2019 Blackpool Council election

The 2019 Blackpool Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of Blackpool Council in England.

2019 Blackpool Council election
2 May 2019
All 40 seats to Blackpool Council
21 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Simon Blackburn Tony Blackburn Debbie Coleman
Party Labour Conservative Independent Blackpool Residents Group
Seats before 26 12 3
Seats won 23 (55%) 15 (35%) 2 (5%)
Seat change 3 3 1
Percentage 43.9% 44.4%
  Fourth party
 
Leader None
Party Independent
Seats before 1
Seats won 2 (5%)
Seat change 1
Council control before election

Labour

 Council control after election

Labour

Blackpool Council has been controlled by the Labour Party since 2011, who currently hold a majority of ten with 26 councillors. The Conservatives were defending twelve seats, and independent councillors were defending four.

Background

Blackpool Council will hold local elections on 2 May 2019 along with councils across England as part of the 2019 local elections. The council elects its members in all-out elections, with all its councillors up for election every four years.[1][2] Councillors defending their seats in this election were previously elected in 2015. In that election, 29 Labour councillors and 13 Conservative councillors were elected.

The Conservative Party held its seat in Warbreck ward following a March 2017 by-election.[3]

Following suspension by the Conservative Party, Colin Maycock left his party to sit as an independent councillor in November 2017.[4]

Follow complaints about comments he made at an event in March 2018, Ian Coleman resigned as mayor, left the Labour group on the council, and said he wouldn't stand for re-election.[5] His son and daughter-in-law, Labour councillors Gary Coleman and Debbie Coleman, left their party in June 2018 to sit as independents. Debbie Coleman had been deselected, and Gary Coleman had announced he wouldn't seek re-election.[6] The three councillors formed a new group called the Independent Blackpool Residents Group.[7]

Two Conservative councillors including former council leader Peter Callow were deselected by their party.[8]

Overall results

After the previous election, the composition of the council was:

↓
29 13
Labour Conservative

Immediately ahead of this election, the composition of the council was:

↓
26 4 12
Labour Independent Conservative

Following the latest election, the current composition of the council is:

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23 4 15
Labour Independent Conservative

Ward results

Incumbent councillors seeking re-election are marked with an asterisk (*). Two sitting councillors—Debbie Coleman and Andrew Stansfield—are seeking election in different wards.

Anchorsholme
Anchorsholme (2 Seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Paul Galley* 1278 64.4
Conservative Tony Williams* 1225
Labour Jon Bamborough 530 26.8
Labour Kendrick Fowler 376
Liberal Democrats Alexander Bettison 175 8.8
Majority
Turnout 3,584 38.2%

Bispham
Bispham (2 Seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Don Clapham* 868 28.0%
Conservative Paul Wilshaw 778 25.1%
Labour Robert Dewick 518 16.7%
Labour Ian Treasure 493 15.9%
Independent Steven Bate 440 14.2%
Majority
Turnout 35.1%

Bloomfield
Bloomfield (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Graham Cain* 646 35.9%
Labour Jim Hobson* 604 33.6%
Conservative Roger Jones 257 14.3%
Conservative Karen Staff 291 16.9%
Majority
Turnout 21.5%

Brunswick
Brunswick (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Simon Blackburn* 476 20.7
Independent Gary Coleman* 453 19.7%
Labour Portia Owen 440 19.1%
Independent Andy Higgins 387 16.8%
Conservative Shirley Cantrell 216 9.4%
Conservative Mandy Cunliffe 200 8.7%
Green Maureen Beck 128 5.6%
Majority
Turnout 27.9%

Claremont
Claremont (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Ivan Taylor* 667 31.2%
Labour Lynn Williams* 619 30.0%
Conservative Lucy Green 276 13.1%
Conservative Michaela Jackson 227 10.6%
Green Garry Richardson 189 8.8%
Liberal Democrats Sue Close 156 7.3%
Majority
Turnout 23.8%

Clifton
Clifton (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Paula Burdess 664 28.38%
Labour Adrian Hutton* 653 28.78%
Conservative Robert Ronson 492 21.68%
Conservative Moira Graham 480 21.15%
Majority
Turnout

Greenlands
Greenlands (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Rick Scott 757 24.61%
Conservative Bernard Wing 718 25.18%
Labour Chris Ryan* 702 24.61
Labour Christine Wright* 675 23.67%
Majority
Turnout

Hawes Side
Hawes Side (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Neil Brookes 604 24.97%
Labour Kim Critchley* 606 25.05%
Green Dean Eden 246 10.17%
Conservative Glenn Priestley 496 20.50%
Conservative Lesley Wright 467 19.31%
Majority
Turnout

Highfield
Highfield (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Lily Henderson* 760 26.26%
Labour Peter Hunter* 793 27.40%
Conservative Gary Pennington 713 24.64%
Labour Nicola Ryan 628 21.70%
Majority
Turnout

Ingthorpe
Ingthorpe (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Peter Allen-Rogers 715 23.13%
Labour Amy Cross* 901 29.15%
Conservative Mick Curwen 647 20.93%
Labour Jo Farrell 828 26.79%
Majority
Turnout

Layton
Layton (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Kath Benson* 776 30.11%
Conservative Mark Courtney-Massey 483 18.74%
Labour Martin Mitchell* 664 25.77%
Conservative Thelma Stables 482 18.70%
Liberal Democrats Lee Taylor-Jack 172 6.67%
Majority
Turnout

Marton
Marton (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Independent Debbie Coleman 544 20.50%
Labour Judith Costello 507 19.10%
Labour Jim Elmes* 543 20.46%
Conservative Jack Robinson 476 17.94%
Conservative Andrew Stansfield 584 22.00%
Majority
Turnout

Norbreck
Highfield (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Norbreck Independents Maxine Callow* 742 20.69%
Norbreck Independents Peter Callow* 717 19.99%
Conservative Anne-Marie Clarke 614 17.12%
Conservative Roy Haskett 585 16.31%
Liberal Democrats Simon Jowitt 200 5.58%
Labour James Sorah 200 5.58%
Labour Laura White 379 10.57%
Majority
Turnout

Park
Park (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Gillian Campbell* 694 30.75%
Conservative Paul Carter 489 21.67%
Labour Maria Kirkland* 653 28.93%
Conservative Antony Manning 421 18.65%
Majority
Turnout

Squires Gate
Squires Gate (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Christian Cox* 817 31.09%
Green Julie Daniels 222 8.45%
Labour Sharon Doyle 443 16.86%
Labour Alistair Humphreys* 477 18.15%
Conservative Gerard Walsh 669 25.46%
Majority
Turnout

Stanley
Stanley (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Graham Baker 1019 33.56%
Labour Shaun Brookes 447 14.72%
Liberal Democrats Bill Greene 201 6.62%
Conservative Jason Roberts* 973 32.05%
Labour Carl Webb 396 13.04%
Majority
Turnout

Talbot
Talbot (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Green Alistair Blair 215 9.36%
Conservative Callum Catterall 463 20.15%
Conservative Charlie Docherty 490 21.32%
Labour Jane Hugo 561 24.41%
Labour Mark Smith* 569 24.76%
Majority
Turnout

Tyldesley
Tyldesley (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Samantha Bell 410 18.26%
Labour David Collett* 602 26.82%
Conservative Aishley Docherty 369 16.44%
Green Gina Eastwood 256 11.40%
Labour Allan Matthews* 608 27.08%
Majority
Turnout

Victoria
Victoria (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Fred Jackson* 627 33.66%
Conservative Monique Mannion 353 18.95%
Labour David Owen* 559 30.01%
Conservative Sue Ridyard 324 17.39%
Majority
Turnout

Warbreck
Warbreck (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Jake Adams 406 16.77%
Liberal Democrats Kevan Benfold 243 10.04%
Labour Desmond Harvey 376 15.53%
Conservative Danny Scott* 708 29.24%
Conservative Michelle Scott* 688 28.42%
Majority
Turnout

Waterloo
Waterloo (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Green Becky Daniels 184 7.23%
Labour David O'Hara* 457 17.95%
Labour Heather O'Hara 443 17.40%
Conservative Derek Robertson* 506 19.87%
Independent David Shackleton 279 10.96%
Independent Spencer Shackleton 223 8.76%
Conservative Susan Whadcock 454 17.83%
Majority
Turnout
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References
  1. "Local government structure and elections". GOV.UK. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  2. "Election Timetable in England" (PDF).
  3. "Blackpool Council elections | Warbreck ward | Results". www.blackpool.gov.uk. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
  4. "Suspended councillor quits Tories". www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
  5. "Blackpool's outgoing mayor 'heart-broken' as comment row leads to resignation". www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
  6. "Blackpool's mayoral pair leave ruling Labour party". www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
  7. "'IRA' complaint referred to town hall monitor". www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
  8. "Poll-topping Blackpool councillors are axed by their own party". www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
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