2019 Lancaster City Council election
5 May 2019
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Elections to Lancaster City Council were held on 2 May 2019 at the same time as other 2019 United Kingdom local elections. Local elections are held every four years with all councillors up for election in multi-member electoral wards.
Council composition
Prior to the election the composition of the council was:[1]
| 31 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 5 |
| Lab | Con | G | MBI | I |
The 2015 election returned no overall control, but a series of defections and by-election wins have maintained a majority for the Labour Party afterwards.[2][3] The composition of the Council immediately after the last election was:
| 29 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 1 |
| Lab | Con | G | MBI | I |
Following the 2019 election, the council was returned with No Overall Control.
| 21 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 3 |
| Lab | MBI | Con | G | LD |
Election results
| Lancaster City Council election result, 2019 [5] | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidates | Votes | |||||||||||||
| Stood | Elected | Gained | Unseated | Net | % of total | % | No. | Net % | |||||||
| Labour | 60 | 21 | 3 | 11 | 35.0 | 33.7 | 27,581 | –3.0 | |||||||
| MB Independent | 20 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 23.3 | 12.9 | 10,580 | +6.3 | |||||||
| Conservative | 60 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 20.0 | 24.4 | 19,937 | –4.3 | |||||||
| Green | 35 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 16.7 | 21.8 | 17,865 | +4.0 | |||||||
| Liberal Democrats | 22 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 4,914 | +3.0 | |||||||
| Independent | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 783 | –2.1 | |||||||
| UKIP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 190 | –3.9 | |||||||
Ward results
Bare
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MB Independent | Tony Anderson | 827 | 38.2 | ||
| MB Independent | Sarah Knight | 800 | 37.0 | ||
| Conservative | Stephie Barber | 721 | 33.3 | ||
| Conservative | Charles Edwards | 708 | 32.7 | ||
| Conservative | Stuart Morris | 598 | 27.6 | ||
| MB Independent | Paula Ross-Clasper | 597 | 27.6 | ||
| Labour | Callum Henry | 406 | 18.8 | ||
| Labour | Becca Snow | 396 | 18.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Owen Lambert | 282 | 13.0 | ||
| Green | Jonathan Buckley | 178 | 8.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | John Livermore | 167 | 7.7 | ||
| Green | Sean Hughes | 141 | 6.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Jim Pilling | 131 | 6.1 | ||
| Independent | Chris Price | 97 | 4.5 | New | |
| Turnout | 2,171 | 39.0 | |||
| MB Independent hold | |||||
| MB Independent gain from Conservative | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Bolton and Slyne
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Keith Budden | 1,357 | 61.3 | ||
| Conservative | James Thomas | 1,234 | 55.8 | ||
| Conservative | John Wild | 1,125 | 50.8 | ||
| Labour | Louise Belcher | 703 | 31.8 | ||
| Labour | Richard Martin | 609 | 27.5 | ||
| Labour | Valerie Rogerson | 471 | 21.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Derek Kaye | 405 | 18.3 | ||
| Turnout | 2,243 | 37.0 | |||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Bulk
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | Tim Hamilton-Cox | 1,199 | 57.0 | ||
| Green | Caroline Jackson | 1,196 | 56.9 | ||
| Green | Lucie Carrington | 1,055 | 50.2 | ||
| Labour | Andrew Kay | 807 | 38.4 | ||
| Labour | Sue Clark | 806 | 38.3 | ||
| Labour | Naley Alobari | 734 | 34.9 | ||
| Conservative | Jack Downes | 119 | 5.7 | ||
| Conservative | Tamsin Richardson | 106 | 5.0 | ||
| Conservative | Kai Drury | 99 | 4.7 | ||
| Turnout | 2,120 | 33.0 | |||
| Green hold | |||||
| Green hold | |||||
| Green hold | |||||
Carnforth and Millhead
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | John Reynolds | 680 | 43.8 | ||
| Conservative | Peter Yates | 588 | 37.9 | ||
| Conservative | Mel Guilding | 499 | 32.1 | ||
| Conservative | Tobias Holbrook | 440 | 28.3 | ||
| Labour | Sandi Haythornthwaite | 395 | 25.4 | ||
| Labour | Luke Taylor | 356 | 22.9 | ||
| Independent | Gregg Beaman | 354 | 22.8 | ||
| Independent | Bob Roe | 332 | 21.4 | ||
| Green | Kathy Bashford | 199 | 12.8 | ||
| Green | Jan Maskell | 142 | 9.1 | ||
| Green | Johnny Unger | 108 | 7.0 | ||
| Turnout | 1,571 | 34.0 | |||
| Labour gain from Conservative | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Castle
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | Dave Brookes | 1,003 | 66.7 | ||
| Green | Paul Stubbins | 851 | 56.6 | ||
| Labour | Stefanie Sinclair | 445 | 29.6 | ||
| Labour | Peter Curphey | 396 | 26.3 | ||
| Conservative | Tommy Shaw | 102 | 6.8 | ||
| Conservative | Peter Williamson | 99 | 6.6 | ||
| Turnout | 1,519 | 31.0 | |||
| Green hold | |||||
| Green hold | |||||
Ellel
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | David Whitworth | 576 | 41.2 | ||
| Conservative | Richard Austen-Baker | 550 | 39.4 | ||
| Labour | Lisa Corkerry | 439 | 31.4 | ||
| Labour | Shaun Corkerry | 429 | 30.7 | ||
| Green | Mollie Foxall | 279 | 20.0 | ||
| Green | Gisela Renolds | 245 | 17.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Hindley | 90 | 6.4 | New | |
| Liberal Democrats | Jade Sullivan | 78 | 5.6 | New | |
| Turnout | 1,411 | 40.0 | |||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Halton-with-Aughton
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Co-op | Kevin Frea | 484 | 51.4 | +42.0 | |
| Conservative | Daniel Gibbins | 381 | 40.5 | +12.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Catherine Pilling | 76 | 8.1 | New | |
| Turnout | 952 | 47.0 | |||
| Labour Co-op gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Harbour
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Janice Hanson | 607 | 46.2 | ||
| Labour | David Whitaker | 544 | 41.4 | ||
| Labour | Darren Clifford | 478 | 36.4 | ||
| MB Independent | Jack Newton | 433 | 33.0 | ||
| MB Independent | Marius Balcer | 408 | 31.1 | ||
| MB Independent | Mirka Balcer | 403 | 30.7 | ||
| Conservative | Alexandra Hailey | 169 | 12.9 | ||
| Conservative | Craig Mercer | 168 | 12.8 | ||
| Green | Simone Chadwick | 166 | 12.6 | ||
| Conservative | Rhiannon Williamson | 163 | 12.4 | ||
| Green | Jay-Yahia Mozee | 88 | 6.7 | ||
| Turnout | 1,340 | 25.0 | |||
| Labour hold | |||||
| Labour hold | |||||
| Labour hold | |||||
Heysham Central
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MB Independent | Cary Matthews | 542 | 49.4 | ||
| MB Independent | Geoff Knight | 524 | 47.8 | ||
| Labour | Sarah Hayland | 360 | 32.8 | ||
| Labour | Ian Walton | 316 | 28.8 | ||
| Conservative | Kenneth Brown | 185 | 16.9 | ||
| Conservative | Samuel Donnelly | 176 | 16.0 | ||
| Turnout | 1,105 | 32.0 | |||
| MB Independent gain from Labour | |||||
| MB Independent hold | |||||
Heysham North
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MB Independent | Roger Cleet | 429 | 48.3 | ||
| MB Independent | Vicky Boyd-Power | 405 | 45.6 | ||
| Labour | Margaret Pattison | 391 | 44.0 | ||
| Labour | John Hanson | 318 | 35.8 | ||
| Conservative | Joseph Wilson | 96 | 10.8 | ||
| Conservative | John Marsden | 95 | 10.7 | ||
| Turnout | 901 | 27.0 | |||
| MB Independent gain from Labour | |||||
| MB Independent gain from Labour | |||||
Heysham South
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Colin Hartley | 548 | 37.4 | ||
| MB Independent | Mike Greenall | 540 | 36.8 | ||
| Labour | Alan Biddulph | 518 | 35.3 | ||
| Labour | Mandy Wildman | 509 | 34.7 | ||
| MB Independent | Steve Matthews | 487 | 33.2 | ||
| Conservative | Stuart Bateson | 449 | 30.6 | ||
| MB Independent | Wendy Blundell | 403 | 27.5 | ||
| Conservative | Eric Hamer | 349 | 23.8 | ||
| Conservative | Judith Hamer | 348 | 23.7 | ||
| Turnout | 1,476 | 28.0 | |||
| Labour hold | |||||
| MB Independent gain from Conservative | |||||
| Labour hold | |||||
John O'Gaunt
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Erica Lewis | 840 | 44.7 | ||
| Labour | Faye Penny | 827 | 44.0 | ||
| Labour | Alistair Sinclair | 772 | 41.0 | ||
| Green | Marianne Waine | 701 | 37.3 | ||
| Green | Rebecca Whittle | 684 | 36.4 | ||
| Green | Ceri Turner | 648 | 34.4 | ||
| Conservative | Janet Walton | 227 | 12.1 | ||
| Conservative | Ryan Whittaker | 224 | 11.9 | ||
| Conservative | Kevan Walton | 209 | 11.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | James Harvey | 186 | 9.9 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Phil Dunster | 149 | 7.9 | ||
| Turnout | 1,902 | 32.0 | |||
| Labour hold | |||||
| Labour hold | |||||
| Labour hold | |||||
Kellet
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Michael Mumford | 337 | 45.3 | New | |
| Conservative | Andrew Gardiner | 331 | 44.5 | −28.9 | |
| Labour | Diana Martin | 76 | 10.2 | −6.0 | |
| Turnout | 755 | 43.0 | |||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Lower Lune Valley
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Joyce Pritchard | 658 | 45.2 | ||
| Conservative | Joan Jackson | 628 | 43.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Jackson | 597 | 41.0 | ||
| Conservative | Jane Parkinson | 564 | 38.7 | ||
| Labour Co-op | Lucy Atkinson | 193 | 13.2 | ||
| Labour Co-op | Nathan Burns | 177 | 12.1 | ||
| Turnout | 1,484 | 41.0 | |||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Marsh
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | Gina Dowding | 1,174 | 72.5 | ||
| Green | Mandy Bannon | 1,109 | 68.7 | ||
| Labour | Pete Cakebread | 381 | 23.6 | ||
| Labour | Nicky Snell | 348 | 21.5 | ||
| Conservative | Daniel Sims | 90 | 5.6 | ||
| Conservative | Ayesha Hilton | 88 | 5.4 | ||
| Turnout | 1,636 | 40.0 | |||
| Green hold | |||||
| Green hold | |||||
Overton
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Michael Smith | 291 | 45.7 | +2.9 | |
| Labour | Tom Porter | 265 | 41.6 | +18.4 | |
| Green | Pamela White | 81 | 12.7 | +7.6 | |
| Turnout | 652 | 36.0 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Poulton
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MB Independent | Tricia Heath | 363 | 38.4 | ||
| MB Independent | Debbie Jenkins | 269 | 28.4 | ||
| Labour | Brendan Hughes | 259 | 27.4 | ||
| Labour | Terrie Metcalfe | 245 | 25.9 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Hart | 224 | 23.7 | New | |
| Conservative | Shirley Gardiner | 116 | 12.3 | ||
| Green | Philip Chandler | 84 | 8.9 | ||
| Conservative | Joan Yates | 74 | 7.8 | ||
| Green | Chloe Buckley | 66 | 7.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Hastings | 53 | 5.6 | ||
| Turnout | 946 | 26.0 | |||
| MB Independent gain from Labour | |||||
| MB Independent gain from Labour | |||||
Scotforth East
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Patricia Whitehead | 655 | 48.1 | ||
| Labour | Jason Wood | 578 | 42.4 | ||
| Conservative | Cameron Fernie | 359 | 26.3 | ||
| Conservative | Rebecca Samuels | 339 | 24.9 | ||
| Green | Rosie Mills | 264 | 19.4 | ||
| Green | Andrew Lee | 243 | 17.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Robin Long | 125 | 9.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Graham Pollitt | 97 | 7.1 | ||
| Turnout | 1,379 | 40.0 | |||
| Labour hold | |||||
| Labour hold | |||||
Scotforth West
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | Abi Mills | 1,488 | 61.8 | ||
| Green | Joanna Young | 1,319 | 54.8 | ||
| Green | Tim Dant | 1,303 | 54.1 | ||
| Labour | Ronnie Kershaw | 774 | 32.1 | ||
| Labour | Mohammad Malik | 656 | 27.2 | ||
| Labour | Linda Prue | 625 | 25.9 | ||
| Conservative | Joe Wrennall | 280 | 11.6 | ||
| Conservative | Josh Smith | 274 | 11.4 | ||
| Conservative | Oliver Kerry | 270 | 11.2 | ||
| Turnout | 2,430 | 44.0 | |||
| Green hold | |||||
| Green gain from Labour | |||||
| Green gain from Labour | |||||
Silverdale
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | June Greenwell | 501 | 56.9 | +32.4 | |
| Conservative | Iain Harbison | 296 | 33.6 | +3.7 | |
| Labour | Brenda Rockall | 84 | 9.5 | +1.3 | |
| Turnout | 898 | 55.0 | |||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Skerton East
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Anna Thornberry | 627 | 52.3 | ||
| Labour | Robert Redfern | 619 | 51.6 | ||
| Labour | Abbott Bryning | 607 | 50.6 | ||
| Green | Erik Worsley | 321 | 26.8 | ||
| Green | Ceiteag Sinclair | 273 | 22.8 | ||
| UKIP | Simon Platt | 190 | 15.8 | New | |
| Conservative | John Doherty | 188 | 15.7 | −15.4 | |
| Conservative | Margaret Colling | 179 | 14.9 | ||
| Conservative | Kathleen Mashiter | 163 | 13.6 | ||
| Turnout | 1,207 | 25.0 | |||
| Labour hold | |||||
| Labour hold | |||||
| Labour hold | |||||
Skerton West
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Phillip Black | 599 | 50.7 | ||
| Labour | Mandy King | 590 | 49.9 | ||
| Labour | Hilda Parr | 581 | 49.2 | ||
| Conservative | Colin Hewitt | 320 | 27.1 | ||
| Conservative | Matthew Reader | 274 | 23.2 | ||
| Green | Melanie Forrest | 269 | 22.8 | ||
| Conservative | Thomas Inman | 252 | 21.3 | ||
| Green | Daniel Burba | 240 | 20.3 | ||
| Turnout | 1,214 | 23.0 | |||
| Labour hold | |||||
| Labour hold | |||||
| Labour hold | |||||
Torrisholme
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MB Independent | Paul Anderton | 705 | 52.7 | ||
| MB Independent | Roger Dennison | 634 | 47.4 | ||
| Conservative | Mark Phelps | 325 | 24.3 | ||
| Conservative | Jane Cottam | 298 | 22.2 | ||
| Labour | Joanne Ainscough | 283 | 21.2 | ||
| Labour | Emma Corless | 270 | 20.2 | ||
| Turnout | 1,363 | 38.0 | |||
| MB Independent gain from Conservative | |||||
| MB Independent gain from Labour | |||||
University and Scotforth Rural
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Katie Whearty | 295 | 44.6 | ||
| Labour | Jack O'Dwyer-Henry | 278 | 42.1 | ||
| Labour | Oliver Robinson | 267 | 40.4 | ||
| Green | Emily Heath | 217 | 32.8 | ||
| Green | Victoria Hatch | 175 | 26.5 | ||
| Green | Martin Paley | 142 | 21.5 | ||
| Conservative | Guy Watts | 119 | 18.0 | ||
| Conservative | Robert Ogden | 113 | 17.1 | ||
| Conservative | Luke Brandon | 112 | 16.9 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Tom Sutton | 88 | 13.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Dafydd Roberts | 83 | 12.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Jake Perkins | 72 | 10.9 | ||
| Turnout | 670 | 18.0 | |||
| Labour hold | |||||
| Labour gain from Green | |||||
| Labour hold | |||||
Upper Lune Valley
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Stewart Scothern | 419 | 45.9 | −27.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Ross Hunter | 402 | 44.0 | New | |
| Labour | Joseph Rigby | 92 | 10.1 | −4.5 | |
| Turnout | 937 | 48.0 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Warton
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Adrian Duggan | 307 | 47.2 | +3.9 | |
| Green | Rex Ambler | 214 | 32.9 | +18.3 | |
| Labour | Colette Bain | 129 | 19.8 | −2.0 | |
| Turnout | 658 | 40.0 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Westgate
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MB Independent | Merv Evans | 632 | 42.4 | ||
| MB Independent | Jason Firth | 607 | 40.7 | ||
| MB Independent | Jake Goodwin | 572 | 38.4 | ||
| Labour | Ian Clift | 523 | 35.1 | ||
| Labour | Debbie Hutton | 481 | 32.3 | ||
| Labour | Claire Cozler | 440 | 29.5 | ||
| Conservative | Clare Ainscow | 278 | 18.7 | ||
| Conservative | John Gibbins | 224 | 15.0 | ||
| Conservative | Daniel Jones | 206 | 13.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Richard Blaikie | 113 | 7.6 | New | |
| Turnout | 1,514 | 27.0 | |||
| MB Independent gain from Labour | |||||
| MB Independent gain from Labour | |||||
| MB Independent gain from Labour | |||||
By-elections
Overton
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Andrew Gardiner | 650 | 52.3 | +6.6 | |
| Labour | Tom Porter | 527 | 42.4 | +0.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Amy Stanning | 65 | 5.2 | N/A | |
| Majority | 123 | 9.9 | |||
| Turnout | 1242 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
The Overton by-election was triggered by the resignation of Conservative Councillor Michael Smith.[7]
Bulk
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | Jack Lenox | 1,283 | 54.3 | +4.1 | |
| Labour | Anna Lee | 824 | 34.9 | −3.5 | |
| Conservative | Matthew Maxwell-Scott | 209 | 8.9 | +3.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Katia Adimora | 45 | 1.9 | N/A | |
| Majority | 23 | 4.9 | |||
| Turnout | 459 | 19.4 | |||
| Green hold | Swing | ||||
The Bulk by-election was triggered by the resignation of Green Councillor Lucie Carrington.[9]
Kellet
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Stuart Morris | 447 | 50.9 | +6.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Ross Hunter | 271 | 30.8 | −14.5 | |
| Independent | Kathryn Atkins | 161 | 18.3 | N/A | |
| Majority | 176 | 20.1 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
The Kellet by-election was triggered by the death of Liberal Democrat Councillor Michael Mumford.[11]
University & Scotforth Rural
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Sayeda Askari | 216 | 46.1 | +4.0 | |
| Green | Jamie Payne | 193 | 41.2 | +8.4 | |
| Conservative | Matthew Maxwell-Scott | 44 | 9.4 | −8.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Zanna Ashton | 16 | 3.4 | −9.9 | |
| Majority | 23 | 4.9 | |||
| Turnout | 469 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
The University & Scotforth Rural by-election was triggered by the resignation of Councillor Jack O'Dwyer-Henry, elected as Labour in 2019 and sitting as an Eco-Socialist Independent at the time of his resignation.[13]
Carnforth & Millhead
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Luke Taylor | 538 | 57.7 | +13.9 | |
| Conservative | Stuart Bateson | 315 | 33.8 | +5.5 | |
| Green | Padruig McMurray | 54 | 5.8 | −7.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Anthony Saville | 25 | 2.7 | N/A | |
| Majority | 223 | 23.9 | |||
| Turnout | 937 | 20.1 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
The Carnforth & Millhead by-election was triggered by the resignation of Councillor John Reynolds, elected as Labour in 2016 and sitting as an Independent at the time of his resignation.[15]
Bare
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Gerry Blaikie | 428 | 33.1 | +20.1 | |
| Green | James Sommerville | 301 | 23.3 | +15.1 | |
| MB Independent | June Ashworth | 243 | 18.8 | −8.8 | |
| Conservative | Jane Cottam | 215 | 16.6 | −16.7 | |
| Labour | Valerie Rogerson | 107 | 8.3 | −10.5 | |
| Majority | 127 | 9.8 | |||
| Turnout | 1,299 | 23.49 | |||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
The Bare by-election was triggered by the death of Conservative Councillor Stephie Barber.[17]
Upper Lune Valley
| 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 | N/A | |
| Labour | Faith Kenrick | 21 | 3.4 | −6.7 | |
| Majority | 207 | 33.5 | |||
| Turnout | 620 | 31.70 | |||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
The Upper Lune Valley by-election was triggered by the death of Conservative Councillor Stewart Scothern.[19]
Ellel
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | Sally Maddocks | 547 | 39.7 | +19.5 | |
| Labour | Lisa Corkerry | 418 | 30.4 | −1.2 | |
| Conservative | Janet Walton | 377 | 27.4 | −14.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Robert Fildes | 35 | 2.5 | −4.0 | |
| Majority | 129 | 9.3 | |||
| Turnout | 1,381 | 37.8 | |||
| Green gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
The Ellel by-election was triggered by the disqualification of Conservative Councillor David Whitworth under section 85 of the Local Government Act 1972, after he failed to attend a council meeting for six months.[21]
Harbour
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Margaret Pattison | 555 | 47.9 | +1.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Jake Perkins | 479 | 41.4 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Colin Hewitt | 124 | 10.7 | −2.2 | |
| Turnout | 1,158 | ||||
| Labour hold | |||||
The Harbour by-election was triggered by the death of Labour Councillor Janice Hanson, who suffered a stroke.[23]
Warton
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | Sue Tyldesley | 452 | 65.7 | +32.8 | |
| Conservative | Iain Harbison | 169 | 24.6 | −22.7 | |
| Labour | Faith Kenrick | 44 | 6.4 | −13.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Jane Parsons | 23 | 3.3 | N/A | |
| Majority | 283 | 41.1 | |||
| Turnout | 688 | 40.5 | |||
| Green gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
The Warton by-election was triggered by the resignation of Conservative Councillor Adrian de la Mare (elected in 2019 as Adrian Duggan).[25]
References
- ↑ "Council Structure". Lancaster City Council. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
- ↑ "Election win gives Labour Party control of Lancaster City Council". Lancaster Guardian. Archived from the original on 24 December 2018. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
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