1977 Lancashire County Council election

Local election in Lancashire, England

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1977 Lancashire County Council Election

← 1973 5 May 1977 (1977年5月5日) 1981 →

All 96 seats on Lancashire County Council
48 seats needed for a majority

	First party	Second party	Third party
	Blank	Blank	Blank
Party	Conservative	Labour	Liberal
Last election	52 seats, 46.3 %	33 seats, 39.8 %	7 seats, 6.8 %
Seats after	83	12	1
Seat change	Increase 31	Decrease 21	Decrease 6
Popular vote	261,435	118,706	28,622
Percentage	61.7 %	28.0 %	6.8 %
Swing	Increase 15.5 ppt	Decrease 11.8 ppt	Decrease 2.4 ppt

Leader before election

Conservative

Elected Leader

Conservative

Elections were held to Lancashire County Council as part of the wider 1977 United Kingdom local elections. An overwhelming Conservative majority was returned, with significant swings from Labour towards the Conservatives across the county. The Conservatives therefore retained control of the council.

Results

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1977 Lancashire County Council elections
Party		This election			Full council			This election
Party		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Conservative	83	Increase 31	86.5	83	86.5	261,435	61.7	Increase 15.5
	Labour	12	Decrease 21	12.5	12	12.5	118,706	28.0	Decrease 11.8
	Liberal	1	Decrease 6	0.0	1	0.0	28,622	6.8	Decrease 2.4
	National Front	0	Steady	0	0	0	7,153	1.7	Increase 1.3
	Independent	0	Decrease 3	0	0	0	4,613	1.1	Decrease 1.7
	National Party	0	NEW	0	0	0	1,110	0.3	NEW
	Communist	0	NEW	0	0	0	1,093	0.3	NEW
	Residents	0	Decrease 1	0	0	0	945	0.2	Decrease 0.5
	New Britain	0	NEW	0	0	0	22	0.0	NEW

Ward Results

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Accrington No. 1
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Conservative	H. Taylor	1,907	53.2	Increase 10.3
Labour	B. Whitham	1160	32.4	Decrease 24.7
Liberal	F. Chapman	272	7.6	NEW
National Front	K. Dobson	246	6.9	NEW
Majority			747	20.8	Increase 6.6
Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	Increase 17.5

Accrington No. 2
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Conservative	J. Hindley	1,400	41.5	Increase 6.7
Labour	W. Haines*	1346	39.9	Decrease 25.3
National Front	D. Riley	379	11.2	NEW
Liberal	D. O'Hanlon	187	5.5	NEW
Communist	M. Dearden	60	1.8	NEW
Majority			54	1.6	Decrease 28.8
Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	Increase 16.0

Accrington No. 3
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Conservative	M. Martin	1,903	51.2	Decrease 4.0
Labour	D. Keeley	1142	30.7	Decrease 14.1
Liberal	W. Matthews	388	10.4	NEW
National Front	C. Dower	283	7.6	NEW
Majority			761	20.5	Increase 10.1
Conservative hold		Swing	Increase 5.1

Bacup
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Conservative	D. Wood*	2,549	70.8	Increase 15.4
Labour	H. Sutcliffe	1053	29.2	Decrease 15.4
Majority			1496	41.5	Increase 30.7
Conservative hold		Swing	Increase 15.4

Barnoldswick
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Conservative	J. Maisey	2,687	42.9	Increase 20.7
Labour	R. Hill*	1937	30.9	Decrease 7.2
Liberal	J. Bebbington	1639	26.2	Increase 1.9
Majority			750	12.0	Decrease 1.8
Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	Increase 14.0

Blackburn No. 1
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Conservative	T. Marsden	3,542	63.5	Increase 25.9
Labour	D. Cave	1464	26.2	Increase 11.0
National Party	G. Hudson	572	10.3	NEW
Majority			1988	37.3	Increase 27.6
Conservative gain from Residents		Swing	Increase 36.6

Blackburn No. 2
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Labour	E. Smith*	1,605	53.3	Decrease 19.0
Conservative	K. Bolton	1052	35.0	Increase 7.3
National Party	D. Rowbotham	216	7.2	NEW
National Front	J. Whittaker	136	4.5	NEW
Majority			553	18.4	Decrease 26.2
Labour hold		Swing	Decrease 13.2

Blackburn No. 3
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Labour	L. Proos*	2,524	57.1	Increase 7.7
Conservative	A. Hutchinson	1654	37.4	Increase 15.2
Communist	G. Davies	245	5.5	NEW
Majority			870	19.7	Decrease 1.2
Labour hold		Swing	Decrease 3.8

Blackburn No. 4
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Labour	H. White*	1,022	32.1	Decrease 5.5
Liberal	F. Beetham	914	28.8	Decrease 6.9
Conservative	F. Lewis	800	25.2	Increase 15.3
National Party	J. Read Kingsley	322	10.1	NEW
National Front	E. Adamson	121	3.8	Decrease 13.0
Majority			108	3.4	Increase 1.5
Labour hold		Swing	Increase 0.7

Blackburn No. 5
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Conservative	D. Murray*	3,847	87.7	Increase 29.6
Labour	D. Smith	541	12.3	Decrease 9.2
Majority			3306	75.3	Increase 47.0
Conservative hold		Swing	Increase 19.4

Blackburn No. 6
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Conservative	J. Cutler	1,871	52.8	Increase 7.3
Labour	J. Mason*	1674	47.2	Decrease 7.3
Majority			197	5.6	Decrease 3.4
Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	Increase 7.3

Blackburn No. 7
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Conservative	R. Wood	2,713	53.2	Increase 17.9
Labour	J. Bury*	1859	36.4	Decrease 5.3
National Front	G. Hughes	529	10.4	Decrease 12.6
Majority			854	16.7	Increase 10.2
Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	Increase 11.6

Blackburn Rural
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Conservative	G. Nickson*	4,622	85.2	Increase 23.0
Labour	A. Barton	804	14.8	Decrease 2.0
Majority			3818	70.4	Increase 29.2
Conservative hold		Swing	Increase 12.5

Blackpool No. 1
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Conservative	H. Jackson*	3,159	80.9	Increase 16.6
Labour	G. Ross	604	15.5	Decrease 20.2
National Front	T. Parry	143	3.7	NEW
Majority			2555	65.4	Increase 36.8
Conservative hold		Swing	Increase 18.4

Blackpool No. 2
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Conservative	T. Percival*	2,617	72.8	Increase 17.4
Labour	W. Garmston	859	23.9	Decrease 20.7
National Front	A. Haworth	119	3.3	NEW
Majority			1758	48.9	Increase 38.0
Conservative hold		Swing	Increase 19.1

Blackpool No. 3
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Conservative	L. Broughton*	2,448	79.8	Increase 27.5
Labour	R. Lewis	508	16.6	Decrease 5.2
National Front	M. Roberts	111	3.6	NEW
Majority			1940	63.3	Increase 36.9
Conservative hold		Swing	Increase 16.4

Blackpool No. 4
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Conservative	R. Hook	2,731	55.7	Increase 18.7
Labour	L. Pomfret	2044	41.7	Increase 10.0
National Front	C. Michaels	130	2.7	NEW
Majority			687	14.0	Increase 8.7
Conservative hold		Swing	Increase 4.4

Blackpool No. 5
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Conservative	J. Battersby*	2,735	67.2	Increase 11.8
Labour	E. Kirton	1227	30.2	Decrease 14.4
National Front	M. Agnew	107	2.6	NEW
Majority			1508	37.1	Increase 26.2
Conservative hold		Swing	Increase 13.1

Blackpool No. 6
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Conservative	R. Jacobs*	2,022	59.1	Increase 21.2
Labour	S. Wright	1198	35.0	Decrease 1.2
National Front	A. Hanson	203	5.9	NEW
Majority			824	24.1	Increase 22.4
Conservative hold		Swing	Increase 11.2

Blackpool No. 7
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Conservative	R. Dewhirst*	2,464	65.0	Increase 23.8
Labour	E. Allcock	1090	28.7	Increase 2.4
National Front	A. Machin	239	6.3	NEW
Majority			1374	36.2	Increase 27.5
Conservative hold		Swing	Increase 10.7

Blackpool No. 8
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Conservative	J. Metcalf	2,991	72.3	Increase 14.3
Labour	D. Elgee	1029	24.9	Decrease 17.1
National Front	J. Kay	117	2.8	NEW
Majority			1962	47.4	Increase 31.4
Conservative hold		Swing	Increase 15.7

Blackpool No. 9
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Conservative	J. Cox*	2,919	75.7	Increase 14.8
Labour	J. Trickett	769	20.0	Decrease 19.1
National Front	V. Gledhill	117	2.8	NEW
Majority			2150	55.8	Increase 33.9
Conservative hold		Swing	Increase 16.9

Blackpool No. 10
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Conservative	G. Baguley	3,802	72.0	Increase 42.0
Labour	P. Hall	1309	24.8	Increase 6.2
National Front	A. Timms	166	3.1	NEW
Majority			2493	47.2	Increase 26.0
Conservative gain from Independent		Swing	Increase 46.6

Blackpool No. 11
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Conservative	D. Hanson	2,218	57.2	Increase 21.5
Labour	H. Derbyshire	1545	39.8	Decrease 24.5
National Front	A. Hardy	116	3.0	NEW
Majority			673	17.3	Decrease 11.2
Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	Increase 23.0

Brierfield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Conservative	K. Sumner-Clough*	4,325	66.2	Increase 24.7
Liberal	A. Dixon	1216	18.6	Decrease 13.3
Labour	K. Firman	996	15.2	Decrease 11.4
Majority			3109	47.6	Increase 38.0
Conservative hold		Swing	Increase 19.0

Burnley No. 1
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Conservative	F. Brown	2,479	51.4	Increase 16.7
Labour	I. Wilson	1860	38.6	Decrease 5.0
Liberal	E. Roberts	480	10.0	Decrease 11.7
Majority			619	12.8	Increase 4.0
Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	Increase 10.8

Burnley No. 2
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Labour	F. Booth*	1,687	47.9	Decrease 2.4
Conservative	S. Nightingale	1461	41.5	Increase 15.8
Liberal	J. Anforth	373	10.6	Decrease 13.4
Majority			226	6.4	Decrease 18.1
Labour hold		Swing	Decrease 9.1

Burnley No. 3
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Conservative	M. Tate	2,291	50.4	Increase 20.9
Labour	J. Entwistle*	1883	41.5	Decrease 11.5
Liberal	E. Roberts	368	8.1	Decrease 9.5
Majority			408	9.0	Decrease 14.4
Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	Increase 20.9

Burnley No. 4
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Conservative	F. Bailey	2,323	50.8	Increase 13.8
Labour	C. Platt*	2248	49.2	Decrease 13.8
Majority			75	1.6	Decrease 24.3
Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	Increase 13.8

Burnley No. 5
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Labour	J. Keller*	2,404	50.8	Decrease 0.1
Conservative	L. Bullock	1709	41.6	Increase 19.9
Majority			695	1.6	Decrease 20.0
Labour hold		Swing	Decrease 10.0

Burnley Rural
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Conservative	J. Wyld*	2,827	69.3	Increase 3.4
Labour	C. Burt	887	21.7	Decrease 12.4
Liberal	R. Puckering	365	8.9	NEW
Majority			1940	47.6	Increase 15.8
Conservative hold		Swing	Increase 7.9

Chorley North East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Conservative	M. Beechey	2,631	63.4	Increase 32.3
Labour	J. Crook	1517	36.6	Decrease 12.8
Majority			1114	26.9	Increase 8.6
Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	Increase 22.5

Chorley Rural No. 1
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Conservative	M. Case	3,071	61.6	Increase 23.3
Labour	J. Meadows*	1914	38.4	Decrease 23.3
Majority			1157	23.2	Decrease 0.3
Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	Increase 23.3

Chorley Rural No. 2
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Conservative	A. Ambrose*	4,033	74.3	Increase 26.1
Labour	P. Howat	948	17.5	Decrease 13.7
Liberal	M. Farnworth	446	8.2	Decrease 12.5
Majority			3085	56.8	Increase 39.8
Conservative hold		Swing	Increase 19.9

Chorley Rural No. 3
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Conservative	J. Moorcroft	3,712	77.3	Increase 29.2
Labour	F. Higson	1088	22.7	Decrease 8.5
Majority			2624	54.7	Increase 37.7
Conservative hold		Swing	Increase 18.8

Chorley South West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Conservative	M. Blackburn	3,123	60.8	Increase 21.3
Labour	A. Watmough	1624	31.6	Decrease 12.0
Liberal	F. Wilson	388	7.6	Decrease 9.3
Majority			1499	29.2	Increase 25.1
Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	Increase 16.6

Clayton-Le-Moors
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Conservative	P. Galbraith*	2,581	62.6	Increase 22.0
Labour	L. Dickinson	1079	26.2	Decrease 14.1
Liberal	H. Batty	294	7.1	NEW
National Front	J. Dwyer	168	4.1	NEW
Majority			1502	36.4	Increase 36.1
Conservative hold		Swing	Increase 18.0

Clitheroe
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Conservative	H. Eastwood	2,933	63.0	Increase 19.9
Labour	B. Braithwaite	1725	37.0	Increase 8.5
Majority			1208	25.9	Increase 11.5
Conservative hold		Swing	Increase 5.7

Colne No. 1
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Conservative	A. O'Connell	2,047	52.7	Increase 19.8
Liberal	J. Smithson	936	24.1	Decrease 18.9
Labour	A. Pickup	899	23.2	Decrease 1.0
Majority			1111	28.6	Increase 18.6
Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing	Increase 19.3

Colne No. 2
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Liberal	A. Greaves*	1,886	45.7	Decrease 3.5
Conservative	K. Hodgson	1596	38.7	Increase 17.0
Labour	A. McGrath	643	15.6	Decrease 13.5
Majority			290	7.0	Decrease 13.1
Liberal hold		Swing	Decrease 10.3

Darwen No. 1
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Conservative	C. Dodgson	2,123	53.5	Increase 21.2
Liberal	C. Grills*	1214	30.6	Decrease 11.9
Labour	D. Alder	630	15.9	Decrease 9.3
Majority			909	22.9	Increase 12.7
Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing	Increase 16.6

Darwen No. 2
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Conservative	R. Wiggans	1,993	53.1	Increase 16.1
Labour	C. Jones*	952	25.4	Decrease 19.4
Liberal	P. Browne	809	21.6	Increase 3.3
Majority			1041	27.7	Increase 19.9
Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	Increase 17.8

Darwen No. 3
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Conservative	A. Bland*	2,409	59.0	Increase 25.4
Liberal	C. Talbot	1024	25.1	Decrease 17.2
Labour	T. Dewhurst	649	15.9	Decrease 8.1
Majority			1385	33.9	Increase 25.2
Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing	Increase 21.3

Fleetwood North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Conservative	W. Brown*	1,931	59.3	Increase 4.5
Labour	A. Fleming	793	24.4	Decrease 20.8
Liberal	D. Green	416	12.8	NEW
National Front	J. Wilson	114	3.5	NEW
Majority			1138	35.0	Increase 25.3
Conservative hold		Swing	Increase 12.7

Fleetwood South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Conservative	E. Funk*	2,434	69.8	Increase 13.0
Labour	R. Fox	908	26.0	Decrease 17.2
National Front	B. Meeson	146	4.2	NEW
Majority			1526	43.8	Increase 30.3
Conservative hold		Swing	Increase 15.1

Fulwood No. 1
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Conservative	T. Croft*	3,391	82.6	Increase 3.7
Labour	A. Richardson	492	12.0	Decrease 9.2
Liberal	C. Merron	224	5.5	NEW
Majority			2899	70.6	Increase 12.9
Conservative hold		Swing	Increase 6.4

Fulwood No. 2
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Conservative	M. Horam*	3,428	81.1	Increase 2.9
Labour	R. Sumner	483	11.4	Decrease 10.4
Liberal	A. Carmichael	316	7.5	NEW
Majority			2945	69.7	Increase 13.3
Conservative hold		Swing	Increase 6.7

Fylde No. 1
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Conservative	R. Spencer*	2,133	47.7	Increase 7.6
Residents	R. Fisher	945	21.1	NEW
Independent conservative	J. Payne	785	17.6	NEW
Liberal	D. Rose	306	6.8	NEW
Labour	D. Atkins	250	5.6	Decrease 13.7
National Front	H. Hughes	50	1.1	NEW
Majority			1188	26.6	Increase 26.1
Conservative gain from Independent		Swing	Increase 24.1

Fylde No. 2
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Conservative	A. Kirkham	2,573	69.7	Increase 19.3
Liberal	M. Gilbert	1025	27.8	Decrease 6.0
National Front	A. Ward	94	2.5	NEW
Majority			1548	41.9	Increase 25.3
Conservative hold		Swing	Increase 12.7

Garstang No. 1
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Conservative	D. Elletson*	3,210	83.7	N/A'"`UNIQ−−ref−00000071−QINU`"'
Labour	A. Hawton	494	12.9	NEW
National Front	J. O'Donnell	129	3.4	NEW
Majority			3833	70.9	N/A
Conservative hold		Swing	N/A

Garstang No. 2
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Conservative	Fitzherbert-Brockholes	3,655	74.2	N/A'"`UNIQ−−ref−00000074−QINU`"'
Liberal	B. Flood-Page	968	19.6	NEW
Labour	D. Fleming	249	5.1	NEW
National Front	J. Millington	56	1.1	NEW
Majority			2687	54.5	N/A
Conservative hold		Swing	N/A

Great Harwood
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Conservative	F. Worsley*	3,449	59.9	Increase 3.0
Labour	F. Parkinson	1498	26.0	Decrease 17.1
Liberal	I. Kitchin	357	7.9	NEW
National Front	M. Last	352	6.1	NEW
Majority			1951	33.9	Increase 20.1
Conservative hold		Swing	Increase 10.0

Haslingden
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Conservative	G. Woodcock*	3,535	61.1	Increase 5.8
Labour	M. Cowpe	1634	28.2	Decrease 16.5
Liberal	R. Holden	620	10.7	NEW
Majority			1901	32.8	Increase 22.3
Conservative hold		Swing	Increase 11.1

Lancaster No. 1
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Conservative	J. Taylor	2,140	50.8	Increase 12.4
Labour	E. Jones*	1985	45.4	Decrease 8.1
Liberal	S. Shuttleworth	245	5.6	NEW
Majority			155	3.5	Decrease 13.4
Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	Increase 10.1

Lancaster No. 2
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Conservative	A. Morris	2,516	50.8	Increase 15.9
Labour	M. Cantley*	1862	37.6	Decrease 14.5
Liberal	P. Walker	576	5.6	NEW
Majority			654	13.2	Decrease 4.0
Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	Increase 15.9

Lancaster No. 3
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Conservative	T. Hayton*	3,134	61.9	Increase 3.3
Labour	J. O'Donnell	1406	27.8	Decrease 13.6
Liberal	J. Claxton	520	10.3	NEW
Majority			1728	34.2	Increase 16.9
Conservative hold		Swing	Increase 8.5

Lancaster Rural No. 1
Party		Candidate
Conservative	M. Bates*	Unopposed
Majority
Conservative hold		Swing

Lancaster Rural No. 2
Party		Candidate
Conservative	G. Bowring*	Unopposed
Majority
Conservative hold		Swing

Lancaster Rural No. 3
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Conservative	C. Pickard*	2,487	72.4	Increase 2.4
Labour	H. Prideaux	575	16.7	Decrease 13.2
Liberal	M. Brown	372	10.8	NEW
Majority			1912	55.7	Increase 15.6
Conservative hold		Swing	Increase 7.8

Leyland No. 1
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Conservative	W. Jackson	2,361	50.7	Increase 24.3
Liberal	N. Orrell*	1451	31.2	Decrease 7.2
Labour	L. Day	844	18.1	Decrease 17.1
Majority			910	19.5	Increase 16.4
Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing	Increase 15.8

Leyland No. 2
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Labour	J. Haigh	1,888	53.5	Decrease 11.1
Conservative	J. Heys	1435	40.7	NEW
Liberal	D. Mann	205	5.8	Decrease 29.6
Majority			453	12.8	Decrease 16.3
Labour hold		Swing	Decrease 25.9

Longridge
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Conservative	C. Coulston*	5,111	87.9	Increase 39.9
Labour	W. Vass	703	12.1	NEW
Majority			4408	75.8	Increase 71.7
Conservative gain from Independent conservative		Swing	Increase 46.0

Lytham St. Annes No. 1
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Conservative	J. Gouldbourn*	3,183	74.2	Increase 3.5
Labour	N. Horridge	883	20.6	Decrease 8.6
National Front	J. Kay	221	5.2	NEW
Majority			2300	53.7	Increase 12.1
Conservative hold		Swing	Increase 6.1

Lytham St. Annes No. 2
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Conservative	T. Carter*	3,264	85.8	Increase 11.0
Labour	R. Collins	442	11.1	Decrease 14.1
National Front	K. Warburton	118	3.1	NEW
Majority			2842	74.7	Increase 25.0
Conservative hold		Swing	Increase 12.5

Lytham St. Annes No. 3
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Conservative	J. Finn*	4,057	85.4	Increase 18.2
Labour	K. Miller	550	11.6	Decrease 21.2
National Front	C. Callaby	142	3.0	NEW
Majority			3507	73.8	Increase 39.3
Conservative hold		Swing	Increase 19.7

Morecambe & Heysham No. 1
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Conservative	G. Robinson*	3,248	79.5	N/A'"`UNIQ−−ref−00000093−QINU`"'
Labour	L. Holmes	840	20.5	NEW
Majority			2408	58.9	N/A
Conservative hold		Swing	N/A

Morecambe & Heysham No. 2
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Conservative	J. Elliott*	3,039	72.3	Increase 19.8
Labour	A. Leach	1163	27.7	Decrease 19.8
Majority			1876	44.6	Increase 39.6
Conservative hold		Swing	Increase 19.8

Morecambe & Heysham No. 3
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Conservative	R. Quick*	2,995	69.6	N/A'"`UNIQ−−ref−00000098−QINU`"'
Labour	B. Wolfenden	1311	30.4	NEW
Majority			1684	39.1	N/A
Conservative hold		Swing	N/A

Nelson North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Labour	J. Helmn*	1,966	44.9	Decrease 3.2
Conservative	C. Kemp	1437	32.9	Increase 13.0
Liberal	T. Holt	971	22.2	Decrease 8.6
Majority			529	12.1	Decrease 6.1
Labour hold		Swing	Decrease 8.6

Nelson South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Conservative	J. Fletcher	2,873	49.3	Increase 11.6
Labour	B. Akrigg	2217	38.0	Decrease 24.2
Liberal	P. Berry	738	12.7	NEW
Majority			656	11.3	Decrease 13.3
Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	Increase 17.9

Ormskirk No. 1
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Conservative	J. Aspinwall*	4,129	71.6	Increase 18.9
Labour	M. Rees	1641	28.4	Decrease 18.9
Majority			2592	45.7	Increase 37.8
Conservative hold		Swing	Increase 18.9

Ormskirk No. 2
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Conservative	H. Ballance*	3,282	68.1	Increase 16.5
Labour	A. Williams	1537	31.9	Decrease 16.5
Majority			1745	36.2	Increase 33.1
Conservative hold		Swing	Increase 16.5

Oswaldtwistle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Conservative	T. Renshaw	2,549	66.5	Increase 11.7
Liberal	H. Wilkinson	600	15.7	NEW
Independent Labour	F. O'Rourke	545	14.2	NEW
Communist	T. Marshall	137	3.6	NEW
Majority			1949	50.9	Increase 41.2
Conservative hold		Swing	Increase 28.4

Padiham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Conservative	J. Brown	2,096	58.5	Increase 18.9
Labour	F. Markham	1485	41.5	Decrease 18.9
Majority			611	17.1	Decrease 3.8
Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	Increase 18.9

Poulton-Le-Fylde
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Conservative	F. Lofthouse	4,417	91.5	Increase 18.5
National Front	C. Taylor	408	8.5	NEW
Majority			4009	83.1	Increase 37.0
Conservative hold		Swing	Increase 22.7

Preston No. 1
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Conservative	H. Merriweather	4,549	58.1	Increase 12.2
Conservative	A. Scarsbrook	4,190
Labour	G. Walmsley	2545	33.1	Decrease 21.1
Labour	A. Howard	2435
Liberal	G. Wilkins	1334	8.9	NEW
Majority			3759	25.0	Increase 16.7
Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	Increase 16.6
Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Preston No. 2
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Labour	F. McGrath	1,498	37.0	Decrease 1.2
Conservative	M. Birtle	1269	31.3	NEW
Liberal	G. Payne*	1079	26.6	Decrease 11.6
National Front	M. Gibson	182	4.5	NEW
New Britain	A. Hall	22	0.5	NEW
Majority			229	5.7	Increase 5.6
Labour gain from Liberal		Swing	Increase 5.2

Preston No. 3
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Conservative	E. Kerr	1,824	43.5	Increase 4.1
Labour	G. Higney	1749	41.7	Decrease 19.0
Liberal	S. Davies	379	9.0	NEW
National Front	J. Massey	186	4.4	NEW
Communist	M. Waterfield	58	1.4	NEW
Majority			75	1.8	Decrease 19.5
Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	Increase 11.5

Preston No. 4
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Labour	H. Parker*	4,585	51.4	Decrease 11.9
Labour	C. Sharples*	4,274
Conservative	K. Peet	3708	42.4	Increase 5.8
Conservative	J. McGrath	3599
National Front	M. Scott	1061	11.3	NEW
Majority			1552	9.0	Decrease 17.7
Labour hold		Swing	Decrease 8.9
Labour hold		Swing

Preston No. 5
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Labour	J. Farrington	1,962	47.9	Decrease 29.5
Conservative	K. Cartwright	1419	34.6	Increase 12.0
Independent	J. Billington	462	11.3	NEW
National Front	A. Fletcher	203	5.0	NEW
Communist	B. Struszczak	51	1.2	NEW
Majority			543	13.3	Decrease 41.6
Labour hold		Swing	Decrease 20.8

Preston Rural No. 1
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Conservative	M. Ryan*	3,479	90.0	Increase 16.0
Labour	J. Prance	387	10.0	Decrease 16.0
Majority			3092	80.0	Increase 32.0
Conservative hold		Swing	Increase 16.0

Preston Rural No. 2
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Conservative	W. Winn*	4,138	72.4	Increase 6.6
Labour	M. Lyons	1031	18.0	Decrease 16.2
Liberal	L. Fletcher	549	9.6	NEW
Majority			3107	54.3	Increase 22.9
Conservative hold		Swing	Increase 11.4

Preston Rural No. 3
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Conservative	J. Jenkinson	3,350	58.7	Increase 26.2
Independent conservative	V. Peacock	1742	30.5	NEW
Labour	S. Hubberstey	612	10.7	Decrease 11.1
Majority			3107	54.3	Increase 22.9
Conservative hold		Swing	Increase 18.7

Rawtenstall No. 1
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Conservative	M. Ingham	3,112	63.8	Increase 17.7
Labour	K. Alty	1560	32.0	Decrease 21.9
Communist	R. Waddington	206	4.2	NEW
Majority			1552	31.8	Increase 24.0
Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	Increase 19.8

Rawtenstall No. 2
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Conservative	A. King	2,413	62.3	Increase 11.3
Labour	E. Harvey	1039	26.8	Decrease 22.2
Liberal	J. Gledhill	290	7.5	NEW
Communist	H. Malley	133	3.4	NEW
Majority			1374	35.5	Increase 33.6
Conservative hold		Swing	Increase 16.8

Skelmersdale & Holland No. 1
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Conservative	T. Baxter	2,337	56.4	N/A'"`UNIQ−−ref−000000BD−QINU`"'
Labour	J. Prunty*	1600	38.6	N/A
Communist	T. Aldridge	203	4.9	NEW
Majority			737	17.8	N/A
Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	N/A

Skelmersdale & Holland No. 2
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Labour	L. Ellman*	2,824	57.4	N/A'"`UNIQ−−ref−000000C0−QINU`"'
Conservative	A. Evans	2099	42.6	N/A
Majority			725	14.7	N/A
Labour hold		Swing	N/A

Thornton Cleveleys No. 1
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Conservative	C. Ashworth*	3,224	75.4	Increase 8.9
Labour	W. Goldsmith	933	21.8	Decrease 11.7
National Front	R. Farr	120	2.8	NEW
Majority			2291	53.6	Increase 20.7
Conservative hold		Swing	Increase 10.3

Thornton Cleveleys No. 2
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Conservative	F. Townend*	3,423	81.8	Increase 12.5
Labour	R. Godfrey	672	16.0	Decrease 14.7
National Front	G. Tregower	92	2.2	NEW
Majority			2751	65.7	Increase 27.2
Conservative hold		Swing	Increase 13.6

Walton-Le-Dale No. 1
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Conservative	R. Welham*	3,242	71.1	Increase 11.2
Labour	J. Dickinson	1001	21.9	Decrease 18.1
Liberal	R. Murphy	318	7.0	NEW
Majority			2241	49.1	Increase 29.3
Conservative hold		Swing	Increase 14.7

Walton-Le-Dale No. 2
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Conservative	G. Woods*	2,336	60.5	Increase 16.1
Labour	K. Sharples	1523	39.5	Decrease 3.7
Majority			813	21.1	Increase 19.9
Conservative hold		Swing	Increase 9.9

West Lancashire No. 1
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Conservative	J. Ashton*	2,567	65.6	Decrease 11.0
Independent	E. Cropper	1079	27.6	NEW
Labour	B. Brown	267	6.8	Decrease 16.6
Majority			1488	38.0	Decrease 15.1
Conservative hold		Swing	Decrease 19.3

West Lancashire No. 2
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Conservative	R. Kirby	3,685	89.1	Increase 16.2
Labour	P. Swift	453	10.9	Decrease 16.2
Majority			3232	78.1	Increase 32.3
Conservative hold		Swing	Increase 16.2

Whitworth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Conservative	J. Clegg*	1,610	57.6	Increase 14.7
Liberal	G. Foulds	1185	42.4	Decrease 14.7
Majority			425	15.2	Increase 1.1
Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing	Increase 14.7

Notes

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^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Previously unopposed.

References

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The Elections Centre, Lancashire County Council Election Results 1973-2009 (PDF)

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