Blackpool Council - Wards and Councillors

Unitary authority · North West · 42 seats in 21 wards · All seats elected every four years · Next election 6 May 2027

Labour have a majority on Blackpool Council. The council has 42 councillors in 21 wards. Seats by party: Labour 27, Conservative 11, Reform 4. The next election is on 6 May 2027.

A government plan to replace the councils in this area with four unitary councils was paused for review on 7 September 2026. Elections due in May 2027 will go ahead on existing council boundaries. Source

Control

Seats by party

Labour (Majority)

42 seats - 22 for a majority

Reform 4Labour 27Conservative 11

Seat changes since the 4 May 2023 election Reform +4 Labour −1 Conservative −3

Vote share at the 4 May 2023 election (42 seats, all wards)

ShareSeats won

Labour44.5%28

Conservative39.3%14

Other9.8%0

Green2.6%0

Reform2.2%0

Lib Dem1.5%0

Next election

6 May 2027

all 42 seats up, then every four years

Largest party

Labour 27

majority of 12; 22 needed

Closest result

Warbreck

Conservative won the last seat by 15 votes over Labour, 4 May 2023

Latest by-election

Claremont

Labour hold, 1 October 2026 (5 since 2021)

Constituencies

2 overlap

2024Now

Voted Leave in 2016

68%

GB 52%

Wards

Who holds each ward

LabourConservative

Coloured by the party holding most of the ward's seats today; where seats are split evenly, by the party with the higher share at the last election.

All 21 wards

Councillors and last results

Select a ward for its full results, candidates and last by-election.

Ward and councillors	Last election
Anchorsholme Paul Galley, Anita Cooper	4 May 2023 Conservative 65.4% lead 30.8 pts
Bispham Paul Wilshaw, Joel McKevitt	4 May 2023 Conservative 51.9% lead 3.8 pts
Bloomfield Jim Hobson, Mel Fenlon	4 May 2023 Labour 35.1% lead 10.6 pts
Brunswick Laura Marshall, Matthew Thomas	4 May 2023 Labour 67.4% lead 34.8 pts
Claremont Katie Helen Donnelli-Hunn, Lynn Williams	4 May 2023 Labour 52.3% lead 30.7 pts
Clifton Paula Burdess, Alistair Humphreys	4 May 2023 Labour 62.7% lead 25.4 pts
Greenlands Jon Morgan, Dave Flanagan	4 May 2023 Labour 44.6% lead 4.8 pts
Hawes Side Neal Brookes, Kim Critchley	4 May 2023 Labour 58.1% lead 16.2 pts
Highfield Peter Hunter, Bradley Mitchell	4 May 2023 Labour 46.7% lead 2.6 pts
Ingthorpe Jon Bamborough, Jo Farrell	4 May 2023 Labour 56.4% lead 12.8 pts
Layton John Boughton, Kath Benson	4 May 2023 Labour 43.7% lead 21.0 pts
Marton Jim O'Neill, Shaun Brookes	4 May 2023 Labour 51.1% lead 11.6 pts
Norbreck Emma Ellison, Julie Sloman	4 May 2023 Conservative 32.2% lead 6.9 pts
Park Gillian Campbell, Adrian Hoyle	4 May 2023 Labour 62.8% lead 25.6 pts
Squires Gate Gerard Walsh, Carl Mitchell	4 May 2023 Conservative 50.4% lead 19.3 pts
Stanley Jason Roberts, Graham Baker	4 May 2023 Conservative 65.6% lead 31.2 pts
Talbot Mark Smith, Jane Hugo	4 May 2023 Labour 54.2% lead 25.0 pts
Tyldesley Lisette Roe, Portia Webb	4 May 2023 Labour 44.7% lead 11.7 pts
Victoria Fred Jackson, Pam Brookes	4 May 2023 Labour 51.0% lead 15.9 pts
Warbreck Michele Scott, Danny Scott	4 May 2023 Conservative 45.0% lead 1.9 pts
Waterloo Diane Mitchell, Simon Cartmell	4 May 2023 Labour 32.5% lead 3.1 pts

Anchorsholme

Anita Cooper ConservativePaul Galley Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Conservative65.4%

Labour34.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Paul David Stuart Galley Elected	Conservative	1,106
Anita Cooper Elected	Conservative	963
Jacqueline Boughton	Labour	584
Therese Bernadette Clark	Labour	568

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Bispham

Joel McKevitt LabourPaul Wilshaw Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Conservative51.9%

Labour48.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Paul William Wilshaw Elected	Conservative	671
Tony Warne Elected	Conservative	666
Jim Elmes	Labour	621
Julia Frances Walshaw	Labour	616

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Last by-election, 7 November 2024

Labour31.5%

Reform30.7%

Conservative22.7%

Independent10.7%

Green2.6%

Lib Dem1.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Joel McKevitt Elected	Labour	436	31.5%
Will Banks	Reform	424	30.7%
Lynda Watson	Conservative	314	22.7%
Rick Scott	Independent	148	10.7%
Ben Thomas	Green	36	2.6%
Kevan Michael Benfold	Lib Dem	24	1.7%

Bloomfield

Jim Hobson LabourMel Fenlon Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Labour35.1%

Independent24.5%

Independent22.2%

Conservative18.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Mel Fenlon Elected	Labour	374
Jim Hobson Elected	Labour	371
Mark Butcher	Independent	261
Graham Cain	Independent	237
Cody Milnes	Conservative	195
Malaya Kumar Nayak	Conservative	129

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Brunswick

Laura Marshall LabourMatthew Thomas Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Labour67.4%

Conservative32.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Matthew Charles Thomas Elected	Labour	761
Laura Marshall Elected	Labour	717
Paul Clark	Conservative	368
John Jake Thomson	Conservative	343

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Claremont

Katie Helen Donnelli-Hunn LabourLynn Williams Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Labour52.3%

Conservative21.6%

Independent14.0%

Lib Dem12.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Ivan John Taylor Elected	Labour	538
Lynn Suzanne Williams Elected	Labour	504
Harry George Gordon	Conservative	222
Lawrence Anthony Sloman	Conservative	179
Garry Michael Richardson	Independent	144
Sue Close	Lib Dem	124

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Last by-election, 1 October 2026

Labour41.8%

Reform38.2%

Restore Britain7.2%

Conservative5.7%

Green4.0%

Lib Dem1.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Katie Helen Donnelli-Hunn Elected	Labour	458	41.8%
Mark Butcher	Reform	419	38.2%
Paula Brooksbank	Restore Britain	79	7.2%
John Jake Thomson	Conservative	62	5.7%
Rob Jones	Green	44	4.0%
Kevan Michael Benfold	Lib Dem	18	1.6%
Kim Sherrie Knight	Independent	16	1.5%

Clifton

Alistair Humphreys LabourPaula Burdess Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Labour62.7%

Conservative37.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Paula Ruth Burdess Elected	Labour	713
Alistair James Duncan Humphreys Elected	Labour	694
Robert Henry Wilson	Conservative	424
Oliver Potts	Conservative	346

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Greenlands

Dave Flanagan LabourJon Morgan Reform

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Labour44.6%

Conservative39.8%

Green9.5%

Reform6.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Julie Elizabeth Jones Elected	Labour	785
Dave Flanagan Elected	Labour	771
Jane Elizabeth Ann Warne	Conservative	701
Rick Scott	Conservative	680
Ben Thomas	Green	167
Lance Trevor Fogg	Reform	107

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Last by-election, 18 December 2025

Reform44.4%

Conservative22.6%

Labour21.9%

Green6.0%

Lib Dem3.4%

Independent1.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Jonathan Morgan Elected	Reform	587	44.4%
Rick Scott	Conservative	299	22.6%
Hattie Tollerson	Labour	289	21.9%
Brenden John Wilkinson	Green	79	6.0%
Kevan Michael Benfold	Lib Dem	45	3.4%
Jayden James Gaskin	Independent	22	1.7%

Hawes Side

Kim Critchley LabourNeal Brookes Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Labour58.1%

Conservative41.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Kim Elizabeth Critchley Elected	Labour	672
Neal Timothy Brookes Elected	Labour	657
Karen Mandy Higgitt	Conservative	485
Frank Roger Downing	Conservative	478

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Highfield

Bradley Mitchell ConservativePeter Hunter Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Labour46.7%

Conservative44.1%

Lib Dem9.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Peter Hunter Elected	Labour	880
Bradley Curtis Mitchell Elected	Conservative	831
Jack Robinson	Conservative	763
Sharon Dawn Hoyle	Labour	734
Bill Greene	Lib Dem	172

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Ingthorpe

Jo Farrell LabourJon Bamborough Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Labour56.4%

Conservative43.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Jon Bamborough Elected	Labour	743
Jo Farrell Elected	Labour	697
Alexander Sean Higgs	Conservative	575
James Murphy	Conservative	538

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Layton

John Boughton LabourKath Benson Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Labour43.7%

Conservative22.7%

Independent22.5%

Independent11.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Kathryn Mary Benson Elected	Labour	733
John Boughton Elected	Labour	678
Chris Bates	Conservative	381
Martin Mitchell	Independent	378
Roy Henry Haskett	Conservative	352
Lee David Taylor-Jack	Independent	187

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Marton

Jim O'Neill ReformShaun Brookes Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Labour51.1%

Conservative39.5%

Reform9.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Sarah Smith Elected	Labour	814
Shaun Richard Brookes Elected	Labour	799
Andrew Charles Stansfield	Conservative	630
Glenn Dana Laughton Priestley	Conservative	595
Kerry Anne Anderson-Riley	Reform	150

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Last by-election, 3 October 2024

Reform38.8%

Labour28.0%

Conservative21.3%

Independent7.0%

Lib Dem2.8%

Green2.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Jim O'Neill Elected	Reform	462	38.8%
Sam Benson	Labour	334	28.0%
Neil Harvey	Conservative	254	21.3%
Andrew Charles Stansfield	Independent	84	7.0%
Bill Greene	Lib Dem	33	2.8%
Ben Thomas	Green	25	2.1%

Norbreck

Emma Ellison ReformJulie Sloman Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Conservative32.2%

Independent25.3%

Independent22.6%

Labour19.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Emma Victoria Ellison Elected	Conservative	714
Julie Elizabeth Sloman Elected	Conservative	652
Maxine Callow	Independent	562
Tony Williams	Independent	501
Robert Joseph Harrison	Labour	440
David O'Hara	Labour	418

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Park

Adrian Hoyle LabourGillian Campbell Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Labour62.8%

Conservative37.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Gillian Campbell Elected	Labour	616
Adrian Sydney Hoyle Elected	Labour	551
Frazer McLellan Rogers	Conservative	365
Paul Anthony Carter	Conservative	358

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Squires Gate

Carl Mitchell ConservativeGerard Walsh Reform

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Conservative50.4%

Labour31.1%

Green10.5%

Reform8.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Carl Darren Mitchell Elected	Conservative	854
Gerard John Sean Walsh Elected	Conservative	782
Melanie Louise Kelly	Labour	527
Danny Rossie	Labour	454
Julie Irene Daniels	Green	178
Kim Sherrie Knight	Reform	136

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Stanley

Graham Baker ConservativeJason Roberts Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Conservative65.6%

Labour34.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Graham Baker Elected	Conservative	796
Jason Roberts Elected	Conservative	772
Laura White	Labour	418
Daniel James Lovatt-Staines	Labour	412

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Talbot

Jane Hugo LabourMark Smith Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Labour54.2%

Conservative29.2%

Independent16.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Mark Peter Smith Elected	Labour	595
Jane Louise Hugo Elected	Labour	572
Will Banks	Conservative	321
Ian Stuart White	Conservative	312
Danny Gee	Independent	182

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Tyldesley

Lisette Roe LabourPortia Webb Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Labour44.7%

Conservative33.0%

Green10.3%

Reform6.1%

Independent5.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Lisette Roe Elected	Labour	640
Portia Webb Elected	Labour	599
Andrew Binns	Conservative	473
John Lawrence Albert Ormston	Conservative	421
Georgina Eastwood	Green	148
Paul Michael Nield	Reform	88
William Cheveyo Gee	Independent	83

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Victoria

Fred Jackson LabourPam Brookes Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Labour51.0%

Conservative35.1%

Green13.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Pam Brookes Elected	Labour	490
Fred Jackson Elected	Labour	468
Neil Harvey	Conservative	337
Jacqui Frost	Conservative	329
Tracey Marie Booker	Green	133

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Warbreck

Danny Scott ConservativeMichele Scott Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Conservative45.0%

Labour43.1%

Lib Dem11.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Danny Scott Elected	Conservative	600
Michele Scott Elected	Conservative	589
Matthew Thomas Haynes	Labour	574
Tommy Edwin Kirkwood	Labour	525
Kevan Michael Benfold	Lib Dem	158
Paul Richard Hindley	Lib Dem	147

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Waterloo

Diane Mitchell ConservativeSimon Cartmell Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Labour32.5%

Conservative29.4%

Independent19.9%

Reform9.6%

Green8.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Simon James Cartmell Elected	Labour	564
Diane Marie Mitchell Elected	Conservative	509
Luke Bodenham	Labour	493
Chris Higgitt	Conservative	458
Jim O'Neill	Independent	345
Derek Robertson	Reform	166
Tina Rothery	Green	150

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Councillors

Changed party since the election

2 councillors now sit for a different party from the one they were elected for.

Ward	Councillor	Elected as	Now
Norbreck	Emma Ellison	Conservative 2023	Reform
Squires Gate	Gerard Walsh	Conservative 2023	Reform

By-elections

Every council by-election since 2021

5 by-elections since July 2021, 4 of them gains.

Date	Ward	Result	Winner's share
1 October 2026	Claremont	Labour hold	41.8%
18 December 2025	Greenlands	Reform gain from Labour	44.0%
7 November 2024	Bispham	Labour gain from Conservative	31.5%
9 October 2024	Marton	Reform gain from Labour	38.8%
17 November 2022	Greenlands	Labour gain from Conservative

Parliament

Parliamentary constituencies

Constituency	Share of council	2024 winner	Projected now
Blackpool South	79%	Labour	Labour 40%
Blackpool North and Fleetwood	21%	Labour	Reform 34%

Share of the council: the proportion of its census neighbourhoods (2021 LSOAs) in each seat. The projection is PollCheck's demographic model at current polling, not a forecast.

People

Who lives in Blackpool

141,040 residents in 64,783 households

Voted Leave in 2016

68% 16 above GB

Degree or higher

22% 12 below GB

No qualifications

25% 7 above GB

Own their home

58% 3 below GB

Rent from a council or housing association

10% 7 below GB

Rent privately

32% 12 above GB

Aged 15 to 34

28% 3 below GB

Aged 65 and over

25% 3 above GB

GB figure. 2021 Census (Scotland: 2022): age as a share of residents aged 15 and over, qualifications of residents aged 16 and over, housing as a share of households. Leave: 2016 EU referendum, Electoral Commission results by counting area.

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Closest on the measures above: the 2016 Leave vote, age, qualifications and housing. Maps show which party holds each ward.

Sources

Sources and method

Seat totals and control: PollCheck council control tracker. Councillors: Open Council Data (CC BY-SA 4.0). Election results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), with some vote counts from DCLEAPIL, Leman (2025) (CC BY-SA 4.0), and corrections checked against councils' official declarations. Ward boundaries: Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Census: Office for National Statistics and National Records of Scotland.

Councillor lists and DCLEAPIL-derived vote counts on this page are available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

In wards electing more than one councillor, a party's share counts only its leading candidate (the Rallings and Thrasher method). Independents count individually. The lead is the gap between the top two parties' shares.