- Wyre local elections
Wyre Council is elected every four years.Political control
Conservative 1973 - 1995
Labour 1995 - 1999
Conservative 1999 - present
Council elections
Wyre Council election, 1999 Wyre Council election, 2003 Wyre Council election, 2007 By-election results
1995-1999
Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 771
percentage = 52.7
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 605
percentage = 41.3
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 88
percentage = 6.0
change = Election box majority
votes = 166
percentage = 11.4
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,464
percentage = 40.4
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 525
percentage = 59.7
change = +5.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 354
percentage = 40.3
change = +19.2Election box majority
votes = 171
percentage = 19.4
change =Election box turnout
votes = 879
percentage = 34.5
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =1999-2003
Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 838
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 821
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 726
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 602
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 596
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 556
percentage =
change = Election box turnout
votes = 4,139
percentage = 42.2
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 510
percentage = 55.4
change = -3.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 410
percentage = 44.6
change = +3.4Election box majority
votes = 100
percentage = 10.8
change =Election box turnout
votes = 920
percentage = 27.0
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =2003-2007
Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Malcolm Ratcliffe
votes = 1,414
percentage = 54.9
change = -5.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Carole Bonham
votes = 943
percentage = 36.6
change = -2.8Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = James Orange
votes = 219
percentage = 8.5
change = +8.5Election box majority
votes = 471
percentage = 18.3
change =Election box turnout
votes = 2,576
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Margaret Birkett
votes = 560
percentage = 55.1
change = +27.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Julie Grunshaw
votes = 456
percentage = 44.9
change = -27.2Election box majority
votes = 104
percentage = 10.2
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,016
percentage = 32.0
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =2007-2011
Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Patsy Ormrod
votes = 769
percentage = 51.9
change = -10.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Billy Glasgow
votes = 339
percentage = 22.9
change = +1.1Election box candidate with party link
party = British National Party
candidate = James Clayton
votes = 222
percentage = 15.0
change = +15.0Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Roy Hopwood
votes = 151
percentage = 10.2
change = -6.0Election box majority
votes = 430
percentage = 29.0
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,481
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Sue Catterall
votes = 778
percentage = 67.8
change = -32.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Jim Proctor
votes = 309
percentage = 26.9
change = +26.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Chandos Elletson
votes = 60
percentage = 5.2
change = +5.2Election box majority
votes = 469
percentage = 40.9
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,481
percentage = 39.9
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =External links
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