# 2023 Fylde Borough Council election

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.

## Results

Following the results, the council remained under Conservative control.
Results :
| Party | Seats | Change |
| Conservative Party | 19 | 1 |
| Independents and Others | 14 | 2 |
| Labour Party | 2 | 2 |
| Liberal Democrats | 2 | 1 |
Seat change compared to notional estimates for if the previous election had been held on the new ward boundaries used in 2023.

## Ward results

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

### Ansdell and Fairhaven

Ansdell and Fairhaven (2 seats) :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,459 | 39.13 | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Ashton

Ashton (3 seats) :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,486 | 30.17 | |
| | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent 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

Carnegie (2 seats) :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,324 | 33.94 | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Freckleton Village

Carnegie (2 seats) :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,286 | 34.52 | |
| | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Heyhouses

Heyhouses (3 seats) :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,551 | 33.70 | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Kilgrimol

Kilgrimol (2 seats) :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,105 | 31.92 | |
| | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Kilnhouse

Kilnhouse (3 seats) :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,787 | 35.64 | |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |

### Kirkham

Kirkham (3 seats) :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,720 | 31.07 | |
| | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |
| | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |
| | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |

### Lytham East

Lytham East (2 seats) :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,379 | 38.77 | |
| | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |
| | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |

### Lytham West

Lytham West (2 seats) :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,465 | 43.83 | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Medlar-with-Wesham

Medlar-with-Wesham (2 seats) :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 844 | 26.67 | |
| | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |

### Park

Park (2 seats) :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,502 | 44.45 | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Rural East Fylde

Rural East Fylde (2 seats) :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,236 | 33.79 | |
| | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Rural North Fylde

Rural North Fylde (2 seats) :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,084 | 36.00 | |
| | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |
| | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |

### Staining

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

### Warton

Warton (2 seats) :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 973 | 27.05 | |
| | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Wrea Green with Westby

Wrea Green with Westby (2 seats) :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,183 | 35.08 | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

## By-elections
### Warton

Warton: 10 October 2024 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Robert Rigby | 351 | 51.2 | +20.3 |
| | Independent | Michael Brickles | 223 | 32.5 | N/A |
| | Labour | Ross Kelly | 78 | 11.4 | –16.7 |
| | Green | Jayne Walsh | 34 | 5.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 128 | 18.7 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 686 | 17.3 | –9.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,976 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent |

### Kilgrimol

Kilgrimol: 5 December 2024 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Karen Harrison | 340 | 46.1 | +9.4 |
| | Reform UK | Gus Scott | 204 | 27.6 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christine Marshall | 108 | 14.6 | N/A |
| | Labour | Hannah Lane | 86 | 11.7 | –11.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 136 | 18.5 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 738 | 21.1 | –10.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,494 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent |