# 2011 Fylde Borough Council election

The 2011 Fylde Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2011 to elect members of Fylde Borough Council in Lancashire, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.

## Election result

The results saw the Conservatives keep a majority of 1 seat on the council with 26 of the 51 councillors, after suffering a net loss of 4 seats. Independents gained seats from the Conservatives in Clifton, Kirkham North and Medlar-with-Wesham wards, while also gaining seats in Freckleton East and Freckleton West after 2 sitting Conservative councillors stood as independents in the election. Overall turnout in the election was 44.6%.
Fylde Local Election Result 2011 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 26 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 51.0 | 50.6 | 27,609 | +2.3% |
| Independent | 20 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 39.2 | 31.2 | 17,045 | +5.7% |
| Liberal Democrats | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.9 | 9.6 | 5,268 | -3.6% |
| Fylde Ratepayers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 1,848 | -4.8% |
| Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.2 | 1,748 | -1.4% |
| Integrity UK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.7 | 937 | 1.7% |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 147 | +0.3% |

## Ward results
### Ansdell

Ansdell (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Benjamin Aitken | 1,033 | |
| | Conservative | David Eaves | 1,002 | |
| | Conservative | Richard Redcliffe | 981 | |
| | Fylde Ratepayers | Paula Tupling-Prest | 386 | |
| | Labour | Marjorie Sherwood | 319 | |
| | Labour | Ben Singleton | 267 | |
| | Labour | Peter Stephenson | 219 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Matthew Strutte | 181 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,388 | 46.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Ashton

Ashton (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Fylde Ratepayers | John Davies | 721 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tony Ford | 687 | |
| | Conservative | Gail Goodman | 538 | |
| | Conservative | Barbara Nash | 497 | |
| | Independent | Peter Savic | 487 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Graddon | 447 | |
| | Conservative | Ellie Riley | 404 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,781 | 42.7 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | |

### Central

Central (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Susan Fazackerley | 612 | |
| | Conservative | Edward Nash | 566 | |
| | Conservative | Fabian Craig-Wilson | 538 | |
| | Independent | John Ramsbottom | 440 | |
| | Integrity UK - Where People Matter | Bill Whitehead | 412 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,568 | 32.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Clifton

Clifton (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Len Davies | 828 |
| | Independent | Charlie Duffy | 813 |
| | Independent | Ken Hopwood | 804 |
| | Conservative | Richard Fulford-Brown | 699 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,144 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Swing |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |

### Elswick and Little Eccleston

Elswick and Little Eccleston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Paul Hayhurst | 589 | 83.9 |
| | Conservative | Christine Carrick | 113 | 16.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 476 | 67.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 702 | 55.3 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |

### Fairhaven

Fairhaven (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Cheryl Little | 941 | |
| | Fylde Ratepayers | Richard Eastham | 741 | |
| | Conservative | David Donaldson | 702 | |
| | Conservative | Amanda Dalmasso | 692 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bob Fielding | 438 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,514 | 44.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Freckleton East

Freckleton East (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Tommy Threlfall | 707 | |
| | Independent | James Mulholland | 473 | |
| | Conservative | Cathryn Lancaster | 342 | |
| | Conservative | Faye Lamb | 159 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,681 | 41.9 |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |

### Freckleton West

Freckleton West (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Dr Fiddler | 758 | |
| | Independent | Louis Rigby | 714 | |
| | Conservative | Sophie King | 137 | |
| | Conservative | Nicholas Gleave | 120 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,729 | 45.3 |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |

### Heyhouses

Heyhouses (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Viv Willder | 839 | |
| | Conservative | Peter Wood | 723 | |
| | Conservative | Nigel Goodrich | 681 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Patricia Fielding | 557 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Beverley Harrison | 488 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,288 | 40.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Kilnhouse

Kilnhouse (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal Democrats | Karen Henshaw | 623 |
| | Conservative | Christine Akeroyd | 614 |
| | Conservative | Timothy Armit | 531 |
| | Independent | Richard Ellis | 479 |
| | Conservative | Neil Harvey | 475 |
| | Integrity UK – Where People Matter | Rick Whitehead | 252 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,499 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Kirkham North

Kirkham North (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Elaine Silverwood | 1,007 | |
| | Independent | Keith Beckett | 880 | |
| | Independent | Paul Hodgson | 668 | |
| | Conservative | Ted Rhodes | 469 | |
| | Conservative | William Oldfield | 396 | |
| | Conservative | Michael Hill | 204 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,624 | 47.7 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Kirkham South

Kirkham South (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Liz Oades | 698 | |
| | Independent | Peter Hardy | 400 | |
| | Conservative | Barry Mitchell | 152 | |
| | Conservative | Sarah Carrick | 151 | |
| | Labour | Dennis Davenport | 148 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,549 | 41.7 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |

### Medlar-with-Wesham

Medlar-with-Wesham (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Linda Nulty | 651 | |
| | Independent | Alan Clayton | 591 | |
| | Conservative | Martin Howarth | 311 | |
| | Conservative | Stuart Jones | 209 | |
| | Integriy UK | Peter Ball | 97 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,859 | 37.8 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Newton and Treales

Newton and Treales (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Heather Speak | 837 | |
| | Independent | Peter Collins | 675 | |
| | Conservative | Colin Mackintosh | 326 | |
| | Conservative | Stephen Butler | 324 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Pam Winlow | 140 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,302 | 50.1 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |

### Park

Park (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Simon Cox | 1,085 | |
| | Independent | David Chedd | 1,052 | |
| | Conservative | Dawn Prestwich | 977 | |
| | Conservative | Matthew Lardner | 962 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,076 | 48.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Ribby-with-Wrea

Ribby-with-Wrea :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Frank Andrews | 374 | 53.6 |
| | Independent | Janet Wardell | 324 | 46.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 50 | 7.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 698 | 59.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Sinleton and Greenhalgh

Singleton and Greenhalgh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Maxine Chew | 369 | 70.2 |
| | Conservative | Elizabeth Clarkson | 106 | 20.2 |
| | Green | Ian Roberts | 51 | 9.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 263 | 50.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 526 | 46.5 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |

### St John's

St John's (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Brenda Ackers | 771 | |
| | Conservative | Tim Ashton | 717 | |
| | Independent | Kath Harper | 704 | |
| | Conservative | Michael Cornah | 672 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Carol Gilligan | 424 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,288 | 43.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |

### St Leonard's

St Leonard's (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal Democrats | Howard Henshaw | 815 |
| | Conservative | Karen Buckley | 547 |
| | Conservative | Angela Jacques | 477 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Carol Lanyon | 468 |
| | Conservative | Martin Chatfield | 402 |
| | Independent | Des Downey | 318 |
| | Labour | Fred Bostock | 293 |
| | Labour | Bill Taylor | 260 |
| | Integrity UK | Carolyn Astin | 176 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,756 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Staining and Weeton

Staining and Weeton (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Singleton | 582 | |
| | Conservative | Albert Pounder | 475 | |
| | Independent | Stephen Hall | 355 | |
| | Labour | Nick Ansell | 242 | |
| | Green | Stacey Houldsworth | 96 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,750 | 43.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Warton and Westby

Warton and Westby (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Susan Ashton | 775 | |
| | Independent | Julie Brickles | 725 | |
| | Conservative | Susanne Cunningham | 700 | |
| | Conservative | Barbara Douglas | 678 | |
| | Independent | Michael Gilbert | 527 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,405 | 42.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |