Victory in the Local Elections Sunday, 10 May, 2026 After a very hard-fought campaign, South Ribble Conservatives secured a comfortable victory for Councillor Alan Platt in the Chorley Borough side of our constituency. Alan beat off Reform's incumbent County Councillor with a majority of 210, securing 1207 votes on a huge turnout for a local election. In addition, our first-timer candidate Ethan Howarth won a very respectable 558 votes in the... Local News
Road to COP26 - South Ribble Climate Summit 10th September 2021 Next month Katherine Fletcher MP will be hosting a South Ribble Climate Summit and she wants you to join her! "In November, the UK hosts COP26 in Glasgow... Local News
Cllr Colin Clark RIP 18th March 2021 ‘Loyal, hard-working’ former Mayor and former Deputy Council Leader, Colin Clark, who passed away on Thursday 4 March aged 80 Councillors in South Ribble have... Local News
Vaccine rollout in South Ribble 26th February 2021 Cllr Gareth Watson welcomes acceleration of vaccine rollout in South Ribble Cllr Watson has welcomed the latest figures showing 30.1 per cent of people in South... Local News
Update on the recruitment of police officers 28th January 2021 Lancashire Constabulary bolstered by 133 extra police officers New statistics show that over 6,620 extra officers have been recruited through the Conservative... Local News
Lancashire firms urged to make 2021 a year of change with free support 26th January 2021 Let's make 2021 a year of change for #Lancashire businesses, by using support programmes available for companies at every stage of their recovery to help them... Local News
Katherine's maiden speech 30th June 2020 After a delay due to the Covid-19 crisis, our MP Katherine Fletcher was finally able to deliver her maiden speech in the House of Commons on Monday 29th June. Speeches in Parliament
Latest Coronavirus Updates 25th March 2020 Please see Katherine's website here, for regular updates. https://www.katherinefletcher.uk/coronavirus Local News
General Election 2019- The Figures 16th December 2019 Katherine Fletcher is our new MP, with a majority of 11,199- the largest any South Ribble MP has held since Sir Robert Atkins' 1983 result. Winning 30,028 votes... Reports
Katherine's Plan for South Ribble 19th November 2019 It's important people know exactly what their vote will deliver. Katherine Fletcher therefore has a clear six point plan of priorities for South Ribble, to... Local News
The Triple Lock Plus: Only the Conservatives have a clear plan for pensioners 21st August 2024 From next April, the Conservatives will increase the personal allowance for pensioners in line with the Triple Lock by introducing a new age-related allowance—a... National News
Why appease identity politics zealots? 18th August 2024 Why should my mixed-race children have to pick a side – just to satisfy the identity politics zealots tearing our society asunder? National News
Prime Minister: Calling the General Election for 4th July 2024 22nd May 2024 Prime Minister Rishi Sunak addressed the nation to call the General Election for 4th July 2024. Read his speech here. National News
Celebrating International Women’s Day 8th March 2024 Find out what we're doing to support our fabulous women on International Women's Day here. National News
We’re tackling unfairness in Child Benefit 7th March 2024 Find out how the Conservatives are supporting families here. National News
Spring Budget 2024 rundown 6th March 2024 Find out how we're growing the economy, with inflation down, wages rising and National Insurance cut from 12% to 8%… National News
