Blackpool local elections

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Blackpool Unitary Council in England is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2003, 42 councillors have been elected from 21 wards.^[1]

Political control

Since 1997 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:^[2]

Party in control	Years
Labour	1997–2007
Conservative	2007–2011
Labour	2011 – present

Full council elections

Blackpool Council election, 2000
Blackpool Council election, 2003 (boundary changes reduced the number of seats by 2)^[3]
Blackpool Council election, 2007
Blackpool Council election, 2011

By-election results

1997–2000

Marton By-Election 7 May 1998
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		963	48.1	+0.3
	Labour		878	43.8	-8.4
	Liberal Democrat		162	8.1	+8.1
Majority			85	4.3
Turnout			2,003
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Waterloo By-Election 23 July 1998
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		532	36.8	-1.7
	Liberal Democrat		468	32.4	+8.3
	Labour		447	30.9	-6.6
Majority			64	4.4
Turnout			1,447	30.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

Ingthorpe By-Election 21 January 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		914	63.2	+1.5
	Conservative		533	36.8	-1.5
Majority			381	26.4
Turnout			1,447	26
	Labour hold		Swing

2000–2003

Waterloo By-Election 7 June 2001^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Carol Radcliffe	859	33.1	+1.7
	Conservative	John Herdman	833	32.1	-9.5
	Liberal Democrat	Ian Coleman	696	26.8	-0.3
	Independent	Ann Edwards	208	8.0	+8.0
Majority			26	1.0
Turnout			2,596
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Brunswick By-Election 13 September 2001^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Barry Cresswell	515	53.5	-9.5
	Liberal Democrat	Steven Bate	255	26.5	+26.5
	Conservative	Andrew Stansfield	135	14.0	-23.0
	First Alliance	Kenneht Coups	38	3.9	+3.9
	Independent	Charles Thomas	20	2.1	+2.1
Majority			260	27.0
Turnout			963	20
	Labour hold		Swing

2007–2011

Park By-Election 26 June 2008^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Peter Collins	977	55.2	+28.1
	Labour	Roy Fisher	448	25.3	-8.1
	BNP	Les Joy	218	12.3	-4.8
	Liberal Democrat	Susan Close	97	5.5	-8.5
	UKIP	Colin Porter	30	1.7	-6.7
Majority			529	29.9
Turnout			1,770
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Stanley By-Election 20 August 2009^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jean Kenrick	648	32.8	-28.2
	Labour	John Jones	602	30.5	+4.6
	Liberal Democrat	Michael Hodkinson	332	16.8	+3.6
	UKIP	Colin Porter	203	10.3	+10.3
	BNP	Les Joy	192	9.7	+9.7
Majority			46	2.3
Turnout			1,977	36.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

References

↑ "Councillors – Information". Blackpool Council. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
↑ "Blackpool". BBC News Online. Retrieved 26 September 2009.
↑ "Local elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 26 September 2009.
↑ "Labour win Waterloo by-election". Lancashire Evening Telegraph. 11 June 2001. Retrieved 26 September 2009.
↑ "Marriage councillors". Lancashire Evening Telegraph. 21 September 2001. Retrieved 26 September 2009.
↑ "Tory triumph in Blackpool's Park Ward". Blackpool Gazette. 26 June 2008. Retrieved 26 September 2009.
↑ "Tories win tough fight for Stanley". Blackpool Gazette. 21 August 2009. Retrieved 26 September 2009.

By-election results

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