# Blackpool Borough Council elections

Blackpool Borough Council elections are generally held every four years. Blackpool Borough Council (which styles itself "Blackpool Council") is the local authority for the unitary authority of Blackpool in Lancashire, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2023, 42 councillors have been elected from 21 wards.

## Council elections

* 1973 Blackpool Borough Council election
* 1976 Blackpool Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)
* 1979 Blackpool Borough Council election
* 1983 Blackpool Borough Council election
* 1987 Blackpool Borough Council election
* 1991 Blackpool Borough Council election
* 1995 Blackpool Borough Council election
* 1997 Blackpool Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)
* 2000 Blackpool Borough Council election
* 2003 Blackpool Borough Council election (New ward boundaries reduced the number of seats by 2)
* 2007 Blackpool Borough Council election
* 2011 Blackpool Borough Council election
* 2015 Blackpool Borough Council election
* 2019 Blackpool Borough Council election
* 2023 Blackpool Borough Council Election (New ward boundaries)

## Wards

The Borough of Blackpool is divided into 21 wards.

## Borough result maps

* 2003 results map
* 2007 results map
* 2011 results map
* 2015 results map
* 2019 results map
* 2023 results map

## By-election results
### 1997–2000

Marton By-Election 7 May 1998 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | | 963 | 48.1 | +0.3 |
| | Labour | | 878 | 43.8 | −8.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 162 | 8.1 | +8.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 85 | 4.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,003 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Waterloo By-Election 23 July 1998 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | | 532 | 36.8 | −1.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 468 | 32.4 | +8.3 |
| | Labour | | 447 | 30.9 | −6.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 64 | 4.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,447 | 30.8 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Ingthorpe By-Election 21 January 1999 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | | 914 | 63.2 | +1.5 |
| | Conservative | | 533 | 36.8 | −1.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 381 | 26.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,447 | 26 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### 2000–2003

Waterloo By-Election 7 June 2001 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Carol Radcliffe | 859 | 33.1 | +1.7 |
| | Conservative | John Herdman | 833 | 32.1 | −9.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Coleman | 696 | 26.8 | −0.3 |
| | Independent | Ann Edwards | 208 | 8.0 | +8.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 26 | 1.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,596 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Brunswick By-Election 13 September 2001 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Barry Cresswell | 515 | 53.5 | −9.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 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 | Majority | Majority | 260 | 27.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 963 | 20 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### 2007–2011

Park By-Election 26 June 2008 :
| Party | 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 Democrats | Susan Close | 97 | 5.5 | −8.5 |
| | UKIP | Colin Porter | 30 | 1.7 | −6.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 529 | 29.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,770 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Stanley By-Election 20 August 2009 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jean Kenrick | 648 | 32.8 | −28.2 |
| | Labour | John Jones | 602 | 30.5 | +4.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Hodkinson | 332 | 16.8 | +3.6 |
| | UKIP | Colin Porter | 203 | 10.3 | +10.3 |
| | BNP | Les Joy | 192 | 9.7 | +9.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 46 | 2.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,977 | 36.4 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### 2011–2015

Waterloo by-election 9 October 2014 :
| Party | 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 Democrats | Mike Hodkinson | 34 | 2.9 | −10.3 |
| | BNP | Jack Renshaw | 17 | 1.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 34 | 2.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 22.2 | −12.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
The by-election was triggered by the death of Conservative Councillor Tony Lee

### 2015-2019

Bloomfield by-election 3 March 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jim Hobson | 450 | 57.6 | +12.8 |
| | Conservative | Tony Jones | 150 | 19.2 | −0.7 |
| | UKIP | Spencer Shackleton | 118 | 15.1 | −10.0 |
| | Green | Phill Armstrong | 32 | 4.1 | −4.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Neil Close | 31 | 4.0 | +4.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 300 | 38.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 781 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Tyldesley by-election 29 September 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | David Collett | 535 | 48.3 | +10.0 |
| | Conservative | Moira Graham | 297 | 26.8 | −2.4 |
| | UKIP | Kim Knight | 238 | 21.5 | −0.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Hindley | 37 | 3.3 | −2.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 238 | 21.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,107 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Warbreck by-election 16 March 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Michele Scott | 728 | 54.8 | +17.5 |
| | Labour | Ian Treasure | 468 | 35.2 | +6.2 |
| | UKIP | Walter Cairns | 75 | 5.6 | −13.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kevan Benfold | 57 | 4.3 | −2.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 260 | 19.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,328 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### 2019-2023

Highfield by-election 6 May 2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Bradley Mitchell | 982 | 54.9 | +6.0 |
| | Labour | Christine Wright | 498 | 27.8 | −23.3 |
| | Independent | Rob Wynne | 192 | 10.7 | +10.7 |
| | Green | Becky Daniels | 55 | 3.1 | +3.1 |
| | Reform UK | Kim Knight | 40 | 2.2 | +2.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bill Greene | 22 | 1.2 | +1.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 484 | 27.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,789 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Norbreck by-election 6 May 2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Julie Sloman | 963 | 50.6 | +18.9 |
| | Independent | Pam Haslam | 480 | 25.2 | +25.2 |
| | Labour | Julie Jones | 378 | 19.9 | +0.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Simon Jowitt | 82 | 4.3 | −6.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 483 | 25.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,903 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Greenlands by-election 17 November 2022 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Peter Wright | 550 | 48.0 | −0.1 |
| | Conservative | Jane Warne | 518 | 45.2 | −6.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kev Benfold | 77 | 6.7 | +6.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 32 | 2.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,145 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### 2023-2027

Marton by-election 3 October 2024 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Reform UK | Jim O'Neill | 462 | 38.8 | +29.4 |
| | Labour | Sam Benson | 334 | 28.0 | −23.1 |
| | Conservative | Neil Harvey | 254 | 21.3 | −18.2 |
| | Independent | Andrew Stansfield | 84 | 7.0 | +7.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bill Greene | 33 | 2.8 | +2.8 |
| | Green | Ben Thomas | 25 | 2.1 | +2.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 128 | 10.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,192 | | |
| | Reform UK gain from Labour | Reform UK gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Andrew Stansfield stood as a Conservative in the 2023 election, receiving 40.0%.
Bispham by-election 7 November 2024 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Joel Mckevitt | 436 |
| | Reform UK | William Thomas Banks | 424 |
| | Conservative | Lynda Watson | 314 |
| | Independent | Rick Scott | 148 |
| | Green | Ben Thomas | 36 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kevan Michael Benfold | 24 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |