dale West edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Damian Bretherton | 617 | 50.2 | +0.3 | |
Conservative | Matt Campbell | 548 | 44.6 | +4.1 | |
Labour | Richard Burton | 426 | 34.7 | N/A | |
Labour | Alex Watson | 394 | 32.1 | +2.6 | |
Green | Charles Parkinson | 116 | 9.4 | N/A | |
Green | Sue Broady | 97 | 7.9 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,229 | 37.1 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Notes edit
- ^ was elected as a Conservative in 2019 but left the party and sat as an independent before later joining Labour
References edit
- ^ "Your councillors by party". South Ribble Borough Council. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
- ^ "Current Elections". South Ribble Borough Council. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
- ^ "Who Governs South Ribble Council?". lep.co.uk. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
- ^ "Local elections 2023: Labour narrowly fail to take control of Burnley". BBC News. 5 May 2023. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
- ^ Faulkner, Paul (5 May 2023). "South Ribble local election results: Labour take full control for first time in over 20 years". Lancashire Post. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
- ^ "Borough, Town and Parish Elections Results - 2023". South Ribble Borough Council. Retrieved 5 May 2023.