Fylde Borough Council elections

Local government elections in Lancashire, England

Fylde shown within the non-metropolitan county of Lancashire (Unitary authorities excluded)

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]

## Council elections

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* 1973 Fylde Borough Council election
* 1976 Fylde Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)[2]
* 1979 Fylde Borough Council election
* 1983 Fylde Borough Council election
* 1987 Fylde Borough Council election
* 1991 Fylde Borough Council election
* 1995 Fylde Borough Council election
* 1999 Fylde Borough Council election
* 2003 Fylde Borough Council election (New ward boundaries increased the number of seats by 2)[3][4]
* 2007 Fylde Borough Council election
* 2011 Fylde Borough Council election
* 2015 Fylde Borough Council election
* 2019 Fylde Borough Council election
* 2023 Fylde Borough Council election (New ward boundaries reduced number of seats from 51 to 37)[1]

## Election results

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| Overall control |  | Conservative |  | Labour |  | Lib Dems |  | Independent |  | Ratepayers

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2023  | Conservative  | 19  | 2  | 2  | 14  | \-
2019  | Conservative  | 31  | \-  | 1  | 19[a] | \-
2015  | Conservative  | 32  | 1  | 2  | 14  | 2
2011  | Conservative  | 26  | \-  | 3  | 20  | 2
2007  | Conservative  | 27  | \-  | 2  | 18  | 4
2003  | Conservative  | 27  | \-  | 2  | 15  | 7
1999  | NOC  | 21  | 2  | 3  | 12  | 11

1. ^ Includes 2 Lytham St. Anne's Independents.

## Borough result maps

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* 2003 results map

* 2007 results map

* 2011 results map

* 2015 results map

* 2019 results map

* 2023 results map

## By-election results

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### 1995-1999

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Park By-Election 3 April 1997  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative |  | 556 | 42.2 |
| Ratepayer  |  | 312  | 23.7  |
| Liberal Democrats |  | 278  | 21.1  |
| Labour |  | 171  | 13.0  |
Majority | 244  | 18.5  |
Turnout | 1,317  | 42.0  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
Kilnhouse By-Election 10 July 1997  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative |  | 516 | 45.2 | +24.8
| Labour |  | 399  | 35.0  | +11.6
| Liberal Democrats |  | 226  | 19.8  | +0.0
Majority | 117  | 10.2  |
Turnout | 1,141  |  |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |  |

### 1999-2003

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Singleton & Greenhalgh By-Election 7 June 2001  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Independent |  | unopposed |  |
| Independent gain from Conservative | Swing |  |
Kilnhouse By-Election 24 January 2002 (2)[5] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | William Prestwich | 451 |  |
| Conservative | Christine Akeroyd | 446 |  |
| Ratepayers  |  | 288  |  |
| Ratepayers  |  | 258  |  |
| Liberal Democrats |  | 250  |  |
| Liberal Democrats |  | 171  |  |
| Labour |  | 143  |  |
Turnout | 2,007  | 27.0  |
| Conservative gain from Independent | Swing |  |
| Conservative gain from Independent | Swing |  |

### 2003-2007

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Park By-Election 19 August 2004  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Resident  |  | 422 | 45.7 | +13.0
| Conservative |  | 376  | 40.7  | +4.4
| Liberal Democrats | John Graddon  | 126  | 13.6  | −4.6
Majority | 46  | 5.0  |
Turnout | 924  | 23.6  |
| Independent gain from Conservative | Swing |  |

### 2007-2011

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Clifton By-Election 26 November 2009[6] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Leonard Davies | 386 | 35.3 | −10.9
| Fylde Ratepayers Association  | Frank Murphy  | 372  | 34.1  | −6.5
| Liberal Democrats | Mike Turner  | 241  | 22.1  | +22.1
| Labour | Janet Sherwood  | 80  | 7.3  | −5.9
| Green | Hilda Speakman  | 13  | 1.2  | +1.2
Majority | 14  | 1.2  |
Turnout | 1,092  | 29.5  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
Ribby with Wrea By-Election 1 July 2010[7] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Frank Andrews | 292 | 52.2 | +6.8
| Independent | Janet Wardell  | 256  | 45.8  | −8.7
| Green | David Hobson  | 11  | 2.0  | +2.0
Majority | 36  | 6.4  |
Turnout | 559  | 47.0  |
| Conservative gain from Independent | Swing |  |
Kilnhouse By-Election 9 September 2010[8] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Karen Henshaw | 529 | 44.8 | +21.9
| Conservative | Matthew Lardner  | 459  | 38.8  | +2.7
| Labour | Peter Stephenson  | 165  | 14.0  | +2.2
| Green | Ian Roberts  | 29  | 2.5  | +2.5
Majority | 70  | 5.9  |
Turnout | 1,182  | 34.0  |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |  |

### 2011-2015

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Heyhouses By-Election 5 July 2012[9] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Barbara Nash | 401 | 33.4 | −26.7
| Independent | Palmira Stafford  | 313  | 26.1  | +26.1
| Liberal Democrats | Carol Gilligan  | 163  | 13.6  | +26.3
| Green | Ian Roberts  | 150  | 12.5  | +12.5
| UKIP | Bill Dickson  | 147  | 12.3  | +12.3
| Integrity UK  | Bill Whitehead  | 25  | 2.1  | +2.1
Majority | 88  | 7.3  |
Turnout | 1,199  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
St Johns By-Election 27 March 2014[10] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Fylde Ratepayers Association  | Mark Bamforth | 804 | 65.7 | +65.7
| Conservative | Brenda Blackshaw  | 205  | 16.7  | −23.9
| UKIP | Timothy Wood  | 100  | 8.2  | +8.2
| Liberal Democrats | Carol Gilligan  | 62  | 5.1  | −17.2
| Green | Bob Dennett  | 53  | 4.3  | +4.3
Majority | 599  | 48.9  |
Turnout | 1,224  |  |
| Fylde Ratepayers Association gain from Conservative  |  |  |

### 2015-2019

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Clifton By-Election 10 December 2015[11] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Peter Anthony | 576 | 59.8 | +13.9
| UKIP | Tim Wood  | 128  | 13.3  | +13.3
| Independent | Noreen Griffiths  | 122  | 12.7  | +12.7
| Labour | Jed Sullivan  | 84  | 8.7  | −9.6
| Liberal Democrats | Luke Gibbon  | 53  | 5.5  | +5.5
Majority | 448  | 46.5  |
Turnout | 963  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
St Johns By-Election 9 February 2017[12] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Fylde Ratepayers Association  | Mark Bamforth | 564 | 60.8 | +15.9
| Conservative | Paul Lomax  | 278  | 30.0  | +4.4
| Labour | Jayne Boardman  | 45  | 4.9  | −8.3
| Green | Paul Hill  | 40  | 4.3  | +4.3
Majority | 286  | 30.9  |
Turnout | 927  |  |
| Fylde Ratepayers Association hold | Swing |  |
Warton and Westby By-Election 4 May 2017[13] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | John Kirkham | 884 | 58.0 | +20.5
| Independent | Daniel Docherty  | 359  | 23.6  | +23.6
| Labour | Jack James  | 280  | 18.4  | −1.5
Majority | 525  | 34.5  |
Turnout | 1,523  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
Staining and Weeton By-Election 16 November 2017[14] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Jayne Nixon | 401 | 73.0 | +8.4
| Labour | Nick Ansell  | 111  | 20.2  | −15.2
| Liberal Democrats | Beverley Harrison  | 37  | 6.7  | +6.7
Majority | 290  | 52.8  |
Turnout | 549  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
Heyhouses By-Election 5 April 2018[15] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Sally Nash | 655 | 58.1 | +11.5
| Labour | Lynn Goodwin  | 202  | 17.9  | −13.3
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Holland  | 138  | 12.2  | −10.0
| Green | Ian Roberts  | 133  | 11.8  | +11.8
Majority | 453  | 40.2  |
Turnout | 1,128  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
Ansdell By-Election 2 August 2018[16] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Chris Dixon | 715 | 72.4 | +21.7
| Labour | Gareth Nash  | 272  | 27.6  | +5.1
Majority | 443  | 44.8  |
Turnout | 987  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |

### 2023-2027

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Warton By-Election 10 October 2024[17] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Bobby Rigby | 351 | 51.2 |
| Independent | Michael Brickles  | 223  | 32.5  |
| Labour | Ross Kelly  | 78  | 11.4  |
| Green | Jayne Walsh  | 34  | 5.0  |
Majority | 128  | 18.7  |
Turnout | 686  |  |
| Conservative gain from Independent | Swing |  |
Kilgrimol By-Election 5 December 2024[18] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Karen Harrison | 340 | 46.1 |
| Reform UK | Gus Scott  | 204  | 27.6  |
| Liberal Democrats | Christine Marshall  | 108  | 14.6  |
| Labour | Hannah Lane  | 86  | 11.7  |
Majority | 136  | 18.4  |
Turnout | 738  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |

## References

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1. ^ a b "The Fylde (Electoral Changes) Order 2022", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2022/664, retrieved 10 October 2023
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.
17. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Warton Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
18. ^ "Election of a Borough Councillor for Kilgrimol on Thursday 5 December 2024" (PDF). Fylde Borough Council. Retrieved 18 December 2024.

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

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