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Fylde 2025
Local elections held 1 May 2025.
How to read this page
Each race below shows the share of valid ballots the marginal elected candidate actually won, and compares it to the proportional quota: the share that would be needed to be guaranteed that seat under any proportional voting method (1 seats + 1). For a 1-seat ward the quota is 50%; for 2 seats, 33.3%; for 3 seats, 25%.
Where the actual winning share fell below the quota, we show the gap as points under par — the editorial indictment. Above-par results are just majority mandates and pass without comment. The voting method is the subject of every observation here. Named candidates appear as the public election record requires; the cause being audited is the voting method, not the individuals. See the methodology page for derivations.
If votes were counted by party
Across the 6 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 6 seats had been allocated to those vote totals in proportion (how, with caveats). The Δ column is the actual seat count minus the proportional seat count — positive numbers are parties First-Past-the-Post over-represented in this council, negative are parties it under-represented.
| Party | Votes | Vote % | Seats won | % of seats | Proportional seats | Proportional % | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | 7,923 | 34.2% | 4 | 66.7% | 3 | 50.0% | +1 |
| Reform UK | 7,160 | 30.9% | 2 | 33.3% | 2 | 33.3% | 0 |
| Independent | 3,358 | 14.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 16.7% | -1 |
| Labour Party | 2,390 | 10.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Liberal Democrats | 1,208 | 5.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Green Party | 1,054 | 4.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Alliance for Democracy and Freedom | 71 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Total | 23,164 | 100.0% | 6 | 100.0% | 6 | 100.0% | 0 |
Vote share vs seats won
The top bar is each party's share of votes cast in this council. Below, one square per seat, coloured by the party that won it — first the actual First-Past-the-Post result, then what a proportional method would have produced from the same vote totals. Divergence between the bar and the actual grid is the indictment of the method.
Wards in this council
Sorted with the largest gap below the quota first. Click any ward to jump to its full result.
- St. Annes North · 1 seat · won at 34.0% · +16.0 pts below quota
- Fylde East · 1 seat · won at 34.3% · +15.7 pts below quota
- St. Annes South · 1 seat · won at 35.6% · +14.4 pts below quota
- Fylde South · 1 seat · won at 36.9% · +13.1 pts below quota
- Lytham · 1 seat · won at 40.1% · +9.9 pts below quota
- Fylde West · 1 seat · won at 42.7% · +7.3 pts below quota
Race results
St. Annes North · single-seat
Marginal winner 34.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +16.0 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,602
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peter Ian Buckley | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,224 | 34.0% | Elected |
| 2 | Debra Karen Challinor | Reform UK | 1,223 | 34.0% | |
| 3 | Joanne Gardner | Liberal Democrats | 618 | 17.2% | |
| 4 | Peter Tavernor | Labour Party | 411 | 11.4% | |
| 5 | Peter Andrew Cranie | Green Party | 97 | 2.7% | |
| 6 | Valerie Lewis-Williams | Alliance for Democracy and Freedom | 29 | 0.8% |
Fylde East · single-seat
Marginal winner 34.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +15.7 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,829
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joshua Roberts | Reform UK | 1,314 | 34.3% | Elected |
| 2 | Peter Collins | Independent | 820 | 21.4% | |
| 3 | Tony Wellings | Conservative and Unionist Party | 767 | 20.0% | |
| 4 | Edward Oldfield | Independent | 455 | 11.9% | |
| 5 | Phil Glaysher | Labour Party | 325 | 8.5% | |
| 6 | Brenden Wilkinson | Green Party | 148 | 3.9% |
St. Annes South · single-seat
Marginal winner 35.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +14.4 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,861
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steve Rigby | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,375 | 35.6% | Elected |
| 2 | Gus Scott | Reform UK | 1,204 | 31.2% | |
| 3 | Viki Miller | Labour Party | 618 | 16.0% | |
| 4 | Stephen Robert Edward Phillips | Liberal Democrats | 475 | 12.3% | |
| 5 | Maria Deery | Green Party | 147 | 3.8% | |
| 6 | Cheryl Morrison | Alliance for Democracy and Freedom | 42 | 1.1% |
Fylde South · single-seat
Marginal winner 36.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +13.1 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,546
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Michael Dwyer | Reform UK | 1,310 | 36.9% | Elected |
| 2 | Sandra Pitman | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,126 | 31.8% | |
| 3 | Noreen Griffiths | Independent | 477 | 13.5% | |
| 4 | Jed Sullivan | Labour Party | 327 | 9.2% | |
| 5 | Jayne Walsh | Green Party | 306 | 8.6% |
Lytham · single-seat
Marginal winner 40.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +9.9 pts below quota Valid ballots 4,663
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tim Maxwell Ashton | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,868 | 40.1% | Elected |
| 2 | Mark Bamforth | Independent | 1,516 | 32.5% | |
| 3 | David Green | Reform UK | 728 | 15.6% | |
| 4 | Alan Norris | Labour Party | 262 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Christine Marshall | Liberal Democrats | 115 | 2.5% | |
| 6 | Carole Elaine Harrison | Independent | 90 | 1.9% | |
| 7 | Robin Darling | Green Party | 84 | 1.8% |
Fylde West · single-seat
Marginal winner 42.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +7.3 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,663
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Rossall Singleton | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,563 | 42.7% | Elected |
| 2 | Mark St. John Qualter | Reform UK | 1,381 | 37.7% | |
| 3 | Natalya Kristen Ganley Stone | Labour Party | 447 | 12.2% | |
| 4 | Peter Walsh | Green Party | 272 | 7.4% |