# Lancashire County Council elections

Lancashire County Council elections are held every four years. Lancashire County Council is the upper-tier authority for the non-metropolitan county of Lancashire in England. Since the last boundary changes in 2017, 84 councillors have been elected from 82 electoral divisions.

## Election results
### Council composition

The composition of the council immediately following election, and excluding any subsequent by-election changes, has been:
| | Overall control | | Cons. | | Labour | | Lib Dems | | Green | | UKIP | | BNP | | Idle Toad | | Independents/Other |
| 2021 | Conservative | 48 | 48 | 32 | 32 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | Conservative | 46 | 46 | 30 | 30 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 2 | 2 |
| 2013 | NOC | 35 | 35 | 38 | 38 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2009 | Conservative | 51 | 51 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 2005 | Labour | 31 | 31 | 44 | 44 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | Labour | 26 | 26 | 44 | 44 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| 1997 | Labour | 23 | 23 | 47 | 47 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| 1993 | Labour | 35 | 35 | 54 | 54 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | Labour | 42 | 42 | 50 | 50 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 |
| 1985 | Labour | 42 | 42 | 48 | 48 | 9 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | Labour | 38 | 38 | 53 | 53 | 6 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 |
| 1977 | Conservative | 83 | 83 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| 1973 | Conservative | 52 | 52 | 33 | 33 | 7 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 4 |

## Council elections

* 1973 Lancashire County Council election
* 1977 Lancashire County Council election
* 1981 Lancashire County Council election (new division boundaries)
* 1985 Lancashire County Council election
* 1989 Lancashire County Council election
* 1993 Lancashire County Council election
* 1997 Lancashire County Council election
* 2001 Lancashire County Council election
* 2005 Lancashire County Council election (new division boundaries)
* 2009 Lancashire County Council election
* 2013 Lancashire County Council election
* 2017 Lancashire County Council election (new division boundaries)
* 2021 Lancashire County Council election
* 2025 Lancashire County Council election

## County result maps

* 2005 results map
* 2009 results map
* 2013 results map
* 2017 results map
* 2021 results map

## By-election results
### Elections in the 1990s

Hesketh By-Election 13 June 1996 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | | 2,263 | 53.1 |
| | Conservative | | 2,004 | 46.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 259 | 6.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,267 | 37.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Marine By-Election 10 June 1999 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | | 1,644 | 60.4 | −5.3 |
| | Conservative | | 1,076 | 39.6 | +5.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 568 | 20.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,720 | 31.1 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
South Ribble Central By-Election 16 September 1999 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | | 751 | 38.5 | −11.2 |
| | Conservative | | 636 | 32.6 | −2.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 565 | 28.9 | +13.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 115 | 5.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,952 | 17.9 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Nelson By-Election 2 March 2000 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 62 | 2.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,797 | 29.0 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 2000s

South Ribble South By-Election 4 May 2000 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 523 | 14.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,546 | 32.0 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
West Lancashire South By-Election 4 May 2000 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | | 2,242 | 70.6 | +9.2 |
| | Labour | | 933 | 29.4 | −6.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,309 | 41.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,175 | 30.4 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
South Ribble North West By-Election 22 November 2001 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 286 | 9.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,108 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Preston Rural West By-Election 1 May 2003 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 576 | 16.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,576 | 28.2 | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Thornton Cleveleys Central By-Election 7 February 2008 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 602 | 18.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,175=9 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 2010s

Burnley Central East by-election, 6 May 2010 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Misfar Hassan | 3,157 | 44.35 | +4.75 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martin Smith | 2,279 | 32.01 | −5.95 |
| | BNP | Paul McDevitt | 868 | 12.19 | +2.14 |
| | Conservative | Matthew Isherwood | 815 | 11.45 | −0.94 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 878 | 12.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Wyreside by-election, 28 October 2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Vivien Taylor | 2,178 | 58.00 | −7.86 |
| | Labour | Kevin Higginson | 877 | 23.36 | +10.30 |
| | UKIP | Simon Noble | 361 | 9.61 | N/A |
| | Green | Susan White | 339 | 9.03 | −12.06 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,301 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,762 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Lancaster East by-election, 6 May 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Lizzi Collinge | 1,758 | 50.85 | +5.95 |
| | Green | Tim Hamilton-Cox | 1,408 | 40.73 | −0.27 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robin Long | 231 | 6.68 | N/A |
| | TUSC | Steve Metcalfe | 60 | 1.74 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 350 | 10.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Chorley Rural North by-election, 21 July 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Alan Cullens | 1,144 | 43.76 | +2.65 |
| | Labour | Yvonne Hargreaves | 1,042 | 38.37 | +0.57 |
| | UKIP | Christopher Stuart | 303 | 11.16 | −6.15 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Fenn | 125 | 4.60 | +0.83 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 102 | 3.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Burnley Central East by-election, 3 November 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Sobia Malik | 1,348 | 68.88 | +10.74 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Emma Payne | 276 | 14.10 | −1.42 |
| | UKIP | Mark Girven | 249 | 12.72 | −6.68 |
| | Green | Laura Fisk | 84 | 4.29 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,072 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Wyre Rural Central by-election, 11 January 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Matthew Salter | 1,745 | 60.03 | −6.11 |
| | Labour | Nic Fogg | 925 | 31.82 | +11.01 |
| | Green | Susan White | 237 | 8.15 | −4.90 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 820 | 59.86 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Morecambe North by-election, 15 February 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Stuart Morris | 1,332 | 48.95 | −14.23 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Severn | 809 | 29.73 | +21.58 |
| | Labour | Darren Clifford | 580 | 21.32 | −0.71 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 523 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 2020s

Chorley Rural west by-election, 14 September 2023 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Alan Whittaker | 1,642 | 52.1 | +11.1 |
| | Conservative | Val Caunce | 1,279 | 40.6 | −7.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rowan Powers | 231 | 7.3 | +2.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 363 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Burnley Central West by-election, 26 October 2023 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Scott Cunliffe | 630 | | |
| | Labour | Charles Briggs | 583 | | |
| | Conservative | Donald Whitaker | 574 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jeff Sumner | 156 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 47 | | |
| | Green hold | Green hold | Green hold | Green hold | Green hold |
The Burnley Central West by-election was triggered by the resignation of Green councillor Andy Fewings.