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
Conservative Party Conference 2020: Day 2 4th October 2020 Top stories from Conservative Party Conference 2020 Day 2 (4th October), including Home Secretary Priti Patel on fixing our broken asylum system; and Prime... National News
Priti Patel: Fixing our broken asylum system 4th October 2020 Home Secretary Priti Patel on fixing our broken asylum system, law and order, policing, and being firm but fair so that the system caters for those in greatest... National News
Conservative Party Conference 2020: Day 1 3rd October 2020 Top stories from Conservative Party Conference 2020 Day 1 (3rd October), including: better transport, "Generation Buy", new Conservative HQ in Leeds, and... National News
We have launched our Blue Wall Fund 3rd October 2020 We have launched a new "Blue Wall Fund" to deliver for people in the North who voted for change in the historic 2019 election victory. National News
Conservative Co-Chairman announces new headquarters in the North 3rd October 2020 The Conservative Party will open a new headquarters in Leeds to reinforce our commitment to the people of the North. National News
Black History Month 2020 1st October 2020 Celebrating the impact of black people on global culture and society. National News
