Pendle council election, 2023
Most seats
5
Conservative and Unionist Party
Seats contested
12
across 11 wards
Turnout
36.6%
average of reporting wards
Summary
| Party | Seats | +/− | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | 5 | -2 | 10,032 | 40.2% | -6.1 |
| Labour Party | 4 | +1 | 9,902 | 39.7% | +4.9 |
| Liberal Democrats | 3 | +1 | 3,957 | 15.9% | +0.3 |
| Green Party | 0 | +0 | 1,002 | 4.0% | +0.8 |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 0 | +0 | 43 | 0.2% | — |
Changes are against the previous council election on 05/05/2022. Vote share is each party's share of all votes cast across the borough.
Candidates
| Party | Candidates | Of a possible 12 |
|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | 12 | |
| Labour Party | 10 | |
| Green Party | 8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 7 | |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 1 |
A party standing a full slate could field 12 candidates, one per seat.
Results by ward
Share is each candidate's share of ballots cast in the ward. Change compares each party's lead candidate with the ward's previous contest. Bold rows are elected candidates.
Barnoldswick
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Mick Strickland Elected | 983 | 51.2% | -2.7 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Jenny Purcell | 560 | 29.2% | +1.1 |
| Labour Party | Euan Robert Clouston | 248 | 12.9% | +0.8 |
| Green Party | Sylvia Joyce Godfrey | 85 | 4.4% | -1.4 |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | Steven Preston | 43 | 2.2% | — |
| Majority | 423 | |||
| Turnout | 29.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,919 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
Barrowford & Pendleside
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | David Harry Gallear Elected | 1,231 | 55.9% | -1.4 |
| Labour Party | Susan Frances Nike | 813 | 36.9% | +1.2 |
| Green Party | David Richard John Penney | 79 | 3.6% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Philip Alfred Berry | 78 | 3.5% | -3.3 |
| Majority | 418 | |||
| Turnout | 37.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,201 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Boulsworth & Foulridge
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | David Cockburn-Price Elected | 1,123 | 56.4% | +1.8 |
| Labour Party | Wayne Blackburn | 464 | 23.3% | +3.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew John Latham MacDonald | 274 | 13.8% | -4.4 |
| Green Party | Lyndsey Taylor | 130 | 6.5% | -0.3 |
| Majority | 659 | |||
| Turnout | 32.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,991 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Bradley
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Mohammad Aslam Elected | 1,872 | 56.0% | +4.5 |
| Labour Party | Mohammad Sakib | 1,471 | 44.0% | -4.5 |
| Majority | 401 | |||
| Turnout | 54.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 3,343 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Brierfield East & Clover Hill
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Zafar Ali Elected | 1,723 | 72.5% | +24.3 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Ali Ahmed | 652 | 27.5% | -17.5 |
| Majority | 1,071 | |||
| Turnout | 38.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,375 | |||
Labour Party hold
Brierfield West & Reedley
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Yasser Iqbal Elected | 1,555 | 76.3% | +4.1 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Pauline Anne McCormick | 366 | 18.0% | -13.6 |
| Green Party | Paul James Graham | 116 | 5.7% | — |
| Majority | 1,189 | |||
| Turnout | 45.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,037 | |||
Labour Party hold
Earby & Coates
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Susan Land Elected | 1,037 | 48.6% | -8.4 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Mike Goulthorp | 873 | 40.9% | +6.8 |
| Green Party | Jane Veronica Bailes Wood | 225 | 10.5% | +1.6 |
| Majority | 164 | |||
| Turnout | 38.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,135 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
Marsden & Southfield
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Yvonne Tennant Elected | 1,011 | 52.8% | -2.7 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Neil McGowan | 810 | 42.3% | +5.3 |
| Green Party | Heather Mary Sheldrick | 92 | 4.8% | +0.1 |
| Majority | 201 | |||
| Turnout | 32.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,913 | |||
Labour Party hold
Vivary Bridge 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Tom Ormerod Elected | 524 | 42.4% | -8.1 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Kieran McGladdery Elected | 521 | 42.2% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Andy Bell | 384 | 31.1% | +4.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | Bryan Wildman | 336 | 27.2% | — |
| Labour and Co-operative Party | David Kenneth Foat | 325 | 26.3% | +0.9 |
| Labour and Co-operative Party | Ann Marie Wrigley | 290 | 23.5% | — |
| Green Party | Benjamin Harrop | 93 | 7.5% | -0.3 |
| Majority | 137 | |||
| Turnout | 24.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,236 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Waterside & Horsfield
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Dorothy Elizabeth Lord Elected | 865 | 55.8% | +27.5 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Aneesa Neelam McGladdery | 504 | 32.5% | -13.7 |
| Green Party | Karan Leslie | 182 | 11.7% | +5.8 |
| Majority | 361 | |||
| Turnout | 28.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,551 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party
Whitefield & Walverden
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Faraz Ahmad Elected | 2,002 | 66.8% | +10.1 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Chaudhary Usman Zaman | 996 | 33.2% | -6.5 |
| Majority | 1,006 | |||
| Turnout | 46.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,998 | |||
Labour Party hold