The 2023 Wyre Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2023, alongside other local elections across England. All 50 seats on the Wyre Borough Council were up for election. The election in Warren ward took place on 22 June 2023, due to the death of a candidate.
Background
Pre-Election Council Composition +PartySeatsConservative Party37Labour Party8Independents4 Vacant1
Post-Election Council Composition +PartySeatsConservative Party30Labour Party17Independents3 Vacant0
Candidates and Results The following is a list of candidates and results sorted alphabetically by ward:
Bourne
Breck
Brock with Catterall
Calder
Carleton
Cleveleys Park
Garstang
Great Eccleston
Hambleton and Stalmine-with-Staynall
Hardhorn with High Cross
Jubilee
Marsh Mill
Mount
Park
Pharos
Pheasant's Wood
Pilling
Preesall
Rossall
Stanah
Tithebarn
Victoria and Norcross
Warren This election took place on 22 June 2023, due to the death of a candidate.
Wyresdale
Changes 2023–2027
David Higgs, elected as a Conservative, joined Reform UK in June 2024.
Paul Ellison, elected as an independent, joined Reform UK in March 2025.
Wayne Martin, elected as a Labour councillor, left the Labour group in May 2025 and became an Independent Socialist.
By-elections
Marsh Mill
The Marsh Mill by-election was triggered by the resignation of Conservative councillor Henry Jackson.
Park
The Park by-election was triggered by the resignation of Labour councillor Beavers. The Park by-election was triggered by the resignation of Labour councillor Lorraine Beavers, who had been elected as the MP for Blackpool North and Fleetwood in the 2024 general election.
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