Blackpool local elections
Encyclopedia
Blackpool
Unitary
Council in England
is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2003, 42 councillor
s have been elected from 21 wards
.
Blackpool Council election, 2003 (boundary changes reduced the number of seats by 2)
Blackpool Council election, 2007
Blackpool Council election, 2011
Blackpool
Blackpool is a borough, seaside town, and unitary authority area of Lancashire, in North West England. It is situated along England's west coast by the Irish Sea, between the Ribble and Wyre estuaries, northwest of Preston, north of Liverpool, and northwest of Manchester...
Unitary
Unitary authorities of England
Unitary authorities of England are areas where a single local authority is responsible for a variety of services for a district that elsewhere are administered separately by two councils...
Council in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2003, 42 councillor
Councillor
A councillor or councilor is a member of a local government council, such as a city council.Often in the United States, the title is councilman or councilwoman.-United Kingdom:...
s have been elected from 21 wards
Wards of the United Kingdom
A ward in the United Kingdom is an electoral district at sub-national level represented by one or more councillors. It is the primary unit of British administrative and electoral geography .-England:...
.
Political control
Since 1997 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:| Party in control | Years |
|---|---|
| Labour Labour Party (UK) The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after... |
1997 - 2007 |
| Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House... |
2007 - 2011 |
| Labour Labour Party (UK) The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after... |
2011 - present |
Full council elections
Blackpool Council election, 2000Blackpool Council election, 2003 (boundary changes reduced the number of seats by 2)
Blackpool Council election, 2007
Blackpool Council election, 2007
The 2007 Blackpool Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of Blackpool Unitary Council in England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative party gained overall control of the council from the Labour party....
Blackpool Council election, 2011
Blackpool Council election, 2011
The 2011 Blackpool Council election took place on 5 May 2011 to elect members of Blackpool Unitary Council in England. The whole council was up for election and the Labour party gained overall control of the council from the Conservative party....