South Ribble council election, 2023
Most seats
29
Labour Party
Seats contested
51
across 23 wards
Turnout
—
average of reporting wards
Summary
| Party | Seats | +/− | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | 29 | +7 | 25,035 | 42.4% | +7.7 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | 17 | -4 | 21,898 | 37.1% | -8.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | 5 | +0 | 11,067 | 18.7% | +2.3 |
| Green Party | 0 | +0 | 805 | 1.4% | — |
| Alliance for Democracy and Freedom | 0 | +0 | 233 | 0.4% | — |
Changes are against the previous council election on 02/05/2019. Vote share is each party's share of all votes cast across the borough.
Candidates
| Party | Candidates | Of a possible 51 |
|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | 51 | |
| Labour Party | 43 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 30 | |
| Green Party | 5 | |
| Alliance for Democracy and Freedom | 3 |
A party standing a full slate could field 51 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.
Bamber Bridge East 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Clare Hunter Elected | 618 | 77.4% | +23.7 |
| Labour Party | Emma Stevens Elected | 486 | 60.9% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Lesley Ann Thurlbourn | 189 | 23.7% | -15.6 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Stephen Philip Thurlbourn | 173 | 21.7% | — |
| Green Party | Rachel Jane Knowles | 131 | 16.4% | +9.4 |
| Majority | 297 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 798 | |||
Labour Party hold
Bamber Bridge West 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Paul Foster Elected | 490 | 70.0% | +2.5 |
| Labour Party | Caleb William Tomlinson Elected | 442 | 63.1% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Paul Watson | 248 | 35.4% | -2.3 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Susan Carole Marsh | 221 | 31.6% | — |
| Majority | 194 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 700 | |||
Labour Party hold
Broad Oak 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Harold George Hancock Elected | 951 | 73.5% | +3.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | Angela Turner Elected | 948 | 73.3% | — |
| Labour Party | Andy Rae | 251 | 19.4% | +3.2 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Simon Terence Casey | 250 | 19.3% | -5.9 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Anne Hala Mather | 188 | 14.5% | — |
| Majority | 697 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,294 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
Broadfield 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour and Co-operative Party | Matthew Vincent Tomlinson Elected | 624 | 79.8% | -3.6 |
| Labour and Co-operative Party | Kath Unsworth Elected | 581 | 74.3% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Peter Graham Tinsley | 147 | 18.8% | +0.6 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Charles Philip Hamman | 140 | 17.9% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Mary Isobel Young | 72 | 9.2% | — |
| Majority | 434 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 782 | |||
Labour and Co-operative Party hold
Buckshaw & Worden 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Pete Pillinger Elected | 682 | 51.9% | +16.6 |
| Labour Party | Wes Roberts Elected | 620 | 47.2% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Andrew Ashton | 612 | 46.6% | -20.3 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Susan Caroline Snape | 555 | 42.2% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Stephen Philip McHugh | 159 | 12.1% | — |
| Majority | 8 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,314 | |||
Labour Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party · Labour Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party
Charnock 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Deborah Jane Ashton Elected | 556 | 59.3% | +8.1 |
| Labour Party | Ian Danny Watkinson Elected | 523 | 55.8% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Joan Mary Burrows | 344 | 36.7% | -8.7 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | George Francis Ashcroft | 339 | 36.2% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Gillian Ann Bennett | 63 | 6.7% | -3.8 |
| Liberal Democrats | Adrian Bennett | 49 | 5.2% | — |
| Majority | 179 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 937 | |||
Labour Party hold
Coupe Green & Gregson Lane 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Mathew Forshaw Elected | 580 | 48.9% | -0.2 |
| Labour Party | James Joseph Gleeson Elected | 571 | 48.2% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Gareth Paul Watson | 512 | 43.2% | — |
| Labour Party | Geoff Key | 462 | 39.0% | — |
| Alliance for Democracy and Freedom | Carly Gail Davis | 125 | 10.5% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Anthony Valentine | 120 | 10.1% | -2.2 |
| Majority | 59 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,185 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold · Labour Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party
Earnshaw Bridge 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Lou Jackson Elected | 549 | 57.8% | +4.4 |
| Labour Party | Colin George Sharples Elected | 546 | 57.5% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Peter Neil Aspinall | 334 | 35.2% | -4.1 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Mick Lennon | 314 | 33.1% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Alastair Hugh Thomas | 94 | 9.9% | +2.6 |
| Alliance for Democracy and Freedom | Joan Elizabeth Wright | 62 | 6.5% | — |
| Majority | 212 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 950 | |||
Labour Party hold
Farington East 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Paul Wharton-Hardman Elected | 608 | 68.0% | +27.5 |
| Labour Party | Jacky Alty Elected | 549 | 61.4% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Basil Howard | 287 | 32.1% | -25.1 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | James Edward Collier | 254 | 28.4% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Katherine Emma Hesketh-Holt | 91 | 10.2% | -6.9 |
| Majority | 262 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 894 | |||
Labour Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party · Labour Party hold
Farington West 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Karen Jean Walton Elected | 491 | 63.4% | -1.3 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | George Rear Elected | 433 | 55.9% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | George Rear Elected | 433 | 55.9% | — |
| Labour Party | Angie Williams | 411 | 53.1% | +23.4 |
| Labour Party | Chris Wharton-Hardman | 407 | 52.6% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Alan Swindells | 146 | 18.9% | +5.1 |
| Majority | 22 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 774 | |||
Hoole 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | John Rainsbury Elected | 566 | 54.2% | -20.0 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Connor Paul Watson Elected | 466 | 44.6% | — |
| Labour Party | David Harry Suthers | 404 | 38.7% | +7.2 |
| Labour Party | Mike Webster | 389 | 37.2% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Graham Michael Smith | 168 | 16.1% | +1.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | Geoffrey Lee Crewe | 97 | 9.3% | — |
| Majority | 62 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,045 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Howick & Priory 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | David Howarth Elected | 1,627 | 80.8% | +13.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | James Edward Lillis Elected | 1,436 | 71.3% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | David Charles Shaw Elected | 1,390 | 69.0% | — |
| Labour Party | David Bennett | 480 | 23.8% | +4.3 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Suzanne Michelle Buttery | 319 | 15.8% | -9.1 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Linda Rose Woollard | 303 | 15.0% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Alistair Michael Woollard | 287 | 14.3% | — |
| Green Party | Heike McMurray | 200 | 9.9% | — |
| Majority | 910 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 2,014 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
Leyland Central 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Aniela Sheila Bylinski Gelder Elected | 666 | 68.9% | +17.2 |
| Labour Party | Haydn David Williams Elected | 662 | 68.5% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Robert Samuel Newsome | 262 | 27.1% | -11.7 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Elizabeth Gillian Watson | 211 | 21.8% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Helen Louise Crewe | 130 | 13.5% | +0.8 |
| Majority | 400 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 966 | |||
Labour Party hold
Longton & Hutton West 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Julie Ann Buttery Elected | 965 | 65.6% | -1.6 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Colin Coulton Elected | 934 | 63.5% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Will King Elected | 892 | 60.6% | — |
| Labour Party | Adam William Godwin | 422 | 28.7% | +10.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | Simon Philip Carter | 371 | 25.2% | +17.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | Nicholas John Monks | 302 | 20.5% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Christopher John Maloney | 266 | 18.1% | — |
| Green Party | Emma Elisabeth Winterleigh | 261 | 17.7% | +14.6 |
| Majority | 470 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,471 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Lostock Hall 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Lesley Mary Pritchard Elected | 930 | 59.4% | +14.2 |
| Labour Party | Peter Alexander Gabbott Elected | 886 | 56.6% | — |
| Labour Party | Elaine Stringfellow Elected | 828 | 52.9% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Stephen Richard Bridge | 661 | 42.2% | -6.6 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | David Mark Moore | 577 | 36.8% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Tony Green | 564 | 36.0% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Anne Basquill | 97 | 6.2% | -4.8 |
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Robert Hubberstey | 82 | 5.2% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Martin Peter Cassell | 72 | 4.6% | — |
| Majority | 167 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,566 | |||
Labour Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party · Labour Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party · Labour Party hold
Middleforth 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Will Adams Elected | 957 | 60.3% | +5.6 |
| Labour Party | Keith Martin Elected | 940 | 59.2% | — |
| Labour Party | James Michael Flannery Elected | 913 | 57.5% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Frances Anne Walker | 418 | 26.3% | -16.0 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | David Micallef | 401 | 25.3% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Moses Kobla Nutekpor | 360 | 22.7% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Clare Burton-Johnson | 271 | 17.1% | -0.9 |
| Liberal Democrats | Marion Hancock | 269 | 16.9% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Chris Burton-Johnson | 235 | 14.8% | — |
| Majority | 495 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,588 | |||
Labour Party hold
Moss Side 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Mary Green Elected | 595 | 52.7% | +5.5 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Michael Anthony Green Elected | 590 | 52.3% | — |
| Labour Party | Sophie Renee Wilding | 554 | 49.1% | +20.7 |
| Labour Party | Malcolm Donoghue | 518 | 45.9% | — |
| Majority | 36 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,128 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
New Longton & Hutton East 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Margaret Rose Smith Elected | 753 | 54.4% | -16.1 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Phil Smith Elected | 729 | 52.7% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | David John Moore | 666 | 48.2% | +29.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | Tim Young | 618 | 44.7% | — |
| Majority | 63 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,383 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Samlesbury & Walton 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Peter Mullineaux Elected | 606 | 60.7% | -23.4 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Anjisu Jasmine Gleave Elected | 596 | 59.7% | — |
| Labour Party | Elaine Hughes | 346 | 34.6% | -6.2 |
| Labour Party | Stephen Bennett | 344 | 34.4% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Christopher John Mortimer | 106 | 10.6% | — |
| Majority | 250 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 999 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Seven Stars 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Jane Bell Elected | 627 | 69.7% | +4.2 |
| Labour Party | Matthew Thomas Farnworth Elected | 604 | 67.1% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Josh Seed | 257 | 28.6% | -14.2 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Daniel Caseley Southern | 244 | 27.1% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Alexander James Howarth | 69 | 7.7% | — |
| Majority | 347 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 900 | |||
Labour Party hold
St Ambrose 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Nicky Peet Elected | 692 | 70.9% | +26.5 |
| Labour Party | Jo Hindle-Taylor Elected | 671 | 68.8% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | David Hambley | 222 | 22.7% | -11.4 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | David Hugh Caunce | 218 | 22.3% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Simon Thomson | 102 | 10.5% | -10.9 |
| Alliance for Democracy and Freedom | Michael Shaun Gibbons | 46 | 4.7% | — |
| Majority | 449 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 976 | |||
Labour Party hold
Walton-le-Dale East 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Chris Lomax Elected | 708 | 67.4% | +16.6 |
| Labour Party | Hilary Clare Bedford Elected | 698 | 66.5% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Carol Ann Chisholm | 391 | 37.2% | -15.4 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Samuel Mason | 302 | 28.8% | — |
| Majority | 307 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,050 | |||
Labour Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party · Labour Party hold
Walton-le-Dale West 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Damian John Bretherton Elected | 617 | 56.1% | +0.4 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Matt Campbell Elected | 548 | 49.9% | — |
| Labour Party | Richard Trevor Burton | 426 | 38.8% | +3.4 |
| Labour Party | Alex Watson | 394 | 35.9% | — |
| Green Party | Charles Parkinson | 116 | 10.6% | — |
| Green Party | Sue Broady | 97 | 8.8% | — |
| Majority | 122 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,099 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold