Local elections were held for Wyre Borough Council on 7 May 2015, the same day as the 2015 United Kingdom general election and other 2015 United Kingdom local elections. Local elections are held every four years with all councillors up for election in multi-member electoral wards.
Following the election, the composition of the council is now as follows:
| Party | Seats | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 36 | –4 | |
| Labour | 14 | -1 | |
Election result
edit| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 36 | –4 | 72.00 | 60.23 | 59,545 | -3.25% | |||
| Labour | 14 | -1 | 28.00 | 31.44 | 32,855 | -3.69% | |||
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 5.29 | 5,523 | +4.61% | |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 4.62 | 4,824 | +2.09% | |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 4.00 | 4,181 | +2.54% | |
| TUSC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.26 | 270 | N/A | |
Boundary review
editThe Local Government Boundary Commission for England reviewed the local boundaries of Wyre council in 2014.[2]
The changes are made official by The Wyre (Electoral Changes) Order 2014.[3]
| Ward | Number of councillors |
|---|---|
| Bourne | 3 |
| Breck | 2 |
| Brock with Catterall | 2 |
| Calder | 1 |
| Carleton | 2 |
| Cleveleys Park | 2 |
| Garstang | 3 |
| Great Eccleston | 2 |
| Hambleton and Stalmine | 2 |
| Hardhorn with High Cross | 3 |
| Jubilee | 2 |
| Marsh Mill | 3 |
| Mount | 2 |
| Park | 2 |
| Pharos | 2 |
| Pheasant's Wood | 1 |
| Pilling | 1 |
| Preesall | 3 |
| Rossal | 3 |
| Stanah | 2 |
| Tithebarn | 2 |
| Victoria and Norcross | 2 |
| Warren | 2 |
| Wyresdale | 1 |
References
edit- ^ "Wyre Borough elections 2015". wyre.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
- ^ "Wyre". Local Government Boundary Commission for England. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
- ^ "The Wyre Electoral Changes Order". Legislation.gov. Retrieved 16 November 2014.