1989 Lancashire County Council election

Elections to Lancashire County Council were held in May 1989.

Results

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By ward

Accrington Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Doreen Pollit 1,847 72.7
Conservative A Turner 479 18.9
SLD B Derbyshire 215 8.5
Turnout 2,441 35.0
Accrington South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SLD J Jones 1,515 36.3
Conservative J Scholes 1,463 35.0
Labour Mirsa Yousef 1,201 28.7
Turnout 4,179 40.1
Alexandria & Victoria
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour G Holland 1,748 49.0
Conservative H Hunt 1,267 35.5
SLD J Simpson 445 12.5
Independent S Jenkinson 109 3.1
Turnout 3,469 37.6
Amounderness
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative E Mellalieu 2,298 62.6
Labour E Pacey 1,375 37.4
Turnout 3,673 41.2


Alexandria & Victoria
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour G Holland 1,748 49.0
Conservative H Hunt 1,267 35.5
SLD J Simpson 445 12.5
Independent S Jenkinson 109 3.1
Turnout 3,469 37.6
Anchorsholme & Norbreck
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J Preston 2,341 53.9
Labour H Schofield 1,363 31.4
SLD F Batten 636 14.7
Turnout 4,340 38.5
Bacup
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour D Baron 1,910 46.9
Conservative K Holt 1,778 43.7
SLD D Whatmough 383 9.4
Turnout 4,071 49.3
Bank Top & Brookhouse
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Abdul Bhikha 2,048 49.8
Labour L Proos 1,809 44.0
SLD A Knott 252 6.1
Turnout 4,109 44.8
Billinge & Revidge
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J Ridd 2,371 60.5
Labour P Greenwood 1,169 29.8
SLD G Foulds 377 9.6
Turnout 3,917 39.0


Bispham & Ingthorpe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative T Percival 1,747 60.5
Labour A Drinkwater 1,717 40.8
SLD J Horan 743 17.7
Turnout 4,207 34.9
Brownhill & Pleckgate
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A Law-Riding 2,675 51.3
Labour M Higginson 2,224 42.7
SLD A Knott 311 6.0
Turnout 5,320 47.3
Brunswick & Claremont
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour E Kirton 2,684 63.1
Conservative J Herdman 1,567 36.9
Turnout 4,251 40.2
Brunswick & Claremont
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour F Booth 2,693 72.4
Conservative P Jackson 545 14.6
Green W Bennett 375 10.1
PLO D McNee 109 2.9
Turnout 3,722 36.5
Church & Accrington North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Peter Billington 2,896
Conservative R Wallis 1,652
SDP M Height 369
Turnout 4,917

Peter Billington resigned, and a by election was held on 13 June 1991.

Church & Accrington North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jack Grime 2,112
Conservative W Parkinson 1,351
Liberal Democrats T W Witchelo 639
Turnout 4,102
Great Harwood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour George Slynn 2,508
Conservative S A Munt 1,580
Turnout 4,088
Oswaldtwistle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Britcliffe 2,914
Labour Eddie Neville 2,698
Turnout 5,512

Peter Britcliffe resigned on 1 February 1993, within three months of the 1993 County Elections. Therefore, no by election was held.

Rishton, Clayton & Altham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Chris Stone 2,654
Conservative P Bibby 2,332
Turnout 4,985

References

  1. ^ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "Lancashire County Council Election Results 1973-2009" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Retrieved 4 November 2025.
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