The 2019 Blackpool Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of Blackpool Council in England.

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2019 Blackpool Council election

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All 42 seats to Blackpool Council 22 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Simon Blackburn Tony Williams Debbie Coleman Party Labour Conservative Independent Last election 29 seats, 43.6% 13 seats, 39.1% 0 seats, 0.3% Seats won 23 15 4 Seat change 6 2 4 Popular vote 23,940 24,241 3,785 Percentage 43.9% 44.4% 6.9% Swing 0.3% 5.3% 6.6%
Winner of each seat at the 2019 Blackpool Council election
Council control before election Labour Council control after election Labour

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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.

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.^[1][2] 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.^[3]

Following suspension by the Conservative Party, Colin Maycock left his party to sit as an independent councillor in November 2017.^[4]

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.^[5] 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.^[6] The three councillors formed a new group called the Independent Blackpool Residents Group.^[7]

Two Conservative councillors including former council leader Peter Callow were deselected by their party.^[8]

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