Blackpool Borough Council elections

Blackpool is a unitary authority in Lancashire, England. Until 1 April 1998 it was a non-metropolitan district.

Political control

Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:^[1]^[2]

Non-metropolitan district

Party in control		Years
	Conservative	1973-1987
	No overall control	1987-1991
	Labour	1991-1998

Unitary authority

Party in control		Years
	Labour	1997–2007
	Conservative	2007–2011
	Labour	2011–present

Council elections

Non-metropolitan district elections

Blackpool Borough Council election, 1973
Blackpool Borough Council election, 1976 (New ward boundaries)^[3]
Blackpool Borough Council election, 1979
Blackpool Borough Council election, 1983
Blackpool Borough Council election, 1987
Blackpool Borough Council election, 1991
Blackpool Borough Council election, 1995

Unitary authority elections

Blackpool Borough Council election, 1997 (New ward boundaries)^[4]
Blackpool Borough Council election, 2000
Blackpool Borough Council election, 2003 (New ward boundaries reduced the number of seats by 2)^[5]^[6]^[7]
Blackpool Borough Council election, 2007
Blackpool Borough Council election, 2011
Blackpool Borough Council election, 2015

Borough result maps

2003 results map
2007 results map
2011 results map
2015 results map

By-election results

1997–2000

Marton By-Election 7 May 1998
Party		Votes	%	±
	Conservative	963	48.1	+0.3
	Labour	878	43.8	-8.4
	Liberal Democrat	162	8.1	+8.1
Majority		85	4.3
Turnout		2,003
	Conservative gain from Labour	Swing

Waterloo By-Election 23 July 1998
Party		Votes	%	±
	Conservative	532	36.8	-1.7
	Liberal Democrat	468	32.4	+8.3
	Labour	447	30.9	-6.6
Majority		64	4.4
Turnout		1,447	30.8
	Conservative hold	Swing

Ingthorpe By-Election 21 January 1999
Party		Votes	%	±
	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

Waterloo By-Election 7 June 2001^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Carol Radcliffe	859	33.1	+1.7
	Conservative	John Herdman	833	32.1	-9.5
	Liberal Democrat	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

Brunswick By-Election 13 September 2001^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Barry Cresswell	515	53.5	-9.5
	Liberal Democrat	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

Park By-Election 26 June 2008^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	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 Democrat	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

Stanley By-Election 20 August 2009^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Jean Kenrick	648	32.8	-28.2
	Labour	John Jones	602	30.5	+4.6
	Liberal Democrat	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-present

Waterloo by-election 9 October 2014^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	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 Democrat	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

References

↑ "Council compositions". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
↑ "Blackpool". BBC News Online. Retrieved 26 September 2009.
↑ 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 Online. Retrieved 26 September 2009.
↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Blackpool (Electoral Changes) Order 2002. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
↑ "Councillors – Information". Blackpool Council. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
↑ "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.
↑ "Tory triumph in Blackpool's Park Ward". Blackpool Gazette. 26 June 2008. Retrieved 26 September 2009.
↑ "Tories win tough fight for Stanley". Blackpool Gazette. 21 August 2009. Retrieved 26 September 2009.
↑ http://www.englishelections.org.uk/england/lby/northwest/waterloo.php

By-election results

External links

Blackpool Council

Council elections in Lancashire

County Council	1889 1892 1895 1898 1901 1904 1907 1910 1913 1919 1922 1925 1928 1931 1934 1937 1946 1949 1952 1955 1958 1961 1964 1967 1970 1973 1977 1981 1985 1989 1993 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017

Blackburn with Darwen	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1997 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016

Blackpool	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1997 2000 2003 2007 2011 2015

Burnley	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016

Chorley	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016

Fylde	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

Hyndburn	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016

Lancaster	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

Pendle	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016

Preston	1945 1946 1947 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016

Ribble Valley	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

Rossendale	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016

South Ribble	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

West Lancashire	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016

Wyre	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

See also: Wards Boundary changes

Unitary authorities of England

Districts	Bath and North East Somerset Bedford Blackburn with Darwen Blackpool Bournemouth Bracknell Forest Brighton and Hove Bristol Central Bedfordshire Cheshire East Cheshire West and Chester Cornwall County Durham Darlington Derby East Riding of Yorkshire Halton Hartlepool Herefordshire Isles of Scilly Isle of Wight Kingston upon Hull Leicester Luton Medway Middlesbrough Milton Keynes North East Lincolnshire North Lincolnshire North Somerset Northumberland Nottingham Peterborough Plymouth Poole Portsmouth Reading Redcar and Cleveland Rutland Shropshire Slough Southampton Southend-on-Sea South Gloucestershire Stockton-on-Tees Stoke-on-Trent Swindon Telford and Wrekin Thurrock Torbay Warrington West Berkshire Wiltshire Windsor and Maidenhead Wokingham York

Councils	Bath and North East Somerset Bedford Blackburn with Darwen Blackpool Bournemouth Bracknell Forest Brighton and Hove Bristol Central Bedfordshire Cheshire East Cheshire West and Chester Cornwall Derby Durham Darlington East Riding of Yorkshire Halton Hartlepool Herefordshire Isles of Scilly Isle of Wight Kingston upon Hull Leicester Luton Medway Middlesbrough Milton Keynes North East Lincolnshire North Lincolnshire North Somerset Northumberland Nottingham Peterborough Plymouth Poole Portsmouth Reading Redcar and Cleveland Rutland Shropshire Slough Southampton Southend-on-Sea South Gloucestershire Stockton-on-Tees Stoke-on-Trent Swindon Telford and Wrekin Thurrock Torbay Warrington West Berkshire Wiltshire Windsor and Maidenhead Wokingham York

Local elections	Bath and North East Somerset Bedford Blackburn with Darwen Blackpool Bournemouth Bracknell Forest Brighton and Hove Bristol Central Bedfordshire Cheshire East Cheshire West and Chester Cornwall County Durham Darlington Derby East Riding of Yorkshire Halton Hartlepool Herefordshire Isle of Wight Kingston upon Hull Leicester Luton Medway Middlesbrough Milton Keynes North East Lincolnshire North Lincolnshire North Somerset Northumberland Nottingham Peterborough Plymouth Poole Portsmouth Reading Redcar and Cleveland Rutland Shropshire Slough Southampton Southend-on-Sea South Gloucestershire Stockton-on-Tees Stoke-on-Trent Swindon Telford and Wrekin Thurrock Torbay Warrington West Berkshire Wiltshire Windsor and Maidenhead Wokingham York

Culture and infrastructure of Blackpool

Transport

Blackpool Airport Blackpool and Fleetwood Tramroad Blackpool Branch Lines Blackpool Electric Tramway Company Blackpool to Liverpool Line Blackpool tramway Blackpool Transport British NorthWest Airlines English Electric Balloon tram Flexity 2 Flykeen Airways List of tram stops Preston and Wyre Joint Railway

Railway stations	Blackpool North Blackpool Pleasure Beach Blackpool South Layton

Disused stations	Blackpool Central South Shore

Sport

History

Shipwrecks
- Abana
- HMS Foudroyant
- Riverdance
- Sirene

Media

Politics

Council Council elections 2000 03 07 11 15

Constituencies: Blackpool North By-election: 1962 Blackpool North and Cleveleys Blackpool North and Fleetwood Blackpool South North Lancashire By-elections: 1874 78 85

Health

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