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Blackpool Council
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Saturday 10am-1pm

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Councillors - Information

Blackpool Council comprises 42 elected members, otherwise called ‘councillors’. There are two councillors for each of the 21 wards, serving for a period of four years.

Councillors can represent a political party or stand independently. In Blackpool, the current political make-up of the Council is:

Labour – 27 councillors Group Leader = Councillor Simon Blackburn Deputy Group Leader = Councillor Fred Jackson
Conservative – 14 councillors Group Leader = Councillor Peter Evans Deputy Group Leader = Councillor Tony Williams
Liberal Democrat – 1 councillor Councillor Douglas Green

Ward councillors represent the local community and can raise issues affecting the area in which they serve ranging from faulty street lights to campaigns for a new community centre. They serve on the Council and its committees and can also act as representative for the Council on other bodies.

Councillors do not receive a salary although they can receive an allowance to help offset expenses or loss of earnings.

For further information on the current Blackpool councillors please click on the links to the right.

For information on becoming a local councillor please refer to the publications section on the right of this page.

For Information about how to make a complaint if you are concerned about a Councillors behaviour, please see our Complaints Procedure.

In 1974 Blackpool District Council adopted a recommendation of the Policy Steering Committee that the Council should formally recognise the principle of seniority of members based on the length of service.  The length of service is used to identify the Mayor and details of service can be found using this link.
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