# Ribble Valley Borough Council elections

Ribble Valley Borough Council elections are held every four years. Ribble Valley Borough Council is the local authority for the non-metropolitan district of Ribble Valley in Lancashire, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2019, 40 councillors have been elected from 26 wards.

## Council elections

* 1973 Ribble Valley Borough Council election
* 1976 Ribble Valley Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)
* 1979 Ribble Valley Borough Council election
* 1983 Ribble Valley Borough Council election
* 1987 Ribble Valley Borough Council election (Borough boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)
* 1991 Ribble Valley Borough Council election
* 1995 Ribble Valley Borough Council election
* 1999 Ribble Valley Borough Council election
* 2003 Ribble Valley Borough Council election (New ward boundaries increased the number of seats by 1)
* 2007 Ribble Valley Borough Council election
* 2011 Ribble Valley Borough Council election
* 2015 Ribble Valley Borough Council election
* 2019 Ribble Valley Borough Council election (new ward boundaries)
* 2023 Ribble Valley Borough Council election

## Election results

| | Overall control | | Conservative | | Lib Dems | | Labour | | Green | | Independent |
| 2023 | NOC | 18 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
| 2019 | Conservative | 28 | 28 | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 |
| 2015 | Conservative | 35 | 35 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 2011 | Conservative | 33 | 33 | 6 | 6 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | Conservative | 29 | 29 | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | Conservative | 22 | 22 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 2 |

## Results maps

* 2023 results map

## By-election results
### 1995-1999

Chipping By-Election 4 July 1996 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | | 242 | 38.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 175 | 27.9 |
| | Independent | | 137 | 21.9 |
| | Independent | | 73 | 11.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 67 | 10.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 627 | 55.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Wilpshire By-Election 17 October 1996 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | | 479 | 60.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 319 | 40.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 160 | 20.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 798 | 39.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
St James By-Election 26 June 1997 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 403 | 64.3 | +2.6 |
| | Conservative | | 131 | 20.9 | +6.2 |
| | Labour | | 92 | 14.7 | −8.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 272 | 43.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 626 | 35.3 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Chipping By-Election 22 October 1998 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | | 303 | 56.1 | +56.1 |
| | Conservative | | 237 | 43.9 | −17.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 66 | 12.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 540 | 47.0 | |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Gisburn Rimington By-Election 12 November 1998 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | | 224 | 75.2 | +31.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 74 | 24.8 | −3.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 150 | 50.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 298 | 33.6 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### 1999-2003

Waddington By-Election 17 October 2002 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | | 220 | 53.1 | −26.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 194 | 46.9 | +26.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 26 | 6.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 414 | 39.7 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### 2007-2011

Billington and Old Langho By-Election 23 October 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Carl Ross | 350 | 61.1 | +10.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 181 | 31.6 | −17.6 |
| | Labour | | 42 | 7.3 | +7.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 169 | 29.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 573 | 24.6 | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Chatburn By-Election 4 June 2009 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Gary Scott | 439 | 75.3 | −0.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Howard Douglas | 144 | 24.7 | +0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 295 | 50.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 583 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Langho By-Election 4 June 2009 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Mike Thomas | 530 | 66.8 | +1.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Susan Knox | 263 | 33.2 | −1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 267 | 33.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 793 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### 2011-2015

Salthill By-Election 17 September 2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ian Brown | 208 | 34.0 | +4.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Simon O'Rourke | 204 | 33.4 | +9.2 |
| | UKIP | Steve Rush | 159 | 26.0 | +5.7 |
| | Labour | Mike Rose | 40 | 6.5 | −3.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4 | 0.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 611 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Littlemoor By-Election 1 August 2013 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Shervey | 361 | 44.9 | +6.1 |
| | Independent | Steve Rush | 249 | 31.0 | +31.0 |
| | Conservative | Jean Forshaw | 109 | 13.6 | −23.3 |
| | Labour | Liz Webbe | 85 | 10.6 | −13.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 112 | 13.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 804 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### 2019-2023

Billington and Langho By-Election 6 May 2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Steve Farmer | 638 | 65.6 | −3.4 |
| | Labour | Anthony McNamara | 254 | 26.1 | −4.9 |
| | Green | Anne Peplow | 81 | 8.3 | +8.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 384 | 39.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 973 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Mellor By-Election 6 May 2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Robin Walsh | 712 | 66.5 | +12.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Hymas | 200 | 18.7 | −7.0 |
| | Labour | Lee Jameson | 109 | 10.2 | −2.5 |
| | Green | Malcolm Peplow | 50 | 4.7 | +4.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 512 | 47.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,071 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
West Bradford and Grindleton By-Election 6 May 2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Kevin Horkin | 416 | 71.4 | +3.1 |
| | Labour | Paul Atkinson | 90 | 15.4 | +15.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Murray O'Rourke | 77 | 13.2 | −18.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 326 | 55.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 583 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Littlemoor By-Election 19 August 2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gaynor Hibbert | 281 | 49.0 | −8.9 |
| | Conservative | Jimmy Newhouse | 216 | 37.7 | +14.1 |
| | Labour | Mandy Pollard | 59 | 10.3 | −8.2 |
| | Green | Anne Peplow | 17 | 3.0 | +3.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 65 | 11.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 573 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Primrose By-Election 19 August 2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kerry Fletcher | 200 | 43.9 | −16.4 |
| | Conservative | Katei Blezard | 119 | 26.1 | +10.4 |
| | Labour | Michael Graveston | 109 | 23.9 | −0.1 |
| | Green | Malcolm Peplow | 28 | 6.1 | +6.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 81 | 17.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 456 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### 2023-2027

St Mary's By-Election 4 July 2024 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Bill Holden | 597 | 32.8 |
| | Conservative | Kristian Torgersen | 583 | 32.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Sutcliffe | 464 | 25.5 |
| | Independent | Andrea Derbyshire | 175 | 9.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14 | 0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,819 | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |