# 2023 Wyre Borough Council election

The 2023 Wyre Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2023, alongside other local elections across England. All 50 seats on the Wyre Borough Council were up for election. The election in Warren ward took place on 22 June 2023, due to the death of a candidate.

## Background
### Pre-Election Council Composition

| Party | Seats |
| Conservative Party | 37 |
| Labour Party | 8 |
| Independents | 4 |
| Vacant | 1 |

### Post-Election Council Composition

| Party | Seats |
| Conservative Party | 30 |
| Labour Party | 17 |
| Independents | 3 |
| Vacant | 0 |

## Candidates and Results

The following is a list of candidates and results sorted alphabetically by ward:

### Bourne

Bourne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Victoria Wells | 604 | 53.5 | +8.5 |
| | Labour | Harry Swatton | 582 | 51.5 | +7.6 |
| | Labour | Kevin Higginson | 581 | 51.4 | +10.9 |
| | Conservative | Howard Ballard | 500 | 44.2 | −1.6 |
| | Conservative | Jack Eccles | 461 | 40.8 | −5.0 |
| | Conservative | Thomas Wyers-Roebuck | 453 | 40.1 | −1.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,130 | 25.08 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Breck

Breck :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Peter le Marinel | 471 | 43.0 | +1.6 |
| | Labour | Thomas Calver | 418 | 38.1 | N/A |
| | Labour | Sean Hazlewood | 404 | 36.9 | +16.2 |
| | Independent | Peter Gibson | 259 | 23.6 | −13.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,096 | 32.67 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Brock with Caterall

Brock with Caterall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Daniel Bolton | 696 | 57.6 | −11.6 |
| | Conservative | David Swift | 595 | 49.3 | −15.9 |
| | Labour | Olivia Bonser | 544 | 45.0 | +22.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,208 | 32.82 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Calder

Calder :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Ibison | 386 | 54.7 | −9.4 |
| | Labour | Michelle Heaton-Bentley | 320 | 45.3 | +9.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 706 | 36.00 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Carleton

Carleton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Andrew Walker | 725 | 51.8 | +15.6 |
| | Labour | Stuart Fielding | 696 | 49.7 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Christina Townsend | 608 | 43.4 | −12.9 |
| | Conservative | Andrew Lyons-Walker | 538 | 38.4 | −6.3 |
| | ADF | Adele Eaves | 99 | 7.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,400 | 39.85 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Cleveleys Park

Cleveleys Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ian Amos | 705 | 50.0 | −7.5 |
| | Conservative | Richard Rendell | 699 | 49.5 | −9.3 |
| | Labour | Carol Audley | 567 | 40.2 | +5.2 |
| | Labour | Marge Anderton | 500 | 35.4 | +3.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Craig Hinchcliffe | 109 | 7.7 | N/A |
| | ADF | Cate McNeal | 77 | 5.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,411 | 38.66 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Garstang

Garstang :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Dulcie Atkins | 1,065 | 53.7 | −4.2 |
| | Conservative | Elizabeth Collinson | 1,050 | 53.0 | −3.5 |
| | Conservative | Robert Atkins | 923 | 46.5 | −1.5 |
| | Labour | David Gale | 787 | 39.7 | +15.4 |
| | Labour | John Moore | 732 | 36.9 | +15.4 |
| | Green | Luke Meeks | 702 | 35.4 | +2.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,983 | 36.78 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Great Eccleston

Great Eccleston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Susan Catterall | 758 | 63.6 | −1.6 |
| | Conservative | Peter Cartridge | 711 | 59.6 | +6.6 |
| | Green | Dianne Hogarth | 372 | 31.2 | −4.5 |
| | Labour | Patrick Haley | 361 | 30.3 | +11.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,192 | 34.32 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Hambleton and Stalmine-with-Staynall

Hambleton and Stalmine-with-Staynall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Julie Robinson | 693 | 57.3 | −9.8 |
| | Conservative | Lynne Bowen | 629 | 52.0 | −9.7 |
| | Labour | Helen Fielding | 374 | 30.9 | −0.7 |
| | Green | Barbara Mead-Mason | 265 | 21.9 | N/A |
| | Independent | John Bell-Fairclough | 203 | 16.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,209 | 32.73 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Hardhorn with High Cross

Hardhorn with High Cross :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Simon Bridge | 1,097 | 58.5 | −11.5 |
| | Conservative | Roger Berry | 1,028 | 54.9 | −8.1 |
| | Conservative | Steve Nicholls | 886 | 47.3 | −17.5 |
| | Labour | Melanie Calver | 767 | 40.9 | +15.4 |
| | ADF | Jackie Lang | 307 | 16.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,874 | 35.86 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Jubilee

Jubilee :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Rob Fail | 598 | 51.6 | +3.1 |
| | Labour | Wayne Martin | 544 | 46.9 | +5.4 |
| | Conservative | Scott Faulkner | 537 | 46.3 | −3.5 |
| | Conservative | Scott Porter | 486 | 41.9 | −1.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,159 | 32.80 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Marsh Mill

Marsh Mill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Higgs | 902 | 56.4 | +1.5 |
| | Conservative | Paul Ellison | 900 | 56.3 | ±0.0 |
| | Conservative | Henry Jackson | 805 | 50.3 | +0.6 |
| | Labour | Peter Smith | 659 | 41.2 | +12.0 |
| | Labour | William Jackson | 616 | 38.5 | +7.4 |
| | Labour | Jason Taylor | 594 | 37.1 | +8.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,600 | 33.65 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Mount

Mount :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Carole Stephenson | 555 | 65.2 | +17.7 |
| | Labour | Mary Stirzaker | 488 | 57.3 | +14.8 |
| | Conservative | Sadie Smith | 273 | 32.1 | −14.2 |
| | Conservative | Timothy Ashton | 263 | 30.9 | −5.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 851 | 22.45 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Park

Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Lorraine Beavers | 504 | 64.3 | +28.5 |
| | Labour | Christine Smith | 451 | 57.5 | +21.3 |
| | Conservative | Geraldine Northwood | 275 | 35.1 | +14.0 |
| | Conservative | Susan Hunt | 188 | 24.0 | +6.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 784 | 23.53 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour gain from UKIP | Labour gain from UKIP | Swing | | |

### Pharos

Pharos :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ruth Duffy | 444 | 61.8 | +17.4 |
| | Labour | Michelle Moliner | 376 | 52.4 | +29.6 |
| | Conservative | David Shaw | 200 | 27.9 | +7.6 |
| | Conservative | Matthew Vincent | 173 | 24.1 | +10.0 |
| | Green | Michael Pickton | 108 | 15.0 | −2.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 718 | 21.35 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour gain from UKIP | Labour gain from UKIP | Swing | | |

### Pheasant's Wood

Pheasant's Wood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Andrea Kay | 437 | 66.7 | −8.1 |
| | Labour | Joy Stephenson | 218 | 33.3 | +8.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 655 | 38.10 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Pilling

Pilling :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Adam Leigh | 318 | 42.9 | −18.9 |
| | Independent | Bob Rushforth | 277 | 37.3 | N/A |
| | Labour | Rachel Beavers | 147 | 19.8 | +4.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 742 | 35.72 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Preesall

Preesall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Claire Rimmer | 1,010 | 56.5 | N/A |
| | Independent | Collette Rushforth | 938 | 52.5 | N/A |
| | Independent | Ashley Sorensen | 636 | 35.6 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Philip Orme | 590 | 33.0 | −24.1 |
| | Conservative | Steven Taylor-Royston | 544 | 30.4 | −26.8 |
| | Conservative | Paul Moon | 537 | 30.1 | −23.9 |
| | Labour | Ron Shewan | 318 | 17.8 | −16.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,787 | 39.80 | |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Rossall

Rossall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Cheryl Raynor | 523 | 44.0 | +7.8 |
| | Conservative | Bernice Meekins | 493 | 41.5 | +8.0 |
| | Conservative | Frances Thewlis | 481 | 40.5 | +17.7 |
| | Labour | Evelyn Stephenson | 460 | 38.7 | −2.1 |
| | Labour | Robbie Raynor | 455 | 38.3 | +5.0 |
| | Conservative | Huw Williams | 445 | 37.5 | +6.5 |
| | Independent | David Gerrard | 250 | 21.0 | −16.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,188 | 27.87 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative gain from UKIP | Conservative gain from UKIP | Swing | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Stanah

Stanah :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Steven Livesey | 774 | 60.7 | +8.7 |
| | Conservative | Kenneth Minto | 671 | 52.6 | −7.7 |
| | Labour | Eddie Rawlings | 548 | 43.0 | +20.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,275 | 33.59 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Tithebarn

Tithebarn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Colette Birch | 601 | 54.4 | −10.5 |
| | Conservative | Lesley McKay | 577 | 52.3 | −10.7 |
| | Labour | Richard Gratrix | 503 | 45.6 | +14.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,104 | 33.81 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Victoria and Norcross

Victoria and Norcross :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Callum Baxter | 693 | 56.6 | −7.3 |
| | Conservative | Michael Vincent | 634 | 51.8 | −10.1 |
| | Labour | Lauren Harrison | 504 | 41.2 | +12.4 |
| | Labour | Dawn McCord | 465 | 38.0 | +11.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,224 | 33.51 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Warren

This election took place on 22 June 2023, due to the death of a candidate.
Warren :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Maureen Blair | 552 | |
| | Labour | Brian Stephenson | 503 | |
| | Conservative | John Fitzgerald | 311 | |
| | Conservative | David Meekins | 307 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 26.48 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour gain from UKIP | Labour gain from UKIP | Swing | |

### Wyresdale

Wyresdale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Charlotte Walker | 396 | 59.0 | +32.7 |
| | Conservative | Jonny Leech | 275 | 41.0 | −32.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 671 | 36.14 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

## Changes 2023–2027
### Affiliation changes

* David Higgs, elected as a Conservative, joined Reform UK in June 2024.

### By-elections
#### Marsh Hill

Marsh Hill by-election: 31 October 2024 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Reform UK | James Crawford | 567 | 38.6 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Howard Ballard | 449 | 30.6 | –27.2 |
| | Labour | James Mason | 400 | 27.2 | –15.0 |
| | Green | Caroline Montague | 52 | 3.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 118 | 8.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,468 | 30.3 | –3.4 |
| | Reform UK gain from Conservative | Reform UK gain from Conservative | Reform UK gain from Conservative | Reform UK gain from Conservative | Reform UK gain from Conservative |