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| BNP loses only county council seat in Lancashire elections | BNP loses only county council seat in Lancashire elections |
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| The British National Party (BNP) has lost its only county council seat in the country. | The British National Party (BNP) has lost its only county council seat in the country. |
| The party has lost the Padiham and Burnley West seat in Lancashire to Labour's Marcus Johnstone. | The party has lost the Padiham and Burnley West seat in Lancashire to Labour's Marcus Johnstone. |
| The Conservative Party lost 16 seats, resulting in losing control of Lancashire in the county elections. | |
| The Labour Party made 23 gains and now hold the majority with a total of 39 seats, just short of 43 seats needed for overall control. | |
| Jennifer Mein, Labour's group leader, who held her Preston South East seat, said she was "delighted to more than double the number of county councillors". | |
| The Tories now hold 35 seats while Liberal Democrats made three gains, winning six seats. | |
| Independents won three seats and the Green Party won one seat in Lancaster Central. | |
| A total of 84 seats, covering the 12 Lancashire district councils, were contested. | |
| Former county council leader Geoff Driver, who won his Preston North seat, said the results were a "big disappointment". | |
| Liberal Democrats group leader Bill Winlow also held his seat in Preston West. | |
| In Accrington North, Independent councillor Malcolm Pritchard lost his seat to his daughter Labour's Clare Pritchard. | |
| The county council provides up to 85% of all local government services in Lancashire, including social care, roads, public transport and libraries. | The county council provides up to 85% of all local government services in Lancashire, including social care, roads, public transport and libraries. |
| The 2009 elections saw the Conservatives take control of the council from Labour for the first time since 1977. | |