The 2019 Ribble Valley Borough Council election was held on 2 May 2019 to elect members of Ribble Valley Borough Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.
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Summary
edit Conservative Party (UK): 28 seats
Liberal Democrats (UK): 10 seats
Independent (politician): 2 seats
The 2019 Ribble Valley Borough elections saw the Labour Party lose its only elected Councillor. It also saw the Conservative Party make loses to the benefit of the Liberal Democrats who gained 6 Councillors on the Council. The Borough elections was first time all wards in the Ribble Valley went up for election since 2015.
Political party | Leader | Councillors | Votes | ||||||||
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Candidates | Total | Gained | Lost | Net | Of total (%) | Total | Of total (%) | Change} (%) | |||
Conservative | Theresa May | 40 | 28 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 70.0 | 12,595 | 53.1 | 11.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Vince Cable | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 25.0 | 4,809 | 20.3 | 9.7 | |
Independent | N/A | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5.0 | 636 | 2.7 | 2.7 | |
Labour | Jeremy Corbyn | 35 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 5,505 | 23.2 | 2.0 | |
Green | Siân Berry and Jonathan Bartley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 104 | 0.4 | 0.4 | |
UKIP | Gerard Batten | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 76 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
Ward results
editAlston and Hothershall
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jim Rogerson | 351 | 64.2 | N/A | |
Conservative | Judith Clark | 317 | 58.0 | N/A | |
Labour | Stephanie Lomas | 155 | 28.3 | N/A | |
Labour | Maria Gee | 124 | 22.7 | N/A | |
Majority | 386 | 29.7 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 547 | 27.20 | N/A | ||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Billington and Langho
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Ruth Baxter | 525 | 63.1 | N/A | |
Conservative | Anthony Austin | 512 | 61.5 | N/A | |
Labour | Anne Taylor | 236 | 28.4 | N/A | |
Labour | Maya Dibley | 197 | 23.7 | N/A | |
Majority | 276 | 33.1 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 832 | 32.56 | N/A | ||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Brockhall and Dinckley
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Stephen Atkinson | 305 | 83.3 | N/A | |
Labour | Gerald Davies | 61 | 16.7 | N/A | |
Majority | 244 | 66.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 366 | 30.46 | N/A | ||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Chatburn
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Gary Scott | 368 | 88.5 | N/A | |
Green | Gaye McCrum | 48 | 11.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 320 | 77.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 416 | 38.30 | N/A | ||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Clayton-le-Dale and Salesbury
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Louise Edge | 391 | 85.2 | N/A | |
Labour | Philip Gedling | 68 | 14.8 | N/A | |
Majority | 323 | 70.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 459 | 36.51 | N/A | ||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Derby and Thornley
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Stuart Carefoot | 447 | 64.5 | N/A | |
Conservative | Sarah Rainford | 437 | 63.1 | N/A | |
Labour | Jonathan Irwin | 219 | 31.6 | N/A | |
Labour | Bryan Dalgleish-Warburton | 215 | 31.0 | N/A | |
Majority | 218 | 31.5 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 693 | 30.96 | N/A | ||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Dilworth
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Brian Holden | 402 | 64.9 | N/A | |
Conservative | Angeline Humphreys | 356 | 57.5 | N/A | |
Labour | Harold Gee | 203 | 32.8 | N/A | |
Labour | Nicholas Stubbs | 202 | 32.6 | N/A | |
Majority | 153 | 24.7 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 619 | 31.31 | N/A | ||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Edisford and Low Moor
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Simon O'Rourke | 410 | 47.4 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Jennifer Schumann | 339 | 39.2 | N/A | |
Labour | Terry Richardson | 222 | 25.7 | N/A | |
Labour | Maureen Fenton | 220 | 25.4 | N/A | |
Conservative | Maria Berryman | 211 | 24.4 | N/A | |
Conservative | Peter Bryan | 188 | 21.7 | N/A | |
Majority | 117 | 13.5 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 865 | 33.69 | N/A | ||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
Gisburn and Rimington
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Richard Sherras | 268 | 67.5 | N/A | |
Labour | David Waters | 129 | 32.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 139 | 35.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 397 | 35.85 | N/A | ||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Hurst Green and Whitewell
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Janet Alcock | 232 | 57.1 | N/A | |
Labour | Andrew MacFarlane | 129 | 31.8 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Tony Haliwell | 45 | 11.1 | N/A | |
Majority | 103 | 25.3 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 406 | 39.31 | N/A | ||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Littlemoor
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Susan Knox | 474 | 58.5 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Mark French | 411 | 50.7 | N/A | |
Conservative | Katei Blezard | 193 | 23.8 | N/A | |
Labour | Sue Riley | 151 | 18.6 | N/A | |
Labour | Giles Bridge | 150 | 18.5 | N/A | |
Conservative | Lisa Quinn-Jones | 132 | 16.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 218 | 26.9 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 810 | 34.97 | N/A | ||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
Mellor
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Stella Brunskill | 574 | 57.1 | N/A | |
Conservative | Noel Walsh | 549 | 54.6 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | John Hymas | 271 | 27.0 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Stephen Adnitt | 163 | 16.2 | N/A | |
Labour | Danielle Murtagh | 134 | 13.3 | N/A | |
Labour | Sheelagh Donnelly | 112 | 11.1 | N/A | |
UKIP | Stephen Sanderson | 76 | 7.6 | N/A | |
Majority | 278 | 27.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,005 | 43.36 | N/A | ||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Primrose
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Mary Robinson | 418 | 57.9 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Alan Knox | 403 | 55.8 | N/A | |
Labour | Ronald Corbin | 166 | 23.0 | N/A | |
Labour | Karl Barnsley | 151 | 20.9 | N/A | |
Conservative | Kevin Horkin | 109 | 15.1 | N/A | |
Conservative | Charles McFall | 98 | 13.6 | N/A | |
Majority | 237 | 32.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 722 | 31.69 | N/A | ||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
Ribchester
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Alison Brown | 268 | 61.3 | N/A | |
Labour | Jennifer Berry | 169 | 38.7 | N/A | |
Majority | 99 | 22.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 437 | 35.45 | N/A | ||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Sabden
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Newmark | 288 | 65.6 | N/A | |
Labour | Liz Birtwistle | 151 | 34.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 137 | 31.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 439 | 37.44 | N/A | ||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Salthill
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Ian Brown | 372 | 48.1 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Donna O'Rourke | 288 | 37.3 | N/A | |
Conservative | Pam Dowson | 264 | 34.2 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Chantelle Seddon | 228 | 29.5 | N/A | |
Labour | Liv Pamphlett | 136 | 17.6 | N/A | |
Labour | Carol Makin | 119 | 15.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 24 | 3.1 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 773 | 30.74 | N/A | ||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
St Mary's
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Stewart Fletcher | 477 | 53.5 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Jonathan Hill | 440 | 49.4 | N/A | |
Conservative | Sue Hind | 257 | 28.8 | N/A | |
Conservative | Warren Bennett | 175 | 19.6 | N/A | |
Labour | Garry Dugdale | 168 | 18.9 | N/A | |
Labour | Jordan Campion | 157 | 17.6 | N/A | |
Majority | 183 | 20.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 891 | 38.68 | N/A | ||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
Waddington, Bashall Eaves and Mitton
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Robert Buller | 226 | 53.4 | N/A | |
Conservative | Kenneth Hind | 197 | 46.6 | N/A | |
Majority | 29 | 6.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 423 | 35.37 | N/A | ||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
West Bradford and Grindleton
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Mary Hilton | 301 | 68.3 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Edward Clayton | 140 | 31.7 | N/A | |
Majority | 161 | 36.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 441 | 33.99 | N/A | ||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Whalley and Painter Wood
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Mark Hindle | 456 | 65.4 | N/A | |
Conservative | Ged Mirfin | 421 | 60.4 | N/A | |
Labour | Margaret Young | 219 | 31.4 | N/A | |
Labour | Joseph Kellaway | 184 | 26.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 202 | 29.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 697 | 31.96 | N/A | ||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
East Whalley, Read and Simonstone
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Richard Bennett | 572 | 81.5 | N/A | |
Conservative | David Peat | 500 | 71.2 | N/A | |
Labour | Christopher O'Connor | 122 | 17.2 | N/A | |
Labour | Michael Graveston | 102 | 14.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 378 | 54.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 708 | 34.07 | N/A | ||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Whalley Nethertown
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David Berryman | 194 | 55.9 | N/A | |
Labour | Ian Metcalfe | 77 | 22.2 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Mark Powell | 76 | 21.9 | N/A | |
Majority | 117 | 33.7 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 347 | 31.31 | N/A | ||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Wilpshire and Ramsgreave
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Stuart Hirst | 544 | 61.7 | N/A | |
Conservative | Susan Bibby | 531 | 60.3 | N/A | |
Labour | Katherine Burn | 288 | 32.7 | N/A | |
Labour | Charles Cathcart | 269 | 30.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 243 | 27.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 881 | 33.55 | N/A | ||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Wiswell and Barrow
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | David Birtwhistle | 336 | 55.2 | N/A | |
Independent | Robert Thompson | 300 | 49.3 | N/A | |
Conservative | Steve Farmer | 148 | 24.3 | N/A | |
Conservative | Simon Kerins | 142 | 23.3 | N/A | |
Green | Oi Wrightson | 56 | 9.2 | N/A | |
Labour | David Turner | 51 | 8.4 | N/A | |
Labour | Julian Dunn | 49 | 8.0 | N/A | |
Majority | 152 | 25.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 609 | 41.34 | N/A | ||
Independent win (new seat) | |||||
Independent win (new seat) |
By-elections
editLittlemore
editParty | 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 | New | |
Majority | 65 | 11.3 | −23.9 | ||
Turnout | 573 | 21.8 | −13.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 11.5 |
Primrose
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Kerry Fletcher | 200 | 43.9 | −16.5 | |
Conservative | Katei Blezard | 119 | 26.1 | +10.4 | |
Labour | Michael Graveston | 109 | 23.9 | −0.1 | |
Green | Malcom Peplow | 28 | 6.1 | New | |
Majority | 81 | 17.8 | −15.0 | ||
Turnout | 456 | 17.6 | −14.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 13.5 |
References
edit- ^ "Upcoming elections & referendums". The Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 14 April 2015.