2023 Wyre Borough Council election

The 2023 Wyre Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2023,[2] alongside other local elections across England. All 50 seats on the Wyre Borough Council were up for election.[3] The election in Warren ward is scheduled to take place on 22 June 2023, due to the death of a candidate.[4][5]

2023 Wyre Borough Council election
4 May 2023
All 50 seats on Wyre Borough Council
26 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
  Blank Blank Blank
Leader Michael Vincent[1] Rob Fail
Party Conservative Labour Independent
Leader's seat Carleton Jubilee
Seats before 37 8 4[lower-alpha 1]
Seats after 30 15 3
Seat change Decrease 7 Increase 7 Decrease 1
  Fourth party
 
Party Vacant
Seats after 2
Leader before election

Michael Vincent
Conservative

 Leader after election

Michael Vincent
Conservative

Background
Council Composition Pre-Election

Pre-Election Council Composition
Party Seats
Conservative Party 37
Labour Party 8
Wyre Alliance 1
Wyre Residents Group 2
Independents 1
Vacant 1

Candidates and Results

The following is a list of candidates[6][7] and results[8] sorted alphabetically by ward:

Bourne[9]
Bourne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Victoria Wells 604
Labour Harry Swatton 582
Labour Kevin Higginson 581
Conservative Howard Ballard 500
Conservative Jack Eccles 461
Conservative Thomas Wyers-Roebuck 453
Turnout 25.08%
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour hold Swing

Breck[10]
Breck
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter le Marinel 471
Labour Thomas Calver 418
Labour Sean Hazlewood 404
Independent Peter Gibson 259
Majority
Turnout 32.67%
Conservative hold Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing {{{swing}}}

Brock with Caterall[11]
Brock with Caterall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Daniel Bolton 696
Conservative David Swift 595
Labour Olivia Bonsor 544
Majority
Turnout 32.82%
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Calder[12]
Calder
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Ibison 386
Labour Michelle Heaton-Bentley 320
Majority
Turnout 36%
Conservative hold Swing


Carleton[13]
Carleton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Andrew Walker 725
Labour Stuart Fielding 696
Conservative Christina Townsend 608
Conservative Andrew Lyons-Walker 538
ADF Adele Eaves 99
Majority
Turnout 39.85%
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Cleveleys Park[14]
Cleveleys Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ian Amos 705
Conservative Richard Rendell 699
Labour Carol Audley 567
Labour Marge Anderton 500
Liberal Democrats Craig Hinchcliffe 109
ADF Cate McNeal 77
Majority
Turnout 38.66%
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Garstang[15]
Garstang
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Dulcie Atkins
Conservative Robert Atkins
Conservative Elizabeth Collinson
Labour David Gale
Green Luke Meeks
Labour John Moore
Majority
Turnout
Swing
Swing
Swing

Great Eccleston[16]
Great Eccleston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Cartridge
Conservative Susan Catterall
Labour Patrick Haley
Green Dianne Hogarth
Majority
Turnout
Swing
Swing

Hambleton and Stalmine-with-Staynall[17]
Hambleton and Stalmine-with-Staynall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent John Bell-Fairclough
Conservative Lynne Bowen
Labour Helen Fielding
Green Barbara Mead-Mason
Conservative Julie Robinson
Majority
Turnout
Swing
Swing

Hardhorn with High Cross[18]
Hardhorn with High Cross
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Roger Berry
Conservative Simon Bridge
Labour Melanie Calver
ADF Jackie Lang
Conservative Steve Nicholls
Majority
Turnout
Swing
Swing
Swing

Jubilee[19]
Jubilee
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Rob Fail
Conservative Scott Faulkner
Labour Wayne Martin
Conservative Scott Porter
Majority
Turnout
Swing
Swing

Marsh Mill[20]
Marsh Mill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Paul Ellison
Conservative David Higgs
Conservative Henry Jackson
Labour William Jackson
Labour Peter Smith
Labour Jason Taylor
Majority
Turnout
Swing
Swing
Swing

Mount[21]
Mount
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Timothy Ashton
Conservative Sadie Smith
Labour Carole Stephenson
Labour Mary Stirzaker
Majority
Turnout
Swing
Swing

Park[22]
Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Lorraine Beavers
Conservative Susan Hunt
Conservative Geraldine Northwood
Labour Christine Smith
Majority
Turnout
Swing
Swing

Pharos[23]
Pharos
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ruth Duffy
Labour Michelle Moliner
Green Michael Pickton
Conservative David Shaw
Conservative Matthew Vincent
Majority
Turnout
Swing
Swing

Pheasant's Wood[24]
Pheasant's Wood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Andrea Kay 437
Labour Joy Stephenson 218
Majority
Turnout 38.10%
Conservative hold Swing

Pilling[25]
Pilling
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Adam Leigh 318
Independent Bob Rushforth 277
Labour Rachel Beavers 147
Majority 35.72%
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Preesall[26]
Preesall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Paul Moon
Conservative Philip Orme
Independent Claire Rimmer
Independent Collette Rushforth
Labour Ron Shewan
Independent Ashley Sorensen
Conservative Steven Taylor-Royston
Majority
Turnout
Swing
Swing
Swing

Rossall[27]
Rossall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent David Gerrard
Conservative Bernice Meekins
Labour Cheryl Raynor
Labour Robbie Raynor
Labour Evelyn Stephenson
Conservative Frances Thewlis
Conservative Huw Williams
Majority
Turnout
Swing
Swing
Swing

Stanah[28]
Stanah
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Steven Livesey 774
Conservative Kenneth Minto 671
Labour Eddie Rawlings 548
Majority 33%
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing


Tithebarn[29]
Tithebarn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Colette Birch 601
Conservative Lesley McKay 577
Labour Richard Gratrix 503
Majority
Turnout 33.8%
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Victoria and Norcross[30]
Victoria and Norcross
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Callum Baxter
Labour Lauren Harrison
Labour Dawn McCord
Conservative Michael Vincent
Majority
Turnout
Swing
Swing

Warren[31]

This election is due to take place on 22 June, due to the death of a candidate.[5][4]

Warren
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Maureen Blair
Conservative John Fitzgerald
Conservative David Meekins
Labour Brian Stephenson
Majority
Turnout
Swing
Swing

Wyresdale[32]
Wyresdale
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Charlotte Walker 396
Conservative Jonny Leech 275
Majority
Turnout 36.14%
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

References
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