Blackpool Borough Council elections

Blackpool Borough Council elections are generally held every four years. Blackpool Borough Council (which styles itself "Blackpool Council") is the local authority for the unitary authority of Blackpool in Lancashire, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2023, 42 councillors have been elected from 21 wards. ^[1]

Council elections

• 1973 Blackpool Borough Council election
• 1976 Blackpool Borough Council election (New ward boundaries) ^[2]
• 1979 Blackpool Borough Council election
• 1983 Blackpool Borough Council election
• 1987 Blackpool Borough Council election
• 1991 Blackpool Borough Council election
• 1995 Blackpool Borough Council election
• 1997 Blackpool Borough Council election (New ward boundaries) ^[3]
• 2000 Blackpool Borough Council election
• 2003 Blackpool Borough Council election (New ward boundaries reduced the number of seats by 2) ^{[4] [5]}
• 2007 Blackpool Borough Council election
• 2011 Blackpool Borough Council election
• 2015 Blackpool Borough Council election
• 2019 Blackpool Borough Council election
• 2023 Blackpool Borough Council Election (New ward boundaries) ^[1]

Wards

The Borough of Blackpool is divided into 21 wards. ^[1]

Borough result maps

• 
  2003 results map
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  2007 results map
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  2011 results map
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  2015 results map
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  2019 results map
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  2023 results map

By-election results

1997–2000

Marton By-Election 7 May 1998

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		963	48.1	+0.3
	Labour		878	43.8	−8.4
	Liberal Democrats		162	8.1	+8.1
Majority			85	4.3
Turnout			2,003
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Waterloo By-Election 23 July 1998

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		532	36.8	−1.7
	Liberal Democrats		468	32.4	+8.3
	Labour		447	30.9	−6.6
Majority			64	4.4
Turnout			1,447	30.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

Ingthorpe By-Election 21 January 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		914	63.2	+1.5
	Conservative		533	36.8	−1.5
Majority			381	26.4
Turnout			1,447	26
	Labour hold		Swing

2000–2003

Waterloo By-Election 7 June 2001 ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Carol Radcliffe	859	33.1	+1.7
	Conservative	John Herdman	833	32.1	−9.5
	Liberal Democrats	Ian Coleman	696	26.8	−0.3
	Independent	Ann Edwards	208	8.0	+8.0
Majority			26	1.0
Turnout			2,596
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Brunswick By-Election 13 September 2001 ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Barry Cresswell	515	53.5	−9.5
	Liberal Democrats	Steven Bate	255	26.5	+26.5
	Conservative	Andrew Stansfield	135	14.0	−23.0
	First Alliance	Kenneht Coups	38	3.9	+3.9
	Independent	Charles Thomas	20	2.1	+2.1
Majority			260	27.0
Turnout			963	20
	Labour hold		Swing

2007–2011

Park By-Election 26 June 2008 ^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Peter Collins	977	55.2	+28.1
	Labour	Roy Fisher	448	25.3	−8.1
	BNP	Les Joy	218	12.3	−4.8
	Liberal Democrats	Susan Close	97	5.5	−8.5
	UKIP	Colin Porter	30	1.7	−6.7
Majority			529	29.9
Turnout			1,770
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Stanley By-Election 20 August 2009 ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jean Kenrick	648	32.8	−28.2
	Labour	John Jones	602	30.5	+4.6
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Hodkinson	332	16.8	+3.6
	UKIP	Colin Porter	203	10.3	+10.3
	BNP	Les Joy	192	9.7	+9.7
Majority			46	2.3
Turnout			1,977	36.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

2011–2015

Waterloo by-election 9 October 2014 ^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Derek Robertson	406	34.5	−5.3
	UKIP	John Braithwaite	372	31.6	N/A
	Labour	Kathy Ellis	347	29.5	−17.5
	Liberal Democrats	Mike Hodkinson	34	2.9	−10.3
	BNP	Jack Renshaw	17	1.4	N/A
Majority			34	2.9
Turnout				22.2	−12.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

The by-election was triggered by the death of Conservative Councillor Tony Lee

2015-2019

Bloomfield by-election 3 March 2016 ^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jim Hobson	450	57.6	+12.8
	Conservative	Tony Jones	150	19.2	−0.7
	UKIP	Spencer Shackleton	118	15.1	−10.0
	Green	Phill Armstrong	32	4.1	−4.6
	Liberal Democrats	Neil Close	31	4.0	+4.0
Majority			300	38.4
Turnout			781
	Labour hold		Swing

Tyldesley by-election 29 September 2016 ^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David Collett	535	48.3	+10.0
	Conservative	Moira Graham	297	26.8	−2.4
	UKIP	Kim Knight	238	21.5	−0.5
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Hindley	37	3.3	−2.3
Majority			238	21.5
Turnout			1,107
	Labour hold		Swing

Warbreck by-election 16 March 2017 ^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Michele Scott	728	54.8	+17.5
	Labour	Ian Treasure	468	35.2	+6.2
	UKIP	Walter Cairns	75	5.6	−13.5
	Liberal Democrats	Kevan Benfold	57	4.3	−2.8
Majority			260	19.6
Turnout			1,328
	Conservative hold		Swing

2019-2023

Highfield by-election 6 May 2021 ^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Bradley Mitchell	982	54.9	+6.0
	Labour	Christine Wright	498	27.8	−23.3
	Independent	Rob Wynne	192	10.7	+10.7
	Green	Becky Daniels	55	3.1	+3.1
	Reform UK	Kim Knight	40	2.2	+2.2
	Liberal Democrats	Bill Greene	22	1.2	+1.2
Majority			484	27.1
Turnout			1,789
	Conservative hold		Swing

Norbreck by-election 6 May 2021 ^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Julie Sloman	963	50.6	+18.9
	Independent	Pam Haslam	480	25.2	+25.2
	Labour	Julie Jones	378	19.9	+0.3
	Liberal Democrats	Simon Jowitt	82	4.3	−6.0
Majority			483	25.4
Turnout			1,903
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

Greenlands by-election 17 November 2022 ^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Peter Wright	550	48.0	−0.1
	Conservative	Jane Warne	518	45.2	−6.7
	Liberal Democrats	Kev Benfold	77	6.7	+6.7
Majority			32	2.8
Turnout			1,145
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

2023-2027

Marton by-election 3 October 2024 ^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Reform UK	Jim O'Neill	462	38.8	+29.4
	Labour	Sam Benson	334	28.0	−23.1
	Conservative	Neil Harvey	254	21.3	−18.2
	Independent	Andrew Stansfield	84	7.0	+7.0
	Liberal Democrats	Bill Greene	33	2.8	+2.8
	Green	Ben Thomas	25	2.1	+2.1
Majority			128	10.7
Turnout			1,192
	Reform UK gain from Labour		Swing

Andrew Stansfield stood as a Conservative in the 2023 election, receiving 40.0%.

Bispham by-election 7 november 2024 ^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Joel Mckevitt	436
	Reform UK	William Thomas Banks	424
	Conservative	Lynda Watson	314
	Independent	Rick Scott	148
	Green	Ben Thomas	36
	Liberal Democrats	Kevan Michael Benfold	24
Majority			12
Turnout
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

References

1. "The Blackpool (Electoral Changes) Order 2022", legislation.gov.uk , The National Archives, SI 2022/1373, retrieved 20 May 2023
2. legislation.gov.uk – The Borough of Blackpool (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1975. Retrieved on 19 November 2015.
3. legislation.gov.uk – The Borough of Blackpool (Electoral Changes) Order 1997. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
4. "Local elections". BBC News. Retrieved 26 September 2009.
5. "The Borough of Blackpool (Electoral Changes) Order 2002", legislation.gov.uk , The National Archives, SI 2002/2240, retrieved 23 August 2022
6. "Labour win Waterloo by-election". Lancashire Evening Telegraph . 11 June 2001. Retrieved 26 September 2009.
7. "Marriage councillors". Lancashire Evening Telegraph . 21 September 2001. Retrieved 26 September 2009.^{[ permanent dead link ‍]}
8. "Tory triumph in Blackpool's Park Ward". Blackpool Gazette . 26 June 2008. Retrieved 26 September 2009.
9. "Tories win tough fight for Stanley". Blackpool Gazette . 21 August 2009. Retrieved 26 September 2009.
10. "Local Elections Archive Project – By-elections 2014-10-09". andrewteale.me.uk.
11. "Local Elections Archive Project – Bloomfield Ward". andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
12. "Local Elections Archive Project – Tyldesley Ward". andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
13. "Local Elections Archive Project – Warbreck Ward". andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
14. "Local Elections Archive Project – Highfield Ward". andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
15. "Local Elections Archive Project – Norbreck Ward". andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
16. "Local Elections Archive Project – Greenlands Ward". andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
17. "Local Elections Archive Project – Marton Ward". andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
18. "Blackpool council bishpam by election". Blackpool.gov.uk. Retrieved 21 November 2024.

• By-election results Archived 29 March 2010 at the Wayback Machine

External links

• Blackpool Council