2015 Blackpool Borough Council election

Local election in Blackpool, England September 2015 September 2015 The 2015 Blackpool Borough Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of Blackpool Borough Council in England.http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/find-information-by-subject/elections-and-referendums/upcoming-elections-and-referendums Upcoming elections & referendums 26 March 2015 The Electoral Commission https://web.archive.org/web/20150315102043/http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/find-information-by-subject/elections-and-referendums/upcoming-elections-and-referendums 15 March 2015 live All 21 wards of 2 seats each on the council were contested with newly elected members next due to serve a four-year term and next contest their seats in 2019. This election took place on the same day as other local elections as well as the 2015 UK General Election. The Labour Party retained an overall control on the council, winning 29 of the 42 seats on the council. The Conservative Party won the remaining 13 seats, wiping out the Liberal Democrats. thumb|Map of Blackpool showing the results of the 2015 local election Result Blackpool Borough Council Election Result 2015 Labour Party (UK) 29 2 0 +2 69.0 43.6 46,672 -6.6% Conservative Party (UK) 13 0 1 -1 31.0 39.1 41,904 -2.3% UK Independence Party 0 0 0 0 0 13.7 14,703 +11.7% Liberal Democrats (UK) 0 0 1 -1 0 1.6 1,750 -3.6% Green Party of England and Wales 0 0 0 0 0 1.5 1,606 +1.4% Independent (politician) 0 0 0 0 0 0.3 269 -0.9% Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 193 N/A A total of 107,097 votes were cast, with 345 ballots being spoilt. The turnout was 58.1%. Council Composition Prior to the election the composition of the council was: + ↓ 27 14 1 Labour Conservative Lib Dem After the election, the composition of the council was: + ↓ 29 13 Labour Conservative Lib Dem - Liberal Democrats Ward results Asterisks denote incumbent Councillors seeking re-election. All results are listed below:https://www.blackpool.gov.uk/Your-Council/Voting-and-elections/Elections/Council-elections-2015/Results.aspx Results in the 2015 Blackpool Council local elections, held on Thursday 7 May www.blackpool.gov.uk Anchorsholme Anchorsholme (2 Seats) Conservative Party (UK) Paul David Stuart Galley* 1,879 52.6 Conservative Party (UK) Tony Williams* 1,620 Labour Party (UK) John Bamborough 1,054 29.5 Labour Party (UK) Jane Hugo 1,048 UK Independence Party Jaqueline Georgina Margaret Sidwell 637 17.8 6,238 67.2 +19.5 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Bispham Bispham (2 Seats) Conservative Party (UK) Don Clapham* 1,559 41.1 Conservative Party (UK) Colin Alan Maycock 1,144 Labour Party (UK) John Hawkins-Arkwright 1,121 29.6 Labour Party (UK) Nita Doreen 839 UK Independence Party Sandra Patricia Braithwaite 787 20.8 N/A Green Party of England and Wales Gordon Stuart Anthony Sinclair 325 8.6 N/A 5,775 66.0 24.3 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Bloomfield Bloomfield (2 Seats) Labour Party (UK) Graham Cain* 1,045 44.8 Labour Party (UK) John Jones 902 UK Independence Party Liam James Jan Bleeker 585 25.1 Conservative Party (UK) Mandy Louise Cunliffe 463 19.9 Conservative Party (UK) Annemarie Slack 294 Green Party of England and Wales Phil Armstrong 202 8.7 N/A Independent (politician) Olga Helena Krzyzaniak 37 1.6 N/A 317 8.99 3,528 45.4 +18.9 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Brunswick Brunswick (2 Seats) Labour Party (UK) Gary Ian Coleman* 1,187 51.5 Labour Party (UK) Simon Howard Blackburn* 1,181 Conservative Party (UK) Joey Blower 642 27.9 Conservative Party (UK) Shirley Margaret Tracy Anne Cantrell 626 UK Independence Party Colin Porter 432 18.8 UK Independence Party Joanna Jones Trafford 358 Independent (politician) Marek Marian Radomski 42 1.8 N/A 4,468 51.9 +18.1 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Claremont Claremont (2 Seats) Labour Party (UK) Ivan John Taylor* 1,276 45.4 Labour Party (UK) Lynne Suzanne Williams 1,035 Conservative Party (UK) Geraldine Anne Brown 584 20.8 Conservative Party (UK) Fred Winston Barnes 563 UK Independence Party Alex Ewan 519 18.5 N/A Green Party of England and Wales Gary Michael Richardson 215 7.7 N/A Liberal Democrats (UK) Sue Close 168 6.0 Independent (politician) Jaguar Man 46 1.6 4,406 48.8 +20.5 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Clifton Clifton (2 Seats) Labour Party (UK) Adrian Leonard Hutton 1,315 28.62 +0.71 Labour Party (UK) Luke Taylor 1,074 23.37 -10.02 UK Independence Party John Edward Braithwaite 823 17.91 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Bev Ramsden 732 15.93 -1.44 Conservative Party (UK) Phil Ramsden 651 14.17 -0.38 251 5.46 4,595 54.12 +19.22 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Greenlands Greenlands (2 Seats) Labour Party (UK) Chris Ryan* 1,280 23.91 +2.51 Labour Party (UK) Christine Elizabeth Wright* 1,191 22.25 +0.65 Conservative Party (UK) Angela Immacolata Brown 1,129 21.09 +2.09 Conservative Party (UK) Vince McNulty 1,061 19.82 -0.68 UK Independence Party Danny Fox 692 12.93 +6.43 62 1.16 5,353 60.89 +20.49 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Hawes Side Hawes Side (2 Seats) Labour Party (UK) Debbie Coleman 1,287 25.62 -8.98 Labour Party (UK) Kim Elizabeth Critchley 1,204 23.97 -8.73 Conservative Party (UK) Vicky Cunningham 713 14.19 -2.91 Conservative Party (UK) Andy Miller 686 13.66 -0.74 UK Independence Party Debbie Jane Brailsford 610 12.14 N/A UK Independence Party Barry Anthony Wells 523 10.41 N/A 491 9.78 5,023 52.43 +17.03 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Highfield Highfield (2 Seats) Labour Party (UK) Peter Hunter 1,374 24.53 +1.23 Conservative Party (UK) Lily Henderson 1,233 22.01 -1.89 Conservative Party (UK) Graham James Baker 1,150 20.53 -0.87 Labour Party (UK) James John Sorah 1,110 19.81 +0.51 UK Independence Party Lee David White 735 13.12 N/A 83 1.48 5,353 61.54 22.94 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Ingthorpe Ingthorpe (2 Seats) Labour Party (UK) Kath Rowson* 1,438 25.11 -1.83 Labour Party (UK) Amy Louise Cross* 1,363 24.42 -0.28 Conservative Party (UK) Michael Dillon 1,236 22.15 +6.75 Conservative Party (UK) Matthew John Morris 869 15.57 +0.17 UK Independence Party Susan Howlett 675 12.09 N/A 127 2.27 5,581 62.83 +20.43 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Layton Layton (2 Seats) Labour Party (UK) Kathryn Mary Benson 1,218 25.57 -3.13 Labour Party (UK) Martin Mitchell* 998 20.95 -3.25 Conservative Party (UK) John Ridyard 966 20.28 +1.72 Conservative Party (UK) Sue Ridyard 931 19.54 -1.96 UK Independence Party Steve Werry 561 11.78 N/A Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Philip Watt 90 1.89 N/A 32 0.67 4,764 57.50 +18.50 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Marton Marton (2 Seats) Labour Party (UK) Jim Elmes 1,422 25.22 +1.22 Labour Party (UK) Vikki Irene Singleton 1,166 20.68 -4.72 Conservative Party (UK) Roger Stansfield 1,136 20.15 -5.55 Conservative Party (UK) Duncan James Stirling Whitehead 1,101 19.53 -1.47 UK Independence Party Paul Michael Nield 813 14.42 N/A 30 0.53 5,638 61.52 +22.82 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Cllr Elmes previously stood as a candidate in 2011 but was not elected. Norbeck Norbeck (2 Seats) Conservative Party (UK) Maxine Callow* 1,866 28.81 -2.69 Conservative Party (UK) Peter Callow* 1,839 28.39 -3.11 Labour Party (UK) Neil Timothy Brookes 1,089 16.81 -2.19 Labour Party (UK) Rex George Langford 985 15.21 -2.79 UK Independence Party Catherine Grimbilakos 699 10.79 N/A 750 11.58 6,478 68.97 +20.97 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Park Park (2 Seats) Labour Party (UK) Gillian Campbell* 1,485 29.58 -0.72 Labour Party (UK) Maria Lilian Kirkland 1,258 25.05 -5.25 Conservative Party (UK) Brian Lawrence Coope 932 18.56 -3.34 Conservative Party (UK) Karen Coope 794 15.81 -1.79 UK Independence Party John Hilston Bebbington 552 10.99 N/A 326 6.49 5,021 55.11 +17.81 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Squires Gate Squires Gate (2 Seats) Conservative Party (UK) Christian John Cox* 1,279 24.15 +3.05 Labour Party (UK) Alistair James Duncan Humphreys 804 15.18 -1.22 Conservative Party (UK) Gerard John Sean Walsh 802 15.15 -1.65 Labour Party (UK) Ben Singleton 775 14.64 -1.36 UK Independence Party Paul Martin White 668 12.62 N/A Liberal Democrats (UK) Douglas Henry Green* 608 11.48 -6.42 Liberal Democrats (UK) Bill Greene 359 6.78 -5.02 2 0.03 5,295 63.32 +23.02 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Stanley Stanley (2 Seats) Conservative Party (UK) Jason Roberts 1,468 26.11 +1.51 Conservative Party (UK) Andrew Charles Stansfield* 1,355 24.10 +1.90 Labour Party (UK) Pamela Ann Jackson 1,026 18.25 -3.25 Labour Party (UK) Robert Wood 806 14.34 -5.46 UK Independence Party Martin Bleeker 756 13.45 +8.25 Liberal Democrats (UK) Irene Greene 211 3.75 +1.75 329 5.85 5,622 63.40 +20.00 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Talbot Talbot (2 Seats) Labour Party (UK) Ian Coleman 1,145 26.67 -2.33 Labour Party (UK) Mark Peter Smith* 981 22.85 -4.95 Conservative Party (UK) Charlie Docherty 796 18.54 -4.16 Conservative Party (UK) Billy Coughlin 756 17.61 -2.11 UK Independence Party Jordan Braithwaite 512 11.93 N/A Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Stephen Troy 103 2.40 N/A 185 4.31 4,293 50.88 +20.98 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Tyldesley Tyldesley (2 Seats) Labour Party (UK) Edward George Collett* 1,145 23.50 +8.10 Labour Party (UK) Allan Mathews* 1,145 23.50 +7.20 Conservative Party (UK) Moira Stephanie Graham 872 17.90 -1.20 Conservative Party (UK) Adam Philip McCance 741 15.21 -3.29 UK Independence Party Kim Sherrie Knight 658 13.51 N/A Liberal Democrats (UK) Paul Richard Hindley 167 3.43 N/A Independent (politician) Mark Earnest Tugwood 144 2.96 N/A 273 5.60 4,872 55.40 +19.80 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Victoria Victoria (2 Seats) Labour Party (UK) Fred Jackson* 1,209 27.74 -9.36 Labour Party (UK) David Owen* 966 22.16 -10.94 UK Independence Party Terry Knight 735 16.86 +1.06 Conservative Party (UK) Mark Courtney Massey 636 14.59 +0.59 Conservative Party (UK) Tony Jones 539 12.37 N/A Green Party of England and Wales Gina Eastwood 274 6.29 N/A 231 5.30 4,359 51.65 +17.95 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Warbeck Warbeck (2 Seats) Conservative Party (UK) Tony Brown* 1,237 22.94 -2.66 Conservative Party (UK) Danny Scott 1,197 22.20 -2.70 Labour Party (UK) David Collett 962 17.84 +0.84 Labour Party (UK) Matthew Haynes 876 16.25 +0.35 UK Independence Party Warwick Charles Stockman Howlett 633 11.74 +6.64 Green Party of England and Wales Kathryn Sinclair 250 4.64 +1.54 Liberal Democrats (UK) Kevin Michael Benfold 237 4.40 -0.7 235 4.36 5,392 62.98 +25.58 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Waterloo Waterloo (2 Seats) Conservative Party (UK) Derek Robertson 1,043 21.76 -1.74 Labour Party (UK) David O'Hara* 966 20.15 -7.55 Labour Party (UK) Heather O'Hara 921 19.21 -0.29 Conservative Party (UK) Barry Leslie Vernon 784 16.35 -5.15 UK Independence Party Spencer David Shackleton 740 15.44 N/A Green Party of England and Wales June Irene Daniels 340 7.09 N/A 45 0.94 4,794 58.90 +24.30 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) References Blackpool Category:May 2015 in the United Kingdom 2015 Category:2010s in Lancashire