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Wyre 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 8 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform UK | 14,096 | 44.3% | 7 | 87.5% | 4 | 50.0% | +3 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | 9,553 | 30.0% | 1 | 12.5% | 3 | 37.5% | -2 |
| Labour Party | 4,525 | 14.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 12.5% | -1 |
| Green Party | 1,675 | 5.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Liberal Democrats | 929 | 2.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Labour and Co-operative Party | 897 | 2.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Independent | 129 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Total | 31,804 | 100.0% | 8 | 100.0% | 8 | 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.
- Wyre Rural East · 1 seat · won at 39.9% · +10.1 pts below quota
- Wyre Rural Central · 1 seat · won at 41.4% · +8.6 pts below quota
- Poulton-le-Fylde · 1 seat · won at 45.2% · +4.8 pts below quota
- Cleveleys South & Carleton · 1 seat · won at 45.9% · +4.1 pts below quota
- Cleveleys East · 1 seat · won at 47.2% · +2.8 pts below quota
- Thornton & Hambleton · 1 seat · won at 47.6% · +2.4 pts below quota
- Fleetwood East · 1 seat · won at 53.7% · above quota
- Fleetwood West & Cleveleys West · 1 seat · won at 54.7% · above quota
Race results
Wyre Rural East · single-seat
Marginal winner 39.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +10.1 pts below quota Valid ballots 5,317
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James David Tomlinson | Reform UK | 2,122 | 39.9% | Elected |
| 2 | Shaun Gerard Turner | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,752 | 33.0% | |
| 3 | Oliver James Bonser | Labour and Co-operative Party | 897 | 16.9% | |
| 4 | Caroline Elizabeth Montague | Green Party | 310 | 5.8% | |
| 5 | Neil Darby | Liberal Democrats | 236 | 4.4% |
Wyre Rural Central · single-seat
Marginal winner 41.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +8.6 pts below quota Valid ballots 4,425
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matthew Jacques Salter | Reform UK | 1,830 | 41.4% | Elected |
| 2 | Paul Lambert Fairhurst | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,651 | 37.3% | |
| 3 | John Stephen Moore | Labour Party | 483 | 10.9% | |
| 4 | Tom Briggs | Green Party | 270 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Rene Van Mierlo | Liberal Democrats | 112 | 2.5% | |
| 6 | Sarah Collinge | Independent | 79 | 1.8% |
Poulton-le-Fylde · single-seat
Marginal winner 45.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +4.8 pts below quota Valid ballots 4,104
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alf Clempson | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,857 | 45.2% | Elected |
| 2 | Paul Ellison | Reform UK | 1,223 | 29.8% | |
| 3 | Cheryl Jane Raynor | Labour Party | 597 | 14.5% | |
| 4 | Barbara Ann Mead-Mason | Green Party | 250 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Sean Little | Liberal Democrats | 127 | 3.1% | |
| 6 | Jayden Gaskin | Independent | 50 | 1.2% |
Cleveleys South & Carleton · single-seat
Marginal winner 45.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +4.1 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,840
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jan Schofield | Reform UK | 1,764 | 45.9% | Elected |
| 2 | Ian Northwood | Conservative and Unionist Party | 941 | 24.5% | |
| 3 | Peter David Wright | Labour Party | 781 | 20.3% | |
| 4 | Luke Meeks | Green Party | 227 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Rebecca Potter | Liberal Democrats | 127 | 3.3% |
Cleveleys East · single-seat
Marginal winner 47.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +2.8 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,458
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Crawford | Reform UK | 1,631 | 47.2% | Elected |
| 2 | Andrea Kay | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,102 | 31.9% | |
| 3 | Harry Thomas Swatton | Labour Party | 557 | 16.1% | |
| 4 | Sarah Punshon | Green Party | 168 | 4.9% |
Thornton & Hambleton · single-seat
Marginal winner 47.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +2.4 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,817
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigel Alderson | Reform UK | 1,816 | 47.6% | Elected |
| 2 | John Samuel Clarke Shedwick | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,009 | 26.4% | |
| 3 | James Matthew Mason | Labour Party | 664 | 17.4% | |
| 4 | Monique Rembowski | Green Party | 184 | 4.8% | |
| 5 | Jeremy Dable | Liberal Democrats | 144 | 3.8% |
Fleetwood East · single-seat
Marginal winner 53.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −3.7 pts Valid ballots 3,319
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Charles Shaw | Reform UK | 1,782 | 53.7% | Elected |
| 2 | Victoria Jane Ruth Wells | Labour Party | 800 | 24.1% | |
| 3 | JJ Fitzgerald | Conservative and Unionist Party | 535 | 16.1% | |
| 4 | Daniel Neil Bye | Green Party | 127 | 3.8% | |
| 5 | Sandra Finch | Liberal Democrats | 75 | 2.3% |
Fleetwood West & Cleveleys West · single-seat
Marginal winner 54.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −4.7 pts Valid ballots 3,524
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alice Jones | Reform UK | 1,928 | 54.7% | Elected |
| 2 | Stephen Clarke | Conservative and Unionist Party | 706 | 20.0% | |
| 3 | Mary Juliet Belshaw | Labour Party | 643 | 18.2% | |
| 4 | Georgia Everill | Green Party | 139 | 3.9% | |
| 5 | Joanne Joyner | Liberal Democrats | 108 | 3.1% |