Ribble Valley Borough Council elections

Ribble Valley Borough Council in Lancashire, England is elected every four years. The authority is currently controlled by the Conservative Party, with 33 councillors to 6 Liberal Democrats and one independent.^[1]

Political control

Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:^[2]

Party in control	Years
Conservative	1973–1995
No overall control	1995–2003
Conservative	2003–present

Council elections

Ribble Valley Borough Council election, 1999
Ribble Valley Borough Council election, 2003 (boundary changes increased the number of seats by 1)^[3]
Ribble Valley Borough Council election, 2007
Ribble Valley Borough Council election, 2011
Ribble Valley Borough Council election, 2015

By-election results

1995-1999

Chippings By-Election 4 July 1996
Party		Votes	%
	Conservative	242	38.6
	Liberal Democrat	175	27.9
	Independent	137	21.9
	Independent	73	11.6
Majority		67	10.7
Turnout		627	55.5
	Conservative hold	Swing

Wilpshire By-Election 17 October 1996
Party		Votes	%
	Conservative	479	60.0
	Liberal Democrat	319	40.0
Majority		160	20.0
Turnout		798	39.3
	Conservative hold	Swing

St James By-Election 26 June 1997
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	403	64.3	+2.6
	Conservative	131	20.9	+6.2
	Labour	92	14.7	-8.9
Majority		272	43.4
Turnout		626	35.3
	Liberal Democrat hold	Swing

Chipping By-Election 22 October 1998
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Independent	303	56.1	+56.1
	Conservative	237	43.9	-17.9
Majority		66	12.2
Turnout		540	47.0
	Independent gain from Conservative	Swing

Gisburn Rimington By-Election 12 November 1998
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	224	75.2	+31.6
	Liberal Democrat	74	24.8	-3.5
Majority		150	50.4
Turnout		298	33.6
	Conservative hold	Swing

1999-2003

Waddington By-Election 17 October 2002^[4]
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	220	53.1	-26.6
	Liberal Democrat	194	46.9	+26.6
Majority		26	6.2
Turnout		414	39.7
	Conservative hold	Swing

2007-2011

Billington and Old Langho By-Election 23 October 2008^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Carl Ross	350	61.1	+10.3
	Liberal Democrat		181	31.6	-17.6
	Labour		42	7.3	+7.3
Majority			169	29.5
Turnout			573	24.6
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing

Chatburn By-Election 4 June 2009
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Gary Scott	439	75.3	-0.4
	Liberal Democrat	Howard Douglas	144	24.7	+0.4
Majority			295	50.6
Turnout			583
	Conservative hold		Swing

Langho By-Election 4 June 2009
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mike Thomas	530	66.8	+1.4
	Liberal Democrat	Susan Knox	263	33.2	-1.4
Majority			267	33.6
Turnout			793
	Conservative hold		Swing

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v t e Council elections in Lancashire
County Council	1889 1892 1895 1898 1901 1904 1907 1910 1913 1919 1922 1925 1928 1931 1934 1937 1946 1949 1952 1955 1958 1961 1964 1967 1970 1973 1977 1981 1985 1989 1993 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017
Blackburn with Darwen	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1997 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016
Blackpool	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1997 2000 2003 2007 2011 2015
Burnley	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016
Chorley	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016
Fylde	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015
Hyndburn	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016
Lancaster	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015
Pendle	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016
Preston	1945 1946 1947 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016
Ribble Valley	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015
Rossendale	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016
South Ribble	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015
West Lancashire	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016
Wyre	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015
See also: Wards Boundary changes

Ribble Valley Borough Council elections

Contents

Political control

Council elections

By-election results

1995-1999

1999-2003

2007-2011

References

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