Blackpool Borough Council elections
Appearance
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
[edit]- 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
[edit]The Borough of Blackpool is divided into 21 wards.[1]
Borough result maps
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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
[edit]1997–2000
[edit]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 |
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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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%.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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
[edit]- ^ a b c "The Blackpool (Electoral Changes) Order 2022", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2022/1373, retrieved 20 May 2023
- ^ legislation.gov.uk – The Borough of Blackpool (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1975. Retrieved on 19 November 2015.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk – The Borough of Blackpool (Electoral Changes) Order 1997. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
- ^ "Local elections". BBC News. Retrieved 26 September 2009.
- ^ "The Borough of Blackpool (Electoral Changes) Order 2002", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2002/2240, retrieved 23 August 2022
- ^ "Labour win Waterloo by-election". Lancashire Evening Telegraph. 11 June 2001. Retrieved 26 September 2009.
- ^ "Marriage councillors". Lancashire Evening Telegraph. 21 September 2001. Retrieved 26 September 2009.[permanent dead link ]
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- ^ "Tories win tough fight for Stanley". Blackpool Gazette. 21 August 2009. Retrieved 26 September 2009.
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- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project – Warbreck Ward". andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
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- By-election results Archived 29 March 2010 at the Wayback Machine