2023 Fylde Borough Council election

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2023 Fylde Borough Council election
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All 37 seats to Fylde Borough Council
19 seats needed for a majority
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LeaderKaren BuckleyN/A
Party Conservative Independent Labour
Seats before3118 [a] 0
Seats after19142
 Fourth partyFifth party
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LeaderN/AN/A
Party Liberal Democrats Lytham St. Anne's Independent
Seats before11
Seats after20
Fylde UK ward map 2023.svg
Results by ward
Leader before election

Karen Buckley
Conservative

Leader after election

Karen Buckley
Conservative

The 2023 Fylde Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect councillors to Fylde Borough Council in Lancashire, England. This was on the same day as other local elections across England.

Contents

New ward boundaries took effect for this election, reducing the number of seats from 51 to 37. [3]

Results summary

Following the results, the council remained under Conservative control. [4] [5]

2023 Fylde Borough Council election [6]
PartySeatsChange
Conservative Party 19Decrease2.svg 1
Independents and Others14Decrease2.svg 2
Labour Party 2Increase2.svg 2
Liberal Democrats 2Increase2.svg 1

Seat change compared to notional estimates for if the previous election had been held on the new ward boundaries used in 2023. [7]

Ward results

The results for each ward were as follows, with an asterisk indicating a sitting councillor standing for re-election: [8]

Ansdell and Fairhaven

Ansdell and Fairhaven (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Christopher Dixon*
(Chris Dixon)		699 47.9
Conservative Richard Verran Redcliffe* 675 46.3
Independent Joseph Malcolm Shaw
(Joe Shaw)		42429.1
Labour Carol Ann Gradwell37525.7
Green Patricia Anne Fielding32422.2
Independent Debbie Lisa Hirst20614.1
Majority
Turnout 1,45939.13
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Ashton

Ashton (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Gail Goodman 538 36.2
Labour William Simon Taylor
(Bill Taylor)		513 34.5
Independent Edward John Nash*
(Ed Nash)		498 33.5
Conservative Karen Roberta Harrison49633.4
Liberal Democrats Beverley Susan Harrison49533.3
Conservative William Charles Angus Harris*
(Will Harris)		47331.8
Conservative Christopher Hembury
(Chris Hembury)		41327.8
Reform UK Debra Karen Challinor15710.6
Majority
Turnout 1,48630.17
Independent win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)

Ed Nash had been a Conservative councillor prior to this election, but stood for re-election as an independent.

Carnegie

Carnegie (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Cheryl Doreen Little* 712 53.8
Conservative Susan Mary Fazackerley* 649 49.0
Labour Ann Maria Derizzio36927.9
Liberal Democrats Christine Marshall29422.2
Independent Christopher Mark Webb21816.5
Independent David James George Robertson19014.4
Independent Jason Austin Mugridge231.7
Majority
Turnout 1,32433.94
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Freckleton Village

Freckleton Village (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Noreen Griffiths* 701 54.5
Conservative Thomas Threlfall*
(Tommy Threlfall)		594 46.2
Conservative Trevor John Fiddler*53141.3
Labour Joan Elizabeth Thompson44334.4
Majority
Turnout 1,28634.52
Independent win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Heyhouses

Heyhouses (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Vivienne Miller Willder*
(Viv Willder)		752 48.5
Conservative Eleanor Campbell Gaunt*
(Ellie Gaunt)		664 42.8
Conservative Vincent James Settle*
(Vince Settle)		662 42.7
Liberal Democrats Stephen Robert Edward Phillips56536.4
Labour Victoria Eveline Miller
(Viki Miller)		53234.3
Labour Lynn Goodwin46930.2
Independent Joanna Renee Flowers28218.2
Majority
Turnout 1,55133.70
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Kilgrimol

Kilgrimol (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Timothy William Armit*
(Tim Armit)		573 51.9
Conservative Gavin William Harrison* 525 47.5
Conservative Brian Robert McMillan37734.1
Labour Oscar Michael Marshall33330.1
Majority
Turnout 1,10531.92
Independent win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Kilnhouse

Kilnhouse (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Karen Maureen Henshaw* 817 45.7
Conservative Karen Elizabeth Buckley* 801 44.8
Liberal Democrats Joanne Lesley Gardner 742 41.5
Conservative Roger Stephen Small*73941.4
Conservative David O'Rourke*59333.2
Labour James Henry Robert Timms45625.5
Alliance for Democracy and Freedom Cheryl Ann Morrison22512.6
Majority
Turnout 1,78735.64
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Kirkham

Kirkham (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Edward John Collins 1,006 58.5
Independent Damian Craig Buckley 1,005 58.4
Independent Paul Anthony Hodgson* 817 47.5
Conservative Anthony John Wellings
(Tony Wellings)		50729.5
Labour Jerrod William Sullivan
(Jed Sullivan)		38722.5
Conservative Stuart Robert Andrew Jones37321.7
Conservative Muaz Ashraf30217.6
Majority
Turnout 1,72031.07
Independent win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)

Lytham East

Lytham East (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Mark Elliott Bamforth* 996 72.2
Independent Kelly Farrington 639 46.3
Conservative Elizabeth Frances Watson33624.4
Conservative Trevor Michael Hart31622.9
Labour Marjorie Janet Sherwood24818.0
Majority
Turnout 1,37938.77
Independent win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)

Lytham West

Lytham West (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Anthony* 828 56.5
Conservative Andrew James Redfearn 718 49.0
Independent Brenda Blackshaw*50634.5
Independent Paul O'Brien26618.2
Labour Gillian Rodgers Oliver24516.7
Green Roberta Mary MacDonald Black
(Bobby Black)		23516.0
Majority
Turnout 1,46543.83
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Medlar-with-Wesham

Medlar-with-Wesham (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Elizabeth Bickerstaffe 377 44.7
Labour Jordan Mark Ledger 271 32.1
Independent Darren Colin Goodlad24128.6
Conservative Kerry Annetta Jones21925.9
Conservative David John Deryck Preston
(Dave Preston)		21325.2
Independent Michael Anthony Devaney
(Mick Devaney)		18822.3
Majority
Turnout 84426.67
Independent win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Park

Park (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Michael Stephen Withers*
(Mike Withers)		745 49.6
Conservative Michelle Jacqueline Morris* 719 47.9
Independent Brian Douglas Gill*64643.0
Independent Timothy Davies Wood
(Tim Wood)		35923.9
Labour Peter James Stephenson30020.0
Majority
Turnout 1,50244.45
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Rural East Fylde

Rural East Fylde (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Peter Collins* 680 55.0
Conservative Martin Richard Evans 494 40.0
Liberal Democrats Philip James Morgan
(Phil Morgan)		45937.1
Conservative William Edmund Salisbury
(Will Salisbury)		41333.4
Labour Lorraine Shaw23218.8
Majority
Turnout 1,23633.79
Independent win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Rural North Fylde

Rural North Fylde (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Paul Joseph Hayhurst* 682 62.9
Independent Matthew Everett Lee* 507 46.8
Conservative Stephen David Butler
(Steve Butler)		32930.4
Labour Karen Louise Elger19217.7
Conservative David Allan Jones18917.4
Majority
Turnout 1,08436.00
Independent win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)

Staining

Staining
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jayne Anne Nixon* 360 63.8
Labour Stewart Leigh French20436.2
Majority
Turnout 56429.85
Conservative win (new seat)

Warton

Warton (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Julie Ann Brickles* 518 53.2
Conservative Sandra Pitman 391 40.2
Conservative Robert Marsden Rigby*
(Bobby Rigby)		37038.0
Labour Philip J. Glaysher
(Phil Glaysher)		35536.5
Majority
Turnout 97327.05
Independent win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Wrea Green with Westby

Wrea Green with Westby (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Frank Roland Andrews* 655 55.4
Conservative John Arthur Kirkham* 609 51.5
Green Jayne Margaret Walsh33928.7
Labour Mark Andrew Smith27823.5
Independent Michael John Brickles19516.5
Majority
Turnout 1,18335.08
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

By-elections

Warton

Warton: 10 October 2024 [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Rigby 351 51.2 +20.3
Independent Michael Brickles22332.5N/A
Labour Ross Kelly7811.4–16.7
Green Jayne Walsh345.0N/A
Majority 12818.7N/A
Turnout 68617.3–9.8
Registered electors 3,976
Conservative gain from Independent

Kilgrimol

Kilgrimol: 5 December 2024
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Karen Harrison 340 46.1 +9.4
Reform UK Gus Scott20427.6N/A
Liberal Democrats Christine Marshall10814.6N/A
Labour Hannah Lane8611.7–11.6
Majority 13618.5N/A
Turnout 73821.1–10.8
Registered electors 3,494
Conservative gain from Independent

References

  1. ↑ Includes two vacant seats previously held by independent councillors: Kirkham North, which was held by Paula Brearley until she resigned in January 2023, [1] and Freckleton East, which was held by Kiran Mulholland until his death in early 2023. [2] Of the 16 sitting independent politicians before the election, 14 formed the independent group which also included the Lytham St Annes Independents councillor, led by Matthew Lee. The other two independent councillors were not aligned to any group.
  1. ↑ Boothroyd, David (27 January 2023). "Labour scales Keppel's column". Local Councils. Thorncliffe. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  2. ↑ "Council minutes, 6 February 2023". Fylde Borough Council. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  3. ↑ "The Fylde (Electoral Changes) Order 2022", legislation.gov.uk , The National Archives, SI 2022/664, retrieved 6 October 2023
  4. ↑ "Local elections 2023: Labour narrowly fails to take control of Burnley". BBC News. 2023-05-05. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
  5. ↑ Kemp, Ellie (2023-05-05). "Election results from Fylde local council election 2023 count". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
  6. ↑ "Fylde result - Local Elections 2023". BBC News. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
  7. ↑ "Local elections 2023: How the BBC is reporting the results". BBC News. 3 May 2023. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  8. ↑ "Borough Results". Fylde Council. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  9. ↑ "By-elections and casual vacancies". Fylde Borough Council . Retrieved 4 January 2025.

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