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Lancashire County Council elections

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Elections to Lancashire County Council are elected every four years. All councillors are elected at each election.

Political control

Party Period
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Conservative 1973–1981
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | Labour 1981–1985
No overall control 1985–1989
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | Labour 1989–2009
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Conservative 2009–present

Council elections

By-election results

Hesketh By-Election 13 June 1996
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 2,263 53.1
Conservative 2,004 46.9
Majority 259 6.2
Turnout 4,267 37.9
Labour hold Swing
Marine By-Election 10 June 1999
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 1,644 60.4 −5.3
Conservative 1,076 39.6 +5.3
Majority 568 20.8
Turnout 2,720 31.1
Labour hold Swing
South Ribble Central By-Election 16 September 1999
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 751 38.5 −11.2
Conservative 636 32.6 −2.2
Liberal Democrats 565 28.9 +13.4
Majority 115 5.9
Turnout 1,952 17.9
Labour hold Swing
Nelson By-Election 2 March 2000
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 1,358 48.6 −5.8
Liberal Democrats 1,296 46.3 +14.7
Conservative 143 5.1 −8.8
Majority 62 2.3
Turnout 2,797 29.0
Labour hold Swing
South Ribble South By-Election 4 May 2000
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats 1,721 48.5 −4.8
Labour 1,198 33.8 +3.2
Conservative 627 17.7 +2.1
Majority 523 14.7
Turnout 3,546 32.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
West Lancashire South By-Election 4 May 2000
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 2,242 70.6 +9.2
Labour 933 29.4 −6.8
Majority 1,309 41.2
Turnout 3,175 30.4
Conservative hold Swing
South Ribble North West By-Election 22 November 2001
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Anthony Pimblett 1,518 48.8 +13.7
Conservative P Wakeling 1,232 39.6 +4.7
Labour D Lyon 358 11.5 −18.4
Majority 286 9.2
Turnout 3,108
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Preston Rural West By-Election 1 May 2003
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Parkinson 1,781 49.8 +20.1
Liberal Democrats Howard Henshaw 1,205 33.7 −14.8
Labour Jean Al-Serraj 590 16.5 −5.2
Majority 576 16.1
Turnout 3,576 28.2
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Thornton Cleveleys Central By-Election 7 February 2008
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jim Lawrenson 1,536 48.3 +7.7
Labour Wayne Martin 934 29.4 −6.1
UKIP Olive Bergin 489 15.4 +9.5
Liberal Democrats Philip Pitman 220 6.9 −11.1
Majority 602 18.9
Turnout 3,175=9
Conservative hold Swing