2001 Lancashire County Council election

Elections to Lancashire County Council were held in June 2001 on the same day as the 2001 United Kingdom general election. The Labour Party held overall control of the council.

Ward results

Burnley

	Seat	Winning Party	Majority
Template:Party color cell	Burnley Central East	Labour	1,990
Template:Party color cell	Burnley Central West	Labour	730
Template:Party color cell	Burnley North East	Labour	1,816
Template:Party color cell	Burnley Rural	Labour	651
Template:Party color cell	Burnley South West	Labour	413
Template:Party color cell	Burnley West	Labour	518

Chorley

	Seat	Winning Party	Majority
Template:Party color cell	Chorley East	Labour	2,574
Template:Party color cell	Chorley North	Conservative	978
Template:Party color cell	Chorley Rural East	Conservative	95
Template:Party color cell	Chorley Rural North	Conservative	440
Template:Party color cell	Chorley Rural West	Labour	787
Template:Party color cell	Chorley West	Labour	2,168

Fylde

	Seat	Winning Party	Majority
Template:Party color cell	Fylde East	Conservative	1,148
Template:Party color cell	Fylde West	Conservative	1,761
Template:Party color cell	Lytham	Conservative	1,966
Template:Party color cell	St Annes North	Conservative	873
Template:Party color cell	St Annes South	Conservative	711

Hyndburn

Accrington Central - electorate 6,680

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Doreen Pollit	2,143
		Munsif Dad	1,366
		Spoilt	74
Turnout			3,583	54%
	hold		Swing

Accrington South - electorate 9,978

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Wendy Dwyer	3,361
		Derek Scholes	2,234
		Spoilt	107
Turnout			5,702	57%
	hold		Swing

Church & Accrington North - electorate 11,253

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Jean Battle	4,231
		Joan Pilkington	2,350
		Spoilt	114
Turnout			6,695	59%
	hold		Swing

Great Harwood - electorate 8,181

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		George Slynn	2,390
		Wyn Frankland	2,296
		Spolit	68
Turnout			6.012	58%
	hold		Swing

Oswaldtwistle - electorate 11,771

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Dorothy Westell	3,865
		Doug Hayes	3,049
		Spoilt	100
Turnout			7,014	60%
	hold		Swing

Rishton, Clayton & Altham -electorate 11,334

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Michael Hindley	3,742
		Rennie Pinder	2,776
		Spolit	97
Turnout			6,651
	hold		Swing

Lancaster

	Seat	Winning Party	Majority
Template:Party color cell	Heysham	Labour	1,279
Template:Party color cell	Lancaster City	Green	327
Template:Party color cell	Lancaster East	Labour	1,560
Template:Party color cell	Lancaster Rural Central	Conservative	1,530
Template:Party color cell	Lancaster Rural North	Conservative	1,254
Template:Party color cell	Lancaster Rural South	Conservative	36
Template:Party color cell	Morecambe East	Labour	282
Template:Party color cell	Morecambe West	Labour	1,402
Template:Party color cell	Skerton	Labour	2,079

Pendle

	Seat	Winning Party	Majority
Template:Party color cell	Colne	Labour	1,024
Template:Party color cell	Nelson	Labour	1,069
Template:Party color cell	Pendle East	Liberal Democrats	769
Template:Party color cell	Pendle North	Liberal Democrats	216
Template:Party color cell	Pendle South	Labour	1,795
Template:Party color cell	Pendle West	Conservative	2,098

Preston

	Seat	Winning Party	Majority
Template:Party color cell	Preston Central East	Labour	1,291
Template:Party color cell	Preston Central West	Labour	1,283
Template:Party color cell	Preston East	Labour	1,614
Template:Party color cell	Preston North	Liberal Democrats	244
Template:Party color cell	Preston Rural East	Conservative	2,189
Template:Party color cell	Preston Rural West	Conservative	576
Template:Party color cell	Preston South East	Labour	1,734
Template:Party color cell	Preston South West	Labour	1,532
Template:Party color cell	Preston West	Labour	1,104

Ribble Valley

	Seat	Winning Party	Majority
Template:Party color cell	Clitheroe	Liberal Democrat	567
Template:Party color cell	Longridge	Conservative	935
Template:Party color cell	Ribble Valley North East	Conservative	1,685
Template:Party color cell	Ribble Valley South West	Conservative	2,260

Rossendale

	Seat	Winning Party	Majority
Template:Party color cell	Bacup	Conservative	315
Template:Party color cell	Haslingden	Labour	430
Template:Party color cell	Rossendale East	Labour	364
Template:Party color cell	Rossendale West	Labour	841
Template:Party color cell	Whitworth	Labour	283

South Ribble

	Seat	Winning Party	Majority
Template:Party color cell	South Ribble Central	Labour	841
Template:Party color cell	South Ribble East	Independent	424
Template:Party color cell	South Ribble North	Labour	1,271
Template:Party color cell	South Ribble North West	Liberal Democrats	2,677
Template:Party color cell	South Ribble South	Labour	560
Template:Party color cell	South Ribble South West	Labour	2,459
Template:Party color cell	South Ribble West	Conservative	2,007

West Lancashire

	Seat	Winning Party	Majority
Template:Party color cell	Ormskirk	Labour	633
Template:Party color cell	Skelmersdale Central	Labour	3,395
Template:Party color cell	Skelmersdale East	Labour	1,521
Template:Party color cell	Skelmersdale West	Labour	2,658
Template:Party color cell	West Lancashire East	Conservative	314
Template:Party color cell	West Lancashire North	Conservative	2,734
Template:Party color cell	West Lancashire South	Conservative	1,594

Wyre

	Seat	Winning Party	Majority
Template:Party color cell	Amounderness	Conservative	311
Template:Party color cell	Cleveleys	Conservative	132
Template:Party color cell	Garstang	Conservative	1,976
Template:Party color cell	Hesketh	Labour	1,541
Template:Party color cell	Hillhouse	Conservative	19
Template:Party color cell	Marine	Labour	1,588
Template:Party color cell	Poulton-le-Fylde	Conservative	1,265
Template:Party color cell	Wyre Side	Conservative	2,395