2007 Fylde Borough Council election
# 2007 Fylde Borough Council election

The 2007 Fylde Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of Fylde Borough Council in Lancashire, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council.

## Election result

Fylde Local Election Result 2007 :

| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Conservative | 27 | | | +1 | 52.9 | 48.3 | 23,053 | -0.8% |
| Independent | 18 | | | +3 | 35.3 | 25.5 | 12,185 | +5.0% |
| Ratepayers | 4 | | | -4 | 7.8 | 8.2 | 3,930 | -6.4% |
| Liberal Democrats | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.9 | 13.2 | 6,314 | +4.2% |
| Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.6 | 2,212 | -2.2% |

2 Independents and 2 Conservatives were uncontested.

## Ward results

### Ansdell

Ansdell (3) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Ben Aitken | 886 |
| | Conservative | Elizabeth Clarkson | 827 |
| | Conservative | David Eaves | 810 |
| | Ratepayer | Paula Tupling Prest | 555 |
| | Labour | Janet Sherwood | 335 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,413 |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Ashton

Ashton (3) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Ratepayer | John Davies | 698 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tony Ford | 605 |
| | Independent | Barbara Pagett | 601 |
| | Conservative | Colin Walton | 555 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brian Bullick | 539 |
| | Conservative | Mike Knowles | 498 |
| | Conservative | Jon Harrison | 470 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,966 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Swing |

### Central

Central (3) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Susan Fazackerley | 540 |
| | Conservative | Fabian Craig-Wilson | 516 |
| | Conservative | Dawn Prestwich | 493 |
| | Independent | Barbara Mackenzie | 480 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Annette Ford | 332 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,361 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Clifton

Clifton (3) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Bill Thompson | 840 |
| | Conservative | Richard Fulford-Brown | 739 |
| | Independent | Ken Hopwood | 725 |
| | Conservative | Angela Fulford-Brown | 710 |
| | Labour | Gareth Nash | 239 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,253 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Swing |

### Elswick and Little Eccleston

Elswick and Little Eccleston :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Independent | Paul Hayhurst | uncontested | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Fairhaven

Fairhaven (3) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Cheryl Little | 745 |
| | Ratepayer | Richard Eastham | 732 |
| | Conservative | George Caldwell | 578 |
| | Conservative | Alfred Jealous | 521 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Turner | 405 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,981 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Freckleton East

Freckleton East (2) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Independent | Thomas Threlfall | 628 |
| | Independent | Kiran Mulholland | 509 |
| | Conservative | St John Greenhough | 362 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kate Little | 177 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,676 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |

### Freckleton West

Freckleton West (2) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Independent | Trevor Fiddler | 726 |
| | Independent | Louis Rigby | 701 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Pam Winlow | 130 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,557 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |

### Heyhouses

Heyhouses (3) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | John Coombes | 821 |
| | Conservative | Keith Hyde | 792 |
| | Conservative | Craig Halewood | 699 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Smith | 643 |
| | Labour | David Meldrum | 332 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,287 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Kilnhouse

Kilnhouse (3) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Christine Akeroyd | 621 |
| | Conservative | Roger Small | 618 |
| | Conservative | William Prestwich | 575 |
| | Ratepayer | David Serella | 503 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bob Fielding | 394 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christine Marshall | 373 |
| | Labour | Peter Stephenson | 203 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,287 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Kirkham North

Kirkham North (3) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Independent | Elaine Silverwood | 852 |
| | Independent | John Bennett | 778 |
| | Independent | Keith Beckett | 569 |
| | Conservative | Michelle Welch | 450 |
| | Conservative | Edward Oldfield | 408 |
| | Independent | James Cameron | 225 |
| | Labour | Cecil Adkins-Farmer | 141 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,423 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |
| | Independent gain from Independent | Independent gain from Independent | Swing |

### Kirkham South

Kirkham South (2) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Independent | Liz Oades | 595 |
| | Ratepayer | Peter Hardy | 375 |
| | Conservative | Barry Mitchell | 189 |
| | Conservative | Jim Proctor | 139 |
| | Labour | Vernon Allen | 89 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,387 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |

### Medlar-with-Wesham

Medlar-with-Wesham (2) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Simon Renwick | 714 |
| | Independent | Linda Nulty | 519 |
| | Independent | Alan Clayton | 403 |
| | Labour | Bill Taylor | 89 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,725 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |

### Newton & Treales

Newton & Treales (2) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Independent | Heather Speak | 724 |
| | Independent | Peter Collins | 696 |
| | Labour | Dennis Davenport | 168 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,588 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |

### Park

Park (3) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Patricia Fieldhouse | 1,057 |
| | Conservative | Michael Cornah | 1,014 |
| | Independent | David Chedd | 872 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Graddon | 688 |
| | Labour | Peter Willis | 327 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,958 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Independent gain from Independent | Independent gain from Independent | Swing |

### Ribby with Wrea

Ribby with Wrea :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Independent | Lyndsay Greening | 348 | 54.5 |
| | Conservative | Janet Wardell | 290 | 45.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 58 | 9.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 638 | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |

### Singleton & Greenhalgh

Singleton & Greenhalgh :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Independent | Maxine Chew | uncontested | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### St John's

St John's (3) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Tim Ashton | 612 |
| | Ratepayer | Kathleen Harper | 596 |
| | Conservative | Brenda Ackers | 547 |
| | Conservative | Raymond Norsworthy | 471 |
| | Labour | Maureen Dobson | 289 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,515 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### St Leonard's

St Leonard's (3) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Karen Buckley | 624 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Howard Henshaw | 600 |
| | Conservative | Angela Jacques | 567 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Karen Henshaw | 563 |
| | Ratepayer | Des Downey | 471 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anne Fielding | 336 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,161 |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |

### Staining & Weeton

Staining & Weeton (2) :

| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - |
| Conservative | Albert Pounder | uncontested |
| Conservative | John Singleton | uncontested |
| Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Warton & Westby

Warton & Westby (3) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Independent | Janine Owen | 836 |
| | Conservative | Paul Rigby | 572 |
| | Conservative | Barbara Douglas | 627 |
| | Conservative | Harold Butler | 556 |
| | Independent | Michael Gilbert | 398 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Janice Taylor | 309 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bill Winlow | 121 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Jewell | 99 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,692 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
