Local elections were held for South Ribble Borough Council on 4 May 2023. These took place on the same day as the wider local elections across England.
Every multi-member ward was up for election.
Pre-election composition +PartySeatsConservatives21Labour24Liberal Democrats5 Although the Conservatives won the most seats and votes at the election in 2019, Labour and the Liberal Democrats formed a coalition to govern the council, led by Labour councillor Paul Foster. In addition, since the 2019 election, two Conservatives had crossed the floor to Labour, making it the largest party in the run up to the 2023 elections.
The election saw Labour take a majority of the seats on the council, giving it overall control.
Results summary
No candidates from the UK Independence Party stood in this election, unlike previous years.
Ward results Bamber Bridge East
Bamber Bridge West
Broadfield
Broad Oak
Buckshaw & Worden
Charnock
Coupe Green & Gregson Lane
Earnshaw Bridge
Farington East
Farington West
Hoole
Howick & Priory
Leyland Central
Longton & Hutton West
Lostock Hall
Middleforth
Moss Side
New Longton & Hutton East
Samlesbury & Walton
Seven Stars
St Ambrose
Walton-le-Dale East
Walton-le-Dale West
Changes 2023–2027 Matthew Forshaw, elected as a Conservative, left the party in February 2024 to sit as an independent.
By-elections
Bamber Bridge West
Middleforth
Broad Oak
The by-election was caused by the death of Liberal Democrat councillor Harry Hancock.
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