2023 South Ribble Borough Council election
4 May 2023 (2023-05-04)
All 50 seats on South Ribble Borough Council
26 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
  Blank Blank Blank
Leader Paul Foster[1] Karen Walton Angela Turner
Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats
Last election 22 seats, 30.8% 23 seats, 42.8% 5 seats, 14.6%
Seats before 24 21 5
Seats after 29 16 5
Seat change Increase 7 Decrease 7 Steady
Percentage 42.6% 36.9% 19.0%
Results by ward. Conservative shown in blue, Labour in red, and Lib Dem in orange.
Leader before election

Paul Foster
Labour
No overall control

 Leader after election

Paul Foster
Labour

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.

Every multi-member ward was up for election.

Pre-election composition

Party Seats
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

2023 South Ribble Borough Council election[6]
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Labour 29 Increase 7 58.0 0 29 58.0 24,784 42.6 Increase 8.1
  Conservative 16 Decrease 7 31.0 0 16 31.0 21,465 36.9 Decrease 8.5
  Liberal Democrats 5 Steady 10.0 0 5 10.0 11,058 19.0 Increase 2.7
  Green 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 605 1.04 NEW
  Alliance for Democracy & Freedom 0 Steady 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

Bamber Bridge East

Bamber Bridge East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Patricia Hunter 618 38.7
Labour Emma Stevens 486 30.4
Conservative Lesley Thurlbourn 189 11.8
Conservative Stephen Thurlbourn 173 10.8
Green Rachel Knowles 131 8.2
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Bamber Bridge West

Bamber Bridge West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Paul Foster 490 35.0
Labour Caleb Tomlinson 442 31.5
Conservative Paul Watson 248 17.7
Conservative Susan Marsh 221 15.8
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Broadfield

Broadfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Matthew Tomlinson 624 39.9
Labour Co-op Kath Unsworth 581 37.1
Conservative Peter Tinsley 147 9.4
Conservative Charles Hamman 140 9.0
Liberal Democrats Mary Young 72 4.6
Majority
Turnout
Labour Co-op hold Swing
Labour Co-op hold Swing

Broad Oak

Broad Oak
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Harold Hancock 951 36.7
Liberal Democrats Ange Turner 948 36.6
Labour Andy Rae 251 9.7
Conservative Simon Casey 250 9.7
Conservative Anne Mather 188 7.3
Majority
Turnout
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Buckshaw & Worden

Buckshaw & Worden
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Pete Pillinger 682 22.1
Labour Wes Roberts 620 23.6
Conservative Andrew Ashton 612 23.3
Liberal Democrats Stephen McHugh 159 6.1
Conservative Susan Snape 555 21.1
Majority
Turnout
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Charnock

Charnock
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Deborah Ashton 556 30.0
Labour Ian Watkinson 523 27.9
Conservative Joan Burrows 344 18.4
Conservative George Ashcroft 339 18.1
Liberal Democrats Gillian Bennett 63 3.3
Liberal Democrats Adrian Bennett 49 2.6
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Coupe Green & Gregson Lane

Coupe Green & Gregson Lane
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mathew Forshaw 580 24.5
Labour James Gleeson 571 24.1
Conservative Gareth Watson 512 21.6
Labour Geoff Key 462 19.5
Alliance for Democracy & Freedom Carly Davis 125 5.3
Liberal Democrats Paul Valentine 120 5.1
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Earnshaw Bridge

Earnshaw Bridge
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Lou Jackson 549 28.9
Labour Colin Sharples 546 28.8
Conservative Peter Aspinall 334 17.6
Conservative Mick Lennon 314 16.5
Liberal Democrats Alastair Thomas 94 4.9
Alliance for Democracy & Freedom Joan Wright 62 3.3
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Farington East

Farington East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Paul Wharton-Hardman[lower-alpha 1] 608 34.0
Labour Jacky Alty 549 30.7
Conservative Basil Howard 287 16.0
Conservative James Collier 254 14.2
Liberal Democrats Katherine Hesketh 91 5.1
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Farington West

Farington West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Karen Walton 491 26.0
Conservative George Rear 433 22.9
Labour Angie Williams 411 21.7
Labour Chris Wharton-Hardman 407 21.5
Liberal Democrats Alan Swindells 146 7.7
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Hoole

Hoole
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Rainsbury 566 27.1
Conservative Connor Watson 466 22.3
Labour David Suthers 404 19.3
Labour Mike Webster 389 18.6
Liberal Democrats Graham Smith 168 8.0
Liberal Democrats Geoffrey Crewe 97 4.6
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Howick & Priory

Howick & Priory
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats David Howarth 1,627 26.9
Liberal Democrats James Lillis 1,436 23.8
Liberal Democrats David Shaw 1,390 23.0
Labour David Bennett 480 7.9
Conservative Suzanne Buttery 319 5.3
Conservative Linda Woollard 303 5.0
Conservative Alistair Woollard 287 4.8
Green Heike McMurray 200 3.3
Majority
Turnout
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Leyland Central

Leyland Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Aniela Bylinski-Gelder 666 34.5
Labour Haydn Williams 662 34.3
Conservative Robert Newsome 262 13.6
Conservative Elizabeth Watson 211 10.9
Liberal Democrats Helen Crewe 130 6.7
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Longton & Hutton West

Longton & Hutton West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Julie Buttery 965 21.9
Conservative Colin Coulton 934 21.2
Conservative Will King 892 20.2
Labour Adam Godwin 422 9.6
Liberal Democrats Simon Carter 371 8.4
Liberal Democrats Nicholas Monks 302 6.8
Liberal Democrats Christopher Maloney 266 6.0
Green Emma Winterleigh 261 5.9
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Lostock Hall

Lostock Hall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Lesley Pritchard 930 19.8
Labour Peter Gabbott 886 18.9
Labour Elaine Stringfellow 828 17.6
Conservative Stephen Bridge 661 14.1
Conservative David Moore 577 12.3
Conservative Tony Green 564 12.0
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Basquill 97 2.1
Liberal Democrats Peter Hubberstey 82 1.7
Liberal Democrats Martin Cassell 72 1.5
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Middleforth

Middleforth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Will Adams 957 20.1
Labour Keith Martin 940 19.7
Labour James Flannery 913 19.2
Conservative Frances Walker 418 8.8
Conservative David Micallef 401 8.4
Conservative Moses Nutekpor 360 7.6
Liberal Democrats Clare Burton-Johnson 271 5.7
Liberal Democrats Marion Hancock 259 5.6
Liberal Democrats Chris Burton-Johnson 235 4.9
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Moss Side

Moss Side
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mary Green 595 26.4
Conservative Michael Green 590 26.1
Labour Sophie Wilding 554 24.5
Labour Mal Donoghue 518 23.0
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

New Longton & Hutton East

New Longton & Hutton East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Margaret Smith 753 27.2
Conservative Phil Smith 729 26.4
Liberal Democrats David Moore 666 24.1
Liberal Democrats Tim Young 618 22.3
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Samlesbury & Walton

Samlesbury & Walton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Mullineaux 606 30.3
Conservative Anjisu Gleave 596 29.8
Labour Elaine Hughes 346 17.3
Labour Stephen Bennett 344 17.2
Liberal Democrats Christopher Mortimer 106 5.3
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Seven Stars

Seven Stars
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jane Bell 627 34.8
Labour Matthew Farnworth 604 33.5
Liberal Democrats Alexander Howarth 69 3.8
Conservative Josh Seed 257 14.3
Conservative Daniel Southern 244 13.5
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

St Ambrose

St Ambrose
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Nicky Peet 692 35.5
Labour Jo Hindle-Taylor 671 34.4
Conservative David Hambley 222 11.4
Conservative David Caunce 218 11.2
Liberal Democrats Simon Thomson 102 5.2
Alliance for Democracy & Freedom Michael Gibbons 46 2.4
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Walton-le-Dale East

Walton-le-Dale East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Chris Lomax 708 33.7
Labour Hilary Bedford 698 33.3
Conservative Carol Chisholm 391 18.6
Conservative Samuel Mason 302 14.4
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Walton-le-Dale West

Walton-le-Dale West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Damian Bretherton 617 28.1
Conservative Matt Campbell 548 25.0
Labour Richard Burton 426 19.4
Labour Alex Watson 394 17.9
Green Charles Parkinson 116 5.3
Green Sue Broady 97 4.4
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Notes

  1. ↑ was elected as a Conservative in 2019 but left the party and sat as an independent before later joining Labour

References

  1. ↑ "Your councillors by party". South Ribble Borough Council. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
  2. ↑ "Current Elections". South Ribble Borough Council. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  3. ↑ "Who Governs South Ribble Council?". lep.co.uk. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  4. ↑ "Local elections 2023: Labour narrowly fail to take control of Burnley". BBC News. 5 May 2023. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ "Borough, Town and Parish Elections Results - 2023". South Ribble Borough Council. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
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