West Lancashire Borough Council elections are generally held three years out of every four, with a third of the council elected each time. West Lancashire Borough Council is the local authority for the non-metropolitan district of West Lancashire in Lancashire, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2023 the council has comprised 45 councillors representing 15 wards, with each ward electing three councillors.
Council elections
- 1973 West Lancashire District Council election
- 1976 West Lancashire District Council election (New ward boundaries)
- 1979 West Lancashire District Council election
- 1980 West Lancashire District Council election
- 1982 West Lancashire District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)
- 1983 West Lancashire District Council election
- 1984 West Lancashire District Council election
- 1986 West Lancashire District Council election
- 1987 West Lancashire District Council election
- 1988 West Lancashire District Council election
- 1990 West Lancashire District Council election
- 1991 West Lancashire District Council election
- 1992 West Lancashire District Council election
- 1994 West Lancashire District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)
- 1995 West Lancashire District Council election
- 1996 West Lancashire District Council election
- 1998 West Lancashire District Council election
- 1999 West Lancashire District Council election
- 2000 West Lancashire District Council election
- 2002 West Lancashire District Council election (New ward boundaries reduced the number of seats by 1)
- 2003 West Lancashire District Council election
- 2004 West Lancashire District Council election
- 2006 West Lancashire District Council election
- 2007 West Lancashire District Council election (Some new ward boundaries)
- 2008 West Lancashire District Council election
- 2010 West Lancashire Borough Council election
- 2011 West Lancashire Borough Council election
- 2012 West Lancashire Borough Council election
- 2014 West Lancashire Borough Council election
- 2015 West Lancashire Borough Council election
- 2016 West Lancashire Borough Council election
- 2018 West Lancashire Borough Council election
- 2019 West Lancashire Borough Council election
- 2021 West Lancashire Borough Council election
- 2022 West Lancashire Borough Council election
- 2023 West Lancashire Borough Council election (Reduced to 45 council seats)
- 2024 West Lancashire Borough Council election
Borough result maps
- 2006 results map
- 2007 results map
- 2008 results map
- 2021 results map
- 2022 results map
- 2023 results map
- 2024 results map
By-election results
1994-1998
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 1,537 | 87.7 | |||
Conservative | 215 | 12.3 | |||
Majority | 1,322 | 75.4 | |||
Turnout | 1,752 | 23.0 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 745 | 67.0 | |||
Conservative | 367 | 3.0 | |||
Majority | 378 | 34.0 | |||
Turnout | 1,112 | 44.3 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 435 | 90.6 | +2.7 | ||
Conservative | 45 | 9.4 | +0.4 | ||
Majority | 390 | 81.2 | |||
Turnout | 480 | 13.6 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
1998-2002
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 585 | 50.0 | −7.4 | ||
Conservative | 533 | 45.6 | +5.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 45 | 3.8 | +3.8 | ||
Natural Law | 7 | 0.6 | −1.4 | ||
Majority | 52 | 4.4 | |||
Turnout | 1,170 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 1,385 | 50.4 | −8.7 | ||
Labour | 1,363 | 49.6 | +12.1 | ||
Majority | 22 | 0.8 | |||
Turnout | 2,748 | ||||
Conservative gain from Independent | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 929 | 58.5 | +1.1 | ||
Conservative | 660 | 41.5 | +3.1 | ||
Majority | 269 | 17.0 | |||
Turnout | 1,589 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 571 | 63.4 | +10.0 | ||
Labour | 330 | 36.6 | −6.0 | ||
Majority | 241 | 26.8 | |||
Turnout | 901 | 14.0 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 220 | 81.8 | +9.5 | ||
Conservative | 49 | 18.2 | −9.5 | ||
Majority | 179 | 63.8 | |||
Turnout | 269 | 8.3 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
2002-2006
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 608 | 59.8 | +11.8 | ||
Conservative | 408 | 40.2 | +4.7 | ||
Majority | 200 | 19.6 | |||
Turnout | 1,016 | 20.5 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
2006-2010
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jackie Coyle | 515 | 59.8 | −16.7 | |
UKIP | Helen Daniels | 236 | 27.4 | +27.4 | |
Conservative | Sarah Ainscough | 110 | 12.8 | −10.7 | |
Majority | 279 | 32.4 | |||
Turnout | 861 | 27.9 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
2010-2014
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Nicola Pryce Roberts | 644 | 73.9 | +0.6 | |
Conservative | Sarah Ainscough | 122 | 14.0 | −4.2 | |
UKIP | Michael Brennan | 105 | 12.1 | +12.1 | |
Majority | 522 | 59.9 | |||
Turnout | 871 | 17.6 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Fillis | 749 | 51.2 | −6.9 | |
Conservative | David Sudworth | 597 | 40.8 | −1.2 | |
UKIP | Gary McNulty | 118 | 8.1 | +8.1 | |
Majority | 152 | 10.4 | |||
Turnout | 1,464 | 29.5 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Chris Wynn | 685 | 86.8 | −3.8 | |
Green | Peter Cranie | 57 | 7.2 | +7.2 | |
Conservative | Edward McCarthy | 47 | 6.0 | −1.3 | |
Majority | 628 | 79.6 | |||
Turnout | 789 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David Whittington | 554 | 49.6 | −18.3 | |
Labour | Clare Gillard | 461 | 41.2 | +9.1 | |
UKIP | Damon Noone | 103 | 9.2 | +9.2 | |
Majority | 93 | 8.3 | |||
Turnout | 1,118 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
2014-2018
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jennifer Patterson | 591 | 87.9 | −1.8 | |
Conservative | David Meadows | 81 | 12.1 | +1.8 | |
Majority | 510 | 75.9 | |||
Turnout | 672 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Doreen Stephenson | 1,381 | 55.8 | +7.4 | |
Labour | Bernie Green | 1,095 | 44.2 | +8.7 | |
Majority | 286 | 11.6 | |||
Turnout | 2,476 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
OWL | Ian Davis | 705 | 42.4 | +0.6 | |
Labour | George Oliver | 596 | 35.8 | −1.0 | |
Conservative | Jane Houlgrave | 362 | 21.8 | +4.2 | |
Majority | 109 | 6.6 | |||
Turnout | 1,667 | ||||
OWL gain from Conservative | Swing |
2018-2022
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Joan Witter | 510 | 41.2 | −18.6 | |
Labour | Nick Kemp | 432 | 34.9 | +4.0 | |
Independent | Steve Kirby | 295 | 23.8 | +23.8 | |
Majority | 78 | 6.3 | |||
Turnout | 1,237 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Gareth Dowling | 641 | 40.8 | −10.1 | |
OWL | Kate Mitchell | 567 | 36.1 | +20.7 | |
Conservative | Jeffrey Vernon | 364 | 23.2 | −10.6 | |
Majority | 74 | 4.7 | |||
Turnout | 1,572 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ron Cooper | 464 | 72.3 | −12.8 | |
Independent | Aaron Body | 129 | 20.1 | +20.1 | |
Conservative | Alexander Blundell | 49 | 7.6 | −7.3 | |
Majority | 335 | 52.2 | |||
Turnout | 642 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Sue Gregson | 390 | 60.8 | +2.2 | |
Skelmersdale Independent Party | Andrew Taylor | 191 | 29.8 | −5.3 | |
Conservative | George Rear | 60 | 9.4 | +3.1 | |
Majority | 199 | 31.0 | |||
Turnout | 641 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Howard | 634 | 64.9 | ||
Labour | Liz Savage | 343 | 35.1 | ||
Majority | 291 | 29.8 | |||
Turnout | 977 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
References
- "The West Lancashire (Electoral Changes) Order 2022", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2022/1179, retrieved 27 June 2023
- The District of West Lancashire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976
- legislation.gov.uk - The Greater Manchester and Lancashire (Areas) Order 1981. Retrieved on 18 November 2015.
- legislation.gov.uk - The Cheshire, Greater Manchester, Lancashire and Merseyside (County and District Boundaries) Order 1993. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
- legislation.gov.uk - The Cheshire, Lancashire and Merseyside (County and Metropolitan Borough Boundaries) Order 1993. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
- legislation.gov.uk - The Cheshire, Lancashire and Merseyside (County Boundaries) Order 1993. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
- legislation.gov.uk - The Lancashire and Merseyside (County Boundaries) Order 1993. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
- "West Lancashire". BBC News Online. Retrieved 13 April 2010.
- "The District of West Lancashire (Electoral Changes) Order 2001", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2001/2432, retrieved 26 August 2022
- legislation.gov.uk - The West Lancashire (Parish Electoral Arrangements and Electoral Changes) Order 2007. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
- "Tories boosted in local byelections". guardian.co.uk. London. 14 October 2005. Retrieved 13 April 2010.
- "Skelmersdale councillor Bob Pendleton is defeated as Labour suffer in Lancashire polls". Ormskirk & Skelmersdale Advertiser. 5 June 2009. Retrieved 13 April 2010.
- ^ "Elected Members - Borough By-Election Sept 2010". West Lancashire Borough Council. Retrieved 3 September 2010.
- "Local Elections Archive Project — Digmoor Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
- "Local Elections Archive Project — Parbold Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
- "Local Elections Archive Project — Skelmersdale North Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
- "Local Elections Archive Project — Aughton Park Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
- "Local Elections Archive Project — Derby Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
- "Local Elections Archive Project — Hesketh-with-Becconsall Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
- "Local Elections Archive Project — Knowsley Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
- "Local Elections Archive Project — Tanhouse Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
- "Local Elections Archive Project — Birch Green Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
- "Local Elections Archive Project — North Meols Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
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