2023 Fylde Borough Council election

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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
  Blank Blank Blank
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[edit]

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[edit]

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

Ansdell and Fairhaven[edit]

Ansdell and Fairhaven (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Christopher Dixon*
(Chris Dixon) 		699 47.9
Conservative Richard Verran Redcliffe* 675 46.3
Independent Joseph Malcolm Shaw
(Joe Shaw) 		424 29.1
Labour Carol Ann Gradwell 375 25.7
Green Patricia Anne Fielding 324 22.2
Independent Debbie Lisa Hirst 206 14.1
Majority
Turnout 1,459 39.13
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Ashton[edit]

Ashton (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Gail Goodman 538 36.2
Labour William Simon Taylor
(Bill Taylor) 		513 34.5
Independent Edward John Nash*
(Ed Nash) 		498 33.5
Conservative Karen Roberta Harrison 496 33.4
Liberal Democrats Beverley Susan Harrison 495 33.3
Conservative William Charles Angus Harris*
(Will Harris) 		473 31.8
Conservative Christopher Hembury
(Chris Hembury) 		413 27.8
Reform UK Debra Karen Challinor 157 10.6
Majority
Turnout 1,486 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[edit]

Carnegie (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Cheryl Doreen Little* 712 53.8
Conservative Susan Mary Fazackerley* 649 49.0
Labour Ann Maria Derizzio 369 27.9
Liberal Democrats Christine Marshall 294 22.2
Independent Christopher Mark Webb 218 16.5
Independent David James George Robertson 190 14.4
Independent Jason Austin Mugridge 23 1.7
Majority
Turnout 1,324 33.94
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Freckleton Village[edit]

Carnegie (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Noreen Griffiths* 701 54.5
Conservative Thomas Threlfall*
(Tommy Threlfall) 		594 46.2
Conservative Trevor John Fiddler* 531 41.3
Labour Joan Elizabeth Thompson 443 34.4
Majority
Turnout 1,286 34.52
Independent win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Heyhouses[edit]

Heyhouses (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Vivienne Miller Willder*
(Viv Willder) 		752 48.5
Conservative Eleanor Campbell Gaunt*
(Ellie Gaunt) 		664 42.8
Conservative Vincent James Settle*
(Vince Settle) 		662 42.7
Liberal Democrats Stephen Robert Edward Phillips 565 36.4
Labour Victoria Eveline Miller
(Viki Miller) 		532 34.3
Labour Lynn Goodwin 469 30.2
Independent Joanna Renee Flowers 282 18.2
Majority
Turnout 1,551 33.70
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Kilgrimol[edit]

Kilgrimol (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Timothy William Armit*
(Tim Armit) 		573 51.9
Conservative Gavin William Harrison* 525 47.5
Conservative Brian Robert McMillan 377 34.1
Labour Oscar Michael Marshall 333 30.1
Majority
Turnout 1,105 31.92
Independent win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Kilnhouse[edit]

Kilnhouse (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Karen Maureen Henshaw* 817 45.7
Conservative Karen Elizabeth Buckley* 801 44.8
Liberal Democrats Joanne Lesley Gardner 742 41.5
Conservative Roger Stephen Small* 739 41.4
Conservative David O'Rourke* 593 33.2
Labour James Henry Robert Timms 456 25.5
Alliance for Democracy and Freedom Cheryl Ann Morrison 225 12.6
Majority
Turnout 1,787 35.64
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Kirkham[edit]

Kirkham (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Edward John Collins 1,006 58.5
Independent Damian Craig Buckley 1,005 58.4
Independent Paul Anthony Hodgson* 817 47.5
Conservative Anthony John Wellings
(Tony Wellings) 		507 29.5
Labour Jerrod William Sullivan
(Jed Sullivan) 		387 22.5
Conservative Stuart Robert Andrew Jones 373 21.7
Conservative Muaz Ashraf 302 17.6
Majority
Turnout 1,720 31.07
Independent win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)

Lytham East[edit]

Lytham East (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Mark Elliott Bamforth* 996 72.2
Independent Kelly Farrington 639 46.3
Conservative Elizabeth Frances Watson 336 24.4
Conservative Trevor Michael Hart 316 22.9
Labour Marjorie Janet Sherwood 248 18.0
Majority
Turnout 1,379 38.77
Independent win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)

Lytham West[edit]

Lytham West (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Anthony* 828 56.5
Conservative Andrew James Redfearn 718 49.0
Independent Brenda Blackshaw* 506 34.5
Independent Paul O'Brien 266 18.2
Labour Gillian Rodgers Oliver 245 16.7
Green Roberta Mary MacDonald Black
(Bobby Black) 		235 16.0
Majority
Turnout 1,465 43.83
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Medlar-with-Wesham[edit]

Medlar-with-Wesham (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Elizabeth Bickerstaffe 377 44.7
Labour Jordan Mark Ledger 271 32.1
Independent Darren Colin Goodlad 241 28.6
Conservative Kerry Annetta Jones 219 25.9
Conservative David John Deryck Preston
(Dave Preston) 		213 25.2
Independent Michael Anthony Devaney
(Mick Devaney) 		188 22.3
Majority
Turnout 844 26.67
Independent win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Park[edit]

Park (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Michael Stephen Withers*
(Mike Withers) 		745 49.6
Conservative Michelle Jacqueline Morris* 719 47.9
Independent Brian Douglas Gill* 646 43.0
Independent Timothy Davies Wood
(Tim Wood) 		359 23.9
Labour Peter James Stephenson 300 20.0
Majority
Turnout 1,502 44.45
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Rural East Fylde[edit]

Rural East Fylde (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Peter Collins* 680 55.0
Conservative Martin Richard Evans 494 40.0
Liberal Democrats Philip James Morgan
(Phil Morgan) 		459 37.1
Conservative William Edmund Salisbury
(Will Salisbury) 		413 33.4
Labour Lorraine Shaw 232 18.8
Majority
Turnout 1,236 33.79
Independent win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Rural North Fylde[edit]

Rural North Fylde (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Paul Joseph Hayhurst* 682 62.9
Independent Matthew Everett Lee* 507 46.8
Conservative Stephen David Butler
(Steve Butler) 		329 30.4
Labour Karen Louise Elger 192 17.7
Conservative David Allan Jones 189 17.4
Majority
Turnout 1,084 36.00
Independent win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)

Staining[edit]

Staining
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jayne Anne Nixon* 360 63.8
Labour Stewart Leigh French 204 36.2
Majority
Turnout 564 29.85
Conservative win (new seat)

Warton[edit]

Warton (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Julie Ann Brickles* 518 53.2
Conservative Sandra Pitman 391 40.2
Conservative Robert Marsden Rigby*
(Bobby Rigby) 		370 38.0
Labour Philip J. Glaysher
(Phil Glaysher) 		355 36.5
Majority
Turnout 973 27.05
Independent win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Wrea Green with Westby[edit]

Wrea Green with Westby (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Frank Roland Andrews* 655 55.4
Conservative John Arthur Kirkham* 609 51.5
Green Jayne Margaret Walsh 339 28.7
Labour Mark Andrew Smith 278 23.5
Independent Michael John Brickles 195 16.5
Majority
Turnout 1,183 35.08
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

References[edit]

  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.

See also[edit]

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