Pendle Borough Council elections
# Pendle Borough Council elections

Pendle Borough Council elections are generally held three years out of every four, with a third of the council elected each time. Pendle Borough Council is the local authority for the non-metropolitan district of Pendle in Lancashire, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2020, 33 councillors have been elected from 12 wards.

## Council elections

| Year | Conservative | Labour | Liberal Democrats | British National Party | Independent | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1973 | | | | | | |
| 1976 | | | | | | New ward boundaries. |
| 1979 | | | | | | |
| 1980 | | | | | | |
| 1982 | | | | | | |
| 1983 | | | | | | |
| 1984 | | | | | | |
| 1986 | | | | | | |
| 1987 | | | | | | Borough boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same. |
| 1988 | 5 | 19 | 27 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1990 | 5 | 22 | 23 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1991 | 5 | 26 | 20 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1992 | 7 | 27 | 17 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1994 | 7 | 23 | 21 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1995 | 5 | 20 | 26 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1996 | 3 | 19 | 29 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1998 | 3 | 18 | 29 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 7 | 20 | 23 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 9 | 24 | 18 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2002 | 11 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | New ward boundaries. |
| 2003 | 11 | 15 | 23 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2004 | 11 | 8 | 30 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2006 | 13 | 5 | 30 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2007 | 14 | 6 | 27 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2008 | 16 | 10 | 20 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 19 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2015 | | | | 1 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 21 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 21 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | New ward boundaries. |
| 2022 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |

* 2023 Pendle Borough Council election

## Borough result maps

* 2002 results map
* 2003 results map
* 2004 results map
* 2006 results map
* 2007 results map
* 2008 results map
* 2010 results map
* 2011 results map
* 2012 results map
* 2014 results map

## By-election results

By-elections occur when seats become vacant between council elections. Below is a summary of recent by-elections; full by-election results can be found by clicking on the by-election name.

| By-election | Date | Incumbent party | Winning party |
| - | - | - | - |
| Barnoldswick Coates | 27 June 1996 | Liberal Democrats | Liberal Democrats |
| Barnoldswick Craven | 27 June 1996 | Liberal Democrats | Liberal Democrats |
| Bradley | 20 March 1997 | Labour | Labour |
| Marsden | 7 August 1997 | Labour | Labour |
| Horsfield by-election | 10 December 1998 | Labour | Liberal Democrats |
| Horsfield by-election | 1 March 2001 | Labour | Liberal Democrats |
| Craven by-election | 28 June 2007 | Liberal Democrats | Liberal Democrats |
| Coates by-election | 2 May 2013 | Liberal Democrats | Liberal Democrats |
| Blacko and Higherford by-election | 3 April 2014 | Conservative | Conservative |
| Old Laund Booth by-election | 3 July 2014 | Liberal Democrats | Liberal Democrats |
| Reedley by-election | 24 November 2016 | Labour | Conservative |
