2017 Lancashire County Council election

An election to Lancashire County Council took place on 4 May 2017 as part of the 2017 local elections across the UK. All 84 councillors were elected for single-member and dual-member divisions for a four-year term of office. The system of voting used is first-past-the-post. Elections are held in all electoral divisions across the present ceremonial county, excepting Blackpool and Blackburn with Darwen which are unitary authorities.

2017 Lancashire County Council election
4 May 2017
All 84 seats to Lancashire County Council
43 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Geoff Driver Jennifer Mein
Party Conservative Labour
Last election 35 40
Seats before 35 39
Seats won 46 30
Seat change 11 9
Popular vote 150,048 117,670
Percentage 45.2% 35.4%
Swing 11.5% 0.9%
  Third party Fourth party
 
Party Liberal Democrats Green
Last election 5 1
Seats before 6 1
Seats won 4 1
Seat change 1 0
Popular vote 31,476 11,293
Percentage 9.5% 3.4%
Swing 1.5% 0.8%
Map showing the results of the 2017 Lancashire County Council election.
Council control before election

Labour Minority
Labour

 Council control after election

Conservative Majority
Conservative

Conservative councillors won an overall majority in the council and formed a majority administration, Labour councillors form the second-largest grouping and UKIP's win of a seat was its single gain nationally in the 2017 local election cycle which saw all 145 of its other candidates standing in the election lose their seats.

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