Blackpool local elections

Blackpool local elections

Blackpool Council is elected every four years.

Political control

*Labour 1997 - 2007
*Conservative 2007 - present

Full Council Elections

Blackpool Council election, 2000

Blackpool Council election, 2003

Blackpool Council election, 2007

By-election results

1997-2000

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 963
percentage = 48.1
change = +0.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 878
percentage = 43.8
change = -8.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 162
percentage = 8.1
change = +8.1Election box majority
votes = 85
percentage = 4.3
change =Election box turnout
votes = 2,003
percentage =
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 532
percentage = 36.8
change = -1.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 468
percentage = 32.4
change = +8.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 447
percentage = 30.9
change = -6.6Election box majority
votes = 64
percentage = 4.4
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,447
percentage = 30.8
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 914
percentage = 63.2
change = +1.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 533
percentage = 36.8
change = -1.5Election box majority
votes = 381
percentage = 26.4
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,447
percentage = 26
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

2000-2003

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 859
percentage = 33.1
change = +1.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 833
percentage = 32.1
change = -9.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 696
percentage = 26.8
change = -0.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate =
votes = 208
percentage = 8.0
change = +8.0Election box majority
votes = 26
percentage = 1.0
change =Election box turnout
votes = 2,596
percentage =
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
loser = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 515
percentage = 53.5
change = -9.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 255
percentage = 26.5
change = +26.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 135
percentage = 14.0
change = -23.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate =
votes = 38
percentage = 3.9
change = +3.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate =
votes = 20
percentage = 2.1
change = +2.1Election box majority
votes = 260
percentage = 27.0
change =Election box turnout
votes = 963
percentage = 20
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

2007-2011

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Peter Collins
votes = 977
percentage = 55.2
change = +28.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Roy Fisher
votes = 448
percentage = 25.3
change = -8.1Election box candidate with party link
party = British National Party
candidate = Les Joy
votes = 218
percentage = 12.3
change = -4.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Susan Close
votes = 97
percentage = 5.5
change = -8.5Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Colin Porter
votes = 30
percentage = 1.7
change = -6.7Election box majority
votes = 529
percentage = 29.9
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,770
percentage =
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

External links

* [http://www.blackpool.gov.uk Blackpool Council]


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