South Ribble local elections 2023: Full candidates list

South Ribble Borough Council Pic: Ian Greig — South Ribble Borough Council. Pic: Ian Greig

South Ribble Borough Council Local Elections are taking place on Thursday 4 May.

The council will run Borough, Town and Parish Elections, and a poll will be held between 7am and 10pm, on the day.

Below is a full list of everyone seeking selection across the 23 wards.

You will need to show photo ID to be able to vote at polling stations. To see what identification is accepted, visit the Preston City Council voter ID page.

If you do not have a valid form of photo ID, you’ll need to apply for a Voter Authority Certificate by 5pm on Tuesday 25 April.

Bamber Bridge East Ward

Patricia Clare Hunter, Labour Party
Rachel Jane Knowles, Green Party
Emma Stevens, Labour Party
Lesley Ann Thurlbourn, Conservative Party
Stephen Philip Thurlbourn, Conservative Party

Bamber Bridge West Ward

Paul Andrew Foster, Labour Party
Susan Carole Marsh, Conservative Party
Caleb William Tomlinson, Labour Party
Paul Watson, Conservative Party

Broad Oak Ward

Simon Terence Casey, Conservative Party
Harold George Hancock, Liiberal Democrat
Anne Hala Mather, Conservative Party
Andy Rae, Labour Party
Ange Turner, Liberal Democrat

Broadfield Ward

Charles Philip Hamman, Conservative Party
Peter Graham Tinsley, Conservative Party
Matthew Vincent Tomlinson, Labour and Co-operative Party
Kath Unsworth, Labour and Co-operative Party
Mary Isobel Young, Liberal Democrat

Buckshaw and Worden Ward

Andrew Phillip Ashton, Conservative Party
Stephen Philip McHugh, Liberal Democrat
Pete Pillinger, Labour Party
Wes Roberts, Labour Party
Susan Caroline Snape, Conservative Party

Charnock Ward

George Francis Ashcroft, Conservative Party
Deborah Jane Ashton, Labour Party
Adrian Bennett, Liberal Democrat
Gillian Ann Bennett, Liberal Democrat
Joan Mary Burrows, Conservative Party
Ian Danny Watkinson, Labour Party

Coupe Green and and Gregson Lane Ward

Carly Gail Davis, Alliance for Democracy and Freedom
Mathew Forshaw, Conservative Party
James Joseph Gleeson, Labour Party
Geoff key, Labour Party
Paul Anthony Valentine, Liberal Democrat
Gareth Paul Watson, Conservative Party

Earnshaw Bridge Ward

Peter Neil Aspinall, Conservative Party
Lou Jackson, Labour Party
Mick Lennon, Conservative Party
Colin George Sharples, Labour Party
Alastair Hugh Thomas, Liberal Democrat
Joan Elizabeth Wright, Alliance for Democracy and Freedom

Farington East Ward

Jacky Alty, Labour Party
James Edward Collier, Conservative Party
Katherine Emma Hesketh, Liberal Democrat
Basil Howard, Conservative Party
Paul Joseph Harry Wharton-Hardman, Labour Party

Farington West Ward

George Rear, Conservative Party
Alan Swindells, Liberal Democrat
Karen Jean Walton, Conservative Party
Chris Wharton-Hardman, Labour Party
Angie Williams, Labour Party

Hoole Ward

Geoffrey Lee Crewe, Liberal Democrat
John Rainsbury, Conservative Party
Graham Michael Smith, Liberal Democrat
David Harry Suthers, Labour Party
Connor Paul Watson, Conservative Party
Mike Webster, Labour Party

Howick and Priory Ward

David Bennett, Labour Party
Suzanne Michelle Buttery, Conservative Party
David Howarth, Liberal Democrat
James Edward Lillis, Liberal Democrat
Heike McMurray, Green Party
David Charles Shaw, Liberal Democrat
Alistair Michael Woollard, Conservative Party
Linda Rose Woollard, Conservative Party

Leyland Central Ward

Aniela Sheila Bylinski Gelder, Labour Party
Helen Louise Crewe, Liberal Democrat
Robert Samuel Newsome, Conservative Party
Elizabeth Gillian Watson, Conservative Party
David Haydyn Williams, Labour Party

Longton and Hutton West Ward

Julie Ann Buttery, Conservative Party
Simon Philip Carter, Liberal Democrat
Colin Coulton, Conservative Party
Adam William Godwin, Labour Party
Will King, Conservative Party
Christopher John Maloney, Liberal Democrat
Nicholas John Monks, Liberal Democrat
Emma Elisabeth Winterleigh, Green Party

Lostock Hall Ward

Elizabeth Anne Basquill, Liberal Democrat
Stephen Richard Bridge, Conservative Party
Martin Peter Cassell, Liberal Democrat
Peter Alexander Gabbott, Labour Party
Tony Green, Conservative Party
Peter Robert Hubberstey, Liberal Democrat
David Mark Moore, Conservative Party
Lesley Mary Pritchard, Labour Party
Elaine Stringfellow, Labour Party

Middleforth Ward

Will Adams, Labour Party
Chris Burton-Johnson, Liberal Democrat
Clare Burton-Johnson, Liberal Democrat
James Michael Flannery, Labour Party
Marion Hancock, Liberal Democrat
Keith James Martin, Labour Party
David Micallef, Conservative Party
Moses Koble Nutekpor, Conservative Party
Frances Anne Walker, Conservative Party

Moss Side Ward

Mal Donoghue, Labour Party
Mary Green, Conservative Party
Michael Anthony Green, Conservative Party
Sophie Renee Wilding, Labour Party

New Longton and Hutton East Ward

David John Moore, Liberal Democrat
Margaret Rose Smith, Conservative Party
Phil Smith, Conservative Party
Tim Young, Liberal Democrat

Samlesbury and Walton Ward

Stephen Bennett, Labour Party
Anjisu Jasmine Gleave, Conservative Party
Elaine Hughes, Labour Party
Christopher John Mortimer, Liberal Democrat
Peter Mullineaux, Conservative Party

Seven Stars Ward

Jane Bell, Labour Party
Matthew Thomas Farnworth, Labour Party
Alexander James Howarth, Liberal Democrat
Josh Seed, Conservative Party
Daniel Caseley Southern, Conservative Party

St Ambrose Ward

David Hugh Caunce, Conservative Party
Michael Shaun Gibbons, Alliance for Democracy and Freedom
David Hambley, Conservative Party
Jo Hindle-Taylor, Labour Party
Nicky Peet, Labour Party
Simon Paul Thomson, Liberal Democrat

Walton-Le-Dale East Ward

Hilary Clare Bedford, Labour Party
Carol Ann Chisholm, Conservative Party
Chris Lomax, Labour Party
Samuel Mason, Conservative Party

Walton-Le-Dale West Ward

Damian John Bretherton, Conservative Party
Sue Broady, Green Party
Richard Trevor Burton, Labour Party
Matt Campbell, Conservative Party
Charles Parkinson, Green Party
Alex Watson, Labour Party