2019 Wyre Borough Council election

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Council elections for the Borough of Wyre were held on 2 May 2019 as part of the 2019 United Kingdom local elections.

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All locally registered electors (British, Irish, Commonwealth and European Union citizens) who are aged 18 or over on polling day are entitled to vote in the local elections.

Results summary

The results of the 2019 elections are summarised below. [1]

2019 Wyre Borough Council election
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 3710Increase2.svg 174.059.633,268
  Labour 905Decrease2.svg 518.030.917,280
  UKIP 440Increase2.svg48.02.91,618
  Green 000Steady2.svg0.03.72,063
  Independent 000Steady2.svg0.02.01,116
  Liberal Democrats 000Steady2.svg0.00.9493

Ward results

Bourne

Bourne
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Howard Ballard 600 45.8
Conservative Emma Ellison 600 45.8
Labour Holly Swales 590 45.0
Labour Terry Lees57543.9
Conservative Andy Walker55042.0
Labour Kevin Higginson53140.5
Turnout 1,31127.2
Conservative hold
Conservative gain from Labour
Labour hold

Breck

Breck
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Henderson 495 46.0
Conservative Peter Le Marinel 445 41.4
Independent Stephen Nicholls40637.7
Independent Peter Gibson39636.8
Labour Sean Hazelwood22320.7
Turnout 1,07633.8
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Brock with Catterall

Brock with Catterall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Shaun Turner 808 69.2
Conservative Elizabeth Webster 761 65.2
Labour Rachel Beavers26822.9
Turnout 1,16835.0
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Calder

Calder
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Ibison 388 64.1
Labour Philip Stuchfield21735.9
Majority
Turnout 67235.0
Conservative hold Swing

Carleton

Carleton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Tom Ingham 758 56.3
Conservative Michael Vincent 602 44.7
Labour Andrew Walker48736.2
Green Barbara Mead-Mason46534.5
Turnout 1,34736.5
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Cleveleys Park

Cleveleys Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Rita Amos 789 58.8
Conservative Ian Amos 771 57.5
Labour Penny Martin46935.0
Labour Wayne Martin42932.0
Turnout 1,34134.9
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Garstang

Garstang
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Dulcie Atkins 1,224 57.9
Conservative Alice Collinson 1,194 56.5
Conservative Robert Atkins 1,014 48.0
Green Nicholas Danby70233.2
Labour Margaret Anderton51424.3
Labour Kevin Morrison45421.5
Turnout 2,11437.6
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Great Eccleston

Great Eccleston
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Susan Catterall 736 65.2
Conservative Peter Cartridge 598 53.0
Green Dianne Hogarth40335.7
Labour Niall Campbell21419.0
Turnout 1,12833.9
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Hambleton and Stalmine

Hambleton and Stalmine
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Julie Robinson 822 67.1
Conservative Lynne Bowen 756 61.7
Labour Andy Meredith38731.6
Turnout 1,22533.5
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Hardhorn with Highcross

Hardhorn with Highcross
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Simon Bridge 1,249 70.0
Conservative Barry Birch 1,156 64.8
Conservative Roger Berry 1,124 63.0
Labour Tom Calver45525.5
Labour David George41023.0
Turnout 1,78533.5
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Jubilee

Jubilee
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Walmsley 664 49.8
Labour Rob Fail 647 48.5
Conservative Barry Simmonds58343.7
Labour Steve Parr-Burman55341.5
Turnout 1,33333.8
Conservative hold
Labour hold

Marsh Mill

Marsh Mill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Paul Ellison 957 56.3
Conservative Lynn Walmsley 934 54.9
Conservative Ann Turner 845 49.7
Labour Carole Stephenson51230.1
Labour Peter Smith49729.2
Labour Brian Stephenson48728.6
Liberal Democrats Teresa Wilson23313.7
Turnout 1,70033.6
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Mount

Mount
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Paul Longton 478 47.5
Conservative Lewie Deery 466 46.3
Labour Mary Stirzaker42842.5
Conservative David Shaw36836.6
Turnout 1,00623.4
Labour hold
Conservative gain from Labour

Park

Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UKIP David O'Neill 379 37.6
Labour Christine Smith 365 36.2
Labour Ron Shewan35935.8
Conservative Sadie Smith21121.1
Conservative Susan Hunt17917.9
Green John Warnock17317.3
Turnout 1,00928.5
UKIP gain from Labour
Labour hold

Pharos

Pharos
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Rachel George 434 44.4
UKIP Colette Fairbanks 346 35.4
Labour Evelyn Stephenson22322.8
Conservative David Platt19920.3
Green Michael Pickton16817.2
Conservative Alexander Tomlinson13814.1
Turnout 97827.0
Labour hold
UKIP gain from Labour

Pheasant's Wood

Pheasant's Wood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Andrea Kay 489 74.8
Labour Sara Wilson16525.2
Majority
Turnout 67739.1
Conservative hold Swing

Pilling

Pilling
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Graham Holden 407 61.8
Green Sue White15223.1
Labour Peter Grant10015.2
Majority
Turnout 67132.2
Conservative hold Swing

Preesall

Preesall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Andrew Cropper 960 57.2
Conservative Phil Orme 957 57.1
Conservative Paul Moon 905 54.0
Labour Nic Fogg57134.0
Labour Patricia Johnson55433.0
Labour Anthony Johnson55132.9
Turnout 1,67735.2
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Rossall

Rossall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Lorraine Beavers 569 40.8
UKIP David Gerrard 523 37.5
Labour Cheryl Raynor 504 36.2
Conservative Chloe Clarke46633.5
Labour Norah Stuchfield46433.3
Conservative Anne Martin43231.0
Conservative Frances Thewlis31722.8
Turnout 1,39331.2
Labour hold
UKIP gain from Labour
Labour hold

Stanah

Stanah
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Kenneth Minto 770 60.3
Conservative Matthew Vincent 665 52.0
Labour Michelle Heaton-Bentley34527.0
Labour Eddie Rawlings28322.1
Liberal Democrats John Coburn26020.3
Turnout 1,27833.1
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Tithebarn

Tithebarn
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Colette Birch 743 64.9
Conservative Lesley McKay 721 63.0
Labour Tristan Stephenson35931.4
Turnout 1,14433.6
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Victoria and Norcross

Victoria and Norcross
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Callum Baxter 792 63.9
Conservative Alan Vincent 768 61.9
Labour Lesley Stewart35728.8
Labour Jason Taylor33026.6
Turnout 1,24034.5
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Warren

Warren
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UKIP Huw Williams 370 33.9
Labour Craig Armstrong 360 33.0
Labour Rosemary Cunningham35232.3
Independent Brian Crawford31428.8
Conservative Bernice Meekins23621.6
Conservative David Meekins21219.4
Turnout 1,09131.3
UKIP gain from Labour
Labour hold

Wyresdale

Wyresdale
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jonny Leech 482 73.7
Labour Stella Charnley17226.3
Majority
Turnout 68137.3
Conservative hold Swing

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