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.^[1]

Ribble Valley shown within the non-metropolitan county of Lancashire (Unitary authorities excluded)

Council elections

1973 Ribble Valley Borough Council election
1976 Ribble Valley Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)^[2]
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)^[3]
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)^[4]^[5]
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)^[1]
2023 Ribble Valley Borough Council election

Election results

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

Results maps

2023 results map

By-election results

1995-1999

Chipping By-Election 4 July 1996
Party		Votes	%
	Conservative	242	38.6
	Liberal Democrats	175	27.9
	Independent	137	21.9
	Independent	73	11.6
Majority		67	10.7
Turnout		627	55.5
	Conservative hold	Swing

Wilpshire By-Election 17 October 1996
Party		Votes	%
	Conservative	479	60.0
	Liberal Democrats	319	40.0
Majority		160	20.0
Turnout		798	39.3
	Conservative hold	Swing

St James By-Election 26 June 1997
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	403	64.3	+2.6
	Conservative	131	20.9	+6.2
	Labour	92	14.7	−8.9
Majority		272	43.4
Turnout		626	35.3
	Liberal Democrats hold	Swing

Chipping By-Election 22 October 1998
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Independent	303	56.1	+56.1
	Conservative	237	43.9	−17.9
Majority		66	12.2
Turnout		540	47.0
	Independent gain from Conservative	Swing

Gisburn Rimington By-Election 12 November 1998
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	224	75.2	+31.6
	Liberal Democrats	74	24.8	−3.5
Majority		150	50.4
Turnout		298	33.6
	Conservative hold	Swing

1999-2003

Waddington By-Election 17 October 2002^[6]
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	220	53.1	−26.6
	Liberal Democrats	194	46.9	+26.6
Majority		26	6.2
Turnout		414	39.7
	Conservative hold	Swing

2007-2011

Billington and Old Langho By-Election 23 October 2008^[7]
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			169	29.5
Turnout			573	24.6
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Chatburn By-Election 4 June 2009
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Gary Scott	439	75.3	−0.4
	Liberal Democrats	Howard Douglas	144	24.7	+0.4
Majority			295	50.6
Turnout			583
	Conservative hold		Swing

Langho By-Election 4 June 2009
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mike Thomas	530	66.8	+1.4
	Liberal Democrats	Susan Knox	263	33.2	−1.4
Majority			267	33.6
Turnout			793
	Conservative hold		Swing

2011-2015

Salthill By-Election 17 September 2011^[8]
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			4	0.7
Turnout			611
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Littlemoor By-Election 1 August 2013^[9]
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			112	13.9
Turnout			804
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

2019-2023

Billington and Langho By-Election 6 May 2021^[10]
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			384	39.5
Turnout			973
	Conservative hold		Swing

Mellor By-Election 6 May 2021^[11]
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			512	47.8
Turnout			1,071
	Conservative hold		Swing

West Bradford and Grindleton By-Election 6 May 2021^[12]
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			326	55.9
Turnout			583
	Conservative hold		Swing

Littlemoor By-Election 19 August 2021^[13]
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			65	11.3
Turnout			573
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Primrose By-Election 19 August 2021^[14]
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			81	17.8
Turnout			456
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

2023-2027

St Mary's By-Election 4 July 2024^[15]
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			14	0.8
Turnout			1,819
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

References

^ ^a ^b "The Ribble Valley (Electoral Changes) Order 2017", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2017/1267, retrieved 23 August 2022
^ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Ribble Valley (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976. Retrieved on 19 November 2015.
^ The Lancashire (District Boundaries) Order 1986
^ "Local elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 6 November 2009.
^ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Ribble Valley (Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
^ "Main parties fend off byelection challengers". guardian.co.uk. 18 October 2002. Retrieved 8 November 2009.
^ "Tories and Labour the winners in latest council by-elections". 24dash.com. 24 October 2008. Retrieved 8 November 2009.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Salthill Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Littlemoor Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Billington and Langho Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Mellor Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — West Bradford and Grindleton Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Littlemoor Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Primrose Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — St Mary's Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 15 November 2024.

By-election results

External links

Ribble Valley Borough Council

[2017order-1] "The Ribble Valley (Electoral Changes) Order 2017", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2017/1267, retrieved 23 August 2022

[2] slation.gov.uk - The Borough of Ribble Valley (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976. Retrieved on 19 November 2015.

[3] The Lancashire (District Boundaries) Order 1986

[gain-4] "Local elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 6 November 2009.

[5] slation.gov.uk - The Borough of Ribble Valley (Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.

[fend-6] "Main parties fend off byelection challengers". guardian.co.uk. 18 October 2002. Retrieved 8 November 2009.

[winners-7] "Tories and Labour the winners in latest council by-elections". 24dash.com. 24 October 2008. Retrieved 8 November 2009.

[8] "Local Elections Archive Project — Salthill Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 17 September 2022.

[9] "Local Elections Archive Project — Littlemoor Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 17 September 2022.

[10] "Local Elections Archive Project — Billington and Langho Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 17 September 2022.

[11] "Local Elections Archive Project — Mellor Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 17 September 2022.

[12] "Local Elections Archive Project — West Bradford and Grindleton Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 17 September 2022.

[13] "Local Elections Archive Project — Littlemoor Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 17 September 2022.

[14] "Local Elections Archive Project — Primrose Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 17 September 2022.

[15] "Local Elections Archive Project — St Mary's Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 15 November 2024.

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