# 1997 Lancashire County Council election

Elections to Lancashire County Council were held in May 1997 on the same day as the 1997 United Kingdom general election.

## Results
### Burnley

| Seat | Result | Majority |
| Burnley Central East | Labour | 371 |
| Burnley Central West | Labour | 2,230 |
| Burnley North East | Labour | 3,112 |
| Burnley Rural | Labour | 1,690 |
| Burnley South West | Labour | 2,127 |
| Burnley West | Labour | 2,293 |

### Chorley

| Seat | Winning Party | Majority |
| Chorley East | Labour | 2,989 |
| Chorley North | Labour | 1,062 |
| Chorley Rural East | Labour | 60 |
| Chorley Rural North | Conservative | 363 |
| Chorley Rural West | Labour | 691 |
| Chorley West | Labour | 2,862 |

### Fylde

| Seat | Winning Party | Majority |
| Fylde East | Conservative | 1,509 |
| Fylde West | Conservative | 1,633 |
| Lytham | Conservative | 2,367 |
| St Annes North | Conservative | 1,276 |
| St Annes South | Conservative | 52 |

### Hyndburn

Accrington Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Doreen Pollit | 2,880 |
| | Conservative | SG Crook | 1,453 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,333 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
Accrington South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Wendy Dwyer | 3,794 |
| | Conservative | Derek Scholes | 2,566 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tim Whitchelo | 998 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,358 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
Church & Accrington North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Jean Battle | 4,601 |
| | Conservative | AC Barter | 2,405 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Malcolm Pritchard | 1,312 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,318 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
Great Harwood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | George Slynn | 2,824 |
| | Conservative | Wyn Frankland | 2,112 |
| | Liberal Democrats | M Gradwell | 1,076 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6.012 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
Oswaldtwistle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Dorothy Westell | 4,871 |
| | Conservative | Brian Walmsley | 3,854 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,725 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
Rishton, Clayton & Altham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Ian Ormerod | 4,541 |
| | Conservative | Rennie Pinder | 3,367 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,908 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Lancaster

| Seat | Winning Party | Majority |
| Heysham | Labour | 1,600 |
| Lancaster City | Labour | 1,531 |
| Lancaster East | Labour | 3,006 |
| Lancaster Rural Central | Conservative | 1,539 |
| Lancaster Rural North | Conservative | 1,141 |
| Lancaster Rural South | Liberal Democrats | 459 |
| Morecambe East | Labour | 242 |
| Morecambe West | Labour | 2,168 |
| Skerton | Labour | 3,097 |

### Pendle

| Seat | Winning Party | Majority |
| Colne | Labour | 197 |
| Nelson | Labour | 1,569 |
| Pendle East | Liberal Democrats | 213 |
| Pendle North | Liberal Democrats | 1,083 |
| Pendle South | Labour | 1,900 |
| Pendle West | Conservative | 163 |

### Preston

| Seat | Winning Party | Majority |
| Preston Central East | Labour | 1,364 |
| Preston Central West | Labour | 621 |
| Preston East | Labour | 1,239 |
| Preston North | Liberal Democrats | 52 |
| Preston Rural East | Conservative | 1,992 |
| Preston Rural West | Liberal Democrats | 697 |
| Preston South East | Labour | 1,404 |
| Preston South West | Labour | 1,095 |
| Preston West | Labour | 440 |

### Ribble Valley

| Seat | Winning Party | Majority |
| Clitheroe | Liberal Democrat | 1,038 |
| Longridge | Conservative | 1,120 |
| Ribble Valley North East | Conservative | 1,369 |
| Ribble Valley South West | Conservative | 1,296 |

### Rossendale

| Seat | Winning Party | Majority |
| Bacup | Conservative | 402 |
| Haslingden | Labour | 80 |
| Rossendale East | Labour | 809 |
| Rossendale West | Labour | 545 |
| Whitworth | Labour | 344 |

### South Ribble

| Seat | Winning Party | Majority |
| South Ribble Central | Labour | 771 |
| South Ribble East | Labour | 787 |
| South Ribble North | Labour | 377 |
| South Ribble North West | Conservative | 854 |
| South Ribble South | Labour | 560 |
| South Ribble South West | Labour | 2,234 |
| South Ribble West | Conservative | 1,094 |

### West Lancashire

| Seat | Winning Party | Majority |
| Ormskirk | Labour | 77 |
| Skelmersdale Central | Labour | 2,522 |
| Skelmersdale East | Labour | 1,725 |
| Skelmersdale West | Labour | 2,868 |
| West Lancashire East | Conservative | 138 |
| West Lancashire North | Conservative | 1,491 |
| West Lancashire South | Conservative | 877 |

### Wyre

| Seat | Winning Party | Majority |
| Amounderness | Conservative | 801 |
| Cleveleys | Labour | 47 |
| Garstang | Conservative | 875 |
| Hesketh | Labour | 668 |
| Hillhouse | Conservative | 271 |
| Marine | Labour | 281 |
| Poulton-le-Fylde | Conservative | 930 |
| Wyre Side | Conservative | 1,166 |