# Wyre Borough Council elections

Wyre Borough Council elections are held every four years. Wyre Borough Council is the local authority for the non-metropolitan district of Wyre in Lancashire, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2015, 50 councillors have been elected from 24 wards.

## Council elections

* 1973 Wyre Borough Council election
* 1976 Wyre Borough Council election
* 1979 Wyre Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)
* 1983 Wyre Borough Council election
* 1987 Wyre Borough Council election
* 1991 Wyre Borough Council election
* 1995 Wyre Borough Council election
* 1999 Wyre Borough Council election
* 2003 Wyre Borough Council election (New ward boundaries reduced the number of seats by 1)
* 2007 Wyre Borough Council election
* 2011 Wyre Borough Council election
* 2015 Wyre Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)
* 2019 Wyre Borough Council election
* 2023 Wyre Borough Council election

## Election results

| | Overall control | | Conservative | | Labour | | UKIP | | Lib Dems | | Independent |
| 2023 | Conservative | 30 | 30 | 17 | 17 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 |
| 2019 | Conservative | 37 | 37 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | - |
| 2015 | Conservative | 36 | 36 | 14 | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2011 | Conservative | 40 | 40 | 15 | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2007 | Conservative | 45 | 45 | 9 | 9 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 2003 | Conservative | 33 | 33 | 21 | 21 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - |

## Borough result maps

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

## By-election results
### 1995-1999

Rossall By-Election 13 June 1996 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | | 771 | 52.7 |
| | Conservative | | 605 | 41.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 88 | 6.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 166 | 11.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,464 | 40.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Pharos By-Election 14 August 1997 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | | 525 | 59.7 | +5.1 |
| | Conservative | | 354 | 40.3 | +19.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 171 | 19.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 879 | 34.5 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### 1999-2003

Warren By-Election 10 June 1999 (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | | 838 | 20.25 |
| | Labour | | 821 | 19.84 |
| | Labour | | 726 | 17.54 |
| | Conservative | | 602 | 14.54 |
| | Conservative | | 596 | 14.40 |
| | Conservative | | 556 | 13.43 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 42.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Norcross By-Election 28 June 2001 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | | 510 | 55.4 | −3.4 |
| | Labour | | 410 | 44.6 | +3.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 100 | 10.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 920 | 27.0 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### 2003-2007

Warren By-Election 5 May 2005 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Malcolm Ratcliffe | 1,414 | 54.9 | −5.7 |
| | Conservative | Carole Bonham | 943 | 36.6 | −2.8 |
| | UKIP | James Orange | 219 | 8.5 | +8.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 471 | 18.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,576 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Park By-Election 18 May 2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Margaret Birkett | 560 | 55.1 | +27.2 |
| | Labour | Julie Grunshaw | 456 | 44.9 | −27.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 104 | 10.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,016 | 32.0 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### 2007-2011

Victoria By-Election 7 February 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Patsy Ormrod | 769 | 51.9 | −10.1 |
| | Labour | Billy Glasgow | 339 | 22.9 | +1.1 |
| | BNP | James Clayton | 222 | 15.0 | +15.0 |
| | UKIP | Roy Hopwood | 151 | 10.2 | −6.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 430 | 29.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,481 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Great Eccleston By-Election 19 June 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Sue Catterall | 778 | 67.8 | −32.2 |
| | Independent | Jim Proctor | 309 | 26.9 | +26.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Chandos Elletson | 60 | 5.2 | +5.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 469 | 40.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,481 | 39.9 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Jubilee By-Election 22 October 2009 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Walmsley | 492 | 38.3 | +4.2 |
| | UKIP | Roy Hopwood | 345 | 26.9 | −4.8 |
| | Labour | Wayne Martin | 331 | 25.8 | +0.7 |
| | BNP | James Clayton | 116 | 9.0 | +9.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 147 | 11.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,284 | 37.0 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Tithebarn By-Election 7 October 2010 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Lesley Ann McKay | 847 | 73.4 | +0.6 |
| | Labour | Alan Morgan | 307 | 26.6 | −0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 540 | 46.79 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1154 | 34.91% | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### 2011-2015

Park By-Election 2 May 2013 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Brian Stephenson | 502 | 64.5 | +6.5 |
| | Conservative | James McConnachie | 276 | 35.5 | −6.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 226 | 29.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 778 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Pharos By-Election 2 May 2013 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Evelyn Stephenson | 618 | 64.6 | −6.9 |
| | Conservative | Dave Shaw | 339 | 35.4 | +6.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 279 | 29.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 957 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Staina By-Election 2 May 2013 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Kerry Jones | 974 | 64.8 | −3.2 |
| | Labour | Eddie Rawlings | 528 | 35.2 | +3.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 446 | 29.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,502 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Hardhorn By-Election 22 May 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Colette Birch | 828 | 68.0 | −5.1 |
| | Labour | Christopher Frist | 390 | 32.0 | +5.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 438 | 36.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,218 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### 2015-2019

Bourne By-Election 4 May 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Emma Ellison | 788 | 52.9 | +18.3 |
| | Labour | Joanne Cooper | 621 | 41.7 | +10.7 |
| | Green | Barbara Mead-Mason | 81 | 5.4 | −5.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 167 | 11.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,490 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Bourne By-Election 12 October 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Cheryl Raynor | 610 | 50.1 | +11.6 |
| | Conservative | Maggie Pattinson | 427 | 35.1 | +5.0 |
| | Independent | Brian Crawford | 180 | 14.8 | +14.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 183 | 15.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,217 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Preesall By-Election 11 January 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Peter Cartridge | 930 | 55.3 | −9.7 |
| | Labour | Nic Fogg | 753 | 44.7 | +9.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 177 | 10.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,683 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### 2019-2023

Cleveleys Park By-Election 30 June 2022 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Richard Rendell | 721 | 53.7 | −9.0 |
| | Labour | Wayne Martin | 621 | 46.3 | +9.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 100 | 7.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,342 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Preesall By-Election 18 August 2022 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Collette Rushforth | 595 | 39.5 | +39.5 |
| | Conservative | Steven Taylor-Royston | 495 | 32.8 | −29.9 |
| | Labour | William Jackson | 315 | 20.9 | −16.4 |
| | Independent | Garry Wright | 102 | 6.8 | +6.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 100 | 6.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,507 | | |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | | |