Elections to Lancashire County Council were held in May 1997 on the same day as the 1997 United Kingdom general election.
Ward results
Burnley Seat Result Majority Burnley Central East Labour 371 Burnley Central West Labour 2,230 Burnley North East Labour 3,112 Burnley Rural Labour 1,690 Burnley South West Labour 2,127 Burnley West Labour 2,293
Chorley
Seat Winning Party Majority Chorley East Labour 2,989 Chorley North Labour 1,062 Chorley Rural East Labour 60 Chorley Rural North Conservative 363 Chorley Rural West Labour 691 Chorley West Labour 2,862
Fylde Seat Winning Party Majority Fylde East Conservative 1,509 Fylde West Conservative 1,633 Lytham Conservative 2,367 St Annes North Conservative 1,276 St Annes South Conservative 52
Hyndburn
Lancaster
Seat Winning Party Majority Heysham Labour 1,600 Lancaster City Labour 1,531 Lancaster East Labour 3,006 Lancaster Rural Central Conservative 1,539 Lancaster Rural North Conservative 1,141 Lancaster Rural South Liberal Democrats 459 Morecambe East Labour 242 Morecambe West Labour 2,168 Skerton Labour 3,097
Pendle Seat Winning Party Majority Colne Labour 197 Nelson Labour 1,569 Pendle East Liberal Democrats 213 Pendle North Liberal Democrats 1,083 Pendle South Labour 1,900 Pendle West Conservative 163
Preston Seat Winning Party Majority Preston Central East Labour 1,364 Preston Central West Labour 621 Preston East Labour 1,239 Preston North Liberal Democrats 52 Preston Rural East Conservative 1,992 Preston Rural West Liberal Democrats 697 Preston South East Labour 1,404 Preston South West Labour 1,095 Preston West Labour 440
Ribble Valley Seat Winning Party Majority Clitheroe Liberal Democrat 1,038 Longridge Conservative 1,120 Ribble Valley North East Conservative 1,369 Ribble Valley South West Conservative 1,296
Rossendale Seat Winning Party Majority Bacup Conservative 402 Haslingden Labour 80 Rossendale East Labour 809 Rossendale West Labour 545 Whitworth Labour 344
South Ribble Seat Winning Party Majority South Ribble Central Labour 771 South Ribble East Labour 787 South Ribble North Labour 377 South Ribble North West Conservative 854 South Ribble South Labour 560 South Ribble South West Labour 2,234 South Ribble West Conservative 1,094
West Lancashire
Seat Winning Party Majority Ormskirk Labour 77 Skelmersdale Central Labour 2,522 Skelmersdale East Labour 1,725 Skelmersdale West Labour 2,868 West Lancashire East Conservative 138 West Lancashire North Conservative 1,491 West Lancashire South Conservative 877
Wyre Seat Winning Party Majority Amounderness Conservative 801 Cleveleys Labour 47 Garstang Conservative 875 Hesketh Labour 668 Hillhouse Conservative 271 Marine Labour 281 Poulton-le-Fylde Conservative 930 Wyre Side Conservative 1,166
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