Wyre local elections

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Wyre Council is elected every four years.

Contents 1 Political control 2 Council elections 3 By-election results 4 External links

[edit] Political control

Conservative 1973 - 1995

Labour 1995 - 1999

Conservative 1999 -

[edit] Council elections

Wyre Council election 1999

Wyre Council election 2003

[edit] By-election results

Rossall By-Election 13 June 1996
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		771	52.7
	Conservative		605	41.3
	Liberal Democrats		88	6.0
Majority			166	11.4
Turnout			1,464	40.4
	Labour hold		Swing

Pharos By-Election 14 August 1997
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		525	59.7	+5.1
	Conservative		354	40.3	+19.2
Majority			171	19.4
Turnout			879	34.5
	Labour hold		Swing

Warren By-Election 10 June 1999 (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		838
	Labour		821
	Labour		726
	Conservative		602
	Conservative		596
	Conservative		556
Turnout			4,139	42.2
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Norcross By-Election 28 June 2001
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		510	55.4	-3.4
	Labour		410	44.6	+3.4
Majority			100	10.8
Turnout			920	27.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Warren By-Election 5 May 2005
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Malcolm Ratcliffe	1,414	54.9	-5.7
	Conservative	Carole Bonham	943	36.6	-2.8
	UK Independence	James Orange	219	8.5	+8.5
Majority			471	18.3
Turnout			2,576
	Labour hold		Swing

Park By-Election 18 May 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Margaret Birkett	560	55.1	+27.2
	Labour	Julie Grunshaw	456	44.9	-27.2
Majority			104	10.2
Turnout			1,016	32.0
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

[edit] External links

• Wyre Council