South Ribble Council - Wards and Councillors

District council · North West · 50 seats in 23 wards · All seats elected every four years · Next election 6 May 2027

Labour have a majority on South Ribble Council. The council has 50 councillors in 23 wards. Seats by party: Labour 28, Conservative 16, Lib Dem 5, Reform 1. 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

Labour (Majority)

50 seats - 26 for a majority

Reform 1Labour 28Conservative 16Lib Dem 5

Seat changes since the 4 May 2023 election Reform +1 Labour −1

Vote share at the 4 May 2023 election (50 seats, all wards)

ShareSeats won

Labour43.5%29

Conservative35.0%16

Lib Dem18.3%5

Green2.4%0

Other0.8%0

Next election

6 May 2027

all 50 seats up, then every four years

Largest party

Labour 28

majority of 6; 26 needed

Closest result

Buckshaw & Worden

Labour won the last seat by 8 votes over Conservative, 4 May 2023

Latest by-election

Broad Oak

Lib Dem hold, 18 December 2025 (3 since 2021)

Constituencies

2 overlap

2024Now

Voted Leave in 2016

59%

GB 52%

Wards

Who holds each ward

LabourConservativeLib Dem

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 23 wards

Councillors and last results

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

Ward and councillors	Last election
Bamber Bridge East Clare Hunter, Emma Stevens	4 May 2023 Labour 65.9% lead 45.8 pts
Bamber Bridge West Caleb Tomlinson, David Bollenberg	4 May 2023 Labour 66.4% lead 32.8 pts
Broad Oak Clare Burton-Johnson, Angela Turner	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 65.5% lead 48.2 pts
Broadfield Kath Unsworth, Matthew Tomlinson	4 May 2023 Labour 74.0% lead 56.6 pts
Buckshaw & Worden Pete Pillinger, Wesley Roberts	4 May 2023 Labour 46.9% lead 4.8 pts
Charnock Ian Watkinson, Deborah Ashton	4 May 2023 Labour 57.7% lead 22.0 pts
Coupe Green & Gregson Lane James Gleeson, Mathew Forshaw	4 May 2023 Conservative 41.5% lead 0.6 pts
Earnshaw Bridge Colin Sharples, Lou Jackson	4 May 2023 Labour 52.8% lead 20.7 pts
Farington East Paul Wharton-Hardman, Jacky Alty	4 May 2023 Labour 61.7% lead 32.6 pts
Farington West George Rear, Karen Walton	4 May 2023 Conservative 46.9% lead 7.7 pts
Hoole Connor Watson, John Rainsbury	4 May 2023 Conservative 49.7% lead 14.2 pts
Howick & Priory David Howarth, James Lillis, David Shaw	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 62.0% lead 43.7 pts
Leyland Central Aniela Bylinski Gelder, Haydn Williams	4 May 2023 Labour 62.9% lead 38.1 pts
Longton & Hutton West Colin Coulton, Will King, Julie Buttery	4 May 2023 Conservative 47.8% lead 26.9 pts
Lostock Hall Peter Gabbott, Elaine Stringfellow, Lesley Pritchard	4 May 2023 Labour 55.1% lead 15.9 pts
Middleforth James Flannery, Joan Burrows, Keith Martin	4 May 2023 Labour 58.1% lead 32.7 pts
Moss Side Mary Green, Michael Green	4 May 2023 Conservative 51.8% lead 3.6 pts
New Longton & Hutton East Margaret Smith, Phil Smith	4 May 2023 Conservative 53.1% lead 6.2 pts
Samlesbury & Walton Jasmine Gleave, Peter Mullineaux	4 May 2023 Conservative 57.3% lead 24.6 pts
Seven Stars Jane Bell, Matthew Farnworth	4 May 2023 Labour 65.8% lead 38.8 pts
St Ambrose Jo Hindle-Taylor, Nicky Peet	4 May 2023 Labour 65.2% lead 44.3 pts
Walton-le-Dale East Hilary Bedford, Chris Lomax	4 May 2023 Labour 64.4% lead 28.8 pts
Walton-le-Dale West Matt Campbell, Damian Bretherton	4 May 2023 Conservative 53.2% lead 16.4 pts

Bamber Bridge East

Clare Hunter LabourEmma Stevens Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Labour65.9%

Conservative20.1%

Green14.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Clare Hunter Elected	Labour	618
Emma Stevens Elected	Labour	486
Lesley Ann Thurlbourn	Conservative	189
Stephen Philip Thurlbourn	Conservative	173
Rachel Jane Knowles	Green	131

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Bamber Bridge West

Caleb Tomlinson LabourDavid Bollenberg Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Labour66.4%

Conservative33.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Paul Foster Elected	Labour	490
Caleb William Tomlinson Elected	Labour	442
Paul Watson	Conservative	248
Susan Carole Marsh	Conservative	221

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Last by-election, 10 October 2024

Labour44.8%

Conservative32.9%

Lib Dem22.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
David William Bollenberg Elected	Labour	253	44.8%
Stephen Richard Bridge	Conservative	186	32.9%
Paul Anthony Valentine	Lib Dem	126	22.3%

Broad Oak

Angela Turner Lib DemClare Burton-Johnson Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Lib Dem65.5%

Labour17.3%

Conservative17.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Harold George Hancock Elected	Lib Dem	951
Angela Turner Elected	Lib Dem	948
Andy Rae	Labour	251
Simon Terence Casey	Conservative	250
Anne Hala Mather	Conservative	188

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Last by-election, 18 December 2025

Lib Dem65.9%

Reform21.4%

Conservative7.7%

Labour5.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Clare Burton-Johnson Elected	Lib Dem	810	65.9%
Lee James Forshaw	Reform	263	21.4%
Gareth Paul Watson	Conservative	95	7.7%
Andy Rae	Labour	62	5.0%

Broadfield

Kath Unsworth LabourMatthew Tomlinson Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Labour74.0%

Conservative17.4%

Lib Dem8.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Matthew Vincent Tomlinson Elected	Labour	624
Kath Unsworth Elected	Labour	581
Peter Graham Tinsley	Conservative	147
Charles Philip Hamman	Conservative	140
Mary Isobel Young	Lib Dem	72

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Buckshaw & Worden

Pete Pillinger LabourWesley Roberts Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Labour46.9%

Conservative42.1%

Lib Dem10.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Pete Pillinger Elected	Labour	682
Wes Roberts Elected	Labour	620
Andrew Ashton	Conservative	612
Susan Caroline Snape	Conservative	555
Stephen Philip McHugh	Lib Dem	159

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Charnock

Deborah Ashton LabourIan Watkinson Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Labour57.7%

Conservative35.7%

Lib Dem6.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Deborah Jane Ashton Elected	Labour	556
Ian Danny Watkinson Elected	Labour	523
Joan Mary Burrows	Conservative	344
George Francis Ashcroft	Conservative	339
Gillian Ann Bennett	Lib Dem	63
Adrian Bennett	Lib Dem	49

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Coupe Green & Gregson Lane

James Gleeson LabourMathew Forshaw Reform

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Conservative41.5%

Labour40.9%

Alliance for Democracy and Freedom9.0%

Lib Dem8.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Mathew Forshaw Elected	Conservative	580
James Joseph Gleeson Elected	Labour	571
Gareth Paul Watson	Conservative	512
Geoff Key	Labour	462
Carly Gail Davis	Alliance for Democracy and Freedom	125
Paul Anthony Valentine	Lib Dem	120

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Earnshaw Bridge

Colin Sharples LabourLou Jackson Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Labour52.8%

Conservative32.1%

Lib Dem9.0%

Alliance for Democracy and Freedom6.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Lou Jackson Elected	Labour	549
Colin George Sharples Elected	Labour	546
Peter Neil Aspinall	Conservative	334
Mick Lennon	Conservative	314
Alastair Hugh Thomas	Lib Dem	94
Joan Elizabeth Wright	Alliance for Democracy and Freedom	62

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Farington East

Jacky Alty LabourPaul Wharton-Hardman Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Labour61.7%

Conservative29.1%

Lib Dem9.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Paul Wharton-Hardman Elected	Labour	608
Jacky Alty Elected	Labour	549
Basil Howard	Conservative	287
James Edward Collier	Conservative	254
Katherine Emma Hesketh-Holt	Lib Dem	91

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Farington West

George Rear ConservativeKaren Walton Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Conservative46.9%

Labour39.2%

Lib Dem13.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Karen Jean Walton Elected	Conservative	491
George Rear Elected	Conservative	433
Angie Williams	Labour	411
Chris Wharton-Hardman	Labour	407
Alan Swindells	Lib Dem	146

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Hoole

Connor Watson ConservativeJohn Rainsbury Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Conservative49.7%

Labour35.5%

Lib Dem14.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes
John Rainsbury Elected	Conservative	566
Connor Paul Watson Elected	Conservative	466
David Harry Suthers	Labour	404
Mike Webster	Labour	389
Graham Michael Smith	Lib Dem	168
Geoffrey Lee Crewe	Lib Dem	97

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Howick & Priory

David Howarth Lib DemDavid Shaw Lib DemJames Lillis Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Lib Dem62.0%

Labour18.3%

Conservative12.1%

Green7.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes
David Howarth Elected	Lib Dem	1,627
James Edward Lillis Elected	Lib Dem	1,436
David Charles Shaw Elected	Lib Dem	1,390
David Bennett	Labour	480
Suzanne Michelle Buttery	Conservative	319
Linda Rose Woollard	Conservative	303
Alistair Michael Woollard	Conservative	287
Heike McMurray	Green	200

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Leyland Central

Aniela Bylinski Gelder LabourHaydn Williams Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Labour62.9%

Conservative24.8%

Lib Dem12.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Aniela Sheila Bylinski Gelder Elected	Labour	666
Haydn David Williams Elected	Labour	662
Robert Samuel Newsome	Conservative	262
Elizabeth Gillian Watson	Conservative	211
Helen Louise Crewe	Lib Dem	130

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Longton & Hutton West

Colin Coulton ConservativeJulie Buttery ConservativeWill King Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Conservative47.8%

Labour20.9%

Lib Dem18.4%

Green12.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Julie Ann Buttery Elected	Conservative	965
Colin Coulton Elected	Conservative	934
Will King Elected	Conservative	892
Adam William Godwin	Labour	422
Simon Philip Carter	Lib Dem	371
Nicholas John Monks	Lib Dem	302
Christopher John Maloney	Lib Dem	266
Emma Elisabeth Winterleigh	Green	261

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Lostock Hall

Elaine Stringfellow LabourLesley Pritchard LabourPeter Gabbott Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Labour55.1%

Conservative39.2%

Lib Dem5.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Lesley Mary Pritchard Elected	Labour	930
Peter Alexander Gabbott Elected	Labour	886
Elaine Stringfellow Elected	Labour	828
Stephen Richard Bridge	Conservative	661
David Mark Moore	Conservative	577
Tony Green	Conservative	564
Elizabeth Anne Basquill	Lib Dem	97
Peter Robert Hubberstey	Lib Dem	82
Martin Peter Cassell	Lib Dem	72

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Middleforth

James Flannery LabourJoan Burrows ConservativeKeith Martin Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Labour58.1%

Conservative25.4%

Lib Dem16.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Will Adams Elected	Labour	957
Keith Martin Elected	Labour	940
James Michael Flannery Elected	Labour	913
Frances Anne Walker	Conservative	418
David Micallef	Conservative	401
Moses Kobla Nutekpor	Conservative	360
Clare Burton-Johnson	Lib Dem	271
Marion Hancock	Lib Dem	269
Chris Burton-Johnson	Lib Dem	235

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Last by-election, 24 October 2024

Conservative46.3%

Labour32.4%

Lib Dem15.5%

Green5.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Joan Mary Burrows Elected	Conservative	517	46.3%
Laura Elizabeth Crawford-Lane	Labour	362	32.4%
Clare Burton-Johnson	Lib Dem	173	15.5%
Ann Moorby	Green	64	5.7%

Moss Side

Mary Green ConservativeMichael Green Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Conservative51.8%

Labour48.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Mary Green Elected	Conservative	595
Michael Anthony Green Elected	Conservative	590
Sophie Renee Wilding	Labour	554
Malcolm Donoghue	Labour	518

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

New Longton & Hutton East

Margaret Smith ConservativePhil Smith Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Conservative53.1%

Lib Dem46.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Margaret Rose Smith Elected	Conservative	753
Phil Smith Elected	Conservative	729
David John Moore	Lib Dem	666
Tim Young	Lib Dem	618

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Samlesbury & Walton

Jasmine Gleave ConservativePeter Mullineaux Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Conservative57.3%

Labour32.7%

Lib Dem10.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Peter Mullineaux Elected	Conservative	606
Anjisu Jasmine Gleave Elected	Conservative	596
Elaine Hughes	Labour	346
Stephen Bennett	Labour	344
Christopher John Mortimer	Lib Dem	106

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Seven Stars

Jane Bell LabourMatthew Farnworth Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Labour65.8%

Conservative27.0%

Lib Dem7.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Jane Bell Elected	Labour	627
Matthew Thomas Farnworth Elected	Labour	604
Josh Seed	Conservative	257
Daniel Caseley Southern	Conservative	244
Alexander James Howarth	Lib Dem	69

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

St Ambrose

Jo Hindle-Taylor LabourNicky Peet Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Labour65.2%

Conservative20.9%

Lib Dem9.6%

Alliance for Democracy and Freedom4.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Nicky Peet Elected	Labour	692
Jo Hindle-Taylor Elected	Labour	671
David Hambley	Conservative	222
David Hugh Caunce	Conservative	218
Simon Thomson	Lib Dem	102
Michael Shaun Gibbons	Alliance for Democracy and Freedom	46

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Walton-le-Dale East

Chris Lomax LabourHilary Bedford Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Labour64.4%

Conservative35.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Chris Lomax Elected	Labour	708
Hilary Clare Bedford Elected	Labour	698
Carol Ann Chisholm	Conservative	391
Samuel Mason	Conservative	302

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Walton-le-Dale West

Damian Bretherton ConservativeMatt Campbell Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Conservative53.2%

Labour36.8%

Green10.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Damian John Bretherton Elected	Conservative	617
Matt Campbell Elected	Conservative	548
Richard Trevor Burton	Labour	426
Alex Watson	Labour	394
Charles Parkinson	Green	116
Sue Broady	Green	97

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Councillors

Changed party since the election

1 councillor now sit for a different party from the one they were elected for.

Ward	Councillor	Elected as	Now
Coupe Green & Gregson Lane	Mathew Forshaw	Conservative 2023	Reform

By-elections

Every council by-election since 2021

3 by-elections since July 2021, 1 of them gains.

Date	Ward	Result	Winner's share
18 December 2025	Broad Oak	Lib Dem hold	66.0%
24 October 2024	Middleforth	Conservative gain from Labour	46.3%
10 October 2024	Bamber Bridge West	Labour hold	44.8%

Parliament

Parliamentary constituencies

Constituency	Share of council	2024 winner	Projected now
South Ribble	69%	Labour	Labour 36%
Ribble Valley	31%	Labour	Labour 32%

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 South Ribble

111,040 residents in 48,575 households

Voted Leave in 2016

59% 7 above GB

Degree or higher

32% 2 below GB

No qualifications

16% 2 below GB

Own their home

76% 15 above GB

Rent from a council or housing association

10% 7 below GB

Rent privately

13% 7 below GB

Aged 15 to 34

26% 5 below GB

Aged 65 and over

26% 4 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.