South Ribble

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South Ribble is a local government district with borough status in Lancashire, England. Its council is based in Leyland. The borough includes the towns and villages of Penwortham, Leyland, Farington, Farington Moss, Hutton, Longton, Walmer Bridge, Much Hoole, Coupe Green, Samlesbury, Lostock Hall, Walton-le-Dale and Bamber Bridge. Many of the built-up areas in the borough form part of the wider Preston built-up area.

The neighbouring districts are Preston, Ribble Valley, Blackburn with Darwen, Chorley, West Lancashire and Fylde.

History

The district was formed on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, covering the whole area of two former districts and parts of a third, which were abolished at the same time:[1]

The new district was named South Ribble, reflecting the fact that the River Ribble forms its northern boundary.[2] The new district was awarded borough status from its creation, allowing the chair of the council to take the title of mayor.[3]

Governance

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South Ribble Borough Council provides district-level services. County-level services are provided by Lancashire County Council. Parts of the borough are covered by civil parishes, which form a third tier of local government.[4][5]

Political control

The council has been under Labour majority control since the 2023 election.

The first election to the council was held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority alongside the outgoing authorities until coming into its powers on 1 April 1974. Since 1974 political control of the council has been as follows:[6][7]

Party in control Years
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Leadership

The role of mayor is largely ceremonial in South Ribble. Political leadership is instead provided by the leader of the council. The leaders since 2007 have been:

Councillor Party From To
Margaret Smith[8][9] Script error: No such module "Party name with color". 2007 20 Jul 2016
Peter Mullineaux[10][11] Script error: No such module "Party name with color". 15 Sep 2016 17 May 2018
Mary Green[11][12] Script error: No such module "Party name with color". 17 May 2018 15 Oct 2018
Paul Foster[13][12][14] Script error: No such module "Party name with color". 15 Oct 2018 1 Nov 2018
Margaret Smith[14][15][8] Script error: No such module "Party name with color". 1 Nov 2018 May 2019
Paul Foster[16][17] Script error: No such module "Party name with color". 15 May 2019 17 Jul 2024
Jacky Alty[17][18] Script error: No such module "Party name with color". 17 Jul 2024

Composition

Following the 2023 election,[19] and subsequent changes of allegiance up to July 2025, the composition of the council was:[20]

Party Councillors
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Total 50

The next election is due in 2027.[20]

Elections

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The borough straddles the parliamentary constituencies of Ribble Valley and South Ribble.[5]

Premises

The council is based at the Civic Centre on West Paddock in Leyland. The building was built in the early 1970s for the former Leyland Urban District Council.[22]

Parishes

There are eight civil parishes in the borough. The parish council for Penwortham has declared its parish to be a town, allowing it to take the style "town council". The parishes of Samlesbury and Cuerdale share a grouped parish council.[23] The former urban districts of Leyland and Walton-le-Dale are unparished areas.[5]

The parishes are:

  1. Cuerdale
  2. Farington
  3. Hutton
  4. Little Hoole
  5. Longton
  6. Much Hoole
  7. Penwortham (town)
  8. Samlesbury

 South Ribble parishes

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Twin town

South Ribble is twinned with:[24]

Freedom of the Borough

The following people and military units have received the Freedom of the Borough of South Ribble.

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Individuals

  • Anthony Kelly: September 2010.[25]

Military Units

Footnotes

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