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Ribble Valley 2025
Local elections held 1 May 2025.
How to read this page
Each race below shows the share of valid ballots the marginal elected candidate actually won, and compares it to the proportional quota: the share that would be needed to be guaranteed that seat under any proportional voting method (1 seats + 1). For a 1-seat ward the quota is 50%; for 2 seats, 33.3%; for 3 seats, 25%.
Where the actual winning share fell below the quota, we show the gap as points under par — the editorial indictment. Above-par results are just majority mandates and pass without comment. The voting method is the subject of every observation here. Named candidates appear as the public election record requires; the cause being audited is the voting method, not the individuals. See the methodology page for derivations.
If votes were counted by party
Across the 4 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 4 seats had been allocated to those vote totals in proportion (how, with caveats). The Δ column is the actual seat count minus the proportional seat count — positive numbers are parties First-Past-the-Post over-represented in this council, negative are parties it under-represented.
| Party | Votes | Vote % | Seats won | % of seats | Proportional seats | Proportional % | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform UK | 7,183 | 37.9% | 4 | 100.0% | 2 | 50.0% | +2 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | 4,145 | 21.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 25.0% | -1 |
| Labour Party | 2,849 | 15.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 25.0% | -1 |
| Independent | 1,915 | 10.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Liberal Democrats | 1,700 | 9.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Green Party | 1,183 | 6.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Total | 18,975 | 100.0% | 4 | 100.0% | 4 | 100.0% | 0 |
Vote share vs seats won
The top bar is each party's share of votes cast in this council. Below, one square per seat, coloured by the party that won it — first the actual First-Past-the-Post result, then what a proportional method would have produced from the same vote totals. Divergence between the bar and the actual grid is the indictment of the method.
Wards in this council
Sorted with the largest gap below the quota first. Click any ward to jump to its full result.
- Clitheroe · 1 seat · won at 31.5% · +18.5 pts below quota
- Longridge with Bowland · 1 seat · won at 34.4% · +15.6 pts below quota
- Ribble Valley North East · 1 seat · won at 38.4% · +11.6 pts below quota
- Ribble Valley South West · 1 seat · won at 47.2% · +2.8 pts below quota
Race results
Clitheroe · single-seat
Marginal winner 31.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +18.5 pts below quota Valid ballots 4,813
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warren Goldsworthy | Reform UK | 1,516 | 31.5% | Elected |
| 2 | Simon Michael O'Rourke | Liberal Democrats | 1,099 | 22.8% | |
| 3 | Sue Hind | Conservative and Unionist Party | 778 | 16.2% | |
| 4 | Mike Graveston | Labour Party | 720 | 15.0% | |
| 5 | Ian Frank Brown | Independent | 472 | 9.8% | |
| 6 | Anne E Peplow | Green Party | 225 | 4.7% |
Longridge with Bowland · single-seat
Marginal winner 34.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +15.6 pts below quota Valid ballots 4,460
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ian Duxbury | Reform UK | 1,534 | 34.4% | Elected |
| 2 | Kieren Spencer | Labour Party | 1,020 | 22.9% | |
| 3 | Stuart Hirst | Conservative and Unionist Party | 940 | 21.1% | |
| 4 | Robert Walker | Independent | 666 | 14.9% | |
| 5 | Adam McMeekin | Green Party | 160 | 3.6% | |
| 6 | Peter Lawrence | Liberal Democrats | 136 | 3.0% |
Ribble Valley North East · single-seat
Marginal winner 38.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +11.6 pts below quota Valid ballots 5,098
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ged Mirfin | Reform UK | 1,959 | 38.4% | Elected |
| 2 | David Andrew Berryman | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,285 | 25.2% | |
| 3 | Malcolm Charles Peplow | Green Party | 582 | 11.4% | |
| 4 | Mike Willcox | Labour Party | 557 | 10.9% | |
| 5 | David Birtwhistle | Independent | 476 | 9.3% | |
| 6 | Stephen Mark Sutcliffe | Liberal Democrats | 239 | 4.7% |
Ribble Valley South West · single-seat
Marginal winner 47.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +2.8 pts below quota Valid ballots 4,610
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steve Atkinson | Reform UK | 2,174 | 47.2% | Elected |
| 2 | Alan Schofield | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,142 | 24.8% | |
| 3 | Richard Ian Charles Horton | Labour Party | 552 | 12.0% | |
| 4 | John Russell Fletcher | Independent | 301 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Mary Robinson | Liberal Democrats | 226 | 4.9% | |
| 6 | Gaye Tomasine McCrum | Green Party | 216 | 4.7% |