2001 Lancashire County Council election explained
Elections to Lancashire County Council were held in June 2001 on the same day as the 2001 United Kingdom general election.[1] The Labour party held overall control of the council.[2]
Results
Burnley
| Seat | Winning Party | Majority |
|---|
| Burnley Central East | Labour | 1,990 |
| Burnley Central West | Labour | 730 |
| Burnley North East | Labour | 1,816 |
| Burnley Rural | Labour | 651 |
| Burnley South West | Labour | 413 |
| Burnley West | Labour | 518 | |
Chorley
| Seat | Winning Party | Majority |
|---|
| Chorley East | Labour | 2,574 |
| Chorley North | Conservative | 978 |
| Chorley Rural East | Conservative | 95 |
| Chorley Rural North | Conservative | 440 |
| Chorley Rural West | Labour | 787 |
| Chorley West | Labour | 2,168 | |
Fylde
| Seat | Winning Party | Majority |
|---|
| Fylde East | Conservative | 1,148 |
| Fylde West | Conservative | 1,761 |
| | Conservative | 1,966 |
| St Annes North | Conservative | 873 |
| St Annes South | Conservative | 711 | |
Lancaster
| Seat | Winning Party | Majority |
|---|
| | Labour | 1,279 |
| Lancaster City | Green | 327 |
| Lancaster East | Labour | 1,560 |
| Lancaster Rural Central | Conservative | 1,530 |
| Lancaster Rural North | Conservative | 1,254 |
| Lancaster Rural South | Conservative | 36 |
| Morecambe East | Labour | 282 |
| Morecambe West | Labour | 1,402 |
| | Labour | 2,079 | |
Pendle
| Seat | Winning Party | Majority |
|---|
| | Labour | 1,024 |
| Nelson | Labour | 1,069 |
| Pendle East | Liberal Democrats | 769 |
| Pendle North | Liberal Democrats | 216 |
| Pendle South | Labour | 1,795 |
| Pendle West | Conservative | 2,098 | |
Preston
| Seat | Winning Party | Majority |
|---|
| Preston Central East | Labour | 1,291 |
| Preston Central West | Labour | 1,283 |
| Preston East | Labour | 1,614 |
| Preston North | Liberal Democrats | 244 |
| Preston Rural East | Conservative | 2,189 |
| Preston Rural West | Conservative | 576 |
| Preston South East | Labour | 1,734 |
| Preston South West | Labour | 1,532 |
| Preston West | Labour | 1,104 |
|
| Seat | Winning Party | Majority |
|---|
| | Liberal Democrat | 567 |
| | Conservative | 935 |
| Ribble Valley North East | Conservative | 1,685 |
| Ribble Valley South West | Conservative | 2,260 | |
| Seat | Winning Party | Majority |
|---|
| | Conservative | 315 |
| | Labour | 430 |
| Rossendale East | Labour | 364 |
| Rossendale West | Labour | 841 |
| | Labour | 283 | |
| Seat | Winning Party | Majority |
|---|
| South Ribble Central | Labour | 841 |
| South Ribble East | Independent | 424 |
| South Ribble North | Labour | 1,271 |
| South Ribble North West | Liberal Democrats | 2,677 |
| South Ribble South | Labour | 560 |
| South Ribble South West | Labour | 2,459 |
| South Ribble West | Conservative | 2,007 |
|
| Seat | Winning Party | Majority |
|---|
| | Labour | 633 |
| Skelmersdale Central | Labour | 3,395 |
| Skelmersdale East | Labour | 1,521 |
| Skelmersdale West | Labour | 2,658 |
| West Lancashire East | Conservative | 314 |
| West Lancashire North | Conservative | 2,734 |
| West Lancashire South | Conservative | 1,594 |
|
| Seat | Winning Party | Majority |
|---|
| | Conservative | 311 |
| | Conservative | 132 |
| | Conservative | 1,976 |
| Hesketh | Labour | 1,541 |
| Hillhouse | Conservative | 19 |
| Marine | Labour | 1,588 |
| | Conservative | 1,265 |
| Wyre Side | Conservative | 2,395 | |
Notes and References
- http://www.lancashire.gov.uk/corporate/local_elections/this_election/elected_candidates/index.asp Results
- Web site: Lancashire . 2009-12-16 . BBC News Online.
