Lancaster City Council elections are held every four years. Lancaster City Council is the local authority for the non-metropolitan district of Lancaster in Lancashire, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2023, 61 councillors have been elected from 27 wards.[1]
Council elections
1973 Lancaster City Council election
1976 Lancaster City Council election
1979 Lancaster City Council election (New ward boundaries)[2]
1983 Lancaster City Council election
1987 Lancaster City Council election
1991 Lancaster City Council election (City boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[3]
University and Scotforth Rural ward Labour councillors Sam Armstrong (elected Green) and Lucy Atkinson retired in March 2018.[27] A double by-election was held.[26]
University and Scotforth Rural by-election 17 May 2018
Conservative councillor Michael Smith (Overton), who is partially deaf resigned in November 2019 because he was "struggling to hear" in meetings.[28] A by-election was held the next month, on the same day as the 2019 United Kingdom general election.
In June 2020, Liberal Democrat councillor Michael Mumford (Kellet) died.[30] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, no council by-elections will take place in the UK until May 2021 at the earliest.[31]
Jack O'Dwyer-Henry, Eco-Socialist Independent (elected Labour)[33] councillor for the University and Scotforth Rural ward, resigned from the council, triggering a by-election in the ward.[34]
University and Scotforth Rural by-election, 11 November 2021[35][36][37][38]
^"Results of the Overton Ward By-Election held on Thursday 7th August 2003". Lancaster City Council. Archived from the original on 21 October 2003. Retrieved 2 September 2009.
^"Election results for Heysham South Ward". Lancaster City Council. 26 February 2004. Retrieved 2 September 2009.
^"Election results for Carnforth Ward". Lancaster City Council. 11 March 2004. Retrieved 2 September 2009.
^"Election results for John O'Gaunt Ward". Lancaster City Council. 5 May 2005. Retrieved 2 September 2009.
^"Election results for John O'Gaunt Ward". Lancaster City Council. 8 December 2005. Retrieved 3 September 2009.
^"Election results for Skerton West Ward". Lancaster City Council. 22 June 2006. Retrieved 2 September 2009.
^"Election results for Skerton West Ward". Lancaster City Council. 14 December 2006. Retrieved 2 September 2009.
^"Election results for Castle Ward". Lancaster City Council. 4 June 2009. Retrieved 2 September 2009.
^"John O'Gaunt by-election results". Lancaster City Council. 2 April 2010. Archived from the original on 14 June 2011. Retrieved 2 April 2010.
^"Scotforth West by-election results". Lancaster City Council. 23 May 2014. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
^"University by-election results". Lancaster City Council. 23 May 2014. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
^ ab"Election Results - Lancaster City Council". Lancaster City Council. 6 May 2016. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
^"Election results for Skerton West Ward, 7 September 2017". 7 September 2017. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
^"Dorset Tories Noc it out of the park | LocalCouncils.co.uk". localcouncils.co.uk. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
^"Election results for Halton-with-Aughton Ward, 28 September 2017". 28 September 2017. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
^"Moon River, wider than a mile | LocalCouncils.co.uk". localcouncils.co.uk. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
^ ab"Electoral vacancies and notices". Lancaster City Council. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
^"They break ties in Ockendon | LocalCouncils.co.uk". localcouncils.co.uk. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
^"Lancaster councillor resigns admitting 'it's best if they get someone who can actually hear what they're saying'". www.lancasterguardian.co.uk. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
^"Election results for Overton Ward, 12 December 2019". 12 December 2019.
^"'Inspiring' Lancaster Liberal Democrat leader and pro-EU campaigner dies, aged 80". www.lancasterguardian.co.uk. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
^"Coronavirus (COVID-19): letter to councils about local authority meetings and postponement of elections". GOV.UK. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
^ ab"Election results". Lancaster City Council. 11 November 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
^Lakin, Nick (17 November 2020). "Five Lancaster City Councillors - including deputy leader - resign from Labour Party to form new political group". Lancaster Guardian. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
^Rouncivell, Gayle (11 October 2021). "By-elections to be held for four Lancaster City Council seats". Lancaster Guardian. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
^"Dates set for Lancaster City Council by-elections". Lancaster Guardian. 19 October 2021. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
^Davies, Mark (15 October 2021). "Statement of Persons Nominated and Notice of Poll University and Scotforth Rural Ward" (PDF). Lancaster City Council. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
^Davies, Mark (11 November 2021). "Declaration of result University and Scotforth Rural Ward" (PDF). Lancaster City Council. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
^Britain Elects [@BritainElects] (11 November 2021). "University and Scotforth Rural (Lancaster) by-election result" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
^"Local Elections Archive Project — Carnforth and Millhead Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
^"Local Elections Archive Project — Bare Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
^"Local Elections Archive Project — Upper Lune Valley Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 16 September 2022.