2023 Wyre Borough Council election

2023 Wyre Borough Council election
← 2019 4 May 2023 2027 →
All 50 seats on Wyre Borough Council; 26 seats needed for a majority
	Results by ward, including delayed Warren election
Leader before election; Michael Vincent; Conservative	Leader after election ; Michael Vincent; Conservative

The 2023 Wyre Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2023,^[3] alongside other local elections across England. All 50 seats on the Wyre Borough Council were up for election.^[4] The election in Warren ward took place on 22 June 2023, due to the death of a candidate.^[5]^[6]

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Party		Seats
	Conservative Party	37
	Labour Party	8
	Independents	4
	Vacant	1

Party		Seats
	Conservative Party	30
	Labour Party	17
	Independents	3
	Vacant	0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Victoria Wells	604	53.5	+8.5
	Labour	Harry Swatton	582	51.5	+7.6
	Labour	Kevin Higginson	581	51.4	+10.9
	Conservative	Howard Ballard	500	44.2	−1.6
	Conservative	Jack Eccles	461	40.8	−5.0
	Conservative	Thomas Wyers-Roebuck	453	40.1	−1.9
Turnout			1,130	25.08
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Peter le Marinel	471	43.0	−3.0
	Conservative	Jane Preston	463	41.1	−0.3
	Labour	Thomas Calver	418	38.1	N/A
	Labour	Sean Hazlewood	404	36.9	+16.2
	Independent	Peter Gibson	259	23.6	−13.2
Majority
Turnout			1,096	32.67
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Daniel Bolton	696	57.6	−11.6
	Conservative	David Swift	595	49.3	−15.9
	Labour	Olivia Bonser	544	45.0	+22.1
Majority
Turnout			1,208	32.82
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

2023 Wyre Borough Council election

Background

Pre-Election Council Composition

Post-Election Council Composition

Candidates and Results

Bourne

Breck

Brock with Catterall

Calder

Carleton

Cleveleys Park

Garstang

Great Eccleston

Hambleton and Stalmine-with-Staynall

Hardhorn with High Cross

Jubilee

Marsh Mill

Mount

Park

Pharos

Pheasant's Wood

Pilling

Preesall

Rossall

Stanah

Tithebarn

Victoria and Norcross

Warren

Wyresdale

Changes 2023–2027

By-elections

Marsh Mill

Park

References

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Ibison	386	54.7	−9.4
	Labour	Michelle Heaton-Bentley	320	45.3	+9.4
Majority
Turnout			706	36.00
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Andrew Walker	725	51.8	+15.6
	Labour	Stuart Fielding	696	49.7	*N/A*
	Conservative	Christina Townsend	608	43.4	−12.9
	Conservative	Andrew Lyons-Walker	538	38.4	−6.3
	ADF	Adele Eaves	99	7.1	N/A
Majority
Turnout			1,400	39.85
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ian Amos	705	50.0	−7.5
	Conservative	Richard Rendell	699	49.5	−9.3
	Labour	Carol Audley	567	40.2	+5.2
	Labour	Marge Anderton	500	35.4	+3.4
	Liberal Democrats	Craig Hinchcliffe	109	7.7	N/A
	ADF	Cate McNeal	77	5.5	N/A
Majority
Turnout			1,411	38.66
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Dulcie Atkins	1,065	53.7	−4.2
	Conservative	Elizabeth Collinson	1,050	53.0	−3.5
	Conservative	Robert Atkins	923	46.5	−1.5
	Labour	David Gale	787	39.7	+15.4
	Labour	John Moore	732	36.9	+15.4
	Green	Luke Meeks	702	35.4	+2.2
Majority
Turnout			1,983	36.78
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Susan Catterall	758	63.6	−1.6
	Conservative	Peter Cartridge	711	59.6	+6.6
	Green	Dianne Hogarth	372	31.2	−4.5
	Labour	Patrick Haley	361	30.3	+11.3
Majority
Turnout			1,192	34.32
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Julie Robinson	693	57.3	−9.8
	Conservative	Lynne Bowen	629	52.0	−9.7
	Labour	Helen Fielding	374	30.9	−0.7
	Green	Barbara Mead-Mason	265	21.9	N/A
	Independent	John Bell-Fairclough	203	16.8	N/A
Majority
Turnout			1,209	32.73
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Simon Bridge	1,097	58.5	−11.5
	Conservative	Roger Berry	1,028	54.9	−8.1
	Conservative	Steve Nicholls	886	47.3	−17.5
	Labour	Melanie Calver	767	40.9	+15.4
	ADF	Jackie Lang	307	16.4	N/A
Majority
Turnout			1,874	35.86
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Rob Fail	598	51.6	+3.1
	Labour	Wayne Martin	544	46.9	+5.4
	Conservative	Scott Faulkner	537	46.3	−3.5
	Conservative	Scott Porter	486	41.9	−1.8
Majority
Turnout			1,159	32.80
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Higgs	902	56.4	+1.5
	Conservative	Paul Ellison	900	56.3	±0.0
	Conservative	Henry Jackson	805	50.3	+0.6
	Labour	Peter Smith	659	41.2	+12.0
	Labour	William Jackson	616	38.5	+7.4
	Labour	Jason Taylor	594	37.1	+8.5
Majority
Turnout			1,600	33.65
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Carole Stephenson	555	65.2	+17.7
	Labour	Mary Stirzaker	488	57.3	+14.8
	Conservative	Sadie Smith	273	32.1	−14.2
	Conservative	Timothy Ashton	263	30.9	−5.7
Majority
Turnout			851	22.45
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Park^[24]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Lorraine Beavers	504	64.3	+28.5
	Labour	Christine Smith	451	57.5	+21.3
	Conservative	Geraldine Northwood	275	35.1	+14.0
	Conservative	Susan Hunt	188	24.0	+6.1
Majority
Turnout			784	23.53
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour gain from UKIP		Swing

Pharos^[25]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ruth Duffy	444	61.8	+17.4
	Labour	Michelle Moliner	376	52.4	+29.6
	Conservative	David Shaw	200	27.9	+7.6
	Conservative	Matthew Vincent	173	24.1	+10.0
	Green	Michael Pickton	108	15.0	−2.2
Majority
Turnout			718	21.35
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour gain from UKIP		Swing

Pilling^[27]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Adam Leigh	318	42.9	−18.9
	Independent	Bob Rushforth	277	37.3	N/A
	Labour	Rachel Beavers	147	19.8	+4.6
Majority			742	35.72
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

Preesall^[28]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Claire Rimmer	1,010	56.5	*N/A*
	Independent	Collette Rushforth	938	52.5	*N/A*
	Independent	Ashley Sorensen	636	35.6	*N/A*
	Conservative	Philip Orme	590	33.0	−24.1
	Conservative	Steven Taylor-Royston	544	30.4	−26.8
	Conservative	Paul Moon	537	30.1	−23.9
	Labour	Ron Shewan	318	17.8	−16.2
Majority
Turnout			1,787	39.80
	Independent gain from Conservative		Swing
	Independent gain from Conservative		Swing
	Independent gain from Conservative		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Andrea Kay	437	66.7	−8.1
	Labour	Joy Stephenson	218	33.3	+8.1
Majority
Turnout			655	38.10
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Cheryl Raynor	523	44.0	+7.8
	Conservative	Bernice Meekins	493	41.5	+8.0
	Conservative	Frances Thewlis	481	40.5	+17.7
	Labour	Evelyn Stephenson	460	38.7	−2.1
	Labour	Robbie Raynor	455	38.3	+5.0
	Conservative	Huw Williams	445	37.5	+6.5
	Independent	David Gerrard	250	21.0	−16.5
Majority
Turnout			1,188	27.87
	Labour hold		Swing
	Conservative gain from UKIP		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Steven Livesey	774	60.7	+8.7
	Conservative	Kenneth Minto	671	52.6	−7.7
	Labour	Eddie Rawlings	548	43.0	+20.9
Majority			1,275	33.59
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Colette Birch	601	54.4	−10.5
	Conservative	Lesley McKay	577	52.3	−10.7
	Labour	Richard Gratrix	503	45.6	+14.2
Majority
Turnout			1,104	33.81
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Callum Baxter	693	56.6	−7.3
	Conservative	Michael Vincent	634	51.8	−10.1
	Labour	Lauren Harrison	504	41.2	+12.4
	Labour	Dawn McCord	465	38.0	+11.4
Majority
Turnout			1,224	33.51
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Maureen Blair	552
	Labour	Brian Stephenson	503
	Conservative	John Fitzgerald	311
	Conservative	David Meekins	307
Majority
Turnout				26.48
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour gain from UKIP		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Charlotte Walker	396	59.0	+32.7
	Conservative	Jonny Leech	275	41.0	−32.7
Majority
Turnout			671	36.14
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Reform	James Crawford	567	38.6	*N/A*
	Conservative	Howard Ballard	449	30.6	–27.2
	Labour	James Mason	400	27.2	–15.0
	Green	Caroline Montague	52	3.5	N/A
Majority			118	8.0	N/A
Turnout			1,468	30.3	–3.4
	Reform gain from Conservative

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Reform	Alice Jones	534	58.1	*N/A*
	Labour	Rachel Wilkinson	229	24.9	–39.8
	Conservative	JJ Fitzgerald	156	17.0	–18.3
Majority			305	33.2	N/A
Turnout			929	28.2	+4.7
	Reform gain from Labour