Elections to Lancaster City Council were held on 2 May 2019 at the same time as other 2019 United Kingdom local elections. Local elections are held every four years with all councillors up for election in multi-member electoral wards.
Council composition Prior to the election the composition of the council was: + ↓ 31 15 7 2 5
The 2015 election returned no overall control, but a series of defections and by-election wins have maintained a majority for the Labour Party afterwards. The composition of the Council immediately after the last election was:
+ ↓ 29 19 9 2 1
Following the 2019 election, the council was returned with No Overall Control.
+ ↓ 21 14 12 10 3
Election results
Ward results
Bare
Bolton and Slyne
Bulk
Carnforth and Millhead
Castle
Ellel
Halton-with-Aughton
Harbour
Heysham Central
Heysham North
Heysham South
John O'Gaunt
Kellet
Lower Lune Valley
Marsh
Overton
Poulton
Scotforth East
Scotforth West
Silverdale
Skerton East
Skerton West
Torrisholme
University and Scotforth Rural
Upper Lune Valley
Warton
Westgate
By-elections
Overton
The Overton by-election was triggered by the resignation of Conservative Councillor Michael Smith.
Bulk
The Bulk by-election was triggered by the resignation of Green Councillor Lucie Carrington.
Kellet
The Kellet by-election was triggered by the death of Liberal Democrat Councillor Michael Mumford.
University & Scotforth Rural
The University & Scotforth Rural by-election was triggered by the resignation of Councillor Jack O'Dwyer-Henry, elected as Labour in 2019 and sitting as an Eco-Socialist Independent at the time of his resignation.
Carnforth & Millhead
The Carnforth & Millhead by-election was triggered by the resignation of Councillor John Reynolds, elected as Labour in 2016 and sitting as an Independent at the time of his resignation.
Bare
The Bare by-election was triggered by the death of Conservative Councillor Stephie Barber.
Upper Lune Valley
The Upper Lune Valley by-election was triggered by the death of Conservative Councillor Stewart Scothern.
Ellel
The Ellel by-election was triggered by the disqualification of Conservative Councillor David Whitworth under section 85 of the Local Government Act 1972, after he failed to attend a council meeting for six months.
Harbour
The Harbour by-election was triggered by the death of Labour Councillor Janice Hanson, who suffered a stroke.
Warton
The Warton by-election was triggered by the resignation of Conservative Councillor Adrian de la Mare (elected in 2019 as Adrian Duggan).
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