The 2025 Lancashire County Council local elections will be held on May 1.

The Conservatives currently control the authority with a majority of councillors but every single one of the council’s 84 seats is to be contested next month.

The current administration chose to go ahead with the local elections, despite many other authorities who are going through Devolution and local government reorganisation, choosing to delay voters going to the polls.

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The county council provides major local government services such as education, adult and child social care, highways and transport, leisure, arts and recreation, Trading Standards, and birth, death and marriage registration.

Across Fylde, six seats are being contested. Here is a guide to every candidate standing in those areas:

Fylde East
Peter Collins – Independent
Phil Glaysher – Labour
Edward Oldfield – Independent
Joshua Connor Roberts – Reform UK
Tony Wellings – Conservatives
Brenden Wilkinson – Green Party

Fylde South
David Michael Dwyer – Reform UK
Noreen Griffiths – Independent
Sandra Pitman – Conservatives
Jed Sullivan – Labour
Jayne Walsh – Green Party

Fylde West
Mark St. John Qualter – Reform UK
John Rossall Singleton – Conservatives
Natalya Kristen Ganley Stone – Labour
Peter Walsh – Green Party

Lytham
Tim Ashton – Conservatives
Mark Bamforth – Independent
Robin Darling – Green Party
Christine Marshall – Liberal Democrat
Alan Norris – Labour
David Green – Reform UK
Carole Elaine Harrison – Independent

St Annes North
Peter Ian Buckley – Conservatives
Debra Karen Challinor – Reform UK
Peter Andrew Cranie – Green Party
Joanne Gardner – Liberal Democrats
Valerie Lewis-Williams – Alliance for Democracy and Freedom
Peter Tavernor – Labour

St Annes South
Maria Deery – Green Party
Viki Miller – Labour
Cheryl Morrison – Alliance for Democracy and Freedom
Stephen Robert Edward Phillips – Liberal Democrats
Steve Rigby – Conservatives
Gus Scott – Reform UK

How do I know which area I am voting in?

You can use the map on the county council website to see the different wards which make up the electoral divisions of Lancashire. There’s also a postcode search or use the ‘who is my county councillor’ search tool.

How to register to vote

Lancashire County Council elections returning officer Mark Wynn said: “The elections in May are your chance to choose the people who will take important decisions about those services in the coming years.

“But you can only have your say in those elections if you are registered to vote.

“If you are not yet registered to vote or wish to apply for a postal vote, there is still time, but you need to act now as the deadline is fast approaching.”

Anyone who requires support to register to vote can visit their local library.

Visit Elections – Lancashire County Council for more information and advice about voting registration.

When will we know the results?

The election count is taking place on Friday 2 May 2025 and we will have full coverage and results on Blog Preston.

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