Blackpool Claremont
Claremont, a ward of Blackpool Council in Lancashire.
Labour held Claremont, a Blackpool Council ward, at a by-election on 1 October 2026 with 41.8%, a 3.6-point lead over Reform UK that was smaller than Restore Britain's 7.2%.
Last refreshed: 7 October 2026
Timeline for Blackpool Claremont
Labour takes Hirst and Amble from Reform
UK Local Elections 2026Background
Claremont is an electoral ward of Blackpool Council in Lancashire, on the Fylde coast.
Labour kept the ward at a by-election on 1 October 2026, polling 41.8% to Reform UK's 38.2%, with Restore Britain on 7.2%. The vote fell on the same day as the Hirst and Amble contests in Northumberland, the first of the autumn's council by-elections to feature Restore candidates.
Because Restore's share was double Labour's 3.6-point margin, Claremont is cited with Amble as a ward where the split on the right may have mattered. That reading rests on the assumption that Restore's voters would otherwise have chosen Reform, an assumption no survey has tested.