2023 Ribble Valley Borough Council election explained

Election Name:2023 Ribble Valley Borough Council election
Country:Lancashire
Type:parliamentary
Previous Election:2019 Ribble Valley Borough Council election
Previous Year:2019
Next Election:2027 Ribble Valley Borough Council election
Next Year:2027
Seats For Election:All 40 seats to Ribble Valley Borough Council
Majority Seats:21
Leader1:Stephen Atkinson
Party1:Conservative Party (UK)
Last Election1:28
Seats Before1:26
Seats After1:18
Seat Change1:10
Leader2:Stewart Fletcher
Party2:Liberal Democrats (UK)
Last Election2:10
Seats Before2:10
Seats After2:8
Seat Change2:2
Party3:Labour Party (UK)
Last Election3:0
Seats Before3:0
Seats After3:7
Seat Change3: 7
Party4:Independent politician
Last Election4:2
Seats Before4:4
Seats After4:5
Seat Change4:3
Party5:Green Party of England and Wales
Last Election5:0
Seats Before5:0
Seats After5:2
Seat Change5: 2
Leader
Posttitle:Leader after election
Before Election:Stephen Atkinson
Before Party:Conservative Party (UK)
After Election:Stephen Atkinson
Conservative
After Party:No overall control

The 2023 Ribble Valley Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect all 40 members of Ribble Valley Borough Council in Lancashire, England. This was on the same day as other local elections across England.

Results

The council was under Conservative majority control prior to the election.[1] Following the results, the Conservatives remained the largest party but lost their majority, leaving the council under no overall control.[2] Efforts by the other parties to put together a coalition administration were unsuccessful, and the Conservative group leader Stephen Atkinson was re-appointed leader of the council at the subsequent annual council meeting on 23 May 2023, leading a minority administration.[3] [4]

PartyCouncillorsVotes
Of TotalOf Total
Conservative Party18data-sort-value=""
9,64741.9%
Labour Party7data-sort-value=""
6,35427.6%
Liberal Democrats8data-sort-value=""
3,59715.6%
Independent5data-sort-value=""
2,52611.0%
Green Party2data-sort-value=""
8753.8%

Ward Results

Incumbent candidates are denoted with an asterisk*.

Alston and Hothershall

Jim Rogerson had been elected in 2019 as a Conservative but had left the party to sit as an independent in April 2021.[1] Shown here as independent gain from Conservative to allow comparison with previous election.

Salthill

Ian Brown had been elected in 2019 as a Conservative but had left the party to sit as an independent in April 2021.[1] Shown here as independent gain from Conservative to allow comparison with previous election.

Wiswell and Barrow

Changes 2023–2027

By-election triggered by resignation of Stewart Fletcher, who had been elected as a Liberal Democrat but left the party in November 2023.[7]

Notes and References

  1. News: Jacobs . Bill . Ribble Valley Tory stronghold sees Labour and Lib Dems seeking gains . 14 October 2023 . Lancashire Telegraph . 24 April 2023.
  2. Web site: Coyle . Simon . 2023-05-05 . Election results from Ribble Valley local council election 2023 count . 2023-05-07 . Manchester Evening News . en.
  3. News: Jacobs . Bill . Battered Ribble Valley Tories seek to keep power as a minority . 14 October 2023 . Lancashire Telegraph . 11 May 2023.
  4. Web site: Council minutes, 23 May 2023 . Ribble Valley Borough Council . 14 October 2023.
  5. News: Boothroyd . David . Cheltenham still enraged by bureaucracy . 14 October 2023 . Local Councils . 13 October 2023.
  6. News: Macdonald . Robert . Leading Ribble Valley Liberal Democrats quit form new group for 'progressive alliance' with Labour and Green Party . 11 July 2024 . Lancs Live . 30 November 2023.
  7. News: Whitbread . Douglas . Macdonald . Robert . Fresh Ribble Valley by-election as councillor ups sticks and moves to Scottish island . 11 July 2024 . Lancs Live . 8 May 2024.