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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]

Council elections

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Election results

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Overall control Conservative Labour Lib Dems Independent Ratepayers
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
    2003 results map
  • 2007 results map
    2007 results map
  • 2011 results map
    2011 results map
  • 2015 results map
    2015 results map
  • 2019 results map
    2019 results map
  • 2023 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 % ±%
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 % ±%
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 % ±%
Independent unopposed
Independent gain from Conservative Swing
Kilnhouse By-Election 24 January 2002 (2)[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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 % ±%
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 % ±%
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 % ±%
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 % ±%
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 % ±%
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 % ±%
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 % ±%
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 % ±%
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 % ±%
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 % ±%
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 % ±%
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 % ±%
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 % ±%
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

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.
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