Reform UK sweeps Lancaster and Morecambe in the County Council election results

The 2024 County Council election results have just been called, with Reform UK taking most seats and Green in second place

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Emma Netscher | News

The results of the Lancashire County Council election have been called, with the election being a part of England’s wider council elections.

The election took place on 1st May, and included a City Council by-election for the John O’Gaunt ward and Torrisholme ward.

In Lancaster and Morecambe, 10 county council seats were contested, with two city council by-elections taking place simultaneously.

The results show a victory for Reform UK, winning seven out of 10 seats. The Green Party has came in second amount of seats won with, claiming the remaining three seats.

This comes as there has been a nation-wide swing toward Reform UK, with by-elections, mayoral election and councils showcasing Reform wins.

Full Results for Lancashire County Council

Heysham

Successful candidate: Graeme Paul Austin (Reform UK) – 1,633 votes

Sheldon Kent (Liberal Democrat)

Catherine Potter (Labour)

George Paul Thomson (Green)

Andrew Paul Gardiner (Conservative)

Lancaster Central

Successful candidate: Gina Dowding (Green) – 2,157 votes

Thomas William Inman (Conservative)

Derek Kaye (Liberal Democrat)

Rob Kelly (Reform UK)

Fran Wild (Labour)

Lancaster East

Successful candidate: Paul Byron Stubbins (Green) – 1,822 votes

Sam Elliot Charlesworth (Labour)

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Phil Dunster (Liberal Democrat)

Connor James Winter (Conservative)

Michael Sean Kershaw (Reform UK)

Lancaster Rural East

Successful candidate: Shaun Patrick Cummins (Reform UK) – 1,149 votes

Geoff Eales (Labour)

Peter James Jackson (Liberal Democrat)

Sally Ann Shelley Maddocks (Green)

Matthew Joseph Maxwell-Scott (Conservative)

Lancaster Rural North

Successful candidate: Graham John Dalton (Reform UK) – 1,159 votes

Alan Greenwell (Liberal Democrat)

Sonny Remmer-Riley (Labour)

Sue Tyldesley (Green)

Phillippa Williamson (Conservative)

Lancaster South East (including Lancaster University campus)

Successful candidate: Hamish Mills (Green) – 1,719 votes

Lee David Garner (Reform UK)

Daniel Robert Kirk (Conservative)

Erica Ruth Estelle Lewis (Labour)

Malcolm Martin (Liberal Democrat)

Morecambe Central

Successful candidate: Gary Andrew Kniveton (Reform UK) – 1,104 votes

Connor Frazer William Graham (Conservative)

Paul Bernard Hart (Liberal Democrat)

Patrick McMurray (Green)

Margaret Pattison (Labour)

Morecambe North

Successful candidate: Russell Robert Walsh (Reform UK) -1,613 votes

Sara-Louise Dobson (Green)

Stuart Morris (Conservative)

Jackson Stubbs (Labour)

James Pilling (Liberal Democrat)

Morecambe South

Successful candidate: Brian Edward Moore (Reform UK) – 1,407 votes

Keith William Budden (Conservative)

Melanie Forrest (Green)

Martin Gawith (Labour)

Bill Jackson (Liberal Democrat)

Skerton

Successful candidate: Martyn Sutton (Reform UK) – 1,068 votes

Charles Edwards (Conservative)

James Harvey (Liberal Democrat)

Andrew Robert Otway (Green)

Hilda Jean Parr (Labour)

Going into the election, the Lancashire County Council was led by the Conservatives with 46 seats, Labour at 26, Independents at four seats, Liberal Democrats at two seats and Greens with two seats. Three seats are described as having no political grouping, are believed to be one independent and two Reform UK seats, as well as one vacant seat.

The turnout for County Council election was reportedly at 31.82 per cent of constituents.

Emma Netscher | News