Photo: Alexander P Kapp · CC BY-SA 2.0Fylde was decided by 561 votes in 2024
Freckleton is run by Fylde Borough Council and Lancashire County Council, with Freckleton parish council for local matters. The Conservatives have a majority on Fylde Borough Council. Reform UK has a majority on Lancashire County Council. Its MP is Mr Andrew Snowden (Conservative), member for Fylde.
£2,486
Band D, a year, the middle band every council sets its tax from.
Where it goes →How Freckleton’s politics has changed since 2021
A majority on Fylde Borough Council
The Conservatives hold a majority on Fylde Borough Council: 20 of its 37 seats as elected. Independents hold 13, Labour 2 and the Liberal Democrats 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 ↓
A close seat
Mr Andrew Snowden (Conservative) won Fylde by 561 votes in July 2024, 1.2% of votes cast: the 21st-narrowest result of 543 in England. Parliament ↓
Council tax
A Band D bill in Freckleton is £2,486 for 2026–27; Fylde Borough 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 Freckleton’s councils
Seats by party as elected. A party needs 19 of Fylde’s 37 or 43 of Lancashire’s 84 seats to run the council alone.
- Conservative20
- Independent13
- Labour2
- Liberal Democrat2
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
Freckleton 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 Freckleton’s residents · Band D precept £58
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 Freckleton, from the most recent elections.
- 1Town or parishParish tierFreckleton parish council
- 2Fylde Borough Council1 ward · 2 councillorsNoreen GriffithsThomas Threlfall
- 3Lancashire County Council1 division · 1 councillorDavid Michael Dwyer
- 4Police and crime commissionerLancashire Constabulary · elected May 2024Clive Grunshaw
- 5House of CommonsFylde
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.
2 councillors for 1 ward
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.
- Noreen GriffithsIndependent · May 2023
- Thomas ThrelfallConservative · May 2023
Show as a table, with Lancashire County Council’s 1 division (1 councillor)
| Ward | Seats | Elected | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freckleton Villageall in Freckleton · 4,478 residents2 seats · May 2023 | 2 | Noreen GriffithsThomas Threlfall | May 2023 |
Lancashire County Council: county divisions
| Division | Seats | Elected | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fylde South ED33% in Freckleton · 4,478 residents1 seat · May 2025 | 1 | David Michael Dwyer | May 2025 |
Councillors can resign, change party or sit as independents between elections; a by-election winner replaces someone not named here. Fylde Borough 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).
Fylde council election, May 2023
Results in the wards that make up Freckleton, 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. Every seat in the town’s wards was up.
No election is scheduled yet for Freckleton’s wards in Democracy Club’s list. Councils publish a notice of election about five weeks before polling day.
Who can I vote for? ↗2,269 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.
Freckleton is in Fylde constituency
The constituency’s MP and the 4 July 2024 general election, the whole constituency’s result (it reaches beyond Freckleton).
47,960 votes for candidates · majority 561
Conservative, MP since 4 July 2024.
turnout in July 2024: 47,960 votes from 77,100 registered voters. England: 60%.
Majority 561 of 47,960 votes (1.2%): the 21st-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.
Freckleton’s Band D council tax is £2,486 a year
Where a Band D bill goes, what it has cost over the years, and what the councils plan to spend per resident.
Fylde Borough Council keeps £239.11 of a Band D bill (10%); the rest goes to the Freckleton parish council, Lancashire County Council, the Lancashire police and crime commissioner and the Lancashire Fire and Rescue Authority.
Band D since 1993
Fylde’s Band D bill has risen 53% in ten years, from £1,622.99 in 2016–17, against England’s average (56%). It was £596.25 in 1993–94.
Your bill by band
A Band D home in Freckleton, 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
| Fylde + Lancashire | Freckleton’s councils | Lancashire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adult social care | £522 | £533 | £487 |
| Children’s social care | £249 | £295 | £290 |
| Roads and transport | £40 | £44 | £41 |
| Housing (not council homes’ rents) | £26 | £24 | £61 |
| Bins, street cleaning, environment | £118 | £135 | £119 |
| Libraries, leisure, culture | £59 | £56 | £44 |
| Planning and development | £29 | £16 | £26 |
| Public health | £78 | £92 | £78 |
| Running the council | £83 | £73 | £59 |
| Other | £0 | £13 | £19 |
| Total, schools apart | £1,204 | £1,281 | £1,234 |
Net budgeted service spending, MHCLG Revenue Account budget 2026–27, per resident (ONS mid-2025 estimates). Both tiers added: Fylde 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 Freckleton 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.
fylde.gov.uk ↗Anyone can comment while an application is open for consultation.
fylde.gov.uk ↗The rules, nomination papers and guidance for council candidates.
Electoral Commission ↗Questions about how Freckleton is run
Which council runs Freckleton?
Freckleton is run by Fylde Borough Council and Lancashire County Council. The county council runs schools, social care and roads; the district runs bins, planning and housing.
Does Freckleton have a town council?
Yes: Freckleton has its own parish-tier council (Freckleton parish council; town councils are parish councils by another name), which adds £58 to a Band D bill in 2026–27.
Who is the MP for Freckleton?
Mr Andrew Snowden (Conservative) is the MP for Fylde, which covers Freckleton.
How many councillors does Freckleton have?
2 ward councillors represent Freckleton’s 1 ward, and 1 county councillors its county divisions.
When are the next elections in Freckleton?
No election is scheduled yet in Democracy Club’s list for Freckleton’s wards. The next UK general election must be held by August 2029.
How much is council tax in Freckleton?
Band D council tax in Freckleton is £2,486 for 2026–27. Your bill depends on your home’s band, from A (6/9 of Band D) to H (18/9).
Who controls Fylde Borough Council?
The Conservatives have a majority: 20 of 37 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 Freckleton?
In Freckleton’s wards on 4 May 2023, Independent 1 · Conservative 1 of the 2 seats up. The Conservatives had the largest share of votes, 49.6%.
Is Fylde a marginal seat?
Mr Andrew Snowden (Conservative) won it by 561 votes in July 2024, 1.2% of votes cast: the 21st-narrowest result of 543 in England.
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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