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1997 Lancashire County Council election
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1997 UK local government election
December 2013
January 2024
Elections to Lancashire County Council were held in May 1997 on the same day as the 1997 United Kingdom general election.Lancashire County Council Election Results 1973-2009 http://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Lancashire-County.pdf live electionscentre.co.uk https://web.archive.org/web/20160611054453/http://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Lancashire-County.pdf 11 June 2016
Ward results
Burnley
Seat Result Majority Labour Party (UK) Burnley Central East Labour 371 Labour Party (UK) Burnley Central West Labour 2,230 Labour Party (UK) Burnley North East Labour 3,112 Labour Party (UK) Burnley Rural Labour 1,690 Labour Party (UK) Burnley South West Labour 2,127 Labour Party (UK) Burnley West Labour 2,293
Chorley
Seat Winning Party Majority Labour Party (UK) Chorley East Labour 2,989 Labour Party (UK) Chorley North Labour 1,062 Labour Party (UK) Chorley Rural East Labour 60 Conservative Party (UK) Chorley Rural North Conservative 363 Labour Party (UK) Chorley Rural West Labour 691 Labour Party (UK) Chorley West Labour 2,862
Fylde
Seat Winning Party Majority Conservative Party (UK) Fylde East Conservative 1,509 Conservative Party (UK) Fylde West Conservative 1,633 Conservative Party (UK) Lytham Conservative 2,367 Conservative Party (UK) St Annes North Conservative 1,276 Conservative Party (UK) St Annes South Conservative 52
Hyndburn
Accrington Central
Labour Party (UK)
Doreen Pollit
2,880
Conservative Party (UK)
SG Crook
1,453
4,333
1,427
Labour Party (UK)
Accrington South
Labour Party (UK)
Wendy Dwyer
3,794
Conservative Party (UK)
Derek Scholes
2,566
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Tim Whitchelo
998
7,358
1,228
Labour Party (UK)
Church & Accrington North
Labour Party (UK)
Jean Battle
4,601
Conservative Party (UK)
AC Barter
2,405
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Malcolm Pritchard
1,312
8,318
2,196
Labour Party (UK)
Great Harwood
Labour Party (UK)
George Slynn
2,824
Conservative Party (UK)
Wyn Frankland
2,112
Liberal Democrats (UK)
M Gradwell
1,076
6.012
712
Labour Party (UK)
Oswaldtwistle
Labour Party (UK)
Dorothy Westell
4,871
Conservative Party (UK)
Brian Walmsley
3,854
8,725
1,017
Labour Party (UK)
Rishton, Clayton & Altham
Labour Party (UK)
Ian Ormerod
4,541
Conservative Party (UK)
Rennie Pinder
3,367
7,908
1,174
Labour Party (UK)
Lancaster
Seat Winning Party Majority Labour Party (UK) Heysham Labour 1,600 Labour Party (UK) Lancaster City Labour 1,531 Labour Party (UK) Lancaster East Labour 3,006 Conservative Party (UK) Lancaster Rural Central Conservative 1,539 Conservative Party (UK) Lancaster Rural North Conservative 1,141 Liberal Democrats (UK) Lancaster Rural South Liberal Democrats 459 Labour Party (UK) Morecambe East Labour 242 Labour Party (UK) Morecambe West Labour 2,168 Labour Party (UK) Skerton Labour 3,097
Pendle
Seat Winning Party Majority Labour Party (UK) Colne Labour 197 Labour Party (UK) Nelson Labour 1,569 Liberal Democrats (UK) Pendle East Liberal Democrats 213 Liberal Democrats (UK) Pendle North Liberal Democrats 1,083 Labour Party (UK) Pendle South Labour 1,900 Conservative Party (UK) Pendle West Conservative 163
Preston
Seat Winning Party Majority Labour Party (UK) Preston Central East Labour 1,364 Labour Party (UK) Preston Central West Labour 621 Labour Party (UK) Preston East Labour 1,239 Liberal Democrats (UK) Preston North Liberal Democrats 52 Conservative Party (UK) Preston Rural East Conservative 1,992 Liberal Democrats (UK) Preston Rural West Liberal Democrats 697 Labour Party (UK) Preston South East Labour 1,404 Labour Party (UK) Preston South West Labour 1,095 Labour Party (UK) Preston West Labour 440
Ribble Valley
Seat Winning Party Majority Liberal Democrats (UK) Clitheroe Liberal Democrat 1,038 Conservative Party (UK) Longridge Conservative 1,120 Conservative Party (UK) Ribble Valley North East Conservative 1,369 Conservative Party (UK) Ribble Valley South West Conservative 1,296
Rossendale
Seat Winning Party Majority Conservative Party (UK) Bacup Conservative 402 Labour Party (UK) Haslingden Labour 80 Labour Party (UK) Rossendale East Labour 809 Labour Party (UK) Rossendale West Labour 545 Labour Party (UK) Whitworth Labour 344
South Ribble
Seat Winning Party Majority Labour Party (UK) South Ribble Central Labour 771 Labour Party (UK) South Ribble East Labour 787 Labour Party (UK) South Ribble North Labour 377 Conservative Party (UK) South Ribble North West Conservative 854 Labour Party (UK) South Ribble South Labour 560 Labour Party (UK) South Ribble South West Labour 2,234 Conservative Party (UK) South Ribble West Conservative 1,094
West Lancashire
Seat Winning Party Majority Labour Party (UK) Ormskirk Labour 77 Labour Party (UK) Skelmersdale Central Labour 2,522 Labour Party (UK) Skelmersdale East Labour 1,725 Labour Party (UK) Skelmersdale West Labour 2,868 Conservative Party (UK) West Lancashire East Conservative 138 Conservative Party (UK) West Lancashire North Conservative 1,491 Conservative Party (UK) West Lancashire South Conservative 877
Wyre
Seat Winning Party Majority Conservative Party (UK) Amounderness Conservative 801 Labour Party (UK) Cleveleys Labour 47 Conservative Party (UK) Garstang Conservative 875 Labour Party (UK) Hesketh Labour 668 Conservative Party (UK) Hillhouse Conservative 271 Labour Party (UK) Marine Labour 281 Conservative Party (UK) Poulton-le-Fylde Conservative 930 Conservative Party (UK) Wyre Side Conservative 1,166
References
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Category:1997 English local elections
Category:1990s in Lancashire