Photo: Stevew2022 · CC BY-SA 3.0The Conservatives hold a majority on Wyre Council
Fleetwood is run by Wyre Council and Lancashire County Council, with Fleetwood parish council for local matters. The Conservatives have a majority on Wyre Council. Reform UK has a majority on Lancashire County Council. Its MP is Lorraine Beavers (Labour), member for Blackpool North and Fleetwood.
£2,491
Band D, a year, the middle band every council sets its tax from.
Where it goes →How Fleetwood’s politics has changed since 2021
A majority on Wyre Council
The Conservatives hold a majority on Wyre Council: 29 of its 50 seats as elected. Labour holds 16, independents 3 and Reform UK 2. Who’s in charge ↓
Lancashire changed hands in 2025
Lancashire County Council, which runs schools, social care and roads, went from a Conservative majority (47 of 84 seats in 2021) to a Reform UK majority at the May 2025 election: Reform UK won 53 of 84 seats. Lancashire ↓
Council tax
A Band D bill in Fleetwood is £2,491 for 2026–27; Wyre Council keeps 10% of it. The council area’s Band D has risen 53% in ten years, against England’s 56%. Council money ↓
Written from the data on this page: Democracy Club results since May 2021, the UK Parliament Members API and MHCLG council tax.
Who holds the seats on Fleetwood’s councils
Seats by party as elected. A party needs 26 of Wyre’s 50 or 43 of Lancashire’s 84 seats to run the council alone.
- Conservative29
- Labour16
- Independent3
- Reform UK2
Latest election: May 2023.
- Reform UK53+53
- Conservative8−39
- Independent7+7
- Labour5−28
- Liberal Democrat5+3
- Green4+2
- Our West Lancashire2+2
Change against the council before the 1 May 2025 election.
Seats are counted from election results: each ward’s most recent winners until its seats are filled. Councillors who have since changed party or resigned aren’t reflected, and which parties lead the council, and who is leader, comes from the council itself.
Results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), elections since May 2021; seats per ward from its EveryElection.
Two tiers of council, and a parish tier
Fleetwood has two tiers of council: the county runs the big services, the district the local ones.
Local matters: allotments, play areas, halls, footpaths and benches; it is consulted on planning and adds a precept to the council tax bill. A town council is a parish council by another name.
100% of Fleetwood’s residents · Band D precept £62
Bins and recycling, planning, housing, environmental health, leisure, and collecting council tax.
Website ↗Schools, social care, roads and transport, libraries and waste disposal.
Website ↗Transport, skills and regeneration across several council areas.
Who to ask
From GOV.UK’s “Understand how your council works”: in two-tier areas the district or borough runs local services and the county the big ones.
Councils from ONS lookups (wards and councils May 2026, parishes 2025), names and websites from GOV.UK’s local council finder; parish councils from MHCLG’s 2026–27 list of precepting parishes.
From the parish to Westminster
Every elected tier that speaks for Fleetwood, from the most recent elections.
- 1Town or parishParish tierFleetwood parish council
- 2Wyre Council5 wards · 11 councillorsLabour 9 · Conservative 2 · Reform UK 1 · all 12
- 3Lancashire County Council2 divisions · 2 councillorsDavid Charles ShawAlice Jones
- 4Police and crime commissionerLancashire Constabulary · elected May 2024Clive Grunshaw
- 5House of CommonsBlackpool North and Fleetwood
Party colours are neutral on purpose: they tell parties apart and aren’t the parties’ own. Tap an MP’s name for their contact page on parliament.uk.
11 councillors for 5 wards
Wards with at least 2% of the town’s residents, or half their own inside it. Each shows who won its most recent elections, newest first, until its seats are filled.
- Cheryl Jane RaynorLabour · May 2023
- Bernice Patricia MeekinsConservative · May 2023
- Frances Lilian ThewlisConservative · May 2023
- Ruth DuffyLabour · May 2023
- Michelle MolinerLabour · May 2023
- Carole Ann StephensonLabour · May 2023
- Mary StirzakerLabour · May 2023
- Alice JonesReform UK · May 2025 · by-election
- Lorraine BeaversLabour · May 2023
- Christine SmithLabour · May 2023
- Maureen Elizabeth BlairLabour · June 2023
- Brian Michael StephensonLabour · June 2023
Show as a table, with Lancashire County Council’s 2 divisions (2 councillors)
| Ward | Seats | Elected | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rossallall in Fleetwood · 6,119 residents3 seats · May 2023 | 3 | Cheryl Jane RaynorBernice Patricia MeekinsFrances Lilian Thewlis | May 2023 |
| Pharosall in Fleetwood · 5,170 residents2 seats · May 2023 | 2 | Ruth DuffyMichelle Moliner | May 2023 |
| Mountall in Fleetwood · 5,142 residents2 seats · May 2023 | 2 | Carole Ann StephensonMary Stirzaker | May 2023 |
| Parkall in Fleetwood · 4,979 residents2 seats · May 2025, May 2023 | 2 | Alice Jonesby-electionLorraine BeaversChristine Smith | May 2025, May 2023 |
| Warrenall in Fleetwood · 4,814 residents2 seats · June 2023 | 2 | Maureen Elizabeth BlairBrian Michael Stephenson | June 2023 |
Lancashire County Council: county divisions
| Division | Seats | Elected | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fleetwood East EDall in Fleetwood · 15,126 residents1 seat · May 2025 | 1 | David Charles Shaw | May 2025 |
| Fleetwood West & Cleveleys West EDmostly in Fleetwood · 11,098 residents1 seat · May 2025 | 1 | Alice Jones | May 2025 |
Councillors can resign, change party or sit as independents between elections; a by-election winner replaces someone not named here. Wyre Council’s website lists who sits now.
Results from Democracy Club’s candidates database (CC BY 4.0; elections since May 2021) and ward seats from its EveryElection, matched to ONS wards (May 2026) and county divisions (May 2025).
Wyre council election, June 2023
Results in the wards that make up Fleetwood, as declared. Percentages are of votes cast for candidates in each ward; where a ward elects several councillors, each voter has that many votes.
1 ward voted. Not every seat in the town’s wards was up this time.
No election is scheduled yet for Fleetwood’s wards in Democracy Club’s list. Councils publish a notice of election about five weeks before polling day.
Who can I vote for? ↗1,673 votes for candidates · 2 seats, so 2 votes each
Candidates and results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), from councils’ declared results; polling dates from Democracy Club’s EveryElection.
Fleetwood is in Blackpool North and Fleetwood constituency
The constituency’s MP and the 4 July 2024 general election, the whole constituency’s result (it reaches beyond Fleetwood).
41,810 votes for candidates · majority 4,647
Labour, MP since 4 July 2024.
turnout in July 2024: 41,810 votes from 73,339 registered voters. England: 60%.
Majority 4,647 of 41,810 votes (11.1%): the 211th-narrowest of 543 in England.
MPs and results: UK Parliament Members API (Open Parliament Licence v3.0); constituencies from ONS (2024 boundaries). Percentages are of valid votes; turnout is votes cast over the electorate.
Fleetwood’s Band D council tax is £2,491 a year
Where a Band D bill goes, what it has cost over the years, and what the councils plan to spend per resident.
Wyre Council keeps £240.05 of a Band D bill (10%); the rest goes to the Fleetwood parish council, Lancashire County Council, the Lancashire police and crime commissioner and the Lancashire Fire and Rescue Authority.
Band D since 1993
Wyre’s Band D bill has risen 53% in ten years, from £1,603.00 in 2016–17, against England’s average (56%). It was £601.88 in 1993–94.
Your bill by band
A Band D home in Fleetwood, 2026–27, before discounts. The Valuation Office Agency’s band search gives any home’s band.
Lancashire’s councils
Average Band D in each council area, 2026–27, parish precepts included; the 11 nearest of 14. Bars start at £2,200.
Council budgets per resident, 2026–27
Show as a table, with Lancashire
| Wyre + Lancashire | Fleetwood’s councils | Lancashire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adult social care | £523 | £533 | £487 |
| Children’s social care | £249 | £295 | £290 |
| Roads and transport | £48 | £44 | £41 |
| Housing (not council homes’ rents) | £11 | £24 | £61 |
| Bins, street cleaning, environment | £151 | £135 | £119 |
| Libraries, leisure, culture | £67 | £56 | £44 |
| Planning and development | £33 | £16 | £26 |
| Public health | £78 | £92 | £78 |
| Running the council | £79 | £73 | £59 |
| Other | £0 | £13 | £19 |
| Total, schools apart | £1,238 | £1,281 | £1,234 |
Net budgeted service spending, MHCLG Revenue Account budget 2026–27, per resident (ONS mid-2025 estimates). Both tiers added: Wyre per its residents plus Lancashire per the county’s. Schools are left out: academies are paid for directly by government, so council school budgets depend on how many schools have converted. Lancashire and England: all their councils together. Police, fire and transport authorities aren’t included.
Band D: MHCLG Band D council tax 2026–27 (each authority’s own figure, excluding parish precepts) and Council Tax statistics for town and parish councils 2026–27; since 1993–94, MHCLG’s area averages including parishes.
Having a say in how Fleetwood is run
It takes about five minutes online; the deadline is 12 working days before a poll.
gov.uk ↗Type a postcode to write to each of its councillors and its MP.
WriteToThem ↗GOV.UK sends the report to the council that looks after the road.
gov.uk ↗Council and committee meetings are open to the public, with agendas and minutes online.
wyre.gov.uk ↗Anyone can comment while an application is open for consultation.
wyre.gov.uk ↗The rules, nomination papers and guidance for council candidates.
Electoral Commission ↗Questions about how Fleetwood is run
Which council runs Fleetwood?
Fleetwood is run by Wyre Council and Lancashire County Council. The county council runs schools, social care and roads; the district runs bins, planning and housing.
Does Fleetwood have a town council?
Yes: Fleetwood has its own parish-tier council (Fleetwood parish council; town councils are parish councils by another name), which adds £62 to a Band D bill in 2026–27.
Who is the MP for Fleetwood?
Lorraine Beavers (Labour) is the MP for Blackpool North and Fleetwood, which covers Fleetwood.
How many councillors does Fleetwood have?
11 ward councillors represent Fleetwood’s 5 wards, and 2 county councillors its county divisions.
When are the next elections in Fleetwood?
No election is scheduled yet in Democracy Club’s list for Fleetwood’s wards. The next UK general election must be held by August 2029.
How much is council tax in Fleetwood?
Band D council tax in Fleetwood is £2,491 for 2026–27. Your bill depends on your home’s band, from A (6/9 of Band D) to H (18/9).
Who controls Wyre Council?
The Conservatives have a majority: 29 of 50 seats as elected. The council’s website lists who leads it now.
Who controls Lancashire County Council?
Reform UK has a majority: 53 of 84 seats as elected.
Who won the 2023 council election in Fleetwood?
In Fleetwood’s wards on 22 June 2023, Labour 9 · Conservative 2 of the 11 seats up. Labour had the largest share of votes, 58.5%.
Sources: ONS ward, county division, parish, constituency lookups (Census 2021 output areas; Open Government Licence v3.0) · GOV.UK local council finder · Democracy Club candidates (CC BY 4.0) and EveryElection · UK Parliament Members API (Open Parliament Licence v3.0) · MHCLG Band D council tax, parish precepts and Revenue Account budgets 2026–27 (OGL v3.0) · ONS mid-2025 population estimates. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0.
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