| Election Name: | 2011 Blackpool Council election |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Party Colour: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Previous Election: | 2007 Blackpool Council election |
| Previous Year: | 2007 |
| Next Election: | 2015 Blackpool Borough Council election |
| Next Year: | 2015 |
| Seats For Election: | All 42 council seats |
| Election Date: | 5 May 2011 |
| Turnout: | 37.41% |
| Leader1: | Simon Blackburn |
| Leader Since1: | 2009 |
| Party1: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Last Election1: | 12 seats, 34.4% |
| Seats1: | 27 |
| Seat Change1: | 15 |
| Popular Vote1: | 38,828 |
| Percentage1: | 50.2% |
| Swing1: | 15.8% |
| Leader2: | Peter Callow |
| Party2: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Last Election2: | 27 seats, 47.3% |
| Seats2: | 14 |
| Seat Change2: | 13 |
| Popular Vote2: | 32,024 |
| Percentage2: | 41.4% |
| Swing2: | 5.9% |
| Leader of Largest Party | |
| Posttitle: | Subsequent Leader of Largest Party |
| Before Election: | Peter Callow |
| Before Party: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| After Election: | Simon Blackburn |
| After Party: | Labour Party (UK) |
The 2011 Blackpool Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2011 to elect members of the unitary Blackpool Borough Council in England. The whole council was up for election and the Labour party gained overall control of the council from the Conservative party.[1]
The results saw Blackpool Labour gain 15 seats to take control from the Conservatives.[2] Conservative councillors who lost seats included the deputy leader of the party Ian Fowler and the cabinet member for education, Peter Collins.[3] Meanwhile, the Liberal Democrats were reduced to just one councillor, Douglas Green.[3] Overall turnout at the election was 37.41%.[4]
The Conservative leader of the council Peter Callow said the Labour result was "well-earned" and that cuts made by the national government were to blame for the Conservative losses.[2] Meanwhile, the Labour leader Simon Blackburn called the result "very pleasing, but not unexpected".[2]