Lancaster Council - Wards and Councillors

District council · North West · 61 seats in 27 wards · All seats elected every four years · Next election 6 May 2027

Lancaster Council is run by a Green / Liberal Democrats / Independent coalition. The council has 61 councillors in 27 wards. Seats by party: Green 24, Labour 20, Lib Dem 7, Other 5, Conservative 5. The next election is on 6 May 2027.

A government plan to replace the councils in this area with four unitary councils was paused for review on 7 September 2026. Elections due in May 2027 will go ahead on existing council boundaries. Source

Control

Seats by party

Green / Liberal Democrats / Independent Coalition

61 seats - 31 for a majority

Labour 20Conservative 5Lib Dem 7Green 24Other 5

Seat changes since the 4 May 2023 election Green +3 Other +1 Labour −4

Vote share at the 4 May 2023 election (61 seats, all wards)

ShareSeats won

Labour29.2%24

Green28.0%21

Conservative20.6%5

Lib Dem12.7%7

Other9.6%4

Next election

6 May 2027

all 61 seats up, then every four years

Largest party

Green 24

7 short of the 31 needed for a majority

Closest result

Scotforth East

Labour won the last seat by 3 votes over Green, 4 May 2023

Latest by-election

Castle

Green hold, 21 May 2026 (9 since 2021)

Constituencies

2 overlap

2024Now

Voted Leave in 2016

51%

GB 52%

Wards

Who holds each ward

LabourConservativeLib DemGreenOther

Coloured by the party holding most of the ward's seats today; where seats are split evenly, by the party with the higher share at the last election.

All 27 wards

Councillors and last results

Select a ward for its full results, candidates and last by-election.

Ward and councillors	Last election
Bare Martin Bottoms, Kate Knight, Gerry Blaikie	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 21.2% lead 0.8 pts
Bolton & Slyne Paul Newton, John Wild, Keith Budden	4 May 2023 Conservative 43.2% lead 17.8 pts
Bowerham Hamish Mills, Sarah Punshon	4 May 2023 Green 49.0% lead 8.8 pts
Bulk Jack Lenox, Sam Riches, Caroline Jackson	4 May 2023 Green 59.1% lead 27.5 pts
Carnforth & Millhead Louise Belcher, Chris Hanna, Jackson Stubbs	4 May 2023 Labour 48.3% lead 7.4 pts
Castle Will Farley, Paul Stubbins, Dave Brookes	4 May 2023 Green 58.6% lead 29.3 pts
Ellel Paul Tynan, Sally Maddocks	4 May 2023 Green 55.1% lead 30.4 pts
Halton-with-Aughton & Kellet James Sommerville, Sarah McGowan	4 May 2023 Green 41.4% lead 7.8 pts
Heysham Central Catherine Armistead, Susan Penney	4 May 2023 Labour 37.5% lead 5.2 pts
Heysham North Claire Cozler, Roger Cleet	4 May 2023 Labour 31.1% lead 5.7 pts
Heysham South Catherine Potter, Philip Bradley, Colin Hartley	4 May 2023 Labour 44.2% lead 18.7 pts
John O'Gaunt Wilson Colley, Suhir Abuhajar	4 May 2023 Green 50.8% lead 10.1 pts
Lower Lune Valley Peter Jackson, Joyce Pritchard	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 45.4% lead 10.1 pts
Marsh Gina Dowding, Mandy Bannon, Nick Wilkinson	4 May 2023 Green 66.3% lead 44.5 pts
Overton Andrew Gardiner	4 May 2023 Conservative 40.6% lead 9.4 pts
Poulton John Livermore, Paul Hart	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 42.3% lead 18.0 pts
Scale Hall Jean Parr, Phillip Black, Ruth Colbridge	4 May 2023 Labour 53.9% lead 32.5 pts
Scotforth East Jason Wood, Andrew Otway	4 May 2023 Labour 40.5% lead 5.4 pts
Scotforth West Tim Hamilton-Cox, Abi Mills	4 May 2023 Green 61.9% lead 39.8 pts
Silverdale Alan Greenwell	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 40.5% lead 4.7 pts
Skerton Robert Redfern, Sandra Thornberry, Martin Gawith	4 May 2023 Labour 56.6% lead 34.6 pts
Torrisholme Roger Dennison, Brett Cooper	4 May 2023 Morecambe Bay Independents 28.4% lead 7.8 pts
University Maria Deery, Tom Fish	4 May 2023 Labour 42.4% lead 3.9 pts
Upper Lune Valley Ross Hunter	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 59.3% lead 27.7 pts
Warton Sue Tyldesley	4 May 2023 Green 52.7% lead 23.2 pts
West End David Whitaker, Joanne Ainscough, Margaret Pattison	4 May 2023 Labour 42.5% lead 11.7 pts
Westgate Chris Harris, Matthew Black, John Hanson	4 May 2023 Labour 35.7% lead 6.1 pts

Bare

Gerry Blaikie Lib DemKate Knight ConservativeMartin Bottoms Green

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Lib Dem21.2%

Conservative20.4%

Morecambe Bay Independents20.1%

Labour17.4%

Independent12.6%

Green8.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Gerry Blaikie Elected	Lib Dem	486
Kate Sarah Knight Elected	Conservative	466
David Martin Bottoms Elected	Morecambe Bay Independents	459
Stuart James Alexander Bateson	Conservative	447
Sarah Elizabeth Knight	Morecambe Bay Independents	445
Matthew Robert Jakeman	Conservative	430
Christian Ainscough	Labour	399
Russell Robert Walsh	Morecambe Bay Independents	358
Lynda Dagdeviren	Lib Dem	349
Faith Kenrick	Labour	328
Dan Balsamini	Lib Dem	309
Mark John Dugan	Independent	288
Lucie Carrington	Green	191
Sean Hughes	Green	131
Andrew Lee	Green	113

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Bolton & Slyne

John Wild ConservativeKeith Budden ConservativePaul Newton Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Conservative43.2%

Labour25.4%

Lib Dem17.3%

Green14.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Keith William Budden Elected	Conservative	1,050
Paul Morris Newton Elected	Conservative	1,010
John Wild Elected	Conservative	985
Craig Mossop	Labour	618
Kate Mossop	Labour	572
Ivan Wheatley	Lib Dem	421
Tony Saville	Lib Dem	405
Laura Ceri Mumford	Green	342
Janet Swan	Green	269
Gideon Jonathan Johnson Flemming	Green	216

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Bowerham

Hamish Mills GreenSarah Punshon Green

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Green49.0%

Labour40.2%

Conservative8.7%

Lib Dem2.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Hamish Mills Elected	Green	736
Sarah Punshon Elected	Green	696
Erica Ruth Estelle Lewis	Labour	604
Peter Curphey	Labour	541
Charles Edwards	Conservative	131
Charlotte Beryl Whitehouse	Conservative	120
Lisa Michelle Sue-Too	Lib Dem	30

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Bulk

Caroline Jackson GreenJack Lenox GreenSam Riches Green

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Green59.1%

Labour31.6%

Conservative5.6%

Lib Dem3.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Caroline Jackson Elected	Green	1,140
Jack Lenox Elected	Green	1,061
Sam Riches Elected	Green	964
Stefanie Claudia Doebler	Labour	610
Richard Marc Johnson	Labour	546
Daniel Fletcher	Labour	516
Callum Brandon Banthorpe	Conservative	109
Nathan Gaskill	Conservative	107
Kyle James Hall	Conservative	104
Phil Dunster	Lib Dem	71

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Carnforth & Millhead

Chris Hanna LabourJackson Stubbs LabourLouise Belcher Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Labour48.3%

Conservative40.9%

Green10.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Paul Malcolm Gardner Elected	Labour	633
Louise Belcher Elected	Labour	586
Chris Hanna Elected	Labour	571
Kath Bromilow	Conservative	536
Peter Yates	Conservative	534
Mel Guilding	Conservative	490
Amelia Jones	Green	141
Daren Christian Chandisingh	Green	127
Jon Sear	Green	125

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Last by-election, 2 May 2024

Labour47.3%

Conservative33.4%

Green14.3%

Lib Dem5.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Jackson Stubbs Elected	Labour	644	47.3%
Peter Yates	Conservative	454	33.4%
Emily Heath	Green	194	14.3%
Lynda Dagdeviren	Lib Dem	69	5.1%

Castle

Dave Brookes GreenPaul Stubbins GreenWill Farley Green

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Green58.6%

Labour29.3%

Conservative7.1%

Lib Dem5.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Dave Brookes Elected	Green	767
Shelagh McGregor Elected	Green	711
Paul Byron Stubbins Elected	Green	657
Jeremy Hugh Bateman	Labour	383
Emma Lindsey Corless	Labour	362
Becca Snow	Labour	320
Kevan Stuart Walton	Conservative	93
Scott Andrew Farmer	Conservative	82
Jakub Stuchlik	Conservative	75
Henry Joseph Beesley	Lib Dem	66

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Last by-election, 21 May 2026

Green70.0%

Labour15.7%

Reform10.9%

Lib Dem3.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Will Farley Elected	Green	845	70.0%
Will Evans	Labour	190	15.7%
Marco Wright	Reform	132	10.9%
Malcom Allan Martin	Lib Dem	41	3.4%

Ellel

Paul Tynan GreenSally Maddocks Green

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Green55.1%

Conservative24.7%

Labour17.1%

Lib Dem3.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Sally Ann Shelley Maddocks Elected	Green	951
Paul Francis Tynan Elected	Green	733
Jason John Park	Conservative	426
Richard Austen-Baker	Conservative	412
Shaun Stephen Corkerry	Labour	295
Anna Winifred Hopkins	Labour	245
Robert Alan Fildes	Lib Dem	54

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Halton-with-Aughton & Kellet

James Sommerville GreenSarah McGowan Green

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Green41.4%

Conservative33.6%

Labour16.2%

Lib Dem8.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Sarah Janet McGowan Elected	Green	716
James Sommerville Elected	Green	648
Daniel Scott Gibbins	Conservative	582
Stuart Morris	Conservative	464
Kathryn Elaine Hyde	Labour	280
Thomas Henry White	Lib Dem	153

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Heysham Central

Catherine Armistead LabourSusan Penney Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Labour37.5%

Morecambe Bay Independents32.3%

Conservative18.7%

Green9.7%

Lib Dem1.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Catherine Ann Armistead Elected	Labour	430
Susan Meryl Penney Elected	Labour	386
Geoff Knight	Morecambe Bay Independents	370
Gina Thistlethwaite	Morecambe Bay Independents	363
Lee Taylor-Craddock	Conservative	214
Joanna Young	Green	111
Cai Wingfield	Green	49
Ben Foulsham	Lib Dem	21

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Heysham North

Claire Cozler LabourRoger Cleet Independent

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Labour31.1%

Independent25.4%

Morecambe Bay Independents20.0%

Conservative12.0%

Lib Dem7.8%

Green3.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Claire Cozler Elected	Labour	270
Roger Timothy Cleet Elected	Independent	221
Mark Andrew Jarnell	Labour	201
Clark Kent	Morecambe Bay Independents	174
Anthony David Padgett	Morecambe Bay Independents	130
Sam Mall	Conservative	104
Elaine Mary Chapple	Lib Dem	68
Louise Sandra Stansfield	Lib Dem	44
Jan Maskell	Green	32
Patrick McMurray	Green	20

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Heysham South

Catherine Potter LabourColin Hartley LabourPhilip Bradley Independent

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Labour44.2%

Conservative25.5%

Morecambe Bay Independents23.4%

Green4.4%

Lib Dem2.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Colin Hartley Elected	Labour	737
Philip Mark Bradley Elected	Labour	707
Catherine Potter Elected	Labour	651
Bill Riley	Conservative	425
Mike Greenall	Morecambe Bay Independents	390
Pat Freeman	Conservative	341
Emma Victoria Knight	Morecambe Bay Independents	272
Josiah Fulton	Morecambe Bay Independents	266
Maria Deery	Green	74
Gisela Christine Renolds	Green	68
Hildy Wild	Green	50
Sheldon Kent	Lib Dem	43

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

John O'Gaunt

Suhir Abuhajar GreenWilson Colley Green

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Green50.8%

Labour40.7%

Conservative6.1%

Lib Dem2.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Suhir Abuhajar Elected	Green	551
Grace Russell Elected	Green	498
Lisa Montserrat Corkerry	Labour	441
Linda Mary Prue	Labour	395
Morgan James Gray	Conservative	66
Paul Jason Kitchen	Conservative	60
James Peter Harvey	Lib Dem	26

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Last by-election, 1 May 2025

Green55.2%

Labour29.2%

Lib Dem14.0%

Reform1.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Wilson Colley Elected	Green	523	55.2%
Dave McGrath Wilkinson	Labour	277	29.2%
Ethan Weir-Preston	Lib Dem	133	14.0%
Martyn Sutton	Reform	15	1.6%

Lower Lune Valley

Joyce Pritchard Lib DemPeter Jackson Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Lib Dem45.4%

Conservative35.3%

Labour10.5%

Green8.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Joyce Pritchard Elected	Lib Dem	733
Peter James Jackson Elected	Lib Dem	606
Joan Jackson	Conservative	570
Matthew Joseph Maxwell-Scott	Conservative	435
Mandy King	Labour	169
Andrew Martin Kay	Labour	161
Mike Wright	Green	144
Rosie Mills	Green	113

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Marsh

Gina Dowding GreenMandy Bannon GreenNick Wilkinson Green

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Green66.3%

Labour21.8%

Conservative6.7%

Lib Dem5.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Gina Dowding Elected	Green	1,241
Mandy Bannon Elected	Green	1,223
Nick Wilkinson Elected	Green	1,079
Jessica Rose Rafferty	Labour	408
Morgane Louise Mary-Ann Cozler	Labour	399
Benjamin Joel Soffa	Labour	354
Joe William Wrennall	Conservative	125
Anthony Desmond Harmey	Conservative	113
Ryan Timmings	Conservative	110
Amy Stanning	Lib Dem	98

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Overton

Andrew Gardiner Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Conservative40.6%

Labour31.2%

Morecambe Bay Independents21.9%

Green6.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Andrew Paul Gardiner Elected	Conservative	241	40.6%
Jean Elizabeth Yates	Labour	185	31.2%
Jason Chadwick Slater	Morecambe Bay Independents	130	21.9%
David Maddocks	Green	37	6.2%

Poulton

John Livermore Lib DemPaul Hart Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Lib Dem42.3%

Labour24.3%

Morecambe Bay Independents17.9%

Green6.4%

Conservative6.3%

Independent2.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Paul Bernard Hart Elected	Lib Dem	395
John Livermore Elected	Lib Dem	304
Terrie Metcalfe	Labour	227
Matthew Zak Panesh	Labour	198
Tricia Heath	Morecambe Bay Independents	167
Jaimie Ann Heath	Morecambe Bay Independents	154
Pete Moser	Green	60
Joan Yates	Conservative	59
Julie Faith McMurray	Green	38
Vicky Boyd-Power	Independent	26

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Scale Hall

Jean Parr LabourPhillip Black LabourRuth Colbridge Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Labour53.9%

Conservative21.4%

Green13.3%

Lib Dem11.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Ruth Colbridge Elected	Labour	663
Hilda Jean Parr Elected	Labour	655
Phillip Black Elected	Labour	639
Joanne Lowther-Edwards	Conservative	263
Ceri Sian Turner	Green	164
Dominic James Thomas Hardy	Green	164
Jessica Elizabeth Long	Lib Dem	139
Geoffrey Eldred Pogson	Green	127

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Scotforth East

Andrew Otway GreenJason Wood Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Labour40.5%

Green35.1%

Conservative18.6%

Lib Dem5.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Sophie Louise Maddocks Elected	Labour	607
Jason Wood Elected	Labour	529
Nancy Mills	Green	526
Caroline Nancy Robertson	Green	473
Stephanie Ann Hoggarth	Conservative	278
Georges Benjamin Quinn	Conservative	209
Robin Long	Lib Dem	87

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Last by-election, 3 October 2024

Green57.8%

Labour22.4%

Conservative13.7%

Lib Dem6.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Andrew Robert Otway Elected	Green	623	57.8%
Mark Andrew Jarnell	Labour	241	22.4%
Timothy Wood	Conservative	148	13.7%
Malcom Allan Martin	Lib Dem	66	6.1%

Scotforth West

Abi Mills GreenTim Hamilton-Cox Green

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Green61.9%

Labour22.1%

Conservative11.8%

Lib Dem4.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Abi Mills Elected	Green	1,083
Tim Hamilton-Cox Elected	Green	1,023
Sayeda Fabiha Hassan Askari	Labour	387
Davina Anne Miller	Labour	373
Leon Theodore Dexter	Conservative	207
Harvey George Hayes	Conservative	162
Malcom Allan Martin	Lib Dem	73

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Silverdale

Alan Greenwell Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Lib Dem40.5%

Conservative35.8%

Labour12.8%

Green10.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
William Alan Greenwell Elected	Lib Dem	363	40.5%
Phillippa Williamson	Conservative	321	35.8%
Brenda Daphne Florence Rockall	Labour	115	12.8%
Anna McCoy	Green	97	10.8%

Skerton

Martin Gawith LabourRobert Redfern LabourSandra Thornberry Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Labour56.6%

Green22.0%

Conservative13.7%

Lib Dem7.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Robert Michael Redfern Elected	Labour	696
Anna Sandra Thornberry Elected	Labour	659
Geoffrey Martin Gawith Elected	Labour	615
Emlyn Busby	Green	271
Kathryn Bain	Green	239
Emily Heath	Green	232
Julian Paul Webb	Conservative	168
Alexandra Ann Hailey	Conservative	153
Michael Richard Wilkinson	Conservative	148
Derek Kaye	Lib Dem	95

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Torrisholme

Brett Cooper Morecambe Bay IndependentsRoger Dennison Morecambe Bay Independents

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Morecambe Bay Independents28.4%

Conservative20.6%

Labour18.7%

Independent9.8%

Green9.2%

Independent8.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Roger Thomas Francis Dennison Elected	Morecambe Bay Independents	443
Brett Martin Cooper Elected	Morecambe Bay Independents	376
Colin Hewitt	Conservative	321
Thomas Brian Penney	Labour	292
Cary Jane Matthews	Independent	153
Rob Livesey	Green	144
Wendy Barbara Cowley	Independent	133
Rebecca Aimee Lanyon Willmott	Green	87
Teresa Mary Wilson	Lib Dem	73

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

University

Maria Deery GreenTom Fish Green

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Labour42.4%

Green38.5%

Conservative12.5%

Lib Dem6.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Erin Christina Hall Elected	Labour	217
Tom Fish Elected	Green	197
Isabella Metcalf-Riener	Green	190
Lewis Vines Hurst	Labour	172
Bawan Arkan Hassan	Conservative	64
Khai Helmy	Conservative	55
Cormac McVeigh Evans	Lib Dem	34
Thomas Edward Cross	Lib Dem	29

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Last by-election, 4 July 2024

Green45.1%

Labour39.0%

Conservative10.8%

Lib Dem5.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Maria Deery Elected	Green	96	45.1%
Anya Veronica Wilkinson-Leishman	Labour	83	39.0%
Matthew Joseph Maxwell-Scott	Conservative	23	10.8%
Thomas Willis	Lib Dem	11	5.2%

Upper Lune Valley

Ross Hunter Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Lib Dem59.3%

Conservative31.6%

Green9.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Ross Douglas Hunter Elected	Lib Dem	483	59.3%
Jane Parkinson	Conservative	257	31.6%
Jamie Payne	Green	74	9.1%

Warton

Sue Tyldesley Green

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Green52.7%

Conservative29.5%

Labour9.4%

Lib Dem8.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Sue Tyldesley Elected	Green	415	52.7%
Tom Harvey	Conservative	232	29.5%
David Ainsworth	Labour	74	9.4%
Jane Parsons	Lib Dem	66	8.4%

West End

David Whitaker LabourJoanne Ainscough LabourMargaret Pattison Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Labour42.5%

Lib Dem30.8%

Morecambe Bay Independents13.9%

Conservative8.1%

Green4.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Margaret Elizabeth Pattison Elected	Labour	543
Joanne Lindsey Ainscough Elected	Labour	497
David Whitaker Elected	Labour	477
Catherine Pilling	Lib Dem	393
Jake Perkins	Lib Dem	382
James Pilling	Lib Dem	365
Trevor Alan Duncan	Morecambe Bay Independents	177
Kate Aspinall	Morecambe Bay Independents	157
Angela Jane Fletcher	Morecambe Bay Independents	155
Michael Wayne Ennis	Conservative	104
Clara Maria Helene Bandszus	Green	60
Sarah Catherine Hester	Green	56
Mark Miles Westcombe	Green	42

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Westgate

Chris Harris IndependentJohn Hanson LabourMatthew Black Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Labour35.7%

Morecambe Bay Independents29.6%

Lib Dem16.3%

Conservative13.2%

Green5.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes
John Robert Hanson Elected	Labour	491
Matthew David Black Elected	Labour	437
Chris Harris Elected	Labour	414
Dan Blacow	Morecambe Bay Independents	408
Debbie Knight	Morecambe Bay Independents	393
Wayne Ronald Dixon	Morecambe Bay Independents	382
Bill Jackson	Lib Dem	225
Carole Louise Johnston	Conservative	182
Stuart Charles Staig	Conservative	180
Monika Marie-Luise Stenneken	Lib Dem	120
Tom Timothy Sutton	Lib Dem	82
Kathy Bashford	Green	71
Alison Elizabeth Gordon	Green	62
Jago Howard Gannicliffe Westaway	Green	50

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Councillors

Changed party since the election

2 councillors now sit for a different party from the one they were elected for.

Ward	Councillor	Elected as	Now
Heysham South	Philip Bradley	Labour 2023	Independent
Westgate	Chris Harris	Labour 2023	Independent

By-elections

Every council by-election since 2021

9 by-elections since July 2021, 4 of them gains.

Date	Ward	Result	Winner's share
21 May 2026	Castle	Green hold	70.0%
1 May 2025	John O'Gaunt	Green hold	55.2%
9 October 2024	Scotforth East	Green gain from Labour	57.8%
19 July 2024	University	Green gain from Labour
9 May 2024	Carnforth & Millhead	Labour hold	47.3%
16 March 2024	Castle	Green hold
27 September 2022	Warton	Green gain from Conservative
4 August 2022	Harbour	Labour hold
19 May 2022	Ellel	Green gain from Conservative

Parliament

Parliamentary constituencies

Constituency	Share of council	2024 winner	Projected now
Morecambe and Lunesdale	59%	Labour	Labour 33%
Lancaster and Wyre	41%	Labour	Labour 36%

Share of the council: the proportion of its census neighbourhoods (2021 LSOAs) in each seat. The projection is PollCheck's demographic model at current polling, not a forecast.

People

Who lives in Lancaster

142,933 residents in 59,983 households

Voted Leave in 2016

51% 1 below GB

Degree or higher

32% 2 below GB

No qualifications

16% 2 below GB

Own their home

67% 6 above GB

Rent from a council or housing association

10% 7 below GB

Rent privately

22% 2 above GB

Aged 15 to 34

33% 2 above GB

Aged 65 and over

24% 2 above GB

GB figure. 2021 Census (Scotland: 2022): age as a share of residents aged 15 and over, qualifications of residents aged 16 and over, housing as a share of households. Leave: 2016 EU referendum, Electoral Commission results by counting area.

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Closest on the measures above: the 2016 Leave vote, age, qualifications and housing. Maps show which party holds each ward.

Sources

Sources and method

Seat totals and control: PollCheck council control tracker. Councillors: Open Council Data (CC BY-SA 4.0). Election results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), with some vote counts from DCLEAPIL, Leman (2025) (CC BY-SA 4.0), and corrections checked against councils' official declarations. Ward boundaries: Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Census: Office for National Statistics and National Records of Scotland.

Councillor lists and DCLEAPIL-derived vote counts on this page are available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

In wards electing more than one councillor, a party's share counts only its leading candidate (the Rallings and Thrasher method). Independents count individually. The lead is the gap between the top two parties' shares.