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]
Year | Conservative | Labour | Liberal Democrats | British National Party | Independent | Notes |
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1973 | ||||||
1976 | New ward boundaries.[2] | |||||
1979 | ||||||
1980 | ||||||
1982 | ||||||
1983 | ||||||
1984 | ||||||
1986 | ||||||
1987 | Borough boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same.[3] | |||||
1988[4] | 5 | 19 | 27 | 0 | 0 | |
1990[5] | 5 | 22 | 23 | 0 | 1 | |
1991[6] | 5 | 26 | 20 | 0 | 0 | |
1992[7] | 7 | 27 | 17 | 0 | 0 | |
1994[8] | 7 | 23 | 21 | 0 | 0 | |
1995[9] | 5 | 20 | 26 | 0 | 0 | |
1996[10] | 3 | 19 | 29 | 0 | 0 | |
1998[11] | 3 | 18 | 29 | 0 | 1 | |
1999[12] | 7 | 20 | 23 | 0 | 1 | |
2000[13] | 9 | 24 | 18 | 0 | 0 | |
2002[14] | 11 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | New ward boundaries.[15][14] |
2003[16] | 11 | 15 | 23 | 0 | 0 | |
2004[17] | 11 | 8 | 30 | 0 | 0 | |
2006[18] | 13 | 5 | 30 | 1 | 0 | |
2007[19] | 14 | 6 | 27 | 1 | 0 | |
2008[20] | 16 | 10 | 20 | 2 | 1 | |
2010[21] | 17 | 13 | 16 | 2 | 1 | |
2011[22] | 18 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 1 | |
2012[23] | 18 | 18 | 12 | 1 | 0 | |
2014[24][25] | 19 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 0 | |
2015 | 1 | 0 | ||||
2016[26] | 21 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 0 | |
2018[27] | 24 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
2019 | 21 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 1 | |
2021 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | New ward boundaries.[1] |
2022 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
2023 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 1[a] | |
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 | ||
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Barnoldswick Coates | 27 June 1996 | Liberal Democrats | Liberal Democrats | ||
Barnoldswick Craven | 27 June 1996 | Liberal Democrats | Liberal Democrats | ||
Bradley | 20 March 1997 | Labour | Labour | ||
Marsden | 7 August 1997 | Labour | Labour | ||
Horsfield by-election | 10 December 1998 | Labour | Liberal Democrats | ||
Horsfield by-election | 1 March 2001 | Labour | Liberal Democrats | ||
Craven by-election | 28 June 2007 | Liberal Democrats | Liberal Democrats | ||
Coates by-election | 2 May 2013 | Liberal Democrats | Liberal Democrats | ||
Blacko and Higherford by-election | 3 April 2014 | Conservative | Conservative | ||
Old Laund Booth by-election | 3 July 2014 | Liberal Democrats | Liberal Democrats | ||
Reedley by-election | 24 November 2016 | Labour | Conservative | ||
Barrowford and Pendleside by-election | 15 December 2022 | Conservative | Conservative |