The 2019 Blackpool Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of Blackpool Council in England.
Blackpool Council had been controlled by the Labour Party since 2011, which held a majority of ten with 26 councillors. The Conservatives were defending twelve seats, and independent councillors were defending four.
Background Blackpool Council held local elections on 2 May 2019 along with councils across England and Northern Ireland 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. 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.
Following suspension by the Conservative Party, Colin Maycock left his party to sit as an independent councillor in November 2017.
Following 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. 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. The three councillors formed a new group called the Independent Blackpool Residents Group.
Two Conservative councillors including former council leader Peter Callow were deselected by their party.
Summary
Election result
Council composition 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 election, the composition of the council was:
+ ↓ 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—sought election in different wards.
Anchorsholme
Bispham
Bloomfield
Brunswick
Claremont
Clifton
Greenlands
Hawes Side
Highfield
Ingthorpe
Layton
Marton
Norbreck
Park
Squires Gate
Stanley
Talbot
Tyldesley
Victoria
Warbreck
Waterloo
Changes 2019-2023
By-elections
Highfield
The Highfield by-election was triggered by the death of Conservative councillor Lily Henderson.
Norbreck
The Norbreck by-election was triggered by the death of independent councillor and former council leader Peter Callow.
Greenlands
The Greenlands by-election was triggered by the death of Conservative councillor John Wing.
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