Photo: Stephen McKay · CC BY-SA 2.0Fylde was decided by 561 votes in 2024
Lytham St Anne's is run by Fylde Borough Council and Lancashire County Council, with Saint Anne's on the Sea 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.
£2,465
Band D, a year, the middle band every council sets its tax from.
Where it goes →How Lytham St Anne's’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 Lytham St Anne's is £2,471 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 Lytham St Anne's’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
Lytham St Anne's 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.
61% of Lytham St Anne's’s residents · Band D precept £43
The parish council for the part of Lytham St Anne's inside Ansdell parish.
Who runs Lytham St Anne's: same source as Who runs Lytham St Anne's, above.
The parish council for the part of Lytham St Anne's inside Lytham parish.
Who runs Lytham St Anne's: same source as Who runs Lytham St Anne's, above.
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 Lytham St Anne's, from the most recent elections.
- 1Town or parish3 parish councilsSaint Anne's on the Sea parish councilAnsdell parish councilLytham parish council
- 2Fylde Borough Council9 wards · 21 councillorsConservative 14 · Independent 5 · Liberal Democrat 2 · Labour 1 · all 22
- 3Lancashire County Council3 divisions · 3 councillorsSteve RigbyTim Maxwell AshtonPeter Ian Buckley
- 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.
21 councillors for 9 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.
- Karen Maureen HenshawLiberal Democrat · May 2023
- Karen BuckleyConservative · May 2023
- Joanne Lesley GardnerLiberal Democrat · May 2023
- Gail GoodmanIndependent · May 2023
- Bill TaylorLabour · May 2023
- Edward NashIndependent · May 2023
- Viv WillderConservative · May 2023
- Ellie GauntConservative · May 2023
- Vince SettleConservative · May 2023
- Cheryl Doreen LittleConservative · May 2023
- Susan Mary FazackerleyConservative · May 2023
- Chris DixonConservative · May 2023
- Richard Verran RedcliffeConservative · May 2023
- Mark BamforthIndependent · May 2023
- Kelly FarringtonIndependent · May 2023
- Michael Stephen WithersConservative · May 2023
- Michelle Jacqueline MorrisConservative · May 2023
- Peter AnthonyConservative · May 2023
- Andrew James RedfearnConservative · May 2023
- Karen Roberta HarrisonConservative · December 2024 · by-election
- Tim ArmitIndependent · May 2023
- Gavin William HarrisonConservative · May 2023
Show as a table, with Lancashire County Council’s 3 divisions (3 councillors)
| Ward | Seats | Elected | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kilnhouseall in Lytham St Anne's · 6,473 residents3 seats · May 2023 | 3 | Karen Maureen HenshawKaren BuckleyJoanne Lesley Gardner | May 2023 |
| Ashtonall in Lytham St Anne's · 6,027 residents3 seats · May 2023 | 3 | Gail GoodmanBill TaylorEdward Nash | May 2023 |
| Heyhousesall in Lytham St Anne's · 5,962 residents3 seats · May 2023 | 3 | Viv WillderEllie GauntVince Settle | May 2023 |
| Carnegieall in Lytham St Anne's · 4,741 residents2 seats · May 2023 | 2 | Cheryl Doreen LittleSusan Mary Fazackerley | May 2023 |
| Ansdell & Fairhavenall in Lytham St Anne's · 4,511 residents2 seats · May 2023 | 2 | Chris DixonRichard Verran Redcliffe | May 2023 |
| Lytham Eastmostly in Lytham St Anne's · 4,166 residents2 seats · May 2023 | 2 | Mark BamforthKelly Farrington | May 2023 |
| Parkall in Lytham St Anne's · 4,055 residents2 seats · May 2023 | 2 | Michael Stephen WithersMichelle Jacqueline Morris | May 2023 |
| Lytham Westall in Lytham St Anne's · 3,869 residents2 seats · May 2023 | 2 | Peter AnthonyAndrew James Redfearn | May 2023 |
| Kilgrimolmostly in Lytham St Anne's · 2,889 residents2 seats · December 2024, May 2023 | 2 | Karen Roberta Harrisonby-electionTim ArmitGavin William Harrison | December 2024, May 2023 |
Lancashire County Council: county divisions
| Division | Seats | Elected | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Annes South EDall in Lytham St Anne's · 27,714 residents1 seat · May 2025 | 1 | Steve Rigby | May 2025 |
| Lytham EDall in Lytham St Anne's · 12,090 residents1 seat · May 2025 | 1 | Tim Maxwell Ashton | May 2025 |
| St. Annes North EDmostly in Lytham St Anne's · 2,889 residents1 seat · May 2025 | 1 | Peter Ian Buckley | 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 Lytham St Anne's, as declared. Percentages are of votes cast for candidates in each ward; where a ward elects several councillors, each voter has that many votes.
9 wards voted. Every seat in the town’s wards was up.
No election is scheduled yet for Lytham St Anne's’s wards in Democracy Club’s list. Councils publish a notice of election about five weeks before polling day.
Who can I vote for? ↗4,373 votes for candidates · 3 seats, so 3 votes each
3,583 votes for candidates · 3 seats, so 3 votes each
3,926 votes for candidates · 3 seats, so 3 votes each
Every ward’s result (6 more)
2,455 votes for candidates · 2 seats, so 2 votes each
2,703 votes for candidates · 2 seats, so 2 votes each
2,535 votes for candidates · 2 seats, so 2 votes each
2,769 votes for candidates · 2 seats, so 2 votes each
2,798 votes for candidates · 2 seats, so 2 votes each
1,808 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.
Lytham St Anne's is in Fylde constituency
The constituency’s MP and the 4 July 2024 general election, the whole constituency’s result (it reaches beyond Lytham St Anne's).
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.
Lytham St Anne's’s Band D council tax is £2,471 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 Saint Anne's on the Sea parish council, Lancashire County Council, the Lancashire police and crime commissioner and the Lancashire Fire and Rescue Authority.
Across the whole town the average Band D is £2,465 (parishes differ; weighted by residents).
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 Saint Anne's on the Sea, 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 | Lytham St Anne's’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 Lytham St Anne's 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 Lytham St Anne's is run
Which council runs Lytham St Anne's?
Lytham St Anne's 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 Lytham St Anne's have a town council?
Yes: Lytham St Anne's has its own parish-tier council (Saint Anne's on the Sea parish council; town councils are parish councils by another name), which adds £43 to a Band D bill in 2026–27.
Who is the MP for Lytham St Anne's?
Mr Andrew Snowden (Conservative) is the MP for Fylde, which covers Lytham St Anne's.
How many councillors does Lytham St Anne's have?
21 ward councillors represent Lytham St Anne's’s 9 wards, and 3 county councillors its county divisions.
When are the next elections in Lytham St Anne's?
No election is scheduled yet in Democracy Club’s list for Lytham St Anne's’s wards. The next UK general election must be held by August 2029.
How much is council tax in Lytham St Anne's?
Band D council tax in Lytham St Anne's is £2,465 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 Lytham St Anne's?
In Lytham St Anne's’s wards on 4 May 2023, Conservative 13 · Independent 5 · Liberal Democrat 2 · Labour 1 of the 21 seats up. The Conservatives had the largest share of votes, 47.8%.
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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