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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.[1]
Council elections
[edit]- 1973 West Lancashire District Council election
- 1976 West Lancashire District Council election (New ward boundaries)[2]
- 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)[3]
- 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)[4][5][6][7]
- 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)[8][9]
- 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)[10]
- 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
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2006 results map
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2007 results map
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2008 results map
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2021 results map
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2022 results map
By-election results
[edit]1994-1998
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | % | ±% | |
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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 | % | ±% | |
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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
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | % | ±% | |
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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 | % | ±% | |
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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
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | % | ±% | |
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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 | % | ±% | |
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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 | % | ±% | |
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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
[edit]- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "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.