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Fylde Borough Council elections

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Fylde Borough Council elections are held every four years to elect councillors to Fylde Borough Council in Lancashire, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2023 the council has comprised 37 councillors, representing 17 wards, with each ward electing one, two or three councillors.^[1]

Fylde shown within the non-metropolitan county of Lancashire (Unitary authorities excluded)

By-election results

2015-2019

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	Overall control		Conservative		Labour		Lib Dems		Independent		Ratepayers
2019	Conservative	31		-		1		19^{[lower-alpha 1]}		-
2015	Conservative	32		1		2		14		2
2011	Conservative	26		-		3		20		2
2007	Conservative	27		-		2		18		4
2003	Conservative	27		-		2		15		7
1999	NOC	21		2		3		12		11

Party		Votes	%
	Conservative	556	42.2
	Ratepayer	312	23.7
	Liberal Democrats	278	21.1
	Labour	171	13.0
Majority		244	18.5
Turnout		1,317	42.0
	Conservative hold	Swing

Party		Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	516	45.2	+24.8
	Labour	399	35.0	+11.6
	Liberal Democrats	226	19.8	+0.0
Majority		117	10.2
Turnout		1,141
	Conservative gain from Labour	Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent		unopposed
	Independent gain from Conservative		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	William Prestwich	451
	Conservative	Christine Akeroyd	446
	Ratepayers		288
	Ratepayers		258
	Liberal Democrats		250
	Liberal Democrats		171
	Labour		143
Turnout			2,007	27.0
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Resident		422	45.7	+13.0
	Conservative		376	40.7	+4.4
	Liberal Democrats	John Graddon	126	13.6	-4.6
Majority			46	5.0
Turnout			924	23.6
	Independent gain from Conservative		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Leonard Davies	386	35.3	-10.9
	Fylde Ratepayers Association	Frank Murphy	372	34.1	-6.5
	Liberal Democrats	Mike Turner	241	22.1	+22.1
	Labour	Janet Sherwood	80	7.3	-5.9
	Green	Hilda Speakman	13	1.2	+1.2
Majority			14	1.2
Turnout			1,092	29.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Frank Andrews	292	52.2	+6.8
	Independent	Janet Wardell	256	45.8	-8.7
	Green	David Hobson	11	2.0	+2.0
Majority			36	6.4
Turnout			559	47.0
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Karen Henshaw	529	44.8	+21.9
	Conservative	Matthew Lardner	459	38.8	+2.7
	Labour	Peter Stephenson	165	14.0	+2.2
	Green	Ian Roberts	29	2.5	+2.5
Majority			70	5.9
Turnout			1,182	34.0
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Barbara Nash	401	33.4	-26.7
	Independent	Palmira Stafford	313	26.1	+26.1
	Liberal Democrats	Carol Gilligan	163	13.6	+26.3
	Green	Ian Roberts	150	12.5	+12.5
	UKIP	Bill Dickson	147	12.3	+12.3
	Integrity UK	Bill Whitehead	25	2.1	+2.1
Majority			88	7.3
Turnout			1,199
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Fylde Ratepayers Association	Mark Bamforth	804	65.7	+65.7
	Conservative	Brenda Blackshaw	205	16.7	-23.9
	UKIP	Timothy Wood	100	8.2	+8.2
	Liberal Democrats	Carol Gilligan	62	5.1	-17.2
	Green	Bob Dennett	53	4.3	+4.3
Majority			599	48.9
Turnout			1,224
	Fylde Ratepayers Association gain from Conservative

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Peter Anthony	576	59.8	+13.9
	UKIP	Tim Wood	128	13.3	+13.3
	Independent	Noreen Griffiths	122	12.7	+12.7
	Labour	Jed Sullivan	84	8.7	-9.6
	Liberal Democrats	Luke Gibbon	53	5.5	+5.5
Majority			448	46.5
Turnout			963
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Fylde Ratepayers Association	Mark Bamforth	564	60.8	+15.9
	Conservative	Paul Lomax	278	30.0	+4.4
	Labour	Jayne Boardman	45	4.9	-8.3
	Green	Paul Hill	40	4.3	+4.3
Majority			286	30.9
Turnout			927
	Fylde Ratepayers Association hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Kirkham	884	58.0	+20.5
	Independent	Daniel Docherty	359	23.6	+23.6
	Labour	Jack James	280	18.4	-1.5
Majority			525	34.5
Turnout			1,523
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jayne Nixon	401	73.0	+8.4
	Labour	Nick Ansell	111	20.2	-15.2
	Liberal Democrats	Beverley Harrison	37	6.7	+6.7
Majority			290	52.8
Turnout			549
	Conservative hold		Swing

Heyhouses By-Election 5 April 2018^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Sally Nash	655	58.1	+11.5
	Labour	Lynn Goodwin	202	17.9	-13.3
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Holland	138	12.2	-10.0
	Green	Ian Roberts	133	11.8	+11.8
Majority			453	40.2
Turnout			1,128
	Conservative hold		Swing

Ansdell By-Election 2 August 2018^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Chris Dixon	715	72.4	+21.7
	Labour	Gareth Nash	272	27.6	+5.1
Majority			443	44.8
Turnout			987
	Conservative hold		Swing