2023 Fylde Borough Council election
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All 37 seats to Fylde Borough Council
19 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
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Leader Karen Buckley n/a
Party Conservative Independent Labour
Seats before 31 18[a] 0
Seats after 19 14 2
  Fourth party Fifth party
  Blank Blank
Leader n/a n/a
Party Liberal Democrats Lytham St. Anne's Independent
Seats before 1 1
Seats after 2 0
Leader before election

Karen Buckley
Conservative

Leader after election

Karen Buckley
Conservative

The 2023 Fylde Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect councillors to Fylde Borough Council in Lancashire, England. This was on the same day as other local elections across England.

New ward boundaries took effect for this election, reducing the number of seats from 51 to 37.[3]

Results

Following the results, the council remained under Conservative control.[4][5]

Results[6]
Party Seats Change
Conservative Party 19 Decrease 1
Independents and Others 14 Decrease 2
Labour Party 2 Increase 2
Liberal Democrats 2 Increase 1

Seat change compared to notional estimates for if the previous election had been held on the new ward boundaries used in 2023.[7]

Ward results

The results for each ward were as follows, with an asterisk indicating a sitting councillor standing for re-election:[8]

Ansdell and Fairhaven

Ansdell and Fairhaven (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Christopher Dixon*
(Chris Dixon) 		699 38.4
Conservative Richard Verran Redcliffe* 675
Independent Joseph Malcolm Shaw
(Joe Shaw) 		424 23.3
Labour Carol Ann Gradwell 375 20.6
Green Patricia Anne Fielding 324 17.8
Independent Debbie Lisa Hirst 206
Majority
Turnout 39.13
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Ashton

Ashton (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Gail Goodman 538 24.5
Labour William Simon Taylor
(Bill Taylor) 		513 23.3
Independent Edward John Nash*
(Ed Nash) 		498
Conservative Karen Roberta Harrison 496 22.6
Liberal Democrats Beverley Susan Harrison 495 22.5
Conservative William Charles Angus Harris*
(Will Harris) 		473
Conservative Christopher Hembury
(Chris Hembury) 		413
Reform UK Debra Karen Challinor 157 7.1
Majority
Turnout 30.17
Independent win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)

Ed Nash had been a Conservative councillor prior to this election, but stood for re-election as an independent.

Carnegie

Carnegie (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Cheryl Doreen Little* 712 44.7
Conservative Susan Mary Fazackerley* 649
Labour Ann Maria Derizzio 369 23.2
Liberal Democrats Christine Marshall 294 18.5
Independent Christopher Mark Webb 218 13.7
Independent David James George Robertson 190
Independent Jason Austin Mugridge 23
Majority
Turnout 33.94
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Freckleton Village

Carnegie (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Noreen Griffiths* 701 40.3
Conservative Thomas Threlfall*
(Tommy Threlfall) 		594 34.2
Conservative Trevor John Fiddler* 531
Labour Joan Elizabeth Thompson 443 25.5
Majority
Turnout 34.52
Independent win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Heyhouses

Heyhouses (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Vivienne Miller Willder*
(Viv Willder) 		752 35.3
Conservative Eleanor Campbell Gaunt*
(Ellie Gaunt) 		664
Conservative Vincent James Settle*
(Vince Settle) 		662
Liberal Democrats Stephen Robert Edward Phillips 565 26.5
Labour Victoria Eveline Miller
(Viki Miller) 		532 25.0
Labour Lynn Goodwin 469
Independent Joanna Renee Flowers 282 13.2
Majority
Turnout 33.70
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Kilgrimol

Kilgrimol (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Timothy William Armit*
(Tim Armit) 		573 40.0
Conservative Gavin William Harrison* 525 36.7
Conservative Brian Robert McMillan 377
Labour Oscar Michael Marshall 333 23.3
Majority
Turnout 31.92
Independent win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Kilnhouse

Kilnhouse (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Karen Maureen Henshaw* 817 35.5
Conservative Karen Elizabeth Buckley* 801 34.8
Liberal Democrats Joanne Lesley Gardner 742
Conservative Roger Stephen Small* 739
Conservative David O'Rourke* 593
Labour James Henry Robert Timms 456 19.8
Alliance for Democracy and Freedom Cheryl Ann Morrison 225 9.8
Majority
Turnout 35.64
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Kirkham

Kirkham (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Edward John Collins 1,006 52.9
Independent Damian Craig Buckley 1,005
Independent Paul Anthony Hodgson* 817
Conservative Anthony John Wellings
(Tony Wellings) 		507 26.7
Labour Jerrod William Sullivan
(Jed Sullivan) 		387 20.4
Conservative Stuart Robert Andrew Jones 373
Conservative Muaz Ashraf 302
Majority
Turnout 31.07
Independent win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)

Lytham East

Lytham East (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Mark Elliott Bamforth* 996 63.0
Independent Kelly Farrington 639
Conservative Elizabeth Frances Watson 336 21.3
Conservative Trevor Michael Hart 316
Labour Marjorie Janet Sherwood 248 15.7
Majority
Turnout 38.77
Independent win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)

Lytham West

Lytham West (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Anthony* 828 45.6
Conservative Andrew James Redfearn 718
Independent Brenda Blackshaw* 506 27.9
Independent Paul O'Brien 266
Labour Gillian Rodgers Oliver 245 13.5
Green Roberta Mary MacDonald Black
(Bobby Black) 		235 13.0
Majority
Turnout 43.83
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Medlar-with-Wesham

Medlar-with-Wesham (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Elizabeth Bickerstaffe 377 43.5
Labour Jordan Mark Ledger 271 31.3
Independent Darren Colin Goodlad 241
Conservative Kerry Annetta Jones 219 25.3
Conservative David John Deryck Preston
(Dave Preston) 		213
Independent Michael Anthony Devaney
(Mick Devaney) 		188
Majority
Turnout 26.67
Independent win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Park

Park (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Michael Stephen Withers*
(Mike Withers) 		745 44.1
Conservative Michelle Jacqueline Morris* 719
Independent Brian Douglas Gill* 646 38.2
Independent Timothy Davies Wood
(Tim Wood) 		359
Labour Peter James Stephenson 300 17.7
Majority
Turnout 44.45
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Rural East Fylde

Rural East Fylde (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Peter Collins* 680 36.5
Conservative Martin Richard Evans 494 26.5
Liberal Democrats Philip James Morgan
(Phil Morgan) 		459 24.6
Conservative William Edmund Salisbury
(Will Salisbury) 		413
Labour Lorraine Shaw 232 12.4
Majority
Turnout 33.79
Independent win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Rural North Fylde

Rural North Fylde (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Paul Joseph Hayhurst* 682 56.7
Independent Matthew Everett Lee* 507
Conservative Stephen David Butler
(Steve Butler) 		329 27.3
Labour Karen Louise Elger 192 16.0
Conservative David Allan Jones 189
Majority
Turnout 36.00
Independent win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)

Staining

Staining
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jayne Anne Nixon* 360 63.8
Labour Stewart Leigh French 204 36.2
Majority
Turnout 29.85
Conservative win (new seat)

Warton

Warton (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Julie Ann Brickles* 518 41.0
Conservative Sandra Pitman 391 30.9
Conservative Robert Marsden Rigby*
(Bobby Rigby) 		370
Labour Philip J. Glaysher
(Phil Glaysher) 		355 28.1
Majority
Turnout 27.05
Independent win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Wrea Green with Westby

Wrea Green with Westby (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Frank Roland Andrews* 655 44.6
Conservative John Arthur Kirkham* 609
Green Jayne Margaret Walsh 339 23.1
Labour Mark Andrew Smith 278 19.0
Independent Michael John Brickles 195 13.3
Majority
Turnout 35.08
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

References

  1. ^ Includes two vacant seats previously held by independent councillors: Kirkham North, which was held by Paula Brearley until she resigned in January 2023,[1] and Freckleton East, which was held by Kiran Mulholland until his death in early 2023.[2] Of the 16 sitting independent politicians before the election, 14 formed the independent group which also included the Lytham St Annes Independents councillor, led by Matthew Lee. The other two independent councillors were not aligned to any group.
  1. ^ Boothroyd, David (27 January 2023). "Labour scales Keppel's column". Local Councils. Thorncliffe. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  2. ^ "Council minutes, 6 February 2023". Fylde Borough Council. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  3. ^ "The Fylde (Electoral Changes) Order 2022", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2022/664, retrieved 6 October 2023
  4. ^ "Local elections 2023: Labour narrowly fails to take control of Burnley". BBC News. 2023-05-05. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
  5. ^ Kemp, Ellie (2023-05-05). "Election results from Fylde local council election 2023 count". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
  6. ^ "Fylde result - Local Elections 2023". BBC News. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
  7. ^ "Local elections 2023: How the BBC is reporting the results". BBC News. 3 May 2023. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  8. ^ "Borough Results". Fylde Council. Retrieved 6 October 2023.

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