Elections to Lancashire County Council were held on 5 May 2005, on the same day as the 2005 general election. Each single-member ward in Lancashire was modified by boundary changes. No elections were held in Blackpool or Blackburn as they are unitary authorities outside of the county boundaries. Result The overall turnout was 60.48% with a total of 523,763 valid votes cast. A total of 4,385 ballots were rejected. Council composition Following the election, the composition of the council was: G - Green Party I - Independent IT - Idle Toad Ward results Burnley Burnley Central East Burnley Central West Burnley North East Burnley Rural Burnley South West Padiham and Burnley West Chorley Chorley East Chorley North Chorley Rural East Chorley Rural North Chorley Rural West Chorley South Chorley West Fylde Fylde East Fylde South Fylde West Lytham St Annes North St Annes South Hyndburn Accrington North Accrington South Accrington West Great Harwood Oswaldtwistle Rishton and Clayton-le-Moors Lancaster Heysham Lancaster Central Lancaster East Lancaster Rural East Lancaster Rural North Lancaster South East Morecambe North Morecambe South Morecambe West Skerton Pendle Brierfield and Nelson North Nelson South Pendle Central Pendle East Pendle West West Craven Preston Preston Central North Preston Central South Preston City Preston East Preston North Preston North East Preston North West Preston Rural Preston South East Preston West Ribble Valley Clitheroe Longridge with Bowland Ribble Valley North East Ribble Valley South West Rossendale Rossendale East Rossendale North Rossendale South Rossendale West Whitworth South Ribble Bamber Bridge and Walton-le-Dale Faringdon Leyland Central Leyland South West Penwortham North Penwortham South South Ribble Rural East South Ribble Rural West West Lancashire Ormskirk West Skelmersdale Central Skelmersdale East Skelmersdale West West Lancashire East West Lancashire North West Lancashire South West Lancashire West Wyre Amounderness Fleetwood East Fleetwood West Garstang Poulton-le-Fylde Thornton Cleveleys Central Thornton Cleveleys North Wyreside Notes 2005 English local elections 2005 2000s in Lancashire