
The2007 Blackpool Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of theunitaryBlackpool Borough Council in England. The whole council was up for election and theConservative Party gained overall control of the council from theLabour Party.[1]
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 26 | 13 | 0 | +13 | 61.9 | 47.3 | 37,148 | +8.7 | |
| Labour | 13 | 0 | 12 | -12 | 31.0 | 34.4 | 27,034 | -8.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 3 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 7.1 | 13.9 | 10,919 | -2.9 | |
| BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 2,371 | +3.0 | |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 399 | +0.3 | |
| Mums' Army | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 219 | +0.3 | |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 202 | -1.4 | |
| UK F.A.G.S. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 193 | +0.2 | |

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Tony Williams | 950 | 19.31 | +3.91 | |
| Conservative | Michael Jebson | 911 | 18.52 | +3.71 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Jon Bamborough | 891 | 18.11 | −5.53 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Steven Bate | 802 | 16.30 | −4.49 | |
| Labour | Betty Bradford | 700 | 14.23 | +1.04 | |
| Labour | Daniel Bradford | 665 | 13.52 | +1.35 | |
| Turnout | |||||
| Conservativegain fromLiberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
| Conservativegain fromLiberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Don Clapham | 1,329 | 31.93 | +0.88 | |
| Conservative | Henry Mitchell | 1,274 | 30.61 | +0.58 | |
| Labour | Alan Haynes | 502 | 12.06 | −4.04 | |
| Labour | Christopher Ryan | 419 | 10.07 | −4.71 | |
| BNP | Susan Kelly | 366 | 8.79 | +8.79 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Steven Farley | 272 | 6.54 | −1.44 | |
| Turnout | |||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Doreen Holt | 555 | 18.99 | +1.24 | |
| Labour | Mary Smith | 502 | 17.17 | −1.56 | |
| Labour | Roger Cooke | 466 | 15.94 | −2.13 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Michael Hodkinson | 414 | 14.16 | −0.93 | |
| Conservative | Ephraim Bell | 317 | 10.85 | −4.53 | |
| Conservative | Ian Dodd | 274 | 9.37 | −5.60 | |
| Independent | John Finlay | 202 | 6.91 | +6.91 | |
| UK F.A.G.S. | Hamish Howitt | 193 | 6.60 | +6.60 | |
| Turnout | |||||
| Liberal Democratsgain fromLabour | Swing | ||||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Gary Coleman | 796 | 26.83 | −3.94 | |
| Labour | Simon Blackburn | 775 | 26.12 | −4.18 | |
| Conservative | Pat Mancini | 602 | 20.29 | +6.86 | |
| Conservative | Peter Watson | 561 | 18.91 | +6.38 | |
| UKIP | Colin Porter | 233 | 7.85 | +2.86 | |
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| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Ivan Taylor | 780 | 23.80 | −5.02 | |
| Labour | Sylvia Taylor | 693 | 21.15 | −6.10 | |
| Conservative | May Ashford | 521 | 15.90 | −1.32 | |
| Conservative | Philip Cartwright | 477 | 14.56 | −1.71 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Susan Close | 281 | 8.57 | +1.86 | |
| BNP | Chris Ryan | 275 | 8.39 | +8.39 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Richard Powell | 250 | 7.63 | +7.63 | |
| Turnout | |||||
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| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Joan Greenhalgh | 801 | 24.70 | −5.35 | |
| Conservative | Joe Best | 749 | 23.10 | +4.24 | |
| Labour | Michael Carr | 703 | 21.68 | −4.86 | |
| Conservative | Marlene McGuirk | 703 | 21.68 | +5.57 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Stuart Mackie | 287 | 8.85 | +0.41 | |
| Turnout | |||||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Conservativegain fromLabour | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Julian Mineur | 948 | 23.75 | +2.75 | |
| Conservative | Steve Houghton | 886 | 22.20 | +1.29 | |
| Labour | Kathryn Benson | 786 | 19.69 | −5.39 | |
| Labour | Bob Harrison | 687 | 17.21 | −6.57 | |
| BNP | Jonathan Murphy | 370 | 9.27 | +9.27 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Barbara Bamborough | 314 | 7.87 | −1.36 | |
| Turnout | |||||
| Conservativegain fromLabour | Swing | ||||
| Conservativegain fromLabour | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Norman Hardy | 789 | 21.81 | −6.93 | |
| Labour | Valerie Haynes | 757 | 20.92 | −6.16 | |
| Conservative | Jean Kenrick | 664 | 18.35 | +0.68 | |
| Conservative | Barry Wells | 554 | 15.31 | −2.02 | |
| BNP | Irene Cain | 369 | 10.20 | +10.20 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Patricia Rawson | 266 | 7.35 | −1.83 | |
| Mums' Army | Bev Warren | 219 | 6.05 | +6.05 | |
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| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Lily Henderson | 1,092 | 28.30 | +3.84 | |
| Conservative | Susan Fowler | 1,086 | 28.14 | +4.27 | |
| Labour | Gillian Campbell | 544 | 14.10 | −4.52 | |
| Labour | Pamela Jackson | 539 | 13.97 | −5.70 | |
| BNP | Roy Goodwin | 339 | 8.78 | +8.78 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Alma Rollinson | 259 | 6.71 | −6.68 | |
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| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Tim Cox | 1,025 | 24.11 | +6.76 | |
| Labour | Kath Robson | 1,007 | 23.68 | −7.00 | |
| Conservative | Jill Ratcliffe | 966 | 22.72 | +6.59 | |
| Labour | Roy Lewis | 928 | 21.82 | −4.48 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Linda Bate | 326 | 7.67 | −1.88 | |
| Turnout | 43.9 | −2.8 | |||
| Conservativegain fromLabour | Swing | +13.8 | |||
| Labourhold | Swing | -13.6 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Sue Ridyard | 1,028 | 25.60 | +12.60 | |
| Conservative | Roy Haskett | 946 | 23.56 | +11.18 | |
| Labour | Sue Wright | 862 | 21.46 | −8.01 | |
| Labour | Roy Fisher | 860 | 21.41 | −7.06 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Jack Smith | 320 | 7.97 | +1.28 | |
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| Conservativegain fromLabour | Swing | ||||
| Conservativegain fromLabour | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Nicola Best | 1,264 | 26.25 | −1.91 | |
| Conservative | Jim Houldsworth | 1,262 | 26.21 | −0.02 | |
| Labour | Jim Elmes | 610 | 12.67 | −8.31 | |
| Labour | David O'Hara | 536 | 11.13 | −6.61 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Hazel Williams | 216 | 4.49 | −2.38 | |
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| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Maxine Callow | 1,756 | 37.54 | +5.29 | |
| Conservative | Peter Callow | 1,719 | 36.75 | +3.95 | |
| Labour | Alan Thomson | 484 | 10.35 | −4.86 | |
| Labour | Alun Priestley | 442 | 9.45 | −3.53 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Donna Bamborough | 277 | 5.92 | −0.84 | |
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| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Les Kersh | 661 | 21.15 | −5.76 | |
| Labour | Brian Doherty | 631 | 20.19 | −7.12 | |
| Conservative | Tim Rosser | 536 | 17.15 | +2.54 | |
| Conservative | Gill Clapham | 517 | 16.54 | +2.87 | |
| BNP | Les Joy | 339 | 10.84 | +10.84 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Susan Powell | 276 | 8.83 | −1.65 | |
| UKIP | John Bebbington | 166 | 5.31 | +5.31 | |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Robert Wynne | 1,317 | 30.15 | +3.04 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Douglas Green | 1,223 | 28.00 | +5.79 | |
| Conservative | Geoffrey Price | 638 | 14.61 | −0.60 | |
| Conservative | Roger Jones | 608 | 13.92 | +0.95 | |
| Labour | David Menon | 318 | 7.28 | −5.13 | |
| Labour | James Sorah | 264 | 6.04 | −4.05 | |
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| Liberal Democratshold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Peter Evans | 1,401 | 33.90 | +10.29 | |
| Conservative | Granville Heap | 1,307 | 31.62 | +9.70 | |
| Labour | Gillian Tomlinson | 595 | 14.40 | −0.12 | |
| Labour | Amy Cross | 527 | 12.75 | +1.67 | |
| Liberal Democrats | David Stevenson | 303 | 7.33 | −5.59 | |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Gary Bell | 779 | 25.59 | +9.01 | |
| Conservative | Ron Bell | 759 | 24.93 | +9.03 | |
| Labour | Eric Allcock | 632 | 20.76 | −3.06 | |
| Labour | John Boughton | 601 | 19.74 | −2.47 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Wood | 273 | 8.97 | −2.47 | |
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| Conservativegain fromLabour | Swing | ||||
| Conservativegain fromLabour | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Jim Price | 833 | 23.90 | +5.46 | |
| Conservative | Roger Stansfield | 802 | 23.01 | +7.36 | |
| Labour | Allan Matthews | 775 | 22.23 | −7.11 | |
| Labour | Edward Collett | 749 | 21.49 | −5.88 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Rod Holt | 327 | 9.38 | +0.18 | |
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| Conservativegain fromLabour | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Fred Jackson | 783 | 26.44 | +2.28 | |
| Labour | David Owen | 660 | 22.29 | +0.37 | |
| Conservative | Sam Bell | 528 | 17.83 | +5.777 | |
| Conservative | Bryan Horne | 523 | 17.66 | +6.20 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Ian Coleman | 467 | 15.77 | −0.31 | |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Joyce Delves | 1,084 | 26.90 | +2.52 | |
| Conservative | Tony Brown | 1,057 | 26.23 | +2.84 | |
| Labour | Maureen Horn | 453 | 11.24 | −5.84 | |
| Labour | Stephen Perry | 417 | 10.35 | −6.03 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Anne Heyworth | 359 | 8.91 | −0.70 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Kevan Benfold | 347 | 8.61 | −0.46 | |
| BNP | Alan Kelly | 313 | 7.77 | +7.77 | |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Ian Fowler | 972 | 27.43 | +6.71 | |
| Conservative | Tony Lee | 940 | 26.52 | +8.46 | |
| Labour | Carol Radcliffe | 730 | 20.60 | +0.20 | |
| Labour | Paul Wainwright | 605 | 17.07 | −0.82 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Susan Moss | 297 | 8.38 | −3.56 | |
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| Conservativegain fromLabour | Swing | ||||