Pendle council election, 2026

07/05/2026 · 10 wards · 11 seats contested

Most seats
5
Independent
Seats contested
11
across 10 wards
Turnout
37.8%
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Independent 5 +0 5,155 21.3% -13.0
Reform UK 4 +4 7,380 30.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party 1 -3 4,095 16.9% -16.6
Liberal Democrats 1 -2 3,645 15.0% +0.4
Green Party 0 +0 2,038 8.4% +6.2
Labour Party 0 +0 1,945 8.0% -7.4

Changes are against the previous council election on 02/05/2024. Vote share is each party's share of all votes cast across the borough.

Candidates

Party Candidates Of a possible 11
Conservative and Unionist Party 10
Green Party 10
Labour Party 10
Liberal Democrats 10
Reform UK 10
Independent 6

A party standing a full slate could field 11 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 Chris Church Elected 970 40.0% -19.9
Reform UK Sean Robertson 889 36.6% +10.5
Conservative and Unionist Party Julie Sutcliffe 235 9.7% -0.4
Green Party Richard Whiteley 230 9.5% —
Labour Party Euan Robert Clouston 103 4.2% +0.3
Majority81
Turnout36.8%
Registered electors6,597
Ballots cast2,427

Liberal Democrats hold

Barrowford & Pendleside

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Martyn Warren Stone Elected 1,115 36.5% -14.8
Reform UK Vanessa Robinson 1,100 36.0% —
Labour Party Susan Frances Nike 461 15.1% -26.4
Green Party Elektra Ellis 273 8.9% —
Liberal Democrats Anthony William Chamberlain 105 3.4% -3.7
Majority15
Turnout50.1%
Registered electors6,105
Ballots cast3,054

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Boulsworth & Foulridge

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Alan Mark Whitehead Elected 1,151 39.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Alexander Jack Hustwit 1,048 35.8% -27.2
Green Party Lyndsey Taylor 279 9.5% +3.3
Labour Party David Philip Johns 230 7.8% -15.1
Liberal Democrats Patricia Josephine Hannah-Wood 223 7.6% -0.3
Majority103
Turnout45.9%
Registered electors6,385
Ballots cast2,931

Reform UK gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Bradley

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Mohammad Ammer Elected 990 50.2% -5.0
Reform UK Drew Dixon 365 18.5% —
Green Party Ryan Thomas Andrew Brown 192 9.7% —
Labour Party Muhammad Huzaifa 187 9.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Nigel Pearson-Asher 173 8.8% -36.0
Liberal Democrats Howard Philip Thomas 65 3.3% —
Majority625
Turnout32.7%
Registered electors6,063
Ballots cast1,972

Independent hold

Brierfield East & Clover Hill

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Sajjad Ahmed Elected 1,253 53.7% -21.6
Reform UK John Metcalfe 483 20.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Pauline Anne McCormick 215 9.2% -15.5
Green Party Benjamin Harrop 163 7.0% —
Labour Party Adam Thomas Walsh 155 6.6% —
Liberal Democrats Mary Elizabeth Thomas 65 2.8% —
Majority770
Turnout39.5%
Registered electors5,932
Ballots cast2,334

Independent hold

Earby & Coates

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Glenn Robert Whittaker Elected 1,067 38.9% —
Liberal Democrats David Michael Baxter Whipp 1,060 38.6% -6.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Jane Pratt 294 10.7% -21.2
Green Party Jane Veronica Bailes Wood 203 7.4% +1.8
Labour Party David Andrew Hunter 119 4.3% -13.4
Majority7
Turnout42.4%
Registered electors6,486
Ballots cast2,743

Reform UK gain from Liberal Democrats

Marsden & Southfield

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Riaz Ahmed Bashir Elected 777 38.8% -7.1
Reform UK Gary Anthony Hood 603 30.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Marie Mary Stone 232 11.6% -6.3
Green Party Claire Brightley 167 8.3% —
Labour and Co-operative Party Sheila Wicks 160 8.0% -4.4
Liberal Democrats Philip Alfred Berry 66 3.3% —
Majority174
Turnout33.2%
Registered electors6,042
Ballots cast2,005

Independent hold

Vivary Bridge

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Michael Howard Waddington Elected 716 41.4% -2.5
Liberal Democrats Andy Bell 483 27.9% -1.9
Conservative and Unionist Party Karen Lesley Clark 310 17.9% +1.5
Green Party Kelly Whiteside 130 7.5% +4.3
Labour Party Mark Andrew Porter 91 5.3% -1.5
Majority233
Turnout32.4%
Registered electors5,352
Ballots cast1,730

Reform UK hold

Waterside & Horsfield

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Nathan Thomas McCollum Elected 798 39.9% —
Liberal Democrats Alice Rosemary Mann 570 28.5% +5.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Reece Jon Bailey 318 15.9% -24.3
Green Party Jacky McGeoch 192 9.6% +2.1
Labour Party Philip Heyworth 121 6.1% -23.3
Majority228
Turnout35.7%
Registered electors5,613
Ballots cast1,999

Reform UK gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Whitefield & Walverden 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Mohammad Sakib Elected 982 64.1% -0.7
Independent Mohammad Sakib Elected 982 64.1% —
Labour Party Manzar Iqbal 318 20.8% -2.3
Green Party Gemma Taylor 209 13.6% —
Reform UK Sean Benjamin Eastwood 208 13.6% —
Independent Ajaz Ahmed Ditta 171 11.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Adrian Barry Mitchell 155 10.1% -2.0
Liberal Democrats David Sparrow 38 2.5% —
Majority664
Turnout29.7%
Registered electors7,408
Ballots cast (estimated)1,532

Independent gain · Independent hold

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