1977 Lancashire County Council election

Local election in Lancashire, England December 2023 December 2023 December 2023 1977 Lancashire County Council Election Lancashire parliamentary 1973 Lancashire County Council election 1973 1977 5 5 y 1981 Lancashire County Council election 1981 All 96 seats on Lancashire County Council 48 95x50px|Blank Conservative Party (UK) 52 seats, 46.3 % 83 31 261,435 61.7 % 15.5 ppt 95x50px|Blank Labour Party (UK) 33 seats, 39.8 % 12 21 118,706 28.0 % 11.8 ppt 95x50px|Blank Liberal Party (UK) 7 seats, 6.8 % 1 6 28,622 6.8 % 2.4 ppt Leader Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Elections were held to Lancashire County Council as part of the wider 1977 United Kingdom local elections. An overwhelming Conservative majority was returned, with significant swings from Labour towards the Conservatives across the county. The Conservatives therefore retained control of the council. Results 1977 Lancashire County Council elections Conservative Party (UK) 83 31 86.5 83 86.5 261,435 61.7 15.5 Labour Party (UK) 12 21 12.5 12 12.5 118,706 28.0 11.8 Liberal Party (UK) 1 6 0.0 1 0.0 28,622 6.8 2.4 National Front (UK) 0 0 0 0 7,153 1.7 1.3 Independent politician 0 3 0 0 0 4,613 1.1 1.7 National Party (UK, 1976) 0 NEW 0 0 0 1,110 0.3 NEW Communist Party of Great Britain 0 NEW 0 0 0 1,093 0.3 NEW Residents Association 0 1 0 0 0 945 0.2 0.5 New Britain Party 0 NEW 0 0 0 22 0.0 NEW Ward results Accrington No. 1 Conservative Party (UK) H. Taylor 1907 53.2 10.3 Labour Party (UK) B. Whitham 1160 32.4 24.7 Liberal Party (UK) F. Chapman 272 7.6 NEW National Front (UK) K. Dobson 246 6.9 NEW 747 20.8 6.6 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 17.5 Accrington No. 2 Conservative Party (UK) J. Hindley 1400 41.5 6.7 Labour Party (UK) W. Haines* 1346 39.9 25.3 National Front (UK) D. Riley 379 11.2 NEW Liberal Party (UK) D. O'Hanlon 187 5.5 NEW Communist Party of Great Britain M. Dearden 60 1.8 NEW 54 1.6 28.8 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 16.0 Accrington No. 3 Conservative Party (UK) M. Martin 1903 51.2 4.0 Labour Party (UK) D. Keeley 1142 30.7 14.1 Liberal Party (UK) W. Matthews 388 10.4 NEW National Front (UK) C. Dower 283 7.6 NEW 761 20.5 10.1 Conservative Party (UK) 5.1 Bacup Conservative Party (UK) D. Wood* 2549 70.8 15.4 Labour Party (UK) H. Sutcliffe 1053 29.2 15.4 1496 41.5 30.7 Conservative Party (UK) 15.4 Barnoldswick Conservative Party (UK) J. Maisey 2687 42.9 20.7 Labour Party (UK) R. Hill* 1937 30.9 7.2 Liberal Party (UK) J. Bebbington 1639 26.2 1.9 750 12.0 1.8 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 14.0 Blackburn No. 1 Conservative Party (UK) T. Marsden 3542 63.5 25.9 Labour Party (UK) D. Cave 1464 26.2 11.0 National Party (UK, 1976) G. Hudson 572 10.3 NEW 1988 37.3 27.6 Conservative Party (UK) Residents Association 36.6 Blackburn No. 2 Labour Party (UK) E. Smith* 1605 53.3 19.0 Conservative Party (UK) K. Bolton 1052 35.0 7.3 National Party (UK, 1976) D. Rowbotham 216 7.2 NEW National Front (UK) J. Whittaker 136 4.5 NEW 553 18.4 26.2 Labour Party (UK) 13.2 Blackburn No. 3 Labour Party (UK) L. Proos* 2524 57.1 7.7 Conservative Party (UK) A. Hutchinson 1654 37.4 15.2 Communist Party of Great Britain G. Davies 245 5.5 NEW 870 19.7 1.2 Labour Party (UK) 3.8 Blackburn No. 4 Labour Party (UK) H. White* 1022 32.1 5.5 Liberal Party (UK) F. Beetham 914 28.8 6.9 Conservative Party (UK) F. Lewis 800 25.2 15.3 National Party (UK, 1976) J. Read Kingsley 322 10.1 NEW National Front (UK) E. Adamson 121 3.8 13.0 108 3.4 1.5 Labour Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) 0.7 Blackburn No. 5 Conservative Party (UK) D. Murray* 3847 87.7 29.6 Labour Party (UK) D. Smith 541 12.3 9.2 3306 75.3 47.0 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 19.4 Blackburn No. 6 Conservative Party (UK) J. Cutler 1871 52.8 7.3 Labour Party (UK) J. Mason* 1674 47.2 7.3 197 5.6 3.4 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 7.3 Blackburn No. 7 Conservative Party (UK) R. Wood 2713 53.2 17.9 Labour Party (UK) J. Bury* 1859 36.4 5.3 National Front (UK) G. Hughes 529 10.4 12.6 854 16.7 10.2 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 11.6 Blackburn Rural Conservative Party (UK) G. Nickson* 4622 85.2 23.0 Labour Party (UK) A. Barton 804 14.8 2.0 3818 70.4 29.2 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 12.5 Blackpool No. 1 Conservative Party (UK) H. Jackson* 3159 80.9 16.6 Labour Party (UK) G. Ross 604 15.5 20.2 National Front (UK) T. Parry 143 3.7 NEW 2555 65.4 36.8 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 18.4 Blackpool No. 2 Conservative Party (UK) T. Percival* 2617 72.8 17.4 Labour Party (UK) W. Garmston 859 23.9 20.7 National Front (UK) A. Haworth 119 3.3 NEW 1758 48.9 38.0 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 19.1 Blackpool No. 3 Conservative Party (UK) L. Broughton* 2448 79.8 27.5 Labour Party (UK) R. Lewis 508 16.6 5.2 National Front (UK) M. Roberts 111 3.6 NEW 1940 63.3 36.9 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 16.4 Blackpool No. 4 Conservative Party (UK) R. Hook 2731 55.7 18.7 Labour Party (UK) L. Pomfret 2044 41.7 10.0 National Front (UK) C. Michaels 130 2.7 NEW 687 14.0 8.7 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 4.4 Blackpool No. 5 Conservative Party (UK) J. Battersby* 2735 67.2 11.8 Labour Party (UK) E. Kirton 1227 30.2 14.4 National Front (UK) M. Agnew 107 2.6 NEW 1508 37.1 26.2 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 13.1 Blackpool No. 6 Conservative Party (UK) R. Jacobs* 2022 59.1 21.2 Labour Party (UK) S. Wright 1198 35.0 1.2 National Front (UK) A. Hanson 203 5.9 NEW 824 24.1 22.4 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 11.2 Blackpool No. 7 Conservative Party (UK) R. Dewhirst* 2464 65.0 23.8 Labour Party (UK) E. Allcock 1090 28.7 2.4 National Front (UK) A. Machin 239 6.3 NEW 1374 36.2 27.5 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 10.7 Blackpool No. 8 Conservative Party (UK) J. Metcalf 2991 72.3 14.3 Labour Party (UK) D. Elgee 1029 24.9 17.1 National Front (UK) J. Kay 117 2.8 NEW 1962 47.4 31.4 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 15.7 Blackpool No. 9 Conservative Party (UK) J. Cox* 2919 75.7 14.8 Labour Party (UK) J. Trickett 769 20.0 19.1 National Front (UK) V. Gledhill 117 2.8 NEW 2150 55.8 33.9 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 16.9 Blackpool No. 10 Conservative Party (UK) G. Baguley 3802 72.0 42.0 Labour Party (UK) P. Hall 1309 24.8 6.2 National Front (UK) A. Timms 166 3.1 NEW 2493 47.2 26.0 Conservative Party (UK) Independent politician 46.6 Blackpool No. 11 Conservative Party (UK) D. Hanson 2218 57.2 21.5 Labour Party (UK) H. Derbyshire 1545 39.8 24.5 National Front (UK) A. Hardy 116 3.0 NEW 673 17.3 11.2 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 23.0 Brierfield Conservative Party (UK) K. Sumner-Clough* 4325 66.2 24.7 Liberal Party (UK) A. Dixon 1216 18.6 13.3 Labour Party (UK) K. Firman 996 15.2 11.4 3109 47.6 38.0 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) 19.0 Burnley No. 1 Conservative Party (UK) F. Brown 2479 51.4 16.7 Labour Party (UK) I. Wilson 1860 38.6 5.0 Liberal Party (UK) E. Roberts 480 10.0 11.7 619 12.8 4.0 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 10.8 Burnley No. 2 Labour Party (UK) F. Booth* 1687 47.9 2.4 Conservative Party (UK) S. Nightingale 1461 41.5 15.8 Liberal Party (UK) J. Anforth 373 10.6 13.4 226 6.4 18.1 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) 9.1 Burnley No. 3 Conservative Party (UK) M. Tate 2291 50.4 20.9 Labour Party (UK) J. Entwistle* 1883 41.5 11.5 Liberal Party (UK) E. Roberts 368 8.1 9.5 408 9.0 14.4 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 20.9 Burnley No. 4 Conservative Party (UK) F. Bailey 2323 50.8 13.8 Labour Party (UK) C. Platt* 2248 49.2 13.8 75 1.6 24.3 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 13.8 Burnley No. 5 Labour Party (UK) J. Keller* 2404 50.8 0.1 Conservative Party (UK) L. Bullock 1709 41.6 19.9 695 1.6 20.0 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) 10.0 Burnley Rural Conservative Party (UK) J. Wyld* 2827 69.3 3.4 Labour Party (UK) C. Burt 887 21.7 12.4 Liberal Party (UK) R. Puckering 365 8.9 NEW 1940 47.6 15.8 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 7.9 Chorley North East Conservative Party (UK) M. Beechey 2631 63.4 32.3 Labour Party (UK) J. Crook 1517 36.6 12.8 1114 26.9 8.6 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 22.5 Chorley Rural No. 1 Conservative Party (UK) M. Case 3071 61.6 23.3 Labour Party (UK) J. Meadows* 1914 38.4 23.3 1157 23.2 0.3 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 23.3 Chorley Rural No. 2 Conservative Party (UK) A. Ambrose* 4033 74.3 26.1 Labour Party (UK) P. Howat 948 17.5 13.7 Liberal Party (UK) M. Farnworth 446 8.2 12.5 3085 56.8 39.8 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 19.9 Chorley Rural No. 3 Conservative Party (UK) J. Moorcroft 3712 77.3 29.2 Labour Party (UK) F. Higson 1088 22.7 8.5 2624 54.7 37.7 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 18.8 Chorley South West Conservative Party (UK) M. Blackburn 3123 60.8 21.3 Labour Party (UK) A. Watmough 1624 31.6 12.0 Liberal Party (UK) F. Wilson 388 7.6 9.3 1499 29.2 25.1 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 16.6 Clayton-Le-Moors Conservative Party (UK) P. Galbraith* 2581 62.6 22.0 Labour Party (UK) L. Dickinson 1079 26.2 14.1 Liberal Party (UK) H. Batty 294 7.1 NEW National Front (UK) J. Dwyer 168 4.1 NEW 1502 36.4 36.1 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 18.0 Clitheroe Conservative Party (UK) H. Eastwood 2933 63.0 19.9 Labour Party (UK) B. Braithwaite 1725 37.0 8.5 1208 25.9 11.5 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 5.7 Colne No. 1 Conservative Party (UK) A. O'Connell 2047 52.7 19.8 Liberal Party (UK) J. Smithson 936 24.1 18.9 Labour Party (UK) A. Pickup 899 23.2 1.0 1111 28.6 18.6 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) 19.3 Colne No. 2 Liberal Party (UK) A. Greaves* 1886 45.7 3.5 Conservative Party (UK) K. Hodgson 1596 38.7 17.0 Labour Party (UK) A. McGrath 643 15.6 13.5 290 7.0 13.1 Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) 10.3 Darwen No. 1 Conservative Party (UK) C. Dodgson 2123 53.5 21.2 Liberal Party (UK) C. Grills* 1214 30.6 11.9 Labour Party (UK) D. Alder 630 15.9 9.3 909 22.9 12.7 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) 16.6 Darwen No. 2 Conservative Party (UK) R. Wiggans 1993 53.1 16.1 Labour Party (UK) C. Jones* 952 25.4 19.4 Liberal Party (UK) P. Browne 809 21.6 3.3 1041 27.7 19.9 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 17.8 Darwen No. 3 Conservative Party (UK) A. Bland* 2409 59.0 25.4 Liberal Party (UK) C. Talbot 1024 25.1 17.2 Labour Party (UK) T. Dewhurst 649 15.9 8.1 1385 33.9 25.2 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) 21.3 Fleetwood North Conservative Party (UK) W. Brown* 1931 59.3 4.5 Labour Party (UK) A. Fleming 793 24.4 20.8 Liberal Party (UK) D. Green 416 12.8 NEW National Front (UK) J. Wilson 114 3.5 NEW 1138 35.0 25.3 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 12.7 Fleetwood South Conservative Party (UK) E. Funk* 2434 69.8 13.0 Labour Party (UK) R. Fox 908 26.0 17.2 National Front (UK) B. Meeson 146 4.2 NEW 1526 43.8 30.3 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 15.1 Fulwood No. 1 Conservative Party (UK) T. Croft* 3391 82.6 3.7 Labour Party (UK) A. Richardson 492 12.0 9.2 Liberal Party (UK) C. Merron 224 5.5 NEW 2899 70.6 12.9 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 6.4 Fulwood No. 2 Conservative Party (UK) M. Horam* 3428 81.1 2.9 Labour Party (UK) R. Sumner 483 11.4 10.4 Liberal Party (UK) A. Carmichael 316 7.5 NEW 2945 69.7 13.3 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 6.7 Fylde No. 1 Conservative Party (UK) R. Spencer* 2133 47.7 7.6 Residents Association R. Fisher 945 21.1 NEW Independent conservative J. Payne 785 17.6 NEW Liberal Party (UK) D. Rose 306 6.8 NEW Labour Party (UK) D. Atkins 250 5.6 13.7 National Front (UK) H. Hughes 50 1.1 NEW 1188 26.6 26.1 Conservative Party (UK) Independent politician 24.1 Fylde No. 2 Conservative Party (UK) A. Kirkham 2573 69.7 19.3 Liberal Party (UK) M. Gilbert 1025 27.8 6.0 National Front (UK) A. Ward 94 2.5 NEW 1548 41.9 25.3 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) 12.7 Garstang No. 1 Conservative Party (UK) D. Elletson* 3210 83.7 N/Afromunopposed n Previously unopposed. Labour Party (UK) A. Hawton 494 12.9 NEW National Front (UK) J. O'Donnell 129 3.4 NEW 3833 70.9 N/A Conservative Party (UK) N/A Garstang No. 2 Conservative Party (UK) Fitzherbert-Brockholes 3655 74.2 N/Afromunopposed n Liberal Party (UK) B. Flood-Page 968 19.6 NEW Labour Party (UK) D. Fleming 249 5.1 NEW National Front (UK) J. Millington 56 1.1 NEW 2687 54.5 N/A Conservative Party (UK) N/A Great Harwood Conservative Party (UK) F. Worsley* 3449 59.9 3.0 Labour Party (UK) F. Parkinson 1498 26.0 17.1 Liberal Party (UK) I. Kitchin 357 7.9 NEW National Front (UK) M. Last 352 6.1 NEW 1951 33.9 20.1 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 10.0 Haslingden Conservative Party (UK) G. Woodcock* 3535 61.1 5.8 Labour Party (UK) M. Cowpe 1634 28.2 16.5 Liberal Party (UK) R. Holden 620 10.7 NEW 1901 32.8 22.3 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 11.1 Lancaster No. 1 Conservative Party (UK) J. Taylor 2140 50.8 12.4 Labour Party (UK) E. Jones* 1985 45.4 8.1 Liberal Party (UK) S. Shuttleworth 245 5.6 NEW 155 3.5 13.4 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 10.1 Lancaster No. 2 Conservative Party (UK) A. Morris 2516 50.8 15.9 Labour Party (UK) M. Cantley* 1862 37.6 14.5 Liberal Party (UK) P. Walker 576 5.6 NEW 654 13.2 4.0 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 15.9 Lancaster No. 3 Conservative Party (UK) T. Hayton* 3134 61.9 3.3 Labour Party (UK) J. O'Donnell 1406 27.8 13.6 Liberal Party (UK) J. Claxton 520 10.3 NEW 1728 34.2 16.9 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 8.5 Lancaster Rural No. 1 Conservative Party (UK) M. Bates* Unopposed Conservative Party (UK) Lancaster Rural No. 2 Conservative Party (UK) G. Bowring* Unopposed Conservative Party (UK) Lancaster Rural No. 3 Conservative Party (UK) C. Pickard* 2487 72.4 2.4 Labour Party (UK) H. Prideaux 575 16.7 13.2 Liberal Party (UK) M. Brown 372 10.8 NEW 1912 55.7 15.6 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 7.8 Leyland No. 1 Conservative Party (UK) W. Jackson 2361 50.7 24.3 Liberal Party (UK) N. Orrell* 1451 31.2 7.2 Labour Party (UK) L. Day 844 18.1 17.1 910 19.5 16.4 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) 15.8 Leyland No. 2 Labour Party (UK) J. Haigh 1888 53.5 11.1 Conservative Party (UK) J. Heys 1435 40.7 NEW Liberal Party (UK) D. Mann 205 5.8 29.6 453 12.8 16.3 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) 25.9 Longridge Conservative Party (UK) C. Coulston* 5111 87.9 39.9 Labour Party (UK) W. Vass 703 12.1 NEW 4408 75.8 71.7 Conservative Party (UK) Independent conservative 46.0 Lytham St. Annes No. 1 Conservative Party (UK) J. Gouldbourn* 3183 74.2 3.5 Labour Party (UK) N. Horridge 883 20.6 8.6 National Front (UK) J. Kay 221 5.2 NEW 2300 53.7 12.1 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 6.1 Lytham St. Annes No. 2 Conservative Party (UK) T. Carter* 3264 85.8 11.0 Labour Party (UK) R. Collins 442 11.1 14.1 National Front (UK) K. Warburton 118 3.1 NEW 2842 74.7 25.0 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 12.5 Lytham St. Annes No. 3 Conservative Party (UK) J. Finn* 4057 85.4 18.2 Labour Party (UK) K. Miller 550 11.6 21.2 National Front (UK) C. Callaby 142 3.0 NEW 3507 73.8 39.3 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 19.7 Morecambe & Heysham No. 1 Conservative Party (UK) G. Robinson* 3248 79.5 N/Afromunopposed n Labour Party (UK) L. Holmes 840 20.5 NEW 2408 58.9 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) N/A Morecambe & Heysham No. 2 Conservative Party (UK) J. Elliott* 3039 72.3 19.8 Labour Party (UK) A. Leach 1163 27.7 19.8 1876 44.6 39.6 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 19.8 Morecambe & Heysham No. 3 Conservative Party (UK) R. Quick* 2995 69.6 N/Afromunopposed n Labour Party (UK) B. Wolfenden 1311 30.4 NEW 1684 39.1 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) N/A Nelson North Labour Party (UK) J. Helmn* 1966 44.9 3.2 Conservative Party (UK) C. Kemp 1437 32.9 13.0 Liberal Party (UK) T. Holt 971 22.2 8.6 529 12.1 6.1 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) 8.6 Nelson South Conservative Party (UK) J. Fletcher 2873 49.3 11.6 Labour Party (UK) B. Akrigg 2217 38.0 24.2 Liberal Party (UK) P. Berry 738 12.7 NEW 656 11.3 13.3 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 17.9 Ormskirk No. 1 Conservative Party (UK) J. Aspinwall* 4129 71.6 18.9 Labour Party (UK) M. Rees 1641 28.4 18.9 2592 45.7 37.8 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 18.9 Ormskirk No. 2 Conservative Party (UK) H. Ballance* 3282 68.1 16.5 Labour Party (UK) A. Williams 1537 31.9 16.5 1745 36.2 33.1 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 16.5 Oswaldtwistle Conservative Party (UK) T. Renshaw 2549 66.5 11.7 Liberal Party (UK) H. Wilkinson 600 15.7 NEW Independent Labour F. O'Rourke 545 14.2 NEW Communist Party of Great Britain T. Marshall 137 3.6 NEW 1949 50.9 41.2 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 28.4 Padiham Conservative Party (UK) J. Brown 2096 58.5 18.9 Labour Party (UK) F. Markham 1485 41.5 18.9 611 17.1 3.8 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 18.9 Poulton-Le-Fylde Conservative Party (UK) F. Lofthouse 4417 91.5 18.5 National Front (UK) C. Taylor 408 8.5 NEW 4009 83.1 37.0 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 22.7 Preston No. 1 Conservative Party (UK) H. Merriweather 4549 58.1 12.2 Conservative Party (UK) A. Scarsbrook 4190 Labour Party (UK) G. Walmsley 2545 33.1 21.1 Labour Party (UK) A. Howard 2435 Liberal Party (UK) G. Wilkins 1334 8.9 NEW 3759 25.0 16.7 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 16.6 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Preston No. 2 Labour Party (UK) F. McGrath 1498 37.0 1.2 Conservative Party (UK) M. Birtle 1269 31.3 NEW Liberal Party (UK) G. Payne* 1079 26.6 11.6 National Front (UK) M. Gibson 182 4.5 NEW New Britain Party A. Hall 22 0.5 NEW 229 5.7 5.6 Labour Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) 5.2 Preston No. 3 Conservative Party (UK) E. Kerr 1824 43.5 4.1 Labour Party (UK) G. Higney 1749 41.7 19.0 Liberal Party (UK) S. Davies 379 9.0 NEW National Front (UK) J. Massey 186 4.4 NEW Communist Party of Great Britain M. Waterfield 58 1.4 NEW 75 1.8 19.5 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 11.5 Preston No. 4 Labour Party (UK) H. Parker* 4585 51.4 11.9 Labour Party (UK) C. Sharples* 4274 Conservative Party (UK) K. Peet 3708 42.4 5.8 Conservative Party (UK) J. McGrath 3599 National Front (UK) M. Scott 1061 11.3 NEW 1552 9.0 17.7 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) 8.9 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Preston No. 5 Labour Party (UK) J. Farrington 1962 47.9 29.5 Conservative Party (UK) K. Cartwright 1419 34.6 12.0 Independent politician J. Billington 462 11.3 NEW National Front (UK) A. Fletcher 203 5.0 NEW Communist Party of Great Britain B. Struszczak 51 1.2 NEW 543 13.3 41.6 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) 20.8 Preston Rural No. 1 Conservative Party (UK) M. Ryan* 3479 90.0 16.0 Labour Party (UK) J. Prance 387 10.0 16.0 3092 80.0 32.0 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 16.0 Preston Rural No. 2 Conservative Party (UK) W. Winn* 4138 72.4 6.6 Labour Party (UK) M. Lyons 1031 18.0 16.2 Liberal Party (UK) L. Fletcher 549 9.6 NEW 3107 54.3 22.9 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 11.4 Preston Rural No. 3 Conservative Party (UK) J. Jenkinson 3350 58.7 26.2 Independent conservative V. Peacock 1742 30.5 NEW Labour Party (UK) S. Hubberstey 612 10.7 11.1 3107 54.3 22.9 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 18.7 Rawtenstall No. 1 Conservative Party (UK) M. Ingham 3112 63.8 17.7 Labour Party (UK) K. Alty 1560 32.0 21.9 Communist Party of Great Britain R. Waddington 206 4.2 NEW 1552 31.8 24.0 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 19.8 Rawtenstall No. 2 Conservative Party (UK) A. King 2413 62.3 11.3 Labour Party (UK) E. Harvey 1039 26.8 22.2 Liberal Party (UK) J. Gledhill 290 7.5 NEW Communist Party of Great Britain H. Malley 133 3.4 NEW 1374 35.5 33.6 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 16.8 Skelmersdale & Holland No. 1 Conservative Party (UK) T. Baxter 2337 56.4 N/Afromunopposed n Labour Party (UK) J. Prunty* 1600 38.6 N/A Communist Party of Great Britain T. Aldridge 203 4.9 NEW 737 17.8 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) N/A Skelmersdale & Holland No. 2 Labour Party (UK) L. Ellman* 2824 57.4 N/Afromunopposed n Conservative Party (UK) A. Evans 2099 42.6 N/A 725 14.7 N/A Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) N/A Thornton Cleveleys No. 1 Conservative Party (UK) C. Ashworth* 3224 75.4 8.9 Labour Party (UK) W. Goldsmith 933 21.8 11.7 National Front (UK) R. Farr 120 2.8 NEW 2291 53.6 20.7 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 10.3 Thornton Cleveleys No. 2 Conservative Party (UK) F. Townend* 3423 81.8 12.5 Labour Party (UK) R. Godfrey 672 16.0 14.7 National Front (UK) G. Tregower 92 2.2 NEW 2751 65.7 27.2 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 13.6 Walton-Le-Dale No. 1 Conservative Party (UK) R. Welham* 3242 71.1 11.2 Labour Party (UK) J. Dickinson 1001 21.9 18.1 Liberal Party (UK) R. Murphy 318 7.0 NEW 2241 49.1 29.3 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 14.7 Walton-Le-Dale No. 2 Conservative Party (UK) G. Woods* 2336 60.5 16.1 Labour Party (UK) K. Sharples 1523 39.5 3.7 813 21.1 19.9 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 9.9 West Lancashire No. 1 Conservative Party (UK) J. Ashton* 2567 65.6 11.0 Independent politician E. Cropper 1079 27.6 NEW Labour Party (UK) B. Brown 267 6.8 16.6 1488 38.0 15.1 Conservative Party (UK) Independent politician 19.3 West Lancashire No. 2 Conservative Party (UK) R. Kirby 3685 89.1 16.2 Labour Party (UK) P. Swift 453 10.9 16.2 3232 78.1 32.3 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 16.2 Whitworth Conservative Party (UK) J. Clegg* 1610 57.6 14.7 Liberal Party (UK) G. Foulds 1185 42.4 14.7 425 15.2 1.1 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) 14.7 Notes n References The Elections Centre, Lancashire County Council Election Results 1973-2009 (PDF) External links Lancashire Council Lancashire 1977