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Councillors, democracy and elections

Political Structure

The Borough of South Ribble is 11,461 hectares in size and extends from Much Hoole in the west to Samlesbury in the east.  It is split into 27 wards with 55 elected councillors who decide the policies of the Council.  The current political make-up of the Council is broken down as follows: 

Conservative  32

Labour  21

Liberal Democrat  2

The current Leader of the Council is Councillor Mrs Margaret Smith (Conservative) and the Deputy Leader of the Council is Councillor Peter Mullineaux (Conservative).  The leader of the opposition is Councillor Matthew Tomlinson (Labour).  The council operates a 'Leader and Cabinet' decision making structure

To find out who the members of various committees are please click here.

To view meeting dates please click here.

To view Parliamentary Boundary Changes please click here.

Last updated: 7 May 2013

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