The 2011 Blackpool Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2011 to elect members of the unitary Blackpool Borough Council in England. The whole council was up for election and the Labour party gained overall control of the council from the Conservative party.^[1]

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2011 Blackpool Council election

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All 42 council seats
Turnout	37.41%
First party Second party   Leader Simon Blackburn Peter Callow Party Labour Conservative Leader since 2009 Last election 12 seats, 34.4% 27 seats, 47.3% Seats won 27 14 Seat change 15 13 Popular vote 38,828 32,024 Percentage 50.2% 41.4% Swing 15.8% 5.9%
Leader of Largest Party before election Peter Callow Conservative Subsequent Leader of Largest Party Simon Blackburn Labour

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The results saw Blackpool Labour gain 15 seats to take control from the Conservatives.^[2] Conservative councillors who lost seats included the deputy leader of the party Ian Fowler and the cabinet member for education, Peter Collins.^[3] Meanwhile, the Liberal Democrats were reduced to just one councillor, Douglas Green.^[3] Overall turnout at the election was 37.41%.^[4]

The Conservative leader of the council Peter Callow said the Labour result was "well-earned" and that cuts made by the national government were to blame for the Conservative losses.^[2] Meanwhile, the Labour leader Simon Blackburn called the result "very pleasing, but not unexpected".^[2]