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Borough of Fylde
Borough and non-metropolitan district
Lytham St Annes beach
Shown within Lancashire and England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Constituent country	England
Region	North West England
Ceremonial county	Lancashire
Founded	1 April 1974
Admin. HQ	Lytham St Annes
Government
• Type	Fylde Borough Council
• MPs:	Andrew Snowden
Area
• Total	64 sq mi (166 km)
• Rank	157th
Population
• Total	83,008
• Rank	276th
• Density	1,300/sq mi (500/km)
Ethnicity (2021)
• Ethnic groups	List 96.3% White 1.4% Asian 1.4% Mixed 0.5% other 0.4% Black
Religion (2021)
• Religion	List 61.6% Christianity 31.2% no religion 5% not stated 0.7% Islam 0.4% other 0.4% Judaism 0.3% Buddhism 0.3% Hinduism 0.1% Sikhism
Time zone	UTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (British Summer Time)
ONS code	30UF (ONS) E07000119 (GSS)

The Borough of Fylde is a local government district with borough status in Lancashire, England. It covers part of the Fylde plain, after which it is named. The council's headquarters are in St Annes. The borough also contains the towns of Kirkham, Lytham and Wesham and surrounding villages and rural areas.

The neighbouring districts are Blackpool, Wyre, Preston, South Ribble and West Lancashire.

History

The district was created on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, covering the area of three former districts, which were all abolished at the same time:

• Fylde Rural District
• Kirkham Urban District
• Lytham St Annes Municipal Borough

The district was named Fylde after the coastal plan. It was awarded borough status from its creation, allowing the chair of the council to take the title of mayor.

The coat of arms of the borough bear the motto of the former Fylde Rural District Council, "Gaudeat Ager" from Psalm 96: 'Let the field (Fylde) be joyful' - "Let Fylde Prosper". The armorial bearings comprise a complete Achievement of Arms, that is - shield, crest and helm and mantling, supporters, badge and motto. They reflect the union of the three local authorities in the area: Lytham St Annes Borough Council, Kirkham Urban District Council and Fylde Rural District Council.

Governance

Fylde Council
Type
Type	Non-metropolitan district
History
Founded	1 April 1974
Leadership
Mayor	Karen Henshaw, Liberal Democrat since 8 May 2024
Leader	Karen Buckley, Conservative since 20 July 2020
Chief Executive	Allan Oldfield since January 2012
Structure
Seats	37 councillors
Political groups	Administration (19)   Conservative (19) Other parties (18)   Independent (14)   Labour (2)   Liberal Democrats (2)
Elections
Voting system	First past the post
Last election	4 May 2023
Next election	6 May 2027
Meeting place
Town Hall, South Promenade, Lytham St Annes, FY8 1LW
Website
new.fylde.gov.uk

Fylde Borough Council, which styles itself "Fylde Council", provides district-level services. County-level services are provided by Lancashire County Council. Most of the borough is also covered by civil parishes, which form a third tier of local government.

Political control

The council has been under Conservative majority control since 2003.

The first election to the council was held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority alongside the outgoing authorities before coming into its powers on 1 April 1974. Political control of the council since 1974 has been as follows:

Leadership

The role of mayor is largely ceremonial in Fylde. Political leadership is instead provided by the leader of the council. The leaders since 2010 have been:

Composition

Following the 2023 election, the composition of the council was:

Of the independent councillors, eleven sit together as a group, the other three are not aligned to any group. The next election is due in 2027.

Elections

Since the last boundary changes in 2023 the council has comprised 37 councillors, representing 17 wards, with each ward electing one, two or three councillors. Elections are held every four years.

Premises

The council is based at Lytham St Annes Town Hall on South Promenade in St Annes. The building was originally a hotel called Southdown Hydro, but was bought in 1925 to serve as a town hall following the merger of the districts of St Annes and Lytham in 1922 to become Lytham St Annes.

Some council departments, including the planning department and an office of the Registrar, were previously located at the former Fylde Rural District Council offices on Derby Road in Wesham, but in 2007 the council vacated this office. It was then used by the NHS North Lancashire Primary Care Trust until around 2013. The building has since been demolished and replaced by a new housing development.

Settlements

Civil parishes

There are 15 civil parishes in Fylde. The parish councils of Kirkham, Medlar-with-Wesham and St Annes-on-the-Sea have declared their parishes to be towns, allowing them to take the style "town council".

1. Bryning-with-Warton
2. Elswick
3. Freckleton
4. Greenhalgh-with-Thistleton
5. Kirkham
6. Little Eccleston-with-Larbreck
7. Medlar-with-Wesham
8. Newton-with-Clifton
9. Ribby-with-Wrea
10. St Annes-on-the-Sea
11. Singleton
12. Staining
13. Treales, Roseacre and Wharles
14. Weeton-with-Preese
15. Westby-with-Plumptons

Lytham is unparished.

References

1. "Mid-Year Population Estimates, UK, June 2022". Office for National Statistics. 26 March 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
2. "Mid-Year Population Estimates, UK, June 2022". Office for National Statistics. 26 March 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
3. ^ UK Census (2021). "2021 Census Area Profile – Fylde Local Authority (E07000119)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
4. "The English Non-metropolitan Districts (Definition) Order 1972", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 1972/2039, retrieved 22 August 2022
5. "The English Non-metropolitan Districts (Names) Order 1973", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 1973/551, retrieved 22 August 2022
6. "District Councils and Boroughs". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). 28 March 1974. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
7. "Fylde Borough Council Armorial Bearings". Archived from the original on 13 June 2011. Retrieved 20 April 2010.
8. "New Fylde Mayoral team confirmed for 2024–25". Fylde Council. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
9. "Chief Executive". Fylde Council. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
10. "Local Government Act 1972", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1972 c. 70, retrieved 31 May 2023
11. "Compositions calculator". The Elections Centre. 4 March 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
12. "Fylde". BBC News Online. Retrieved 26 October 2009.
13. "Council minutes". Fylde Council. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
14. "Fylde Council leader David Eaves steps down". BBC News. 15 October 2014. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
15. Durkin, Tony (30 April 2020). "Fylde Council leader steps down after six years". Blackpool Gazette. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
16. "Local elections 2023: live council results for England". The Guardian.
17. "Councillors". Fylde Council. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
18. "The Fylde (Electoral Changes) Order 2022", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2022/664, retrieved 10 October 2023
19. "New Town Hall: Lytham St. Annes Municipal Scheme". Lancashire Daily Post. Preston. 19 May 1925. p. 3. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
20. "No. 45573". The London Gazette. 14 January 1972. p. 583.
21. Planning Committee Report, 13 November 2013, Application 13/0449
22. "Town and parish information". Fylde Council. Retrieved 10 October 2023.

v t e Geography of the Borough of Fylde
Towns	Kirkham Lytham St Annes Wesham
Villages	Clifton Corner Row Elswick Esprick Freckleton Great Plumpton Greenhalgh Hall Cross Higher Ballam Little Plumpton Lower Ballam Moss Side Newton-with-Scales Peel Roseacre Salwick Singleton Staining Thistleton Treales Warton Weeton Westby Wharles Wrea Green
Parishes	Bryning-with-Warton Elswick Freckleton Greenhalgh-with-Thistleton Kirkham Little Eccleston-with-Larbreck Medlar-with-Wesham Newton-with-Clifton Ribby-with-Wrea St Annes-on-the-Sea Singleton Staining Treales, Roseacre and Wharles Weeton-with-Preese Westby-with-Plumptons
Topography	The Fylde Ribble Estuary Rivers: Hillylaid Pool, Main Dyke

v t e Buildings and structures in the Borough of Fylde
Grade I	Lytham Hall
Grade II*	Places of worship Lytham: St Cuthbert St John Kirkham: St Michael
Grade II	Burlingtons Bar By the Way Ivy House Lifeboat Memorial, Lytham Lifeboat Monument, St Annes Lytham Windmill Malt Kiln Farmhouse Railway Hotel, Kirkham St Annes-on-the-Sea Carnegie Library St Anne's Pier Places of worship Kirkham: St John the Evangelist St Annes-on-the-Sea: St Anne St Thomas Singleton: St Anne Weeton: St Michael Wesham: Christ Church Wrea Green: St Nicholas
Unlisted	Cartford Bridge The Cartford Inn The Eagle at Weeton HM Prison Kirkham Lytham Hospital Lytham St Annes Town Hall Shard Bridge Springfields Warton Aerodrome Weeton Barracks Places of worship Clifton (Lund): St John the Evangelist
Demolished	Lytham Priory Lytham Pier
Listed in	Bryning-with-Warton Elswick Freckleton Greenhalgh-with-Thistleton Kirkham Little Eccleston-with-Larbreck Lytham Medlar-with-Wesham Newton-with-Clifton Ribby-with-Wrea St Annes Singleton Staining Treales, Roseacre and Wharles Weeton-with-Preese Westby-with-Plumptons

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