Fylde Borough Council elections
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a9/LancashireFylde.png)
Fylde shown within the non-metropolitan county of Lancashire (Unitary authorities excluded)
Fylde Borough Council in Lancashire, England is elected every four years. 51 councillors are elected from 21 wards since the last boundary changes in 2003.[1] Fylde is a non-metropolitan district forming a lower-tier of local government under Lancashire County Council.
Political control[]
Since the first election to the council in 1973, political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[2]
Party | Period | |
---|---|---|
Conservative | 1973–1991 | |
No overall control | 1991–2003 | |
Conservative | 2003 – present |
Council elections[]
- (New ward boundaries)[3]
- 1999 Fylde Borough Council election
- 2003 Fylde Borough Council election (New ward boundaries increased the number of seats by 2)[4][5]
- 2007 Fylde Borough Council election
- 2011 Fylde Borough Council election
- 2015 Fylde Borough Council election
- 2019 Fylde Borough Council election
Borough result maps[]
2003 results map
2007 results map
2011 results map
By-election results[]
1995-1999[]
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 |
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[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | unopposed | ||||
Independent gain from Conservative | Swing |
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[]
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[]
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 |
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 |
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 |
References[]
- ^ "Borough & Parish Elections". Fylde Borough Council. Retrieved 17 August 2009.
- ^ "Fylde". BBC News Online. Retrieved 26 October 2009.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Fylde (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1975. Retrieved on 19 November 2015.
- ^ "Fylde". BBC News Online. Retrieved 17 August 2009.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Fylde (Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
- ^ "Landslide win for Lib Dems". guardian.co.uk. 25 January 2002. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
- ^ "So close as Tory wins election". Blackpool Gazette. 27 November 2009. Retrieved 27 November 2009.
- ^ "Result of Fylde Council by-election". Fylde Borough Council. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
- ^ "New councillor after by-election poll". Fylde Borough Council. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
External links[]
Categories:
- Fylde Borough Council elections
- Local government in the Borough of Fylde
- Council elections in Lancashire
- Borough of Fylde
- District council elections in England