Blackpool Borough Council elections

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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]

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Council elections

Blackpool County Borough Council (1904-1974)

Blackpool District Council (1974-1991)

Blackpool Council (1991-present)

Wards

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

Borough result maps

By-election results

1997–2000

Marton By-Election 7 May 1998
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative 96348.1+0.3
Labour 87843.8−8.4
Liberal Democrats 1628.1+8.1
Majority854.3
Turnout 2,003
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Waterloo By-Election 23 July 1998
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative 53236.8−1.7
Liberal Democrats 46832.4+8.3
Labour 44730.9−6.6
Majority644.4
Turnout 1,44730.8
Conservative hold Swing
Ingthorpe By-Election 21 January 1999
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 91463.2+1.5
Conservative 53336.8−1.5
Majority38126.4
Turnout 1,44726
Labour hold Swing

2000–2003

Waterloo By-Election 7 June 2001 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Carol Radcliffe85933.1+1.7
Conservative John Herdman83332.1−9.5
Liberal Democrats Ian Coleman69626.8−0.3
Independent Ann Edwards2088.0+8.0
Majority261.0
Turnout 2,596
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Brunswick By-Election 13 September 2001 [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Barry Cresswell51553.5−9.5
Liberal Democrats Steven Bate25526.5+26.5
Conservative Andrew Stansfield13514.0−23.0
First AllianceKenneht Coups383.9+3.9
Independent Charles Thomas202.1+2.1
Majority26027.0
Turnout 96320
Labour hold Swing

2007–2011

Park By-Election 26 June 2008 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Collins97755.2+28.1
Labour Roy Fisher44825.3−8.1
BNP Les Joy21812.3−4.8
Liberal Democrats Susan Close975.5−8.5
UKIP Colin Porter301.7−6.7
Majority52929.9
Turnout 1,770
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Stanley By-Election 20 August 2009 [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jean Kenrick64832.8−28.2
Labour John Jones60230.5+4.6
Liberal Democrats Michael Hodkinson33216.8+3.6
UKIP Colin Porter20310.3+10.3
BNP Les Joy1929.7+9.7
Majority462.3
Turnout 1,97736.4
Conservative hold Swing

2011–2015

Waterloo by-election 9 October 2014 [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Derek Robertson40634.5−5.3
UKIP John Braithwaite37231.6N/A
Labour Kathy Ellis34729.5−17.5
Liberal Democrats Mike Hodkinson342.9−10.3
BNP Jack Renshaw 171.4N/A
Majority342.9
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]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jim Hobson 450 57.6 +12.8
Conservative Tony Jones15019.2−0.7
UKIP Spencer Shackleton11815.1−10.0
Green Phill Armstrong324.1−4.6
Liberal Democrats Neil Close314.0+4.0
Majority30038.4
Turnout 781
Labour hold Swing
Tyldesley by-election 29 September 2016 [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Collett 535 48.3 +10.0
Conservative Moira Graham29726.8−2.4
UKIP Kim Knight23821.5−0.5
Liberal Democrats Paul Hindley373.3−2.3
Majority23821.5
Turnout 1,107
Labour hold Swing
Warbreck by-election 16 March 2017 [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Michele Scott 728 54.8 +17.5
Labour Ian Treasure46835.2+6.2
UKIP Walter Cairns755.6−13.5
Liberal Democrats Kevan Benfold574.3−2.8
Majority26019.6
Turnout 1,328
Conservative hold Swing

2019-2023

Highfield by-election 6 May 2021 [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Bradley Mitchell 982 54.9 +6.0
Labour Christine Wright49827.8−23.3
Independent Rob Wynne19210.7+10.7
Green Becky Daniels553.1+3.1
Reform UK Kim Knight402.2+2.2
Liberal Democrats Bill Greene221.2+1.2
Majority48427.1
Turnout 1,789
Conservative hold Swing
Norbreck by-election 6 May 2021 [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Julie Sloman 963 50.6 +18.9
Independent Pam Haslam48025.2+25.2
Labour Julie Jones37819.9+0.3
Liberal Democrats Simon Jowitt824.3−6.0
Majority48325.4
Turnout 1,903
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Greenlands by-election 17 November 2022 [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Peter Wright 550 48.0 −0.1
Conservative Jane Warne51845.2−6.7
Liberal Democrats Kev Benfold776.7+6.7
Majority322.8
Turnout 1,145
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

2023-2027

Marton by-election 3 October 2024 [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Reform UK Jim O'Neill 462 38.8 +29.4
Labour Sam Benson33428.0−23.1
Conservative Neil Harvey25421.3−18.2
Independent Andrew Stansfield847.0+7.0
Liberal Democrats Bill Greene332.8+2.8
Green Ben Thomas252.1+2.1
Majority12810.7
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]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Joel Mckevitt 436
Reform UK William Thomas Banks424
Conservative Lynda Watson314
Independent Rick Scott148
Green Ben Thomas36
Liberal Democrats Kevan Michael Benfold24
Majority12
Turnout
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

References

  1. 1 2 3 "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.
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