2021 Lancashire County Council election

An election to Lancashire County Council took place on 6 May 2021, with counting on 8 May, as part of the 2021 United Kingdom local elections. All 84 councillors are elected from [Wards and Wards and electoral divisions of the United Kingdom|electoral divisions of the United Kingdom|electoral 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.

Council composition

Prior to the election the composition of the council was:

Electoral divisions

Boundary revisions by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England meant these elections were fought on new divisions, since 2017.

Summary of candidates

Notes

In Hyndburn, one candidate stands for UK Independence Party
In Preston, one candidate stands for the Heritage Party
In Rossendale, one candidate stands for Community First
In South Ribble, one candidate stands for the For Britain Movement
In West Lancashire, three candidates stand for Skelmersdale Independents and one for Workers' Party of Britain
In Wyre, one candidate stands for the Social Democratic Party

Seat summaries by district

Seat	Result	Majority
Burnley Central East	Labour hold	1,151
Burnley Central West	Green GAIN from Labour	251
Burnley North East	Labour hold	1,242
Burnley Rural	Conservative hold	606
Burnley South West	Labour GAIN from Liberal Democrats	5
Padiham & Burnley West	Conservative GAIN from UKIP	1,380

Seat	Result	Majority
Chorley Central	Labour hold	970
Chorley North	Labour hold	909
Chorley Rural East	Labour hold	2,484
Chorley Rural West	Conservative hold	350
Chorley South	Labour hold	1,165
Clayton with Whittle	Labour GAIN from Conservative	218
Euxton, Buckshaw & Astley	Conservative hold	843
Hoghton with Wheelton	Conservative hold	404

Seat	Result	Majority
Fylde East	Conservative GAIN from Independent	150
Fylde South	Conservative hold	1,328
Fylde West	Conservative GAIN from Independent	1,880
Lytham	Conservative hold	181
St Annes North	Conservative hold	1,332
St Annes South	Conservative hold	1,511

Seat	Result	Majority
Accrington North	Labour hold	589
Accrington South	Conservative GAIN from Labour	213
Accrington West & Oswaldtwistle Central	Labour hold	200
Great Harwood, Rishton & Clayton-le-Moors	Labour hold	N/A
Great Harwood, Rishton & Clayton-le-Moors	Conservative GAIN from Labour	N/A
Oswaldtwistle	Conservative hold	668

Seat	Result	Majority
Heysham	Conservative hold	140
Lancaster Central	Green hold	1,676
Lancaster East	Labour hold	228
Lancaster Rural East	Conservative hold	860
Lancaster Rural North	Conservative hold	1,166
Lancaster South East	Labour hold	916
Morecambe Central	Labour hold	3
Morecambe North	Conservative hold	1,187
Morecambe South	Conservative hold	376
Skerton	Labour hold	478

Seat	Result	Majority
Brierfield & Nelson West	Labour hold	1,276
Nelson East	Labour hold	1,052
Pendle Central	Conservative hold	767
Pendle Hill	Conservative hold	1,319
Pendle Rural	Conservative GAIN from Liberal Democrats	N/A
Pendle Rural	Conservative hold	N/A

Seat	Result	Majority
Preston Central East	Labour hold	1,971
Preston Central West	Labour hold	813
Preston City	Labour hold	1,445
Preston East	Labour hold	359
Preston North	Conservative hold	880
Preston Rural	Conservative hold	1,838
Preston South East	Labour hold	1,159
Preston South West	Labour hold	394
Preston West	Liberal Democrats hold	136

Seat	Result	Majority
Clitheroe	Conservative hold	12
Longridge with Bowland	Conservative hold	1,624
Ribble Valley North East	Conservative hold	1,686
Ribble Valley South West	Conservative hold	2,241

Seat	Result	Majority
Mid Rossendale	Labour GAIN from Conservative	60
Rossendale East	Labour GAIN from Conservative	535
Rossendale South	Conservative hold	334
Rossendale West	Labour GAIN from Conservative	77
Whitworth & Bacup	Conservative hold	60

Seat	Result	Majority
Leyland Central	Labour hold	583
Leyland South	Conservative hold	250
Lostock Hall & Bamber Bridge	Conservative hold	274
Moss Side & Farington	Conservative hold	1,120
Penwortham East & Walton-le-Dale	Conservative hold	390
Penwortham West	Liberal Democrats hold	1,092
South Ribble East	Conservative hold	1,042
South Ribble West	Conservative hold	2,017

Seat	Result	Majority
Burscough & Rufford	Conservative hold	352
Ormskirk	Labour hold	602
Skelmersdale Central	Labour hold	1,376
Skelmersdale East	Labour hold	367
Skelmersdale West	Labour hold	1,358
West Lancashire East	Conservative hold	431
West Lancashire North	Conservative hold	1,788
West Lancashire West	Conservative hold	949

Seat	Result	Majority
Cleveleys East	Conservative hold	1,525
Cleveleys South & Carleton	Conservative hold	1,152
Fleetwood East	Labour hold	871
Fleetwood West & Cleveleys West	Conservative hold	740
Poulton-le-Fylde	Conservative hold	2,078
Thornton & Hambleton	Conservative hold	1,797
Wyre Rural Central	Conservative hold	1,773
Wyre Rural East	Conservative hold	2,469

Results by division

Burnley

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Chorley

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Fylde

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Hyndburn

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Lancaster

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Pendle

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Preston

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Ribble Valley

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Rossendale

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South Ribble

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West Lancashire

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Wyre

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By-elections

Chorley Rural West

The Chorley Rural West by-election was triggered by the death of Conservative councillor Keith Iddon.

Burnley Central West

The Burnley Central West by-election was triggered by the resignation of Green councillor Andy Fewings.