Link to >>> Council election results May 2016 - April 2017
Lancaster, University & Scotforth Rural - Labour hold
Swing Green to Labour ~2% / 1½% since 2015
Council now 30 Labour, 18 Conservative, 8 Green, 2 Residents, 2 Independent
Lancaster City Council
University & Scotsforth Rural
Resignation of Labour councillor (moving jobs away from ward)
Xenia AVEYARD (The Green Party)
Luke BRANDON (The Conservative Party Candidate)
Nathan BURNS (Labour and Co-Operative Party)
Pippa HEPWORTH (Liberal Democrats)
2015 result for 3 vacancies: Lab 605/500/480, Green 555/440/417, Con 405/391/339, LD 143/79/66
2011 result for University ward, 2 vacancies: Lab 369/314, Green 170/152, Con 113/102, LD 67/58
| Party | 2016 votes | 2016 share | since 2015 "top" | since 2015 "average" |
Labour
|
98
|
34.9%
|
-0.5%
|
-1.0%
|
Green
|
79
|
28.1%
|
-4.4%
|
-3.8%
|
Conservative
|
68
|
24.2%
|
+0.5%
|
-1.5%
|
Liberal Democrat
|
36
|
12.8%
|
+4.4%
|
+6.3%
|
Total votes
|
281
|
16%
|
19%
|
Swing Green to Labour ~2% / 1½% since 2015
Council now 30 Labour, 18 Conservative, 8 Green, 2 Residents, 2 Independent
Lancaster City Council
University & Scotsforth Rural
Resignation of Labour councillor (moving jobs away from ward)
Xenia AVEYARD (The Green Party)
Luke BRANDON (The Conservative Party Candidate)
Nathan BURNS (Labour and Co-Operative Party)
Pippa HEPWORTH (Liberal Democrats)
2015 result for 3 vacancies: Lab 605/500/480, Green 555/440/417, Con 405/391/339, LD 143/79/66
2011 result for University ward, 2 vacancies: Lab 369/314, Green 170/152, Con 113/102, LD 67/58
