Pendle Borough Council elections explained

Pendle Borough Council elections are generally held three years out of every four, with a third of the council elected each time. Pendle Borough Council is the local authority for the non-metropolitan district of Pendle in Lancashire, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2020, 33 councillors have been elected from 12 wards.[1]

Council elections

YearConservativeLabourLiberal DemocratsBritish National PartyIndependentNotes
1973
1976New ward boundaries.[2]
1979
1980
1982
1983
1984
1986
1987Borough boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same.[3]
1988[4] 5192700
1990[5] 5222301
1991[6] 5262000
1992[7] 7271700
1994[8] 7232100
1995[9] 5202600
1996[10] 3192900
1998[11] 3182901
1999[12] 7202301
2000[13] 9241800
200211191900New ward boundaries.[14] [15]
2003[16] 11152300
2004[17] 1183000
2006[18] 1353010
2007[19] 1462710
2008[20] 16102021
2010[21] 17131621
2011[22] 18161221
2012[23] 18181210
2014[24] [25] 19181110
201510
2016[26] 21171010
2018[27] 2415900
201921161001
20211810500New ward boundaries.
20221711500
20231411701

By-election results

By-elections occur when seats become vacant between council elections. Below is a summary of recent by-elections;[28] full by-election results can be found by clicking on the by-election name.

By-election Date Incumbent party Winning party
Barnoldswick Coates27 June 1996
Barnoldswick Craven27 June 1996
Bradley20 March 1997
Marsden7 August 1997
Horsfield by-election10 December 1998
Horsfield by-election1 March 2001
Craven by-election28 June 2007
Coates by-election2 May 2013
Blacko and Higherford by-election3 April 2014
Old Laund Booth by-election3 July 2014
Reedley by-election24 November 2016
Barrowford and Pendleside by-election15 December 2022

External links

Notes and References

  1. si. The Pendle (Electoral Changes) Order 2020. 2020. 215. 24 August 2022.
  2. The District of Pendle (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1975
  3. The Lancashire (District Boundaries) Order 1986
  4. News: The gains and losses: Council election results in full. 7 May 1988. The Times. NewsBank.
  5. News: Local election results. 5 May 1990. The Times. NewsBank.
  6. News: Complete round-up of results from Thursday's local council elections. 4 May 1991. The Times. NewsBank.
  7. News: UK Council Elections: Election Results. 8 May 1992. Financial Times. 11.
  8. News: Local Elections: Full results of the voting in local authority polls. 7 May 1994. The Independent.
  9. News: The complete list of local council election results . 6 May 1995. The Independent.
  10. News: Election Results Round-Up - Local Elections. 3 May 1996. The Times. 8.
  11. News: Local government election results. 8 May 1998. The Independent.
  12. News: Pendle. BBC News Online. 4 June 2014.
  13. News: Local elections. BBC News Online. 4 June 2014.
  14. legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Pendle (Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
  15. News: Pendle . 2010-03-18 . BBC News Online.
  16. News: Local elections. BBC News Online. 4 June 2014.
  17. News: Pendle council. BBC News Online. 4 June 2014.
  18. News: Local elections: Pendle. BBC News Online. 4 June 2014.
  19. News: Pendle. BBC News Online. 4 June 2014.
  20. News: Pendle. BBC News Online. 4 June 2014.
  21. News: Pendle. BBC News Online. 4 June 2014.
  22. News: Vote 2011. BBC News Online. 4 June 2014.
  23. News: Vote 2012. BBC News Online. 4 June 2014.
  24. News: Pendle. BBC News Online. 4 June 2014.
  25. News: Tories urged to act in 'racist joke' row at Pendle Borough Council. BBC News Online. 23 May 2018.
  26. News: Election results - Borough Council .
  27. https://www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-interactive/2018/may/04/local-council-election-results-2018-in-full
  28. Web site: Local Authority Byelection Results. 4 June 2014. 29 March 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100329041227/http://www.gwydir.demon.co.uk/byelections/index.htm. dead.