Coordinates: 53°41′49″N 2°41′24″W / 53.697°N 2.690°W / 53.697; -2.690

Borough of South Ribble
Borough
Leyland Cross and Victorian drinking fountain
Shown within the ceremonial county of Lancashire
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Constituent country	England
Region	North West England
Ceremonial county	Lancashire
Founded	1974
Admin. HQ	Leyland
Government
• Type	South Ribble Borough Council
• Leadership:	Leader & Cabinet
• Executive:	Labour
• MPs:	Katherine Fletcher, Nigel Evans
Area
• Total	43.6 sq mi (113.0 km2)
• Rank	201st
Population  (2021)
• Total	111,035
• Rank	Ranked 216th
• Density	2,500/sq mi (980/km2)
Time zone	UTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (British Summer Time)
ONS code	30UN (ONS) E07000126 (GSS)
Ethnicity	97.1% White 1.5% S. Asian[1]

South Ribble Borough Council
Type
Type	Non-metropolitan district
Leadership
Mayor	David Howarth, Liberal Democrats since 18 May 2022[3]
Leader of the Council	Paul Foster[2], Labour
Leader of the Opposition	Karen Walton, Conservative
Structure
Seats	1 executive mayor 50 councillors
Political groups	Executive (22)[4]   Labour (22) Confidence and supply (5)[5]   Liberal Democrats (5) Opposition (23)   Conservative (23)
Elections
Voting system	Plurality block voting
Last election	2 May 2019
Next election	4 May 2023
Meeting place
Civic Centre, West Paddock, Leyland, PR25 1DH
Website
https://www.southribble.gov.uk/

South Ribble is a borough in the county of Lancashire, England. Its council is based in Leyland. The population, at the 2011 Census, was 109,057.^[1] Notable towns and villages include Walton le Dale, Bamber Bridge, Leyland and Penwortham. It is wedged geographically between the towns of Blackburn, Lytham St Annes and Chorley and the city of Preston.

Overview

The district was formed on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, from Leyland and Walton-le-Dale urban districts, along with part of Preston Rural District.

The Parliamentary Constituency of South Ribble includes the West Lancashire communities of Rufford, Tarleton, Hesketh Bank and Meols. Other notable population areas within South Ribble are Penwortham, Longton, Hutton, Walton-le-Dale, Bamber Bridge, Lostock Hall, Moss Side, and part of Buckshaw Village.

Council

In the 2007 local elections, South Ribble Conservative party won a landslide victory, gaining 24 seats to hold 44 of 55 on the borough council.^[6]

After the 2015 local elections, the political make up was Conservative (29 members), Labour (19 members) and Liberal Democrat (2 members).

In the 2019 local elections the Conservatives lost their majority and Labour took control after an agreement with the Liberal Democrats. The current make up of the council is Conservatives (23 members), Labour (22 members), Liberal Democrat (5 members).

Premises

The council is based at the Civic Centre on West Paddock in Leyland.^[7]

Parishes

The former urban district areas of Leyland, Lostock Hall, Bamber Bridge and Walton-le-Dale are unparished areas. The rest of the district is divided into the following civil parishes:

1. Cuerdale
2. Farington
3. Hutton
4. Little Hoole
5. Longton
6. Much Hoole
7. Penwortham (town)
8. Samlesbury
   
   

South Ribble parishes

Leyland

Higher Penwortham

Lower Penwortham

Bamber Bridge

Buckshaw Village

Coupe Green

Farington

Farington Moss

Gregson Lane

    Higher     Walton

Howick Cross

Hutton

Longton

Lostock
Hall

Mellor Brook

Midge Hall

Moss Side

Much Hoole

New
Longton

Samlesbury

Walmer Bridge

Walton-le-Dale

Walton Summit

Whitestake

Places in the Borough of South Ribble

Twin Town

South Ribble is twinned with:^[8]

• Schleswig-Flensburg, Germany

Freedom of the Borough

The following people and military units have received the Freedom of the Borough of South Ribble.

Individuals

• Anthony Kelly JP: September 2010.^[9]

Military Units

• The King's Royal Hussars: 1992.^[10]