Lancaster_City_Council_elections

Lancaster City Council elections

Class of election in the United Kingdom

Lancaster City Council elections are held every four years. Lancaster City Council is the local authority for the non-metropolitan district of Lancaster in Lancashire, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2023, 61 councillors have been elected from 27 wards.^[1]

Lancaster shown within the non-metropolitan county of Lancashire (Unitary authorities excluded)

By-elections

1995–1999

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2003–2007

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2015–2019

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Labour Cllr Karen Leytham (Skerton West) resigned in July 2017. A by-election was held:^[22]

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Independent Cllr Paul Woodruff (Halton-with-Aughton) resigned in July 2017.^[23] A by-election was held:^[24]

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Labour Cllr Roger Sherlock (Skerton West) died in November 2017.^[25] A by-election was held:^[26]

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University and Scotforth Rural ward Labour councillors Sam Armstrong (elected Green) and Lucy Atkinson retired in March 2018.^[27] A double by-election was held.^[26]

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2019–2023

Conservative councillor Michael Smith (Overton), who is partially deaf resigned in November 2019 because he was "struggling to hear" in meetings.^[28] A by-election was held the next month, on the same day as the 2019 United Kingdom general election.

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In June 2020, Liberal Democrat councillor Michael Mumford (Kellet) died.^[30] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, no council by-elections will take place in the UK until May 2021 at the earliest.^[31]

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Jack O'Dwyer-Henry, Eco-Socialist Independent (elected Labour)^[33] councillor for the University and Scotforth Rural ward, resigned from the council, triggering a by-election in the ward.^[34]

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Party		Votes	%
	Labour	538	34.7
	Conservative	460	29.6
	Liberal Democrats	348	22.4
	Morecambe Bay Independents	206	13.3
Majority		78	5.1
Turnout		1,552	42.8
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats	Swing

Party		Votes	%	±%
	Labour	366	38.6	+0.8
	Independent	321	33.9	+33.9
	Conservative	261	27.5	-15.0
Majority		45	4.7
Turnout		948	27.6
	Labour gain from Conservative	Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Peter Robinson	389	48.4	-25.3
	Conservative		161	20.0	+20.0
	Morecambe Bay Independent		142	17.7	+17.7
	Independent		77	9.6	+9.6
	Independent		30	3.7	-22.6
	Green		5	0.6	+0.6
Majority			228	28.4
Turnout			804
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	James Irey	421	81.0	+15.0
	Labour		99	19.0	+19.0
Majority			322	62.0
Turnout			520
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Harrison	427	46.9	-26.8
	Morecambe Bay Independents		285	31.1	+31.3
	Conservative		198	21.8	-4.5
Majority			142	15.8
Turnout			910
	Labour hold		Swing

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Lancaster City Council elections

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2007–2011

2015–2019

2019–2023

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	Overall control		Labour		Conservative		MB Independent		Green		Lib Dems		Independent
2019	NOC	21		12		14		10		3		-
2015	NOC	29		19		2		9		-		1
2011	NOC	24		16		8		8		-		4
2007	NOC	15		12		11		12		5		5
2003	NOC	20		10		11		7		8		4

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Clive Lamb	451	53.6	+5.0
	Liberal Democrats	Henry Humphreys	261	31.0	-0.8
	Labour	Kevin Dixon	80	9.5	-10.0
	Independent	John Greathead	50	5.9	+5.9
Majority			190	22.6
Turnout			842	54.1
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	John Fretwell	845	65.6	+40.7
	Conservative	David Le Bas	274	21.3	-12.9
	Labour	Leslie Houghton	106	8.2	-13.4
	Liberal Democrats	Majorie Buck	64	4.9	-14.3
Majority			571	44.3
Turnout			1,289	36.8
	Independent gain from Conservative		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Liz Scott	424	25.5	+5.2
	Labour	Richard Newman-Thompson	395	23.8	-14.6
	Independent	Sheila Kavanagh	340	20.5	+12.0
	Conservative	Chris Reich	291	17.5	+0.4
	Green	Peter Gordon	212	12.8	-2.9
Majority			29	1.7
Turnout			1,662	27.0
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Garry Baxter	269	37.2	+9.9
	Independent	Susan Ayrey	197	27.2	+27.2
	Morecambe Bay Independents	Barbara Williams	120	16.6	-24.7
	Labour	Darren Clifford	69	9.5	+9.5
	Conservative	John Battersby-Hill	55	7.6	-19.6
	Liberal Democrats	Terence Taylor	14	1.9	+1.9
Majority			72	10.0
Turnout			724	38.0
	Independent gain from Independent		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Kenneth Brown	499	36.1	+36.1
	Labour	Darren Clifford	493	35.6	-0.1
	England First Party	Paul Bamford	191	13.8	+13.8
	Morecambe Bay Independents	Christopher Greenall	143	10.3	-39.5
	Liberal Democrats	Terence Taylor	37	2.7	+2.7
	Green	Ashley Toms	20	1.4	-13.0
Majority			6	0.5
Turnout			1,383	27.7
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Judith Newton	353	48.5	+14.9
	Conservative	David Wood	207	28.4	+11.4
	Independent	Robert Roe	168	23.1	-3.2
Majority			146	20.1
Turnout			728	21.8
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Margaret Chadwick	1,282	40.7	-2.3
	Liberal Democrats	Philip Dunster	1,115	35.4	+18.0
	Conservative	Sheila Parkinson	750	23.8	+0.0
Majority			167	5.3
Turnout			3,147
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	James Blakely	466	38.0	-2.7
	Liberal Democrats	Philip Dunster	287	23.4	-12.0
	Green	Matthew Wootton	247	20.1	+20.1
	Conservative	William Hill	226	18.4	-5.4
Majority			179	14.6
Turnout			1,226	23.9
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Robert Smith	826	59.8	+16.8
	Conservative	Debbie Buck	336	24.3	+4.9
	BNP	Christopher Hill	220	15.9	+15.9
Majority			490	35.5
Turnout			1,382	31.2
	Labour hold		Swing

Skerton West By-Election 14 December 2006^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Karen Leytham	493	59.1	+16.1
	Conservative	John Airey	172	20.6	+1.2
	BNP	Christopher Hill	93	11.2	+11.2
	Independent	Norman Gardner	76	9.1	-8.2
Majority			321	38.5
Turnout			834	17.4
	Labour hold		Swing

John O'Gaunt By-Election 1 April 2010^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Elizabeth Scott	603	35.2	-4.9
	Liberal Democrats	Harry Arrmistead	389	22.7	+22.7
	Green	Ian Chamberlain	339	19.8	-17.5
	Conservative	Billy Hill	301	17.6	-5.1
	UKIP	Fred McGlade	83	4.8	+4.8
Majority			214	12.5
Turnout			1,715	29.8
	Labour hold		Swing

Scotforth West By-Election 22 May 2014^[19]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Green	Abi Mills	823	36.24
	Labour	Colin Hartley	802	35.31
	Conservative	Janet Walton	339	22.77
	Liberal Democrats	Philip Dunster	80	3.52
	TUSC	Steve Metcalfe	49	2.25
Majority			21	12.5
Turnout
	Green gain from Labour		Swing

University By-Election 22 May 2014^[20]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Green	Jack Filmore	273	39.28
	Labour	James Leyshon	237	34.10
	Conservative	Daniel Aldred	128	18.42
	Liberal Democrats	Oliver Mountjoy	33	4.75
	Independent	Stuart Langhorn	24	3.45
Majority			46	6.62
Turnout			695
	Green gain from Labour		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Melanie Forrest	1,191	53.5	-4.9
	Conservative	Billy Hill	442	19.9	+5.9
	Labour	Richard Newman-Thompson	369	16.6	+0.2
	Liberal Democrats	Rebecca Parris	223	10.0	+2.2
Majority			749	33.6
Turnout			2,225
	Green hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Reynolds	702	43.1	8.0
	Conservative	John Bassinder	671	41.2	-6.8
	UKIP	Robert Wilson Gillespie	134	8.2	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Phil Dunster	74	4.5	N/A
	Green	Cait Sinclair	49	3.0	-13.9
Majority			31	1.9
Turnout			695
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ian Clift	443	41.6	9.1
	MB Independent	Roger Dennison	193	18.1	0.4
	UKIP	Michelle Ogden	183	17.2	-7.5
	Conservative	Daniel Gibbins	178	16.7	-8.3
	Liberal Democrats	Louise Stansfield	41	3.9	3.9
	Green	Richard Moriarty	26	2.4	2.4
Majority			250	1.9
Turnout			695	23.5
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Nathan Burns	98	34.9	-0.5
	Green	Xeina Aveyard	79	28.1	-4.4
	Conservative	Luke Brandon	68	24.2	0.5
	Liberal Democrats	Pippa Hepworth	36	12.8	4.4
Majority			19	6.8
Turnout			282	7.1
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Hilda Jean Parr	512	61
	Conservative	Andy Kay	288	35
	Liberal Democrats	Derek John Kaye	33	4
Turnout			833	16
	Labour hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Kevin Frea	247	27
	Green	Jan Maskell	245	27
	Conservative	Daniel Scott Gibbins	236	26
	Liberal Democrats	Catherine Pilling	174	19
Turnout			902	43
	Labour gain from Independent

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Peter Rivet	587	57.8	+20.8
	Conservative	Andy Kay	279	27.1	+1.2
	Liberal Democrats	Derek John Kaye	95	9.4	+9.4
	Green	Cait Sinclair	59	5.8	-3.7
Majority
Turnout			1020
	Labour hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Amara Betts-Patel	518	25.37
	Labour	Oliver Robinson	423	20.72
	Green	Martin Paley	264	12.93
	Green	Jan Maskell	235	11.51
	Conservative	Callum Furner	184	9.01
	Conservative	Guy F.P Watts	184	9.01
	Liberal Democrats	Jade Sullivan	120	5.88
	Liberal Democrats	Iain Emberry	114	5.58
Turnout			1033	27.01	+19.89
	Labour gain from Green
	Labour hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Andrew Gardiner	650	52	6
	Labour	Tom Porter	527	42	0
	Liberal Democrats	Amy Stanning	65	5	N/A
Turnout			1242	67
	Conservative hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Stuart Morris	447	51	6
	Liberal Democrats	Ross Hunter	271	31	-14
	Independent	Kathryn Atkins	161	18	N/A
Turnout			879
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Green	Jack Lenox	1283	54
	Labour	Anna Lee	824	35
	Conservative	Matthew Maxwell-Scott	209	9
	Liberal Democrats	Katia Adimora	45	2
Turnout			2361
	Green hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Fabiha Askari	216	46.1	5.0
	Green	Jamie Payne	193	41.2	11.0
	Conservative	Matthew Maxwell-Scott	44	9.4	7.2
	Liberal Democrats	Zanna Ashton	16	3.4	8.8
Majority			23	4.9
Turnout			469	13.4
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Luke Taylor	538	57.7	+20.4
	Conservative	Stuart Bateson	315	33.8	+1.5
	Green	Patrick McMurray	54	5.8	-5.1
	Liberal Democrats	Tony Saville	25	2.7	+2.7
Majority			223	23.9
Turnout			932
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Gerry Blaikie	428	33.1	+21.9
	Green	James Sommerville	301	23.3	+16.2
	MB Independent	June Ashworth	243	18.8	-14.1
	Conservative	Jane Cottam	215	16.6	-12.1
	Labour	Valerie Rogerson	107	8.3	-7.9
Majority			127	9.8
Turnout			1,294
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Ross Hunter	390	63.1	+19.1
	Conservative	Iain Harbison	183	29.6	-16.3
	Green	Nicky Sharkey	24	3.9	+3.9
	Labour	Faith Kenrick	21	3.4	-6.7
Majority			207	33.5
Turnout			618
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Sally Maddocks	547	39.7	+19.5
	Labour	Lisa Corkerry	418	30.4	-1.1
	Conservative	Janet Walton	377	27.4	-14.3
	Liberal Democrats	Robert Fildes	35	2.5	-4.0
Majority			129	9.4
Turnout			1,377
	Green gain from Conservative		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Margaret Pattison	555	47.9	+3.8
	Liberal Democrats	Jake Perkins	479	41.4	+41.4
	Conservative	Colin Hewitt	124	10.7	-1.6
Majority			76	6.6
Turnout			1,158
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Sue Tyldesley	452	65.7	+32.8
	Conservative	Iain Harbison	169	24.6	-22.6
	Labour	Faith Kenrick	44	6.4	+13.4
	Liberal Democrats	Jane Parsons	23	3.3	+3.3
Majority			283	41.1
Turnout			688
	Green gain from Conservative		Swing