Ian Brown  the Conservative candidate gained the Liberal Democrat seat of Clitheroe  Salthill on the Ribble Valley Council in a by election  by 4 votes

RV Conservative Association Vice Chairman and agent Terry Hill commented '' I am delighted that Ian Brown was duly elected as the RVBC Councilor for Salthill  and will be joining the Conservative  Group on the Ribble Valley Borough Council. It was a very close call - he won by 4 votes with the the Lib Dems coming second in  a 25% turnout. Unfortunately the Town Council election went the other way with Simon O'Rourke the LIberal democrat  winning by 8 votes. UKIP trailed a poor third in both elections and Labour were trounced with a disasterous showing  in fourth place with only 40 votes ''.

Ian Brown added '' I would like to thank all the voters who voted for me  and those who worked so hard in the by-election . I am honoured to  serve all  the people of Salthill  whether they supported me or not, in every way that can,  to be the best of my ability . My aims will  be to help improve the affordable housing for the people of Clitheore and increase the investment in the town with a view to preserving and increasing the number of jobs available to residents .''

On behalf of the Association senior vice chairman  Ken Hind said, '' I would like to congratulate Ian on his election  and for all his hard work in this election .Particular thanks go to Terry Hill who acted as agent and led a strong hard working team that brought success in this election. This result continues the increase in Clitheoroe Conservative councillors. We won the second seat in Salthill in 2007 by 1 vote and then in May 2011, Councillor  Pam Dowson topped the poll to hold that seat  . '' 

The Conservatives now hold 34 of the 40 seats on the Ribble Valley Borough Council , the remainder being 1  independent  and 5 Liberal democrats . The Labour Party are without an elected representative in the Ribble Valley at both Borough and County level.