Fylde local elections

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Fylde District Council in Lancashire, England is elected every four years. 51 councillors are elected from 21 wards since the last boundary changes in 2003.^[1]

Political control

Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:^[2]

Party in control	Years
Conservative	1973 - 1991
No overall control	1991 - 2003
Conservative	2003 - present

Council elections

Fylde Council election, 1999
Fylde Council election, 2003 (boundary changes increased the number of seats by 2)^[3]
Fylde Council election, 2007
Fylde Council election, 2011

By-election results

1995-1999

Park By-Election 3 April 1997
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		556	42.2
	Ratepayer		312	23.7
	Liberal Democrat		278	21.1
	Labour		171	13.0
Majority			244	18.5
Turnout			1,317	42.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Kilnhouse By-Election 10 July 1997
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		516	45.2	+24.8
	Labour		399	35.0	+11.6
	Liberal Democrat		226	19.8	+0.0
Majority			117	10.2
Turnout			1,141
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

1999-2003

Singleton & Greenhalgh By-Election 7 June 2001
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent		unopposed
	Independent gain from Conservative		Swing

Kilnhouse By-Election 24 January 2002 (2)^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	William Prestwich	451
	Conservative	Christine Akeroyd	446
	Ratepayers		288
	Ratepayers		258
	Liberal Democrat		250
	Liberal Democrat		171
	Labour		143
Turnout			2,007	27.0
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

2003-2007

Park By-Election 19 August 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Resident		422	45.7	+13.0
	Conservative		376	40.7	+4.4
	Liberal Democrat	John Graddon	126	13.6	-4.6
Majority			46	5.0
Turnout			924	23.6
	Independent gain from Conservative		Swing

2007-2011

Clifton By-Election 26 November 2009^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Leonard Davies	386	35.3	-10.9
	Fylde Ratepayers Association	Frank Murphy	372	34.1	-6.5
	Liberal Democrat	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

Ribby with Wrea By-Election 1 July 2010^[6]
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

Kilnhouse By-Election 9 September 2010^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	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 Democrat gain from Conservative		Swing

References

↑ "Borough & Parish Elections". Fylde Borough Council. Retrieved 2009-08-17.
↑ "Fylde". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2009-10-26.
↑ "Fylde". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2009-08-17.
↑ "Landslide win for Lib Dems". guardian.co.uk. 25 January 2002. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
↑ "So close as Tory wins election". Blackpool Gazette. 2009-11-27. Retrieved 2009-11-27.
↑ "Result of Fylde Council by-election". Fylde Borough Council. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
↑ "New councillor after by-election poll". Fylde Borough Council. Retrieved 7 May 2011.

By-election results

External links

Fylde Council

v t e Borough of Fylde

Towns	Kirkham Lytham St Annes Wesham

Villages	Clifton Corner Row Elswick Esprick Freckleton Great Plumpton Greenhalgh Hall Cross Higher Ballam Little Plumpton Lower Ballam Moss Side Newton-with-Scales Peel Roseacre Salwick Singleton Staining Thistleton Treales Warton Weeton Westby Wharles Wrea Green

Parishes	Bryning-with-Warton Elswick Freckleton Greenhalgh-with-Thistleton Kirkham Little Eccleston-with-Larbreck Medlar-with-Wesham Newton-with-Clifton Ribby-with-Wrea St Annes-on-the-Sea Singleton Staining Treales, Roseacre and Wharles Weeton-with-Preese Westby-with-Plumptons

Transport	Blackpool Branch Lines Blackpool International Airport Lytham rail crash Lytham St. Annes Corporation Tramways Preston & Wyre Railway Singleton Bank rail crash Railway stations: Ansdell and Fairhaven Kirkham and Wesham Lytham Moss Side St Annes-on-the-Sea Salwick Squires Gate Disused: Gillett's Crossing Halt Lytham (Station Road) Singleton Wrea Green

Churches	Clifton (Lund): St John the Evangelist Kirkham: St Michael Lytham: St Cuthbert St John St Annes-on-the-Sea: St Anne St Thomas Singleton: St Anne Weeton: St Michael Wesham: Christ Church Wrea Green: St Nicholas

Other buildings & structures	HM Prison Kirkham Lytham Hall Lytham Hospital Lytham Priory St Anne's Pier St Annes-on-the-Sea Carnegie Library Springfields Warton Aerodrome

Education	Arnold KEQMS Blackpool and The Fylde College Carr Hill High School King Edward VII and Queen Mary School Kirkham Grammar School Lytham St. Annes High Technology College St Annes College Grammar School Strike Lane Primary School

Sport	A.F.C. Fylde BAE Warton Rugby Church Road Ground Fylde Rugby Club Lytham St Annes Hockey Club Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club 1961 Ryder Cup 1977 Ryder Cup Lytham Trophy Woodlands Memorial Ground

Topography	Rivers: Main Dyke

Arts	Lytham Academy Of Theatre Arts

Politics	Council elections 1999 2003 2007 2011 Constituencies: Fylde Fylde South

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