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2001 Lancashire County Council election 
Summary
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 edit
Burnley edit
| 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 edit
| 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 edit
| Seat | Winning Party | Majority | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fylde East | Conservative | 1,148 | |
| Fylde West | Conservative | 1,761 | |
| Lytham | Conservative | 1,966 | |
| St Annes North | Conservative | 873 | |
| St Annes South | Conservative | 711 |
Hyndburn edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Doreen Pollit | 2,143 | |||
| Conservative | Munsif Dad | 1,366 | |||
| Spoilt | 74 | ||||
| Turnout | 3,583 | 54% | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Wendy Dwyer | 3,361 | |||
| Conservative | Derek Scholes | 2,234 | |||
| Spoilt | 107 | ||||
| Turnout | 5,702 | 57% | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Jean Battle | 4,231 | |||
| Conservative | Joan Pilkington | 2,350 | |||
| Spoilt | 114 | ||||
| Turnout | 6,695 | 59% | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | George Slynn | 2,390 | |||
| Conservative | Wyn Frankland | 2,296 | |||
| Spolit | 68 | ||||
| Turnout | 6.012 | 58% | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Dorothy Westell | 3,865 | |||
| Conservative | Doug Hayes | 3,049 | |||
| Spoilt | 100 | ||||
| Turnout | 7,014 | 60% | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Michael Hindley | 3,742 | |||
| Conservative | Rennie Pinder | 2,776 | |||
| Spolit | 97 | ||||
| Turnout | 6,651 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Lancaster edit
| Seat | Winning Party | Majority | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heysham | 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 | |
| Skerton | Labour | 2,079 |
Pendle edit
| Seat | Winning Party | Majority | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colne | 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 edit
| 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 |
Ribble Valley edit
| Seat | Winning Party | Majority | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clitheroe | Liberal Democrat | 567 | |
| Longridge | Conservative | 935 | |
| Ribble Valley North East | Conservative | 1,685 | |
| Ribble Valley South West | Conservative | 2,260 |
Rossendale edit
| Seat | Winning Party | Majority | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bacup | Conservative | 315 | |
| Haslingden | Labour | 430 | |
| Rossendale East | Labour | 364 | |
| Rossendale West | Labour | 841 | |
| Whitworth | Labour | 283 |
South Ribble edit
| 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 |
West Lancashire edit
| Seat | Winning Party | Majority | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ormskirk | 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 |
Wyre edit
| Seat | Winning Party | Majority | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amounderness | Conservative | 311 | |
| Cleveleys | Conservative | 132 | |
| Garstang | Conservative | 1,976 | |
| Hesketh | Labour | 1,541 | |
| Hillhouse | Conservative | 19 | |
| Marine | Labour | 1,588 | |
| Poulton-le-Fylde | Conservative | 1,265 | |
| Wyre Side | Conservative | 2,395 |
References edit
- ^ Results Archived 29 April 2013 at the Wayback Machine Lancashire County Council
- ^ "Lancashire". BBC News Online. Retrieved 16 December 2009.