Blackpool Council

Blackpool Council
Arms of Blackpool Borough Council
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Type
Type
Leadership
Peter Hunter,
Labour
since 15 May 2024[1]
Lynn Williams,
Labour
since 20 July 2020[2]
Neil Jack
since 21 July 2011[3]
Structure
Seats42 councillors[4]
Composition of Blackpool Council by political party diagram
Political groups
Administration (28)
  Labour (28)
Opposition (15)
  Conservative (14)
Length of term
4 years
Elections
Plurality-at-large[a]
Last election
4 May 2023
Next election
6 May 2027
Motto
Progress
Meeting place
Facade of Blackpool Town Hall
Town Hall, Talbot Square, Blackpool, FY1 1GB
Website
blackpool.gov.uk

Blackpool Council is the local authority of the Borough of Blackpool, Lancashire, England. It is a unitary authority, having the powers of a county council and district council combined.

  1. ^ Parkinson, Shelagh (15 May 2024). "I'm honoured to be Mayor of the country's number one seaside town Blackpool". The Gazette. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Council minutes, 20 July 2020" (PDF). Blackpool Council. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  3. ^ "Chief executive changes in Blackpool and West Lancashire". Inside Media. 25 July 2011. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Blackpool Council political make-up".


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