1997 Lancashire County Council election

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Elections to Lancashire County Council were held in May 1997 on the same day as the 1997 United Kingdom general election. [1]

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Results

Burnley

SeatResultMajority
Burnley Central EastLabour371
Burnley Central WestLabour2,230
Burnley North EastLabour3,112
Burnley RuralLabour1,690
Burnley South WestLabour2,127
Burnley WestLabour2,293

Chorley

SeatWinning PartyMajority
Chorley EastLabour2,989
Chorley NorthLabour1,062
Chorley Rural EastLabour60
Chorley Rural NorthConservative363
Chorley Rural WestLabour691
Chorley WestLabour2,862

Fylde

SeatWinning PartyMajority
Fylde EastConservative1,509
Fylde WestConservative1,633
Lytham Conservative2,367
St Annes NorthConservative1,276
St Annes SouthConservative52

Hyndburn

Accrington Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Doreen Pollit2,880
Conservative SG Crook1,453
Turnout 4,333
Labour hold Swing
Accrington South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Wendy Dwyer3,794
Conservative Derek Scholes2,566
Liberal Democrats Tim Whitchelo998
Turnout 7,358
Labour hold Swing
Church & Accrington North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jean Battle4,601
Conservative AC Barter2,405
Liberal Democrats Malcolm Pritchard1,312
Turnout 8,318
Labour hold Swing
Great Harwood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour George Slynn2,824
Conservative Wyn Frankland2,112
Liberal Democrats M Gradwell1,076
Turnout 6.012
Labour hold Swing
Oswaldtwistle
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Dorothy Westell4,871
Conservative Brian Walmsley3,854
Turnout 8,725
Labour hold Swing
Rishton, Clayton & Altham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ian Ormerod4,541
Conservative Rennie Pinder3,367
Turnout 7,908
Labour hold Swing

Lancaster

SeatWinning PartyMajority
Heysham Labour1,600
Lancaster CityLabour1,531
Lancaster EastLabour3,006
Lancaster Rural CentralConservative1,539
Lancaster Rural NorthConservative1,141
Lancaster Rural SouthLiberal Democrats459
Morecambe EastLabour242
Morecambe WestLabour2,168
Skerton Labour3,097

Pendle

SeatWinning PartyMajority
Colne Labour197
NelsonLabour1,569
Pendle EastLiberal Democrats213
Pendle NorthLiberal Democrats1,083
Pendle SouthLabour1,900
Pendle WestConservative163

Preston

SeatWinning PartyMajority
Preston Central EastLabour1,364
Preston Central WestLabour621
Preston EastLabour1,239
Preston NorthLiberal Democrats52
Preston Rural EastConservative1,992
Preston Rural WestLiberal Democrats697
Preston South EastLabour1,404
Preston South WestLabour1,095
Preston WestLabour440

Ribble Valley

SeatWinning PartyMajority
Clitheroe Liberal Democrat1,038
Longridge Conservative1,120
Ribble Valley North EastConservative1,369
Ribble Valley South WestConservative1,296

Rossendale

SeatWinning PartyMajority
Bacup Conservative402
Haslingden Labour80
Rossendale EastLabour809
Rossendale WestLabour545
Whitworth Labour344

South Ribble

SeatWinning PartyMajority
South Ribble CentralLabour771
South Ribble EastLabour787
South Ribble NorthLabour377
South Ribble North WestConservative854
South Ribble SouthLabour560
South Ribble South WestLabour2,234
South Ribble WestConservative1,094

West Lancashire

SeatWinning PartyMajority
Ormskirk Labour77
Skelmersdale CentralLabour2,522
Skelmersdale EastLabour1,725
Skelmersdale WestLabour2,868
West Lancashire EastConservative138
West Lancashire NorthConservative1,491
West Lancashire SouthConservative877

Wyre

SeatWinning PartyMajority
Amounderness Conservative801
Cleveleys Labour47
Garstang Conservative875
HeskethLabour668
HillhouseConservative271
MarineLabour281
Poulton-le-Fylde Conservative930
Wyre SideConservative1,166

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References

  1. "Lancashire County Council Election Results 1973-2009" (PDF). electionscentre.co.uk. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 June 2016.