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South Ribble 2025
Local elections held 1 May 2025.
How to read this page
Each race below shows the share of valid ballots the marginal elected candidate actually won, and compares it to the proportional quota: the share that would be needed to be guaranteed that seat under any proportional voting method (1 seats + 1). For a 1-seat ward the quota is 50%; for 2 seats, 33.3%; for 3 seats, 25%.
Where the actual winning share fell below the quota, we show the gap as points under par — the editorial indictment. Above-par results are just majority mandates and pass without comment. The voting method is the subject of every observation here. Named candidates appear as the public election record requires; the cause being audited is the voting method, not the individuals. See the methodology page for derivations.
If votes were counted by party
Across the 8 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 8 seats had been allocated to those vote totals in proportion (how, with caveats). The Δ column is the actual seat count minus the proportional seat count — positive numbers are parties First-Past-the-Post over-represented in this council, negative are parties it under-represented.
| Party | Votes | Vote % | Seats won | % of seats | Proportional seats | Proportional % | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform UK | 11,527 | 37.7% | 7 | 87.5% | 4 | 50.0% | +3 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | 7,170 | 23.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 25.0% | -2 |
| Labour and Co-operative Party | 4,819 | 15.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 12.5% | -1 |
| Liberal Democrats | 3,891 | 12.7% | 1 | 12.5% | 1 | 12.5% | 0 |
| Labour Party | 1,805 | 5.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Green Party | 1,304 | 4.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 49 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Total | 30,565 | 100.0% | 8 | 100.0% | 8 | 100.0% | 0 |
Vote share vs seats won
The top bar is each party's share of votes cast in this council. Below, one square per seat, coloured by the party that won it — first the actual First-Past-the-Post result, then what a proportional method would have produced from the same vote totals. Divergence between the bar and the actual grid is the indictment of the method.
Wards in this council
Sorted with the largest gap below the quota first. Click any ward to jump to its full result.
- Penwortham East & Walton-le-Dale · 1 seat · won at 35.9% · +14.1 pts below quota
- Moss Side & Farington · 1 seat · won at 36.8% · +13.2 pts below quota
- Lostock Hall & Bamber Bridge · 1 seat · won at 37.4% · +12.6 pts below quota
- Leyland South · 1 seat · won at 40.2% · +9.8 pts below quota
- South Ribble West · 1 seat · won at 40.4% · +9.6 pts below quota
- South Ribble East · 1 seat · won at 40.5% · +9.5 pts below quota
- Leyland Central · 1 seat · won at 45.6% · +4.4 pts below quota
- Penwortham West · 1 seat · won at 50.4% · above quota
Race results
Penwortham East & Walton-le-Dale · single-seat
Marginal winner 35.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +14.1 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,404
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lorenzo More | Reform UK | 1,223 | 35.9% | Elected |
| 2 | Joan Mary Burrows | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,056 | 31.0% | |
| 3 | Elaine Stringfellow | Labour and Co-operative Party | 720 | 21.2% | |
| 4 | Sue Broady | Green Party | 214 | 6.3% | |
| 5 | Clare Burton-Johnson | Liberal Democrats | 191 | 5.6% |
Moss Side & Farington · single-seat
Marginal winner 36.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +13.2 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,726
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andy Blake | Reform UK | 1,371 | 36.8% | Elected |
| 2 | Michael Anthony Green | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,196 | 32.1% | |
| 3 | Paul Wharton-Hardman | Labour and Co-operative Party | 881 | 23.6% | |
| 4 | Graham Michael Smith | Liberal Democrats | 157 | 4.2% | |
| 5 | Anthony Sims | Green Party | 121 | 3.2% |
Lostock Hall & Bamber Bridge · single-seat
Marginal winner 37.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +12.6 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,563
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Simon Gummer | Reform UK | 1,331 | 37.4% | Elected |
| 2 | Jeff Couperthwaite | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,089 | 30.6% | |
| 3 | Clare Hunter | Labour Party | 846 | 23.7% | |
| 4 | Samuel Paul Winterleigh | Green Party | 149 | 4.2% | |
| 5 | Tim Young | Liberal Democrats | 148 | 4.2% |
Leyland South · single-seat
Marginal winner 40.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +9.8 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,621
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ellie Close | Reform UK | 1,456 | 40.2% | Elected |
| 2 | Wes Roberts | Labour Party | 959 | 26.5% | |
| 3 | Jayne Louise Rear | Conservative and Unionist Party | 756 | 20.9% | |
| 4 | Stephen Philip McHugh | Liberal Democrats | 271 | 7.5% | |
| 5 | Ceri Sian Turner | Green Party | 153 | 4.2% | |
| 6 | Tahir Khansaheb | Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 26 | 0.7% |
South Ribble West · single-seat
Marginal winner 40.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +9.6 pts below quota Valid ballots 4,495
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom Lord | Reform UK | 1,818 | 40.4% | Elected |
| 2 | Gareth Paul Watson | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,382 | 30.7% | |
| 3 | James Joseph Gleeson | Labour and Co-operative Party | 630 | 14.0% | |
| 4 | Angela Turner | Liberal Democrats | 458 | 10.2% | |
| 5 | Christine Jane Winter | Green Party | 207 | 4.6% |
South Ribble East · single-seat
Marginal winner 40.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +9.5 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,856
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fred Cottam | Reform UK | 1,560 | 40.5% | Elected |
| 2 | Barrie Yates | Conservative and Unionist Party | 982 | 25.5% | |
| 3 | Chris Lomax | Labour and Co-operative Party | 940 | 24.4% | |
| 4 | Paul Anthony Valentine | Liberal Democrats | 190 | 4.9% | |
| 5 | Clare Hales | Green Party | 184 | 4.8% |
Leyland Central · single-seat
Marginal winner 45.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +4.4 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,373
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hannah Alice Whalley | Reform UK | 1,539 | 45.6% | Elected |
| 2 | Matthew Vincent Tomlinson | Labour and Co-operative Party | 1,099 | 32.6% | |
| 3 | Mary Green | Conservative and Unionist Party | 399 | 11.8% | |
| 4 | Alan Swindells | Liberal Democrats | 195 | 5.8% | |
| 5 | Emma Elisabeth Winterleigh | Green Party | 118 | 3.5% | |
| 6 | Arif Khansaheb | Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 23 | 0.7% |
Penwortham West · single-seat
Marginal winner 50.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −0.4 pts Valid ballots 4,527
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Howarth | Liberal Democrats | 2,281 | 50.4% | Elected |
| 2 | Wayne Griffiths | Reform UK | 1,229 | 27.1% | |
| 3 | Ian Danny Watkinson | Labour and Co-operative Party | 549 | 12.1% | |
| 4 | Paul Watson | Conservative and Unionist Party | 310 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Heike McMurray | Green Party | 158 | 3.5% |