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Lancashire County Council election, 2017
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%
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 ]
Chorley borough [ edit ]
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Fylde borough [ edit ]
{{| class="wikitable" style="right; width:50%"
|-
!|| Seat || Result || Majority
|-
| style="background-color:#DCDCDC; color:inherit; width:0.3em;" | || Fylde East|| Independent hold|| 896
|-
| style="background-color:#0087DC; color:inherit; width:0.3em;" | || Fylde South|| Conservative hold|| 1,016
|-
| style="background-color:#DCDCDC; color:inherit; width:0.3em;" | || Fylde West|| Independent hold|| 149
|-
| style="background-color:#0087DC; color:inherit; width:0.3em;" | || Lytham|| Conservative hold|| 526
|-
| style="background-color:#0087DC; color:inherit; width:0.3em;" | || St Annes North|| Conservative hold|| 1,255
|-
| style="background-color:#0087DC; color:inherit; width:0.3em;" | || St Annes South|| Conservative hold|| 1,593
|}
Hyndburn borough [ edit ]
{{| class="wikitable" style="right; width:50%"
|-
!|| Seat || Result || Majority
|-
| style="background-color:#E4003B; color:inherit; width:0.3em;" | || Accrington North|| Labour hold|| 834
|-
| style="background-color:#E4003B; color:inherit; width:0.3em;" | || Accrington South|| Labour hold|| 90
|-
| style="background-color:#E4003B; color:inherit; width:0.3em;" | || Accrington West & Oswaldtwistle Central|| Labour hold|| 1,464
|-
| style="background-color:#E4003B; color:inherit; width:0.3em;" | || Great Harwood, Rishton & Clayton-le-Moors (2-member division)|| Labour hold|| N/A
|-
| style="background-color:#E4003B; color:inherit; width:0.3em;" | || Great Harwood, Rishton & Clayton-le-Moors (2-member division)|| Labour hold|| N/A
|-
| style="background-color:#0087DC; color:inherit; width:0.3em;" | || Oswaldtwistle|| Conservative hold|| 999
|}
Lancaster city [ edit ]
[3]
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-Flyde
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.