# 2019 Blackpool Council election

The 2019 Blackpool Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of Blackpool Council in England.
Blackpool Council had been controlled by the Labour Party since 2011, which held a majority of ten with 26 councillors. The Conservatives were defending twelve seats, and independent councillors were defending four.

## Background

Blackpool Council held local elections on 2 May 2019 along with councils across England as part of the 2019 local elections. The council elects its members in all-out elections, with all its councillors up for election every four years. Councillors defending their seats in this election were previously elected in 2015. In that election, 29 Labour councillors and 13 Conservative councillors were elected.
The Conservative Party held its seat in Warbreck ward following a March 2017 by-election.
Following suspension by the Conservative Party, Colin Maycock left his party to sit as an independent councillor in November 2017.
Follow complaints about comments he made at an event in March 2018, Ian Coleman resigned as mayor, left the Labour group on the council, and said he wouldn't stand for re-election. His son and daughter-in-law, Labour councillors Gary Coleman and Debbie Coleman, left their party in June 2018 to sit as independents. Debbie Coleman had been deselected, and Gary Coleman had announced he wouldn't seek re-election. The three councillors formed a new group called the Independent Blackpool Residents Group.
Two Conservative councillors including former council leader Peter Callow were deselected by their party.

## Summary
### Election result

2019 Blackpool Council election :
| Party | Candidates | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 42 | 23 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 54.8 | 43.9 | 23,940 | +0.3 |
| Conservative | 42 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 35.7 | 44.4 | 24,241 | +5.3 |
| Independent | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 9.5 | 6.9 | 3,785 | +6.6 |
| Green | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 2.6 | 1,440 | +1.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 2.1 | 1,147 | +0.5 |

### Council composition

After the previous election, the composition of the council was:
| 29 | 13 |
| Labour | Conservative |
Immediately ahead of this election, the composition of the council was:
| 26 | 4 | 12 |
| Labour | Independent | Conservative |
Following the latest election, the current composition of the council is:
| 23 | 4 | 15 |
| Labour | Independent | Conservative |

## Ward results

Incumbent councillors seeking re-election are marked with an asterisk (*). Two sitting councillors—Debbie Coleman and Andrew Stansfield—are seeking election in different wards.

### Anchorsholme

Anchorsholme (2 Seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Paul Galley* | 1,278 | 65.9 |
| | Conservative | Tony Williams* | 1,225 | 63.2 |
| | Labour | Jon Bamborough | 530 | 27.3 |
| | Labour | Kendrick Fowler | 376 | 19.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alexander Bettison | 175 | 9.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,938 | 38.2% |

### Bispham

Bispham (2 Seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Don Clapham* | 868 | 50.6 |
| | Conservative | Paul Wilshaw | 778 | 45.4 |
| | Labour | Robert Dewick | 518 | 30.2 |
| | Labour | Ian Treasure | 493 | 28.7 |
| | Independent | Steven Bate | 440 | 25.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,715 | 35.2% |

### Bloomfield

Bloomfield (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Graham Cain* | 646 | 65.7 |
| | Labour | Jim Hobson* | 604 | 61.4 |
| | Conservative | Karen Staff | 291 | 29.6 |
| | Conservative | Roger Jones | 257 | 26.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 984 | 21.5% |

### Brunswick

Brunswick (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Simon Blackburn* | 476 | 38.8 |
| | Independent | Gary Coleman* | 453 | 36.9 |
| | Labour | Portia Owen | 440 | 35.9 |
| | Independent | Andy Higgins | 387 | 31.5 |
| | Conservative | Shirley Cantrell | 216 | 17.6 |
| | Conservative | Mandy Cunliffe | 200 | 16.3 |
| | Green | Maureen Beck | 128 | 10.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,227 | 27.9% |

### Claremont

Claremont (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Ivan Taylor* | 667 | 58.2 |
| | Labour | Lynn Williams* | 619 | 54.0 |
| | Conservative | Lucy Green | 276 | 24.1 |
| | Conservative | Michaela Jackson | 227 | 19.8 |
| | Green | Garry Richardson | 189 | 16.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sue Close | 156 | 13.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,147 | 23.8% |

### Clifton

Clifton (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Paula Burdess | 664 | 53.0 |
| | Labour | Adrian Hutton* | 653 | 52.1 |
| | Conservative | Robert Ronson | 492 | 39.2 |
| | Conservative | Moira Graham | 480 | 38.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,254 | 25.7% |

### Greenlands

Greenlands (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Rick Scott | 757 | 49.6 |
| | Conservative | Bernard Wing | 718 | 47.1 |
| | Labour | Chris Ryan* | 702 | 46.0 |
| | Labour | Christine Wright* | 675 | 44.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,525 | 30.3 |

### Hawes Side

Hawes Side (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Kim Critchley* | 606 | 45.2 |
| | Labour | Neil Brookes | 604 | 45.1 |
| | Conservative | Glenn Priestley | 496 | 37.0 |
| | Conservative | Lesley Wright | 467 | 34.9 |
| | Green | Dean Eden | 246 | 18.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,340 | 27.0 |

### Highfield

Highfield (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Peter Hunter* | 793 | 50.3 |
| | Conservative | Lily Henderson* | 760 | 48.2 |
| | Conservative | Gary Pennington | 713 | 45.2 |
| | Labour | Nicola Ryan | 628 | 39.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,577 | 31.7 |

### Ingthorpe

Ingthorpe (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Amy Cross* | 901 | 54.1 |
| | Labour | Jo Farrell | 828 | 49.7 |
| | Conservative | Peter Allen-Rogers | 715 | 42.9 |
| | Conservative | Mick Curwen | 647 | 38.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,665 | 32.5 |

### Layton

Layton (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Kath Benson* | 776 | 54.5 |
| | Labour | Martin Mitchell* | 664 | 46.6 |
| | Conservative | Mark Courtney-Massey | 483 | 33.9 |
| | Conservative | Thelma Stables | 482 | 33.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lee Taylor-Jack | 172 | 12.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,425 | 29.3 |

### Marton

Marton (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Andrew Stansfield | 584 | 38.0 |
| | Independent | Debbie Coleman | 544 | 35.4 |
| | Labour | Jim Elmes* | 543 | 35.3 |
| | Labour | Judith Costello | 507 | 33.0 |
| | Conservative | Jack Robinson | 476 | 30.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,538 | 30.4 |

### Norbreck

Norbreck (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Norbreck Independents | Maxine Callow* | 742 | 39.2 |
| | Norbreck Independents | Peter Callow* | 717 | 37.9 |
| | Conservative | Anne-Marie Clarke | 614 | 32.5 |
| | Conservative | Roy Haskett | 585 | 30.9 |
| | Labour | Laura White | 379 | 20.0 |
| | Labour | James Sorah | 350 | 18.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Simon Jowitt | 200 | 10.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,892 | 37.7 |

### Park

Park (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Gillian Campbell* | 694 | 55.7 |
| | Labour | Maria Kirkland* | 653 | 52.4 |
| | Conservative | Paul Carter | 489 | 39.3 |
| | Conservative | Antony Manning | 421 | 33.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,245 | 24.4 |

### Squires Gate

Squires Gate (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Christian Cox* | 817 | 56.8 |
| | Conservative | Gerard Walsh | 669 | 46.5 |
| | Labour | Alistair Humphreys* | 477 | 33.1 |
| | Labour | Sharon Doyle | 443 | 30.8 |
| | Green | Julie Daniels | 222 | 15.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,439 | 30.3 |

### Stanley

Stanley (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Graham Baker | 1,019 | 61.1 |
| | Conservative | Jason Roberts* | 973 | 58.3 |
| | Labour | Shaun Brookes | 447 | 26.8 |
| | Labour | Carl Webb | 396 | 23.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bill Greene | 201 | 12.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,669 | 31.0 |

### Talbot

Talbot (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Mark Smith* | 569 | 45.3 |
| | Labour | Jane Hugo | 561 | 44.7 |
| | Conservative | Charlie Docherty | 490 | 39.0 |
| | Conservative | Callum Catterall | 463 | 36.9 |
| | Green | Alistair Blair | 215 | 17.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,256 | 27.7 |

### Tyldesley

Tyldesley (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Allan Matthews* | 608 | 48.5 |
| | Labour | David Collett* | 602 | 48.0 |
| | Conservative | Samantha Bell | 410 | 32.7 |
| | Conservative | Aishley Docherty | 369 | 29.4 |
| | Green | Gina Eastwood | 256 | 20.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,253 | 26.2 |

### Victoria

Victoria (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Fred Jackson* | 627 | 60.9 |
| | Labour | David Owen* | 559 | 54.3 |
| | Conservative | Monique Mannion | 353 | 34.3 |
| | Conservative | Sue Ridyard | 324 | 31.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,030 | 22.5 |

### Warbreck

Warbreck (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Danny Scott* | 708 | 53.5 |
| | Conservative | Michelle Scott* | 688 | 52.0 |
| | Labour | Jake Adams | 406 | 30.7 |
| | Labour | Desmond Harvey | 376 | 28.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kevan Benfold | 243 | 18.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,323 | 36.6 |

### Waterloo

Waterloo (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Derek Robertson* | 506 | 37.2 |
| | Labour | David O'Hara* | 457 | 33.6 |
| | Conservative | Susan Whadcock | 454 | 33.3 |
| | Labour | Heather O'Hara | 443 | 32.5 |
| | Independent | David Shackleton | 279 | 20.5 |
| | Independent | Spencer Shackleton | 223 | 16.4 |
| | Green | Becky Daniels | 184 | 13.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,362 | 28.0 |