2019 Blackpool Council election

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2019 Blackpool Council election
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All 42 seats to Blackpool Council
22 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
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LeaderSimon BlackburnTony WilliamsDebbie Coleman
Party Labour Conservative Independent
Last election29 seats, 43.6%13 seats, 39.1%0 seats, 0.3%
Seats won23154
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 6Increase2.svg 2Increase2.svg 4
Popular vote23,94024,2413,785
Percentage43.9%44.4%6.9%
SwingIncrease2.svg 0.3%Increase2.svg 5.3%Increase2.svg 6.6%
Blackpool UK ward map 2019.svg
Winner of each seat at the 2019 Blackpool Council election
Council control before election


Labour

Council control after election


Labour

The 2019 Blackpool Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of Blackpool Council in England.

Contents

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 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]

Follow 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
PartyCandidatesSeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 422306Decrease2.svg 654.843.923,940+0.3
  Conservative 421542Increase2.svg 235.744.424,241+5.3
  Independent 8440Increase2.svg 49.56.93,785+6.6
  Green 7000Steady2.svg0.02.61,440+1.1
  Liberal Democrats 6000Steady2.svg0.02.11,147+0.5

Council composition

After the previous election, the composition of the council was:

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2913
LabourConservative

Immediately ahead of this election, the composition of the council was:

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26412
LabourIndependentConservative

Following the latest election, the current composition of the council is:

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23415
LabourIndependentConservative

Ward results

Incumbent councillors seeking re-election are marked with an asterisk (*). Two sitting councillors—Debbie Coleman and Andrew Stansfield—are seeking election in different wards.

Anchorsholme

Anchorsholme (2 Seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Paul Galley* 1,278 65.9
Conservative Tony Williams* 1,225 63.2
Labour Jon Bamborough53027.3
Labour Kendrick Fowler37619.4
Liberal Democrats Alexander Bettison1759.0
Majority
Turnout 1,93838.2%

Bispham

Bispham (2 Seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Don Clapham* 868 50.6
Conservative Paul Wilshaw 778 45.4
Labour Robert Dewick51830.2
Labour Ian Treasure49328.7
Independent Steven Bate44025.7
Majority
Turnout 1,71535.1%

Bloomfield

Bloomfield (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Graham Cain* 646 65.7
Labour Jim Hobson* 604 61.4
Conservative Karen Staff29129.6
Conservative Roger Jones25726.1
Majority
Turnout 98421.5%

Brunswick

Brunswick (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Simon Blackburn* 476 38.8
Independent Gary Coleman* 453 36.9
Labour Portia Owen44035.9
Independent Andy Higgins38731.5
Conservative Shirley Cantrell21617.6
Conservative Mandy Cunliffe20016.3
Green Maureen Beck12810.4
Majority
Turnout 1,22727.9%

Claremont

Claremont (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ivan Taylor* 667 58.2
Labour Lynn Williams* 619 54.0
Conservative Lucy Green27624.1
Conservative Michaela Jackson22719.8
Green Garry Richardson18916.5
Liberal Democrats Sue Close15613.6
Majority
Turnout 1,14723.8%

Clifton

Clifton (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Paula Burdess 664 53.0
Labour Adrian Hutton* 653 52.1
Conservative Robert Ronson49239.2
Conservative Moira Graham48038.3
Majority
Turnout 1,25425.7%

Greenlands

Greenlands (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Rick Scott 757 49.6
Conservative Bernard Wing 718 47.1
Labour Chris Ryan*70246.0
Labour Christine Wright*67544.3
Majority
Turnout 1,52530.3

Hawes Side

Hawes Side (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kim Critchley* 606 45.2
Labour Neil Brookes 604 45.1
Conservative Glenn Priestley49637.0
Conservative Lesley Wright46734.9
Green Dean Eden24618.4
Majority
Turnout 1,34027.0

Highfield

Highfield (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Peter Hunter* 793 50.3
Conservative Lily Henderson* 760 48.2
Conservative Gary Pennington71345.2
Labour Nicola Ryan62839.8
Majority
Turnout 1,57731.7

Ingthorpe

Ingthorpe (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Amy Cross* 901 54.1
Labour Jo Farrell 828 49.7
Conservative Peter Allen-Rogers71542.9
Conservative Mick Curwen64738.9
Majority
Turnout 1,66532.5

Layton

Layton (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kath Benson* 776 54.5
Labour Martin Mitchell* 664 46.6
Conservative Mark Courtney-Massey48333.9
Conservative Thelma Stables48233.8
Liberal Democrats Lee Taylor-Jack17212.1
Majority
Turnout 1,42529.3

Marton

Marton (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Andrew Stansfield 584 38.0
Independent Debbie Coleman 544 35.4
Labour Jim Elmes*54335.3
Labour Judith Costello50733.0
Conservative Jack Robinson47630.9
Majority
Turnout 1,53830.4

Norbreck

Norbreck (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Norbreck IndependentsMaxine Callow* 742 39.2
Norbreck IndependentsPeter Callow* 717 37.9
Conservative Anne-Marie Clarke61432.5
Conservative Roy Haskett58530.9
Labour Laura White37920.0
Labour James Sorah35018.5
Liberal Democrats Simon Jowitt20010.6
Majority
Turnout 1,89237.7

Park

Park (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Gillian Campbell* 694 55.7
Labour Maria Kirkland* 653 52.4
Conservative Paul Carter48939.3
Conservative Antony Manning42133.8
Majority
Turnout 1,24524.4

Squires Gate

Squires Gate (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Christian Cox* 817 56.8
Conservative Gerard Walsh 669 46.5
Labour Alistair Humphreys*47733.1
Labour Sharon Doyle44330.8
Green Julie Daniels22215.4
Majority
Turnout 1,43930.3

Stanley

Stanley (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Graham Baker 1,019 61.1
Conservative Jason Roberts* 973 58.3
Labour Shaun Brookes44726.8
Labour Carl Webb39623.7
Liberal Democrats Bill Greene20112.0
Majority
Turnout 1,66931.0

Talbot

Talbot (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mark Smith* 569 45.3
Labour Jane Hugo 561 44.7
Conservative Charlie Docherty49039.0
Conservative Callum Catterall46336.9
Green Alistair Blair21517.1
Majority
Turnout 1,25627.7

Tyldesley

Tyldesley (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Allan Matthews* 608 48.5
Labour David Collett* 602 48.0
Conservative Samantha Bell41032.7
Conservative Aishley Docherty36929.4
Green Gina Eastwood25620.4
Majority
Turnout 1,25326.2

Victoria

Victoria (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Fred Jackson* 627 60.9
Labour David Owen* 559 54.3
Conservative Monique Mannion35334.3
Conservative Sue Ridyard32431.5
Majority
Turnout 1,03022.5

Warbreck

Warbreck (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Danny Scott* 708 53.5
Conservative Michelle Scott* 688 52.0
Labour Jake Adams40630.7
Labour Desmond Harvey37628.4
Liberal Democrats Kevan Benfold24318.4
Majority
Turnout 1,32336.6

Waterloo

Waterloo (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Derek Robertson* 506 37.2
Labour David O'Hara* 457 33.6
Conservative Susan Whadcock45433.3
Labour Heather O'Hara44332.5
Independent David Shackleton27920.5
Independent Spencer Shackleton22316.4
Green Becky Daniels18413.5
Majority
Turnout 1,36228.0

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