Fylde Borough Council elections
Local government elections in Lancashire, England
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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]

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
By-election results
1995-1999
| Party | Candidate | 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 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | 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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | unopposed | ||||
| Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
| 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
| 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
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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
| 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 | ||||
| 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
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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
| 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 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Karen Harrison | 340 | 46.1 | ||
| Reform | Gus Scott | 204 | 27.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Christine Marshall | 108 | 14.6 | ||
| Labour | Hannah Lane | 86 | 11.7 | ||
| Majority | 136 | 18.4 | |||
| Turnout | 738 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Adam Brierley | 1,185 | 60.6 | ||
| Reform | Joshua Roberts | 534 | 27.3 | ||
| Labour | Oliver Mills | 129 | 6.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Philip Morgan | 107 | 5.5 | ||
| Majority | 651 | 33.3 | |||
| Turnout | 1,955 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | ||||