Photo: Malcolm Neal · CC BY-SA 2.0Fylde was decided by 561 votes in 2024
Wrea Green is run by Fylde Borough Council and Lancashire County Council, with Ribby-with-Wrea 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.
£2,513
Band D, a year, the middle band every council sets its tax from.
Where it goes →How Wrea Green’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 Wrea Green is £2,513 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 Wrea Green’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
Wrea Green 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 Wrea Green’s residents · Band D precept £85
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 Wrea Green, from the most recent elections.
- 1Town or parishParish tierRibby-with-Wrea parish council
- 2Fylde Borough Council1 ward · 2 councillorsFrank Roland AndrewsJohn Kirkham
- 3Lancashire County Council1 division · 1 councillorJohn Rossall Singleton
- 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.
- Frank Roland AndrewsConservative · May 2023
- John KirkhamConservative · May 2023
Show as a table, with Lancashire County Council’s 1 division (1 councillor)
| Ward | Seats | Elected | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wrea Green with Westby47% in Wrea Green · 1,899 residents2 seats · May 2023 | 2 | Frank Roland AndrewsJohn Kirkham | May 2023 |
Lancashire County Council: county divisions
| Division | Seats | Elected | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fylde West ED18% in Wrea Green · 1,899 residents1 seat · May 2025 | 1 | John Rossall Singleton | 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 Wrea Green, 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 Wrea Green’s wards in Democracy Club’s list. Councils publish a notice of election about five weeks before polling day.
Who can I vote for? ↗2,076 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.
Wrea Green is in Fylde constituency
The constituency’s MP and the 4 July 2024 general election, the whole constituency’s result (it reaches beyond Wrea Green).
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.
Wrea Green’s Band D council tax is £2,513 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 Ribby-with-Wrea 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 Ribby-with-Wrea, 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 | Wrea Green’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 Wrea Green 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 Wrea Green is run
Which council runs Wrea Green?
Wrea Green 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 Wrea Green have a town council?
Yes: Wrea Green has its own parish-tier council (Ribby-with-Wrea parish council; town councils are parish councils by another name), which adds £85 to a Band D bill in 2026–27.
Who is the MP for Wrea Green?
Mr Andrew Snowden (Conservative) is the MP for Fylde, which covers Wrea Green.
How many councillors does Wrea Green have?
2 ward councillors represent Wrea Green’s 1 ward, and 1 county councillors its county divisions.
When are the next elections in Wrea Green?
No election is scheduled yet in Democracy Club’s list for Wrea Green’s wards. The next UK general election must be held by August 2029.
How much is council tax in Wrea Green?
Band D council tax in Wrea Green is £2,513 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 Wrea Green?
In Wrea Green’s wards on 4 May 2023, Conservative 2 of the 2 seats up. The Conservatives had the largest share of votes, 60.9%.
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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