Fylde Borough Council elections

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Fylde Borough Council elections are held every four years to elect councillors to Fylde Borough Council in Lancashire, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2023 the council has comprised 37 councillors, representing 17 wards, with each ward electing one, two or three councillors. [1]

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Council elections

Election results

Overall control Conservative Labour Lib Dems Independent Ratepayers
2019Conservative31-119 [lower-alpha 1] -
2015Conservative3212142
2011Conservative26-3202
2007Conservative27-2184
2003Conservative27-2157
1999NOC21231211
  1. ↑ Includes 2 Lytham St. Anne's Independents.

Borough result maps

By-election results

1995-1999

Park By-Election 3 April 1997
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative 55642.2
Ratepayer31223.7
Liberal Democrats 27821.1
Labour 17113.0
Majority24418.5
Turnout 1,31742.0
Conservative hold Swing
Kilnhouse By-Election 10 July 1997
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative 51645.2+24.8
Labour 39935.0+11.6
Liberal Democrats 22619.8+0.0
Majority11710.2
Turnout 1,141
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

1999-2003

Singleton & Greenhalgh By-Election 7 June 2001
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent unopposed
Independent gain from Conservative Swing
Kilnhouse By-Election 24 January 2002 (2) [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Prestwich451
Conservative Christine Akeroyd446
Ratepayers288
Ratepayers258
Liberal Democrats 250
Liberal Democrats 171
Labour 143
Turnout 2,00727.0
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

2003-2007

Park By-Election 19 August 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Resident42245.7+13.0
Conservative 37640.7+4.4
Liberal Democrats John Graddon12613.6-4.6
Majority465.0
Turnout 92423.6
Independent gain from Conservative Swing

2007-2011

Clifton By-Election 26 November 2009 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Leonard Davies38635.3-10.9
Fylde Ratepayers AssociationFrank Murphy37234.1-6.5
Liberal Democrats Mike Turner24122.1+22.1
Labour Janet Sherwood807.3-5.9
Green Hilda Speakman131.2+1.2
Majority141.2
Turnout 1,09229.5
Conservative hold Swing
Ribby with Wrea By-Election 1 July 2010 [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Frank Andrews29252.2+6.8
Independent Janet Wardell25645.8-8.7
Green David Hobson112.0+2.0
Majority366.4
Turnout 55947.0
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Kilnhouse By-Election 9 September 2010 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Karen Henshaw52944.8+21.9
Conservative Matthew Lardner45938.8+2.7
Labour Peter Stephenson16514.0+2.2
Green Ian Roberts292.5+2.5
Majority705.9
Turnout 1,18234.0
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

2011-2015

Heyhouses By-Election 5 July 2012 [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Barbara Nash40133.4-26.7
Independent Palmira Stafford31326.1+26.1
Liberal Democrats Carol Gilligan16313.6+26.3
Green Ian Roberts15012.5+12.5
UKIP Bill Dickson14712.3+12.3
Integrity UKBill Whitehead252.1+2.1
Majority887.3
Turnout 1,199
Conservative hold Swing
St Johns By-Election 27 March 2014 [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Fylde Ratepayers AssociationMark Bamforth80465.7+65.7
Conservative Brenda Blackshaw20516.7-23.9
UKIP Timothy Wood1008.2+8.2
Liberal Democrats Carol Gilligan625.1-17.2
Green Bob Dennett534.3+4.3
Majority59948.9
Turnout 1,224
Fylde Ratepayers Association gain from Conservative

2015-2019

Clifton By-Election 10 December 2015 [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Anthony57659.8+13.9
UKIP Tim Wood12813.3+13.3
Independent Noreen Griffiths12212.7+12.7
Labour Jed Sullivan848.7-9.6
Liberal Democrats Luke Gibbon535.5+5.5
Majority44846.5
Turnout 963
Conservative hold Swing
St Johns By-Election 9 February 2017 [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Fylde Ratepayers AssociationMark Bamforth56460.8+15.9
Conservative Paul Lomax27830.0+4.4
Labour Jayne Boardman454.9-8.3
Green Paul Hill404.3+4.3
Majority28630.9
Turnout 927
Fylde Ratepayers Association hold Swing
Warton and Westby By-Election 4 May 2017 [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Kirkham88458.0+20.5
Independent Daniel Docherty35923.6+23.6
Labour Jack James28018.4-1.5
Majority52534.5
Turnout 1,523
Conservative hold Swing
Staining and Weeton By-Election 16 November 2017 [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jayne Nixon40173.0+8.4
Labour Nick Ansell11120.2-15.2
Liberal Democrats Beverley Harrison376.7+6.7
Majority29052.8
Turnout 549
Conservative hold Swing
Heyhouses By-Election 5 April 2018 [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sally Nash65558.1+11.5
Labour Lynn Goodwin20217.9-13.3
Liberal Democrats Andrew Holland13812.2-10.0
Green Ian Roberts13311.8+11.8
Majority45340.2
Turnout 1,128
Conservative hold Swing
Ansdell By-Election 2 August 2018 [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Chris Dixon71572.4+21.7
Labour Gareth Nash27227.6+5.1
Majority44344.8
Turnout 987
Conservative hold Swing

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References

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  2. ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Fylde (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1975. Retrieved on 19 November 2015.
  3. ↑ "Fylde". BBC News Online . Retrieved 17 August 2009.
  4. ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Fylde (Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
  5. ↑ "Landslide win for Lib Dems". guardian.co.uk . 25 January 2002. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
  6. ↑ "So close as Tory wins election". Blackpool Gazette . 27 November 2009. Retrieved 27 November 2009.
  7. ↑ "Result of Fylde Council by-election". Fylde Borough Council. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
  8. ↑ "New councillor after by-election poll". Fylde Borough Council. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
  9. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Heyhouses Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  10. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — St Johns Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  11. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Clifton Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  12. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — St Johns Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  13. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Warton and Westby Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  14. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Staining and Weeton Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  15. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Heyhouses Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  16. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Ansdell Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
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