Photo: Ian S · CC BY-SA 2.0Labour holds a majority on South Ribble Borough Council
Bamber Bridge is run by South Ribble Borough Council, Chorley Council and Lancashire County Council. Labour has a majority on South Ribble Borough Council and Chorley Council. Reform UK has a majority on Lancashire County Council. Bamber Bridge is split between 3 parliamentary constituencies.
£2,435
Band D, a year, the middle band every council sets its tax from.
Where it goes →How Bamber Bridge’s politics has changed since 2021
A majority on South Ribble Borough Council
Labour holds a majority on South Ribble Borough Council: 28 of its 50 seats as elected. The Conservatives hold 17, the Liberal Democrats 5. Who’s in charge ↓
Lancashire changed hands in 2025
Lancashire County Council, which runs schools, social care and roads, went from a Conservative majority (47 of 84 seats in 2021) to a Reform UK majority at the May 2025 election: Reform UK won 53 of 84 seats. Lancashire ↓
The 2026 vote
Across Bamber Bridge’s wards, Reform UK took 39.2%, Labour took 30.8% and the Conservatives took 15.9% of votes in May 2026. In 2024, Reform UK had 0%. How Bamber Bridge has voted ↓
Council tax
A Band D bill in Bamber Bridge is £2,430 for 2026–27; South Ribble Borough Council keeps 10% of it. The council area’s Band D has risen 51% in ten years, against England’s 56%. Council money ↓
Written from the data on this page: Democracy Club results since May 2021, the UK Parliament Members API and MHCLG council tax.
Who holds the seats on Bamber Bridge’s councils
Seats by party as elected. A party needs 26 of South Ribble’s 50 or 22 of Chorley’s 42 or 43 of Lancashire’s 84 seats to run the council alone.
- Labour28
- Conservative17
- Liberal Democrat5
Latest election: May 2023.
- Labour30−7
- Reform UK7+6
- Conservative4no change
- Green1+1
Change against the council before the 7 May 2026 election.
- Reform UK53+53
- Conservative8−39
- Independent7+7
- Labour5−28
- Liberal Democrat5+3
- Green4+2
- Our West Lancashire2+2
Seats are counted from election results: each ward’s most recent winners until its seats are filled. Councillors who have since changed party or resigned aren’t reflected, and which parties lead the council, and who is leader, comes from the council itself.
Results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), elections since May 2021; seats per ward from its EveryElection.
Two tiers of council, and a parish tier
Bamber Bridge has two tiers of council: the county runs the big services, the district the local ones.
The parish council for the part of Bamber Bridge inside Clayton-le-Woods parish.
26% of Bamber Bridge’s residents · Band D precept £34
The parish council for the part of Bamber Bridge inside Penwortham parish.
Who runs Bamber Bridge: same source as Who runs Bamber Bridge, above.
The parish council for the part of Bamber Bridge inside Farington parish.
Who runs Bamber Bridge: same source as Who runs Bamber Bridge, above.
Bins and recycling, planning, housing, environmental health, leisure, and collecting council tax.
74% of Bamber Bridge’s residents
Website ↗Bins and recycling, planning, housing, environmental health, leisure, and collecting council tax.
Who runs Bamber Bridge: same source as Who runs Bamber Bridge, above.
Website ↗Schools, social care, roads and transport, libraries and waste disposal.
Website ↗Transport, skills and regeneration across several council areas.
Who to ask
From GOV.UK’s “Understand how your council works”: in two-tier areas the district or borough runs local services and the county the big ones.
67% of Bamber Bridge’s residents live outside any parish, with no parish council.
Councils from ONS lookups (wards and councils May 2026, parishes 2025), names and websites from GOV.UK’s local council finder; parish councils from MHCLG’s 2026–27 list of precepting parishes.
From the parish to Westminster
Every elected tier that speaks for Bamber Bridge, from the most recent elections.
- 1Town or parish3 parish councilsClayton-le-Woods parish councilPenwortham parish councilFarington parish council
- 2Council wards11 wards · 25 councillorsLabour 17 · Conservative 7 · Reform UK 2 · all 26
- 3Lancashire County Council5 divisions · 5 councillorsFred CottamSimon GummerJohn ClemsonLorenzo MoreAndy Blake
- 4Police and crime commissionerLancashire Constabulary · elected May 2024Clive Grunshaw
- 5House of CommonsSplit between 3 constituencies
Party colours are neutral on purpose: they tell parties apart and aren’t the parties’ own. Tap an MP’s name for their contact page on parliament.uk.
25 councillors for 11 wards
Wards with at least 2% of the town’s residents, or half their own inside it. Each shows who won its most recent elections, newest first, until its seats are filled.
- Ellie CloseReform UK · May 2026
- Irene Evelyn AmahweLabour · May 2024
- Pauline Barbara Mary McGovernLabour · May 2023
- Lesley Mary PritchardLabour · May 2023
- Peter Alexander GabbottLabour · May 2023
- Elaine StringfellowLabour · May 2023
- Clare HunterLabour · May 2023
- Emma StevensLabour · May 2023
- Chris LomaxLabour · May 2023
- Hilary Clare BedfordLabour · May 2023
- Damian John BrethertonConservative · May 2023
- Matt CampbellConservative · May 2023
- David William BollenbergLabour · October 2024 · by-election
- Paul FosterLabour · May 2023
- Caleb William TomlinsonLabour · May 2023
- Lesley DuroseReform UK · May 2026
- Mark Edward CliffordLabour · May 2024
- Michelle Amanda BrownLabour · May 2023
- Deborah Jane AshtonLabour · May 2023
- Ian Danny WatkinsonLabour · May 2023
- Peter MullineauxConservative · May 2023
- Anjisu Jasmine GleaveConservative · May 2023
- Karen Jean WaltonConservative · May 2023
- George RearConservative · May 2023
- Mathew ForshawConservative · May 2023
- James Joseph GleesonLabour · May 2023
Show as a table, with Lancashire County Council’s 5 divisions (5 councillors)
| Ward | Seats | Elected | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clayton East, Brindle & HoghtonChorley · mostly in Bamber Bridge · 7,423 residents3 seats · May 2026, May 2024, May 2023 | 3 | Ellie CloseIrene Evelyn AmahwePauline Barbara Mary McGovern | May 2026, May 2024, May 2023 |
| Lostock HallSouth Ribble · all in Bamber Bridge · 6,134 residents3 seats · May 2023 | 3 | Lesley Mary PritchardPeter Alexander GabbottElaine Stringfellow | May 2023 |
| Bamber Bridge EastSouth Ribble · all in Bamber Bridge · 4,947 residents2 seats · May 2023 | 2 | Clare HunterEmma Stevens | May 2023 |
| Walton-le-Dale EastSouth Ribble · all in Bamber Bridge · 4,741 residents2 seats · May 2023 | 2 | Chris LomaxHilary Clare Bedford | May 2023 |
| Walton-le-Dale WestSouth Ribble · mostly in Bamber Bridge · 4,353 residents2 seats · May 2023 | 2 | Damian John BrethertonMatt Campbell | May 2023 |
| Bamber Bridge WestSouth Ribble · all in Bamber Bridge · 4,273 residents2 seats · October 2024, May 2023 | 2 | David William Bollenbergby-electionPaul FosterCaleb William Tomlinson | October 2024, May 2023 |
| Clayton West & CuerdenChorley · 33% in Bamber Bridge · 2,887 residents3 seats · May 2026, May 2024, May 2023 | 3 | Lesley DuroseMark Edward CliffordMichelle Amanda Brown | May 2026, May 2024, May 2023 |
| CharnockSouth Ribble · mostly in Bamber Bridge · 2,075 residents2 seats · May 2023 | 2 | Deborah Jane AshtonIan Danny Watkinson | May 2023 |
| Samlesbury & WaltonSouth Ribble · 33% in Bamber Bridge · 1,345 residents2 seats · May 2023 | 2 | Peter MullineauxAnjisu Jasmine Gleave | May 2023 |
| Farington WestSouth Ribble · 27% in Bamber Bridge · 1,111 residents2 seats · May 2023 | 2 | Karen Jean WaltonGeorge Rear | May 2023 |
| Coupe Green & Gregson LaneSouth Ribble · 25% in Bamber Bridge · 1,070 residents2 seats · May 2023 | 2 | Mathew ForshawJames Joseph Gleeson | May 2023 |
Lancashire County Council: county divisions
| Division | Seats | Elected | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Ribble East EDmostly in Bamber Bridge · 12,103 residents1 seat · May 2025 | 1 | Fred Cottam | May 2025 |
| Lostock Hall & Bamber Bridge EDall in Bamber Bridge · 10,407 residents1 seat · May 2025 | 1 | Simon Gummer | May 2025 |
| Hoghton with Wheelton ED42% in Bamber Bridge · 10,310 residents1 seat · May 2025 | 1 | John Clemson | May 2025 |
| Penwortham East & Walton-le-Dale EDmostly in Bamber Bridge · 6,428 residents1 seat · May 2025 | 1 | Lorenzo More | May 2025 |
| Moss Side & Farington ED9% in Bamber Bridge · 1,111 residents1 seat · May 2025 | 1 | Andy Blake | May 2025 |
Councillors can resign, change party or sit as independents between elections; a by-election winner replaces someone not named here. South Ribble Borough Council’s website lists who sits now.
Results from Democracy Club’s candidates database (CC BY 4.0; elections since May 2021) and ward seats from its EveryElection, matched to ONS wards (May 2026) and county divisions (May 2025).
Who led each council vote, 2021–2026
Share of all votes cast for candidates in Bamber Bridge’s wards at each scheduled council election since 2021. A gap is a year with no election here.
Seats won at each election
Show as a table
| Party | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | 6.8% | 9.3% | 2.7% | 7.2% | 9% |
| Labour | 38.5% | 53.1% | 52.7% | 56.3% | 30.8% |
| Liberal Democrat | 4.1% | 0% | 4% | 5.9% | 4.8% |
| Independent | 8% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Conservative | 42.6% | 37.5% | 40% | 30.7% | 15.9% |
| Reform UK | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 39.2% |
In 2026, Reform UK won 2 of the 2 seats up in Bamber Bridge’s wards.
Results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0). Where a ward elects several councillors at once, each voter has that many votes; all of them count here.
Chorley council election, May 2026
Results in the wards that make up Bamber Bridge, as declared. Percentages are of votes cast for candidates in each ward; where a ward elects several councillors, each voter has that many votes.
2 wards voted. Not every seat in the town’s wards was up this time.
No election is scheduled yet for Bamber Bridge’s wards in Democracy Club’s list. Councils publish a notice of election about five weeks before polling day.
Who can I vote for? ↗2,563 votes for candidates
2,967 votes for candidates
Candidates and results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), from councils’ declared results; polling dates from Democracy Club’s EveryElection.
Bamber Bridge is split between 3 constituencies
The constituencies’ MP and the 4 July 2024 general election, the whole constituency’s result.
Labour, MP since 4 July 2024
67% of Bamber Bridge’s residents live in this constituency.
Turnout 65% (England 60%).
Majority 856 of 52,023 votes (1.6%): the 31st-narrowest of 543 in England.
Speaker, MP since 1 May 1997
26% of Bamber Bridge’s residents live in this constituency.
Turnout 45% (England 60%).
Majority 20,575 of 33,964 votes (60.6%): wider than in 100% of England’s 543 constituencies.
Labour, MP since 4 July 2024
8% of Bamber Bridge’s residents live in this constituency.
Turnout 64% (England 60%).
Majority 6,501 of 46,720 votes (13.9%): wider than in 50% of England’s 543 constituencies.
52,023 votes for candidates · majority 856
Labour, MP since 4 July 2024.
turnout in July 2024: 52,023 votes from 80,484 registered voters. England: 60%.
Majority 856 of 52,023 votes (1.6%): the 31st-narrowest of 543 in England.
Chorley
33,964 votes for candidates · majority 20,575
Speaker, MP since 1 May 1997.
turnout in July 2024: 33,964 votes from 74,801 registered voters. England: 60%.
Majority 20,575 of 33,964 votes (60.6%): wider than in 100% of England’s 543 constituencies.
South Ribble
46,720 votes for candidates · majority 6,501
Labour, MP since 4 July 2024.
turnout in July 2024: 46,720 votes from 73,420 registered voters. England: 60%.
Majority 6,501 of 46,720 votes (13.9%): wider than in 50% of England’s 543 constituencies.
MPs and results: UK Parliament Members API (Open Parliament Licence v3.0); constituencies from ONS (2024 boundaries). Percentages are of valid votes; turnout is votes cast over the electorate.
Bamber Bridge’s Band D council tax is £2,430 a year
Where a Band D bill goes, what it has cost over the years, and what the councils plan to spend per resident.
South Ribble Borough Council keeps £241.28 of a Band D bill (10%); the rest goes to Lancashire County Council, the Lancashire police and crime commissioner and the Lancashire Fire and Rescue Authority.
Across the whole town the average Band D is £2,435 (parishes differ; weighted by residents).
Band D since 1993
South Ribble’s Band D bill has risen 51% in ten years, from £1,620.16 in 2016–17, against England’s average (56%). It was £604.13 in 1993–94.
Your bill by band
A Band D home in the unparished part of South Ribble, 2026–27, before discounts. The Valuation Office Agency’s band search gives any home’s band.
Lancashire’s councils
Average Band D in each council area, 2026–27, parish precepts included; the 11 nearest of 14. Bars start at £2,200.
Council budgets per resident, 2026–27
Show as a table, with Lancashire
| South Ribble + Lancashire | Bamber Bridge’s councils | Lancashire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adult social care | £522 | £533 | £487 |
| Children’s social care | £249 | £295 | £290 |
| Roads and transport | £44 | £44 | £41 |
| Housing (not council homes’ rents) | £18 | £24 | £61 |
| Bins, street cleaning, environment | £131 | £135 | £119 |
| Libraries, leisure, culture | £50 | £56 | £44 |
| Planning and development | £40 | £16 | £26 |
| Public health | £78 | £92 | £78 |
| Running the council | £80 | £73 | £59 |
| Other | £4 | £13 | £19 |
| Total, schools apart | £1,216 | £1,281 | £1,234 |
Net budgeted service spending, MHCLG Revenue Account budget 2026–27, per resident (ONS mid-2025 estimates). Both tiers added: South Ribble per its residents plus Lancashire per the county’s. Schools are left out: academies are paid for directly by government, so council school budgets depend on how many schools have converted. Lancashire and England: all their councils together. Police, fire and transport authorities aren’t included.
Band D: MHCLG Band D council tax 2026–27 (each authority’s own figure, excluding parish precepts) and Council Tax statistics for town and parish councils 2026–27; since 1993–94, MHCLG’s area averages including parishes.
Having a say in how Bamber Bridge is run
It takes about five minutes online; the deadline is 12 working days before a poll.
gov.uk ↗Type a postcode to write to each of its councillors and its MP.
WriteToThem ↗GOV.UK sends the report to the council that looks after the road.
gov.uk ↗Council and committee meetings are open to the public, with agendas and minutes online.
southribble.gov.uk ↗Anyone can comment while an application is open for consultation.
southribble.gov.uk ↗The rules, nomination papers and guidance for council candidates.
Electoral Commission ↗Questions about how Bamber Bridge is run
Which council runs Bamber Bridge?
The county council runs schools, social care and roads; the district runs bins, planning and housing.
Does Bamber Bridge have a town council?
Parts of it do: Clayton-le-Woods parish council, Penwortham parish council and Farington parish council.
Who is the MP for Bamber Bridge?
Bamber Bridge is split between 3 constituencies: Ribble Valley (Maya Ellis, Labour), Chorley (Sir Lindsay Hoyle, Speaker) and South Ribble (Mr Paul Foster, Labour). Parliament’s Find your MP service matches a postcode to its MP.
How many councillors does Bamber Bridge have?
25 ward councillors represent Bamber Bridge’s 11 wards, and 5 county councillors its county divisions.
When are the next elections in Bamber Bridge?
No election is scheduled yet in Democracy Club’s list for Bamber Bridge’s wards. The next UK general election must be held by August 2029.
How much is council tax in Bamber Bridge?
Band D council tax in Bamber Bridge is £2,435 for 2026–27. Your bill depends on your home’s band, from A (6/9 of Band D) to H (18/9).
Who controls South Ribble Borough Council?
Labour has a majority: 28 of 50 seats as elected. The council’s website lists who leads it now.
Who won the 2026 council election in Bamber Bridge?
In Bamber Bridge’s wards on 7 May 2026, Reform UK 2 of the 2 seats up. Reform UK had the largest share of votes, 39.2%.
Sources: ONS ward, county division, parish, constituency lookups (Census 2021 output areas; Open Government Licence v3.0) · GOV.UK local council finder · Democracy Club candidates (CC BY 4.0) and EveryElection · UK Parliament Members API (Open Parliament Licence v3.0) · MHCLG Band D council tax, parish precepts and Revenue Account budgets 2026–27 (OGL v3.0) · ONS mid-2025 population estimates. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0.
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