Keep Blackpool's Council - Stop the Merger

Rejected 14 signatures

What the petition asks

Keep Blackpool as a standalone unitary council. We call on the Government to reject any reorganisation that abolishes Blackpool Council and merges it into a larger Lancashire authority, so the town keeps direct, accountable representation answering to Blackpool residents alone.

Blackpool has been its own unitary council for 25+ years. Its councillors are elected by Blackpool people and answer to Blackpool alone, for schools, roads and social care. Reorganisation would abolish the council and fold the town into an authority of around half a million, leaving Blackpool's 140,000+ residents a permanent minority, outvoted on decisions about their future. A town with some of England's deep deprivation and a distinct coastal economy needs a council that puts Blackpool first.

Why it was rejected

It was about a matter for a local council or devolved government, not the UK Government or Parliament.

We can’t accept petitions that call for action at a local level.

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Timeline

31 May 2026	Petition opened for signatures
19 Jun 2026	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 14

Status Rejected

Rejected 19 Jun 2026

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