2017 Lancashire County Council election


An election to Lancashire County Council took place on 4 May 2017 as part of the 2017 local elections across the UK. All 84 councillors were elected for single-member and dual-member divisions for a four-year term of office. The system of voting used is first-past-the-post. Elections are held in all electoral divisions across the present ceremonial county, excepting Blackpool and Blackburn with Darwen which are unitary authorities.
Conservative councillors won an overall majority in the council and formed a majority administration, Labour councillors form the second-largest grouping and UKIP's win of a seat was its single gain nationally in the 2017 local election cycle which saw all 145 of its other candidates standing in the election lose their seats.

Electoral divisions

Boundary revisions by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England meant these elections were fought on new divisions.

District seat summaries

Burnley borough

SeatResultMajority
Burnley Central EastLabour hold1,215
Burnley Central WestLabour hold23
Burnley North EastLabour hold472
Burnley RuralConservative GAIN from Liberal Democrat529
Burnley South WestLiberal Democrat hold214
Padiham and Burnley WestUK Independence Party GAIN from Labour228

Chorley borough

SeatResultMajority
Chorley CentralLabour hold963
Chorley NorthLabour hold1,114
Chorley Rural EastLabour hold1,123
Chorley Rural WestConservative hold685
Chorley SouthLabour hold1,009
Clayton with WhittleConservative GAIN from Labour490
Euxton, Buckshaw & AstleyConservative GAIN from Labour498
Hoghton with WheeltonConservative GAIN from Labour95

Fylde borough

SeatResultMajority
Fylde EastIndependent hold896
Fylde SouthConservative hold1,016
Fylde WestIndependent hold149
LythamConservative hold526
St Annes NorthConservative hold1,255
St Annes SouthConservative hold1,593

Hyndburn borough

SeatResultMajority
Accrington NorthLabour hold834
Accrington SouthLabour hold90
Accrington West & Oswaldtwistle CentralLabour hold1,464
Great Harwood, Rishton & Clayton-le-Moors Labour holdN/A
Great Harwood, Rishton & Clayton-le-Moors Labour holdN/A
OswaldtwistleConservative hold999

Lancaster city

SeatResultMajority
HeyshamConservative hold612
Lancaster CentralGreen hold1,085
Lancaster EastLabour hold767
Lancaster Rural EastConservative hold1,369
Lancaster Rural NorthConservative hold1,124
Lancaster South EastLabour hold664
Morecambe CentralLabour hold486
Morecambe NorthConservative hold1,566
Morecambe SouthConservative GAIN from Labour284
SkertonLabour hold543

Pendle borough

SeatResultMajority
Brierfield & Nelson WestLabour hold716
Nelson EastLabour hold1,159
Pendle CentralConservative GAIN from Liberal Democrats353
Pendle HillConservative Win2,265
Pendle RuralConservative WinN/A
Pendle RuralLiberal Democrat WinN/A

Preston city

SeatResultMajority
Preston Central EastLabour hold1,992
Preston Central WestLabour hold971
Preston CityLabour hold1,669
Preston EastLabour hold337
Preston NorthConservative hold1,645
Preston RuralConservative hold2,150
Preston South EastLabour hold1,672
Preston South WestLabour Win120
Preston WestLiberal Democrat hold271

Ribble Valley borough

SeatResultMajority
ClitheroeConservative hold5
Longridge with BowlandConservative hold1,685
Ribble Valley North EastConservative hold2,208
Ribble Valley South WestConservative hold2,081

Rossendale borough

SeatResultMajority
Mid RossendaleConservative GAIN from Labour8
Rossendale EastConservative GAIN from Labour89
Rossendale SouthConservative hold327
Rossendale WestConservative hold517
Whitworth & BacupConservative GAIN from Labour17

Wyre borough

SeatResultMajority
Cleveleys EastConservative hold1,214
Cleveleys South & CarletonConservative hold1,590
Fleetwood EastLabour hold727
Fleetwood West & Cleveleys WestConservative hold565
Poulton-le-FyldeConservative hold2,132
Thorton & HambletonConservative hold1,543
Wyre Rural CentralConservative hold2,030
Wyre Rural EastConservative hold1,025