Ribble Valley Borough Council elections

Ribble Valley Borough Council in Lancashire, England is elected every four years. The authority is currently controlled by the Conservative Party, with 33 councillors to 6 Liberal Democrats and one independent.^[1]

Political control

Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:^[2]

Party in control	Years
Conservative	1973–1995
No overall control	1995–2003
Conservative	2003–present

Council elections

Ribble Valley Borough Council election, 1973
Ribble Valley Borough Council election, 1976 (New ward boundaries)^[3]
Ribble Valley Borough Council election, 1979
Ribble Valley Borough Council election, 1983
Ribble Valley Borough Council election, 1987 (Borough boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)^[4]
Ribble Valley Borough Council election, 1991
Ribble Valley Borough Council election, 1995
Ribble Valley Borough Council election, 1999
Ribble Valley Borough Council election, 2003 (New ward boundaries increased the number of seats by 1)^[5]^[6]
Ribble Valley Borough Council election, 2007
Ribble Valley Borough Council election, 2011
Ribble Valley Borough Council election, 2015

By-election results

1995-1999

Chippings By-Election 4 July 1996
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		242	38.6
	Liberal Democrat		175	27.9
	Independent		137	21.9
	Independent		73	11.6
Majority			67	10.7
Turnout			627	55.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

Wilpshire By-Election 17 October 1996
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		479	60.0
	Liberal Democrat		319	40.0
Majority			160	20.0
Turnout			798	39.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

St James By-Election 26 June 1997
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat		403	64.3	+2.6
	Conservative		131	20.9	+6.2
	Labour		92	14.7	-8.9
Majority			272	43.4
Turnout			626	35.3
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Chipping By-Election 22 October 1998
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent		303	56.1	+56.1
	Conservative		237	43.9	-17.9
Majority			66	12.2
Turnout			540	47.0
	Independent gain from Conservative		Swing

Gisburn Rimington By-Election 12 November 1998
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		224	75.2	+31.6
	Liberal Democrat		74	24.8	-3.5
Majority			150	50.4
Turnout			298	33.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

1999-2003

Waddington By-Election 17 October 2002^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		220	53.1	-26.6
	Liberal Democrat		194	46.9	+26.6
Majority			26	6.2
Turnout			414	39.7
	Conservative hold		Swing

2007-2011

Billington and Old Langho By-Election 23 October 2008^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Carl Ross	350	61.1	+10.3
	Liberal Democrat		181	31.6	-17.6
	Labour		42	7.3	+7.3
Majority			169	29.5
Turnout			573	24.6
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing

Chatburn By-Election 4 June 2009
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Gary Scott	439	75.3	-0.4
	Liberal Democrat	Howard Douglas	144	24.7	+0.4
Majority			295	50.6
Turnout			583
	Conservative hold		Swing

Langho By-Election 4 June 2009
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mike Thomas	530	66.8	+1.4
	Liberal Democrat	Susan Knox	263	33.2	-1.4
Majority			267	33.6
Turnout			793
	Conservative hold		Swing

References

↑ "Councillors by Party". Ribble Valley Borough Council. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
↑ "Ribble Valley". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2009-11-08.
↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Ribble Valley (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976. Retrieved on 19 November 2015.
↑ The Lancashire (District Boundaries) Order 1986
↑ "Local elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2009-11-06.
↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Ribble Valley (Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
↑ "Main parties fend off byelection challengers". guardian.co.uk. 2002-10-18. Retrieved 2009-11-08.
↑ "Tories and Labour the winners in latest council by-elections". 24dash.com. 2008-10-24. Retrieved 2009-11-08.

By-election results

External links

Ribble Valley Borough Council

Council elections in Lancashire

County Council	1889 1892 1895 1898 1901 1904 1907 1910 1913 1919 1922 1925 1928 1931 1934 1937 1946 1949 1952 1955 1958 1961 1964 1967 1970 1973 1977 1981 1985 1989 1993 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013

Blackburn with Darwen	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1997 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016

Blackpool	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1997 2000 2003 2007 2011 2015

Burnley	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016

Chorley	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016

Fylde	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

Hyndburn	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016

Lancaster	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

Pendle	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016

Preston	1945 1946 1947 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016

Ribble Valley	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

Rossendale	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016

South Ribble	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

West Lancashire	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016

Wyre	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

See also: Wards Boundary changes

Culture and infrastructure of the Borough of Ribble Valley

Transport

Clitheroe Interchange

Railway stations	Clitheroe Langho Whalley

Disused stations	Chatburn Gisburn Longridge Newsholme Rimington Simonstone

Education

Sport

History

Business

The Paper Cup Company

Media

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Politics

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