Fylde Borough Council elections

Fylde Borough Council elections are held every four years to elect councillors to Fylde Borough Council in Lancashire, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2023 the council has comprised 37 councillors, representing 17 wards, with each ward electing one, two or three councillors.^[1]

Fylde shown within the non-metropolitan county of Lancashire (Unitary authorities excluded)

Council elections

1973 Fylde Borough Council election
1976 Fylde Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)^[2]
1979 Fylde Borough Council election
1983 Fylde Borough Council election
1987 Fylde Borough Council election
1991 Fylde Borough Council election
1995 Fylde Borough Council election
1999 Fylde Borough Council election
2003 Fylde Borough Council election (New ward boundaries increased the number of seats by 2)^[3]^[4]
2007 Fylde Borough Council election
2011 Fylde Borough Council election
2015 Fylde Borough Council election
2019 Fylde Borough Council election
2023 Fylde Borough Council election (New ward boundaries reduced number of seats from 51 to 37)^[1]

Election results

	Overall control		Conservative		Labour		Lib Dems		Independent		Ratepayers
2023	Conservative	19		2		2		14		-
2019	Conservative	31		-		1		19^[a]		-
2015	Conservative	32		1		2		14		2
2011	Conservative	26		-		3		20		2
2007	Conservative	27		-		2		18		4
2003	Conservative	27		-		2		15		7
1999	NOC	21		2		3		12		11

^ Includes 2 Lytham St. Anne's Independents.

Borough result maps

2003 results map
2007 results map
2011 results map
2015 results map
2019 results map
2023 results map

By-election results

1995-1999

Park By-Election 3 April 1997
Party		Votes	%
	Conservative	556	42.2
	Ratepayer	312	23.7
	Liberal Democrats	278	21.1
	Labour	171	13.0
Majority		244	18.5
Turnout		1,317	42.0
	Conservative hold	Swing

Kilnhouse By-Election 10 July 1997
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	516	45.2	+24.8
	Labour	399	35.0	+11.6
	Liberal Democrats	226	19.8	+0.0
Majority		117	10.2
Turnout		1,141
	Conservative gain from Labour	Swing

1999-2003

Singleton & Greenhalgh By-Election 7 June 2001
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent		unopposed
	Independent gain from Conservative		Swing

Kilnhouse By-Election 24 January 2002 (2)^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	William Prestwich	451
	Conservative	Christine Akeroyd	446
	Ratepayers		288
	Ratepayers		258
	Liberal Democrats		250
	Liberal Democrats		171
	Labour		143
Turnout			2,007	27.0
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

2003-2007

Park By-Election 19 August 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Resident		422	45.7	+13.0
	Conservative		376	40.7	+4.4
	Liberal Democrats	John Graddon	126	13.6	−4.6
Majority			46	5.0
Turnout			924	23.6
	Independent gain from Conservative		Swing

2007-2011

Clifton By-Election 26 November 2009^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Leonard Davies	386	35.3	−10.9
	Fylde Ratepayers Association	Frank Murphy	372	34.1	−6.5
	Liberal Democrats	Mike Turner	241	22.1	+22.1
	Labour	Janet Sherwood	80	7.3	−5.9
	Green	Hilda Speakman	13	1.2	+1.2
Majority			14	1.2
Turnout			1,092	29.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

Ribby with Wrea By-Election 1 July 2010^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Frank Andrews	292	52.2	+6.8
	Independent	Janet Wardell	256	45.8	−8.7
	Green	David Hobson	11	2.0	+2.0
Majority			36	6.4
Turnout			559	47.0
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

Kilnhouse By-Election 9 September 2010^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Karen Henshaw	529	44.8	+21.9
	Conservative	Matthew Lardner	459	38.8	+2.7
	Labour	Peter Stephenson	165	14.0	+2.2
	Green	Ian Roberts	29	2.5	+2.5
Majority			70	5.9
Turnout			1,182	34.0
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

2011-2015

Heyhouses By-Election 5 July 2012^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Barbara Nash	401	33.4	−26.7
	Independent	Palmira Stafford	313	26.1	+26.1
	Liberal Democrats	Carol Gilligan	163	13.6	+26.3
	Green	Ian Roberts	150	12.5	+12.5
	UKIP	Bill Dickson	147	12.3	+12.3
	Integrity UK	Bill Whitehead	25	2.1	+2.1
Majority			88	7.3
Turnout			1,199
	Conservative hold		Swing

St Johns By-Election 27 March 2014^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Fylde Ratepayers Association	Mark Bamforth	804	65.7	+65.7
	Conservative	Brenda Blackshaw	205	16.7	−23.9
	UKIP	Timothy Wood	100	8.2	+8.2
	Liberal Democrats	Carol Gilligan	62	5.1	−17.2
	Green	Bob Dennett	53	4.3	+4.3
Majority			599	48.9
Turnout			1,224
	Fylde Ratepayers Association gain from Conservative

2015-2019

Clifton By-Election 10 December 2015^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Peter Anthony	576	59.8	+13.9
	UKIP	Tim Wood	128	13.3	+13.3
	Independent	Noreen Griffiths	122	12.7	+12.7
	Labour	Jed Sullivan	84	8.7	−9.6
	Liberal Democrats	Luke Gibbon	53	5.5	+5.5
Majority			448	46.5
Turnout			963
	Conservative hold		Swing

St Johns By-Election 9 February 2017^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Fylde Ratepayers Association	Mark Bamforth	564	60.8	+15.9
	Conservative	Paul Lomax	278	30.0	+4.4
	Labour	Jayne Boardman	45	4.9	−8.3
	Green	Paul Hill	40	4.3	+4.3
Majority			286	30.9
Turnout			927
	Fylde Ratepayers Association hold		Swing

Warton and Westby By-Election 4 May 2017^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Kirkham	884	58.0	+20.5
	Independent	Daniel Docherty	359	23.6	+23.6
	Labour	Jack James	280	18.4	−1.5
Majority			525	34.5
Turnout			1,523
	Conservative hold		Swing

Staining and Weeton By-Election 16 November 2017^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jayne Nixon	401	73.0	+8.4
	Labour	Nick Ansell	111	20.2	−15.2
	Liberal Democrats	Beverley Harrison	37	6.7	+6.7
Majority			290	52.8
Turnout			549
	Conservative hold		Swing

Heyhouses By-Election 5 April 2018^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Sally Nash	655	58.1	+11.5
	Labour	Lynn Goodwin	202	17.9	−13.3
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Holland	138	12.2	−10.0
	Green	Ian Roberts	133	11.8	+11.8
Majority			453	40.2
Turnout			1,128
	Conservative hold		Swing

Ansdell By-Election 2 August 2018^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Chris Dixon	715	72.4	+21.7
	Labour	Gareth Nash	272	27.6	+5.1
Majority			443	44.8
Turnout			987
	Conservative hold		Swing

2023-2027

Warton By-Election 10 October 2024^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Bobby Rigby	351	51.2
	Independent	Michael Brickles	223	32.5
	Labour	Ross Kelly	78	11.4
	Green	Jayne Walsh	34	5.0
Majority			128	18.7
Turnout			686
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

References

^ ^a ^b "The Fylde (Electoral Changes) Order 2022", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2022/664, retrieved 10 October 2023
^ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Fylde (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1975. Retrieved on 19 November 2015.
^ "Fylde". BBC News Online. Retrieved 17 August 2009.
^ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Fylde (Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
^ "Landslide win for Lib Dems". guardian.co.uk. 25 January 2002. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
^ "So close as Tory wins election". Blackpool Gazette. 27 November 2009. Retrieved 27 November 2009.
^ "Result of Fylde Council by-election". Fylde Borough Council. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
^ "New councillor after by-election poll". Fylde Borough Council. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Heyhouses Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — St Johns Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Clifton Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — St Johns Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Warton and Westby Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Staining and Weeton Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Heyhouses Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Ansdell Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Warton Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 15 November 2024.

By-election results Archived 29 March 2010 at the Wayback Machine

External links

Fylde Borough Council

[5] Includes 2 Lytham St. Anne's Independents.

[2022order-1] "The Fylde (Electoral Changes) Order 2022", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2022/664, retrieved 10 October 2023

[2] slation.gov.uk - The Borough of Fylde (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1975. Retrieved on 19 November 2015.

[gain-3] "Fylde". BBC News Online. Retrieved 17 August 2009.

[4] slation.gov.uk - The Borough of Fylde (Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.

[landslide-6] "Landslide win for Lib Dems". guardian.co.uk. 25 January 2002. Retrieved 8 May 2011.

[close-7] "So close as Tory wins election". Blackpool Gazette. 27 November 2009. Retrieved 27 November 2009.

[ribby-8] "Result of Fylde Council by-election". Fylde Borough Council. Retrieved 7 May 2011.

[kilnhouse-9] "New councillor after by-election poll". Fylde Borough Council. Retrieved 7 May 2011.

[10] "Local Elections Archive Project — Heyhouses Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 7 February 2024.

[11] "Local Elections Archive Project — St Johns Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 7 February 2024.

[12] "Local Elections Archive Project — Clifton Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 7 February 2024.

[13] "Local Elections Archive Project — St Johns Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 7 February 2024.

[14] "Local Elections Archive Project — Warton and Westby Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 7 February 2024.

[15] "Local Elections Archive Project — Staining and Weeton Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 7 February 2024.

[16] "Local Elections Archive Project — Heyhouses Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 7 February 2024.

[17] "Local Elections Archive Project — Ansdell Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 7 February 2024.

[18] "Local Elections Archive Project — Warton Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 15 November 2024.

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