Borough of Wyre

The district was created on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, as a non-metropolitan district covering the territory of five former districts, which were abolished at the same time: • Fleetwood Municipal Borough • Garstang Rural District • Poulton-le-Fylde Urban District • Preesall Urban District • Thornton-Cleveleys Urban District The new district was named Wyre after the River Wyre. The new district was awarded borough status from its creation, allowing the chair of the council to take the title of mayor. ==Governance==

Wyre Borough Council, which styles itself "Wyre Council", provides district-level services. County-level services are provided by Lancashire County Council. Much of the borough is covered by civil parishes, which form a third tier of local government. Political control The council has been under Conservative majority control since 1999. The first election to the council was held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority alongside the outgoing authorities until coming into its powers on 1 April 1974. Since 1974 political control of the council has been as follows: Leadership The role of mayor is largely ceremonial in Wyre. Political leadership is instead provided by the leader of the council. The leaders since 2010 have been: Composition Following the 2023 election, and subsequent by-elections and changes of allegiance up to May 2025, the composition of the council was: The next election is due in 2027. Wyre straddles three parliamentary constituencies: Lancaster and Wyre, Blackpool North and Fleetwood, and Flyde. ==Towns and parishes==

Much of the borough is covered by civil parishes. The parish councils for Fleetwood, Garstang and Preesall have declared their parishes to be towns, allowing them to take the style "town council". The former urban districts of Poulton-le-Fylde and Thornton-Cleveleys form an unparished area. ==Freedom of the Borough==

The following people and military units have received the Freedom of the Borough of Wyre. • Doreen Lofthouse: 13 June 2003. • The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment: 12 April 2018. ==References==