2019 Blackpool Council election
2019 local election in Blackpool
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The 2019 Blackpool Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of Blackpool Council in England.
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2 May 2019
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All 42 seats to Blackpool Council 22 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Winner of each seat at the 2019 Blackpool Council election | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Blackpool Council had been controlled by the Labour Party since 2011, which held a majority of ten with 26 councillors. The Conservatives were defending twelve seats, and independent councillors were defending four.
Background
Blackpool Council held local elections on 2 May 2019 along with councils across England and Northern Ireland as part of the 2019 local elections. The council elects its members in all-out elections, with all its councillors up for election every four years.[1][2] Councillors defending their seats in this election were previously elected in 2015. In that election, 29 Labour councillors and 13 Conservative councillors were elected.
The Conservative Party held its seat in Warbreck ward following a March 2017 by-election.[3]
Following suspension by the Conservative Party, Colin Maycock left his party to sit as an independent councillor in November 2017.[4]
Following complaints about comments he made at an event in March 2018, Ian Coleman resigned as mayor, left the Labour group on the council, and said he wouldn't stand for re-election.[5] His son and daughter-in-law, Labour councillors Gary Coleman and Debbie Coleman, left their party in June 2018 to sit as independents. Debbie Coleman had been deselected, and Gary Coleman had announced he wouldn't seek re-election.[6] The three councillors formed a new group called the Independent Blackpool Residents Group.[7]
Two Conservative councillors including former council leader Peter Callow were deselected by their party.[8]
Summary
Election result
| 2019 Blackpool Council election | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidates | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
| Labour | 42 | 23 | 0 | 6 |  6 |
54.8 | 43.9 | 23,940 | +0.3 | |
| Conservative | 42 | 15 | 4 | 2 |  2 |
35.7 | 44.4 | 24,241 | +5.3 | |
| Independent | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
9.5 | 6.9 | 3,785 | +6.6 | |
| Green | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  |
0.0 | 2.6 | 1,440 | +1.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
0.0 | 2.1 | 1,147 | +0.5 | |
Council composition
After the previous election, the composition of the council was:
| 29 | 13 |
| Labour | Conservative |
Immediately ahead of this election, the composition of the council was:
| 26 | 4 | 12 |
| Labour | Independent | Conservative |
Following the election, the composition of the council was:
| 23 | 4 | 15 |
| Labour | Independent | Conservative |
Ward results
Incumbent councillors seeking re-election are marked with an asterisk (*). Two sitting councillors—Debbie Coleman and Andrew Stansfield—sought election in different wards.[9]
Anchorsholme
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Paul Galley* | 1,278 | 65.9 | ||
| Conservative | Tony Williams* | 1,225 | 63.2 | ||
| Labour | Jon Bamborough | 530 | 27.3 | ||
| Labour | Kendrick Fowler | 376 | 19.4 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Alexander Bettison | 175 | 9.0 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 1,938 | 38.2% | |||
Bispham
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Don Clapham* | 868 | 50.6 | ||
| Conservative | Paul Wilshaw | 778 | 45.4 | ||
| Labour | Robert Dewick | 518 | 30.2 | ||
| Labour | Ian Treasure | 493 | 28.7 | ||
| Independent | Steven Bate | 440 | 25.7 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 1,715 | 35.1% | |||
Bloomfield
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Graham Cain* | 646 | 65.7 | ||
| Labour | Jim Hobson* | 604 | 61.4 | ||
| Conservative | Karen Staff | 291 | 29.6 | ||
| Conservative | Roger Jones | 257 | 26.1 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 984 | 21.5% | |||
Brunswick
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Simon Blackburn* | 476 | 38.8 | ||
| Independent | Gary Coleman* | 453 | 36.9 | ||
| Labour | Portia Owen | 440 | 35.9 | ||
| Independent | Andy Higgins | 387 | 31.5 | ||
| Conservative | Shirley Cantrell | 216 | 17.6 | ||
| Conservative | Mandy Cunliffe | 200 | 16.3 | ||
| Green | Maureen Beck | 128 | 10.4 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 1,227 | 27.9% | |||
Claremont
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Ivan Taylor* | 667 | 58.2 | ||
| Labour | Lynn Williams* | 619 | 54.0 | ||
| Conservative | Lucy Green | 279 | 24.3 | ||
| Conservative | Michaela Jackson | 227 | 19.8 | ||
| Green | Garry Richardson | 189 | 16.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Sue Close | 156 | 13.6 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 1,147 | 23.8% | |||
Clifton
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Paula Burdess | 644 | 51.4 | ||
| Labour | Adrian Hutton* | 653 | 52.1 | ||
| Conservative | Robert Ronson | 492 | 39.2 | ||
| Conservative | Moira Graham | 480 | 38.3 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 1,254 | 25.7% | |||
Greenlands
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Rick Scott | 757 | 49.6 | ||
| Conservative | Bernard Wing | 718 | 47.1 | ||
| Labour | Chris Ryan* | 702 | 46.0 | ||
| Labour | Christine Wright* | 675 | 44.3 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 1,525 | 30.3 | |||
Hawes Side
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Kim Critchley* | 606 | 45.2 | ||
| Labour | Neil Brookes | 604 | 45.1 | ||
| Conservative | Glenn Priestley | 496 | 37.0 | ||
| Conservative | Lesley Wright | 467 | 34.9 | ||
| Green | Dean Eden | 246 | 18.4 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 1,340 | 27.0 | |||
Highfield
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Peter Hunter* | 793 | 50.3 | ||
| Conservative | Lily Henderson* | 760 | 48.2 | ||
| Conservative | Gary Pennington | 713 | 45.2 | ||
| Labour | Nicola Ryan | 628 | 39.8 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 1,577 | 31.7 | |||
Ingthorpe
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Amy Cross* | 901 | 54.1 | ||
| Labour | Jo Farrell | 828 | 49.7 | ||
| Conservative | Peter Allen-Rogers | 715 | 42.9 | ||
| Conservative | Mick Curwen | 647 | 38.9 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 1,665 | 32.5 | |||
Layton
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Kath Benson* | 776 | 54.5 | ||
| Labour | Martin Mitchell* | 664 | 46.6 | ||
| Conservative | Mark Courtney-Massey | 483 | 33.9 | ||
| Conservative | Thelma Stables | 482 | 33.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Lee Taylor-Jack | 172 | 12.1 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 1,425 | 29.3 | |||
Marton
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Andrew Stansfield | 584 | 38.0 | ||
| Independent | Debbie Coleman | 544 | 35.4 | ||
| Labour | Jim Elmes* | 543 | 35.3 | ||
| Labour | Judith Costello | 507 | 33.0 | ||
| Conservative | Jack Robinson | 476 | 30.9 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 1,538 | 30.4 | |||
Norbreck
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norbreck Independents | Maxine Callow* | 742 | 39.2 | ||
| Norbreck Independents | Peter Callow* | 717 | 37.9 | ||
| Conservative | Anne-Marie Clarke | 614 | 32.5 | ||
| Conservative | Roy Haskett | 585 | 30.9 | ||
| Labour | Laura White | 379 | 20.0 | ||
| Labour | James Sorah | 350 | 18.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Simon Jowitt | 200 | 10.6 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 1,892 | 37.7 | |||
Park
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Gillian Campbell* | 694 | 55.7 | ||
| Labour | Maria Kirkland* | 653 | 52.4 | ||
| Conservative | Paul Carter | 489 | 39.3 | ||
| Conservative | Antony Manning | 421 | 33.8 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 1,245 | 24.4 | |||
Squires Gate
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Christian Cox* | 817 | 56.8 | ||
| Conservative | Gerard Walsh | 669 | 46.5 | ||
| Labour | Alistair Humphreys* | 477 | 33.1 | ||
| Labour | Sharon Doyle | 443 | 30.8 | ||
| Green | Julie Daniels | 222 | 15.4 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 1,439 | 30.3 | |||
Stanley
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Graham Baker | 1,019 | 61.1 | ||
| Conservative | Jason Roberts* | 973 | 58.3 | ||
| Labour | Shaun Brookes | 447 | 26.8 | ||
| Labour | Carl Webb | 396 | 23.7 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Bill Greene | 201 | 12.0 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 1,669 | 31.0 | |||
Talbot
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Mark Smith* | 569 | 45.3 | ||
| Labour | Jane Hugo | 561 | 44.7 | ||
| Conservative | Charlie Docherty | 490 | 39.0 | ||
| Conservative | Callum Catterall | 463 | 36.9 | ||
| Green | Alistair Blair | 215 | 17.1 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 1,256 | 27.7 | |||
Tyldesley
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Allan Matthews* | 608 | 48.5 | ||
| Labour | David Collett* | 602 | 48.0 | ||
| Conservative | Samantha Bell | 410 | 32.7 | ||
| Conservative | Aishley Docherty | 369 | 29.4 | ||
| Green | Gina Eastwood | 256 | 20.4 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 1,253 | 26.2 | |||
Victoria
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Fred Jackson* | 627 | 60.9 | ||
| Labour | David Owen* | 559 | 54.3 | ||
| Conservative | Monique Mannion | 353 | 34.3 | ||
| Conservative | Sue Ridyard | 324 | 31.5 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 1,030 | 22.5 | |||
Warbreck
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Danny Scott* | 708 | 53.5 | ||
| Conservative | Michelle Scott* | 688 | 52.0 | ||
| Labour | Jake Adams | 406 | 30.7 | ||
| Labour | Desmond Harvey | 376 | 28.4 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Kevan Benfold | 243 | 18.4 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 1,323 | 26.6 | |||
Waterloo
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Derek Robertson* | 506 | 37.2 | ||
| Labour | David O'Hara* | 457 | 33.6 | ||
| Conservative | Susan Whadcock | 454 | 33.3 | ||
| Labour | Heather O'Hara | 443 | 32.5 | ||
| Independent | David Shackleton | 279 | 20.5 | ||
| Independent | Spencer Shackleton | 223 | 16.4 | ||
| Green | Becky Daniels | 184 | 13.5 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 1,362 | 28.0 | |||
Changes 2019-2023
By-elections
Highfield
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Bradley Curtis Mitchell | 982 | 54.9 | +4.0 | |
| Labour | Christine Elizabeth Wright | 498 | 27.8 | −21.3 | |
| Independent | Rob Wynne | 192 | 10.7 | N/A | |
| Green | Becky Daniels | 55 | 3.1 | N/A | |
| Reform | Kim Sherrie Knight | 40 | 2.2 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Bill Greene | 22 | 1.2 | N/A | |
| Majority | 484 | 27.1 | |||
| Turnout | 1790 | 37.2 | +5.6 | ||
| Registered electors | 4,811 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
The Highfield by-election was triggered by the death of Conservative councillor Lily Henderson.[11]
Norbreck
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Julie Elizabeth Sloman | 963 | 50.6 | +18.9 | |
| Independent | Pam Haslam | 480 | 25.2 | −13.3 | |
| Labour | Julie Elizabeth Jones | 378 | 19.9 | +0.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Simon Keith Jowitt | 82 | 4.3 | −6.3 | |
| Majority | 483 | 25.4 | |||
| Turnout | 1911 | 39.0 | +1.3 | ||
| Registered electors | 4,901 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
The Norbreck by-election was triggered by the death of independent councillor and former council leader Peter Callow.[13]
Greenlands
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Peter Wright | 550 | 48.0 | −0.2 | |
| Conservative | Jane Elizabeth Ann Warne | 518 | 45.2 | −6.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Kev Benfold | 77 | 6.7 | N/A | |
| Majority | 32 | 2.8 | |||
| Turnout | 1148 | 23.1 | −7.2 | ||
| Registered electors | 4,981 | ||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
The Greenlands by-election was triggered by the death of Conservative councillor John Wing.[15]