West Lancashire Borough Council elections

One third of West Lancashire Borough Council in Lancashire, England is elected each year, followed by one year without election. Since the last boundary changes in 2002, 54 councillors have been elected from 25 wards.[1] West Lancashire is a non-metropolitan district forming a lower-tier of local government under Lancashire County Council.

West Lancashire shown within the non-metropolitan county of Lancashire (Unitary authorities excluded)

Political control

Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[2]

Party in controlPeriod
No overall control1973 – 1976
Conservative1976 – 1986
No overall control1986 – 1987
Conservative1987 – 1991
No overall control1991 – 1994
Labour1994 – 2002
Conservative2002 – 2014
No overall control2014 – 2015
Labour2015 – present

Council elections

Borough result maps
  • 2006 results map
  • 2007 results map
  • 2008 results map

By-election results

1993-1997
Birch Green By-Election 6 March 1997
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
Upholland South By-Election 6 March 1997
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour 745 67.0
Conservative 367 3.0
Majority 378 34.0
Turnout 1,112 44.3
Labour hold Swing

1997-2001
Tanhouse By-Election 24 July 1997
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
Burscough By-Election 30 July 1998
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

2001-2005
Knowsley By-Election 7 June 2001
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
Upholland South By-Election 7 June 2001
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
Derby By-Election 13 December 2001
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
Tanhouse By-Election 13 December 2001
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

2005-2009
Up Holland By-Election 13 October 2005[12]
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

2009-2016
Digmoor By-Election 4 June 2009[13]
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
Skelmersdale South By-Election 2 September 2010[14]
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
Upholland By-Election 2 September 2010[14]
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

2016-present
Derby by-election 29 June 2017[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Our West Lancashire Ian Davis 705 42.4 N/A
Labour George Oliver 596 35.8 +0.6
Conservative Jane Houlgrave 362 21.8 -28.3
Majority 109 6.6
Turnout 1,667 31.18
Our West Lancashire gain from Conservative Swing
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References
  1. "Councillors". West Lancashire Borough Council. Retrieved 13 April 2010.
  2. "West Lancashire". BBC News Online. 19 April 2008. Retrieved 13 April 2010.
  3. The District of West Lancashire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976
  4. legislation.gov.uk - The Greater Manchester and Lancashire (Areas) Order 1981. Retrieved on 18 November 2015.
  5. legislation.gov.uk - The Cheshire, Greater Manchester, Lancashire and Merseyside (County and District Boundaries) Order 1993. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
  6. legislation.gov.uk - The Cheshire, Lancashire and Merseyside (County and Metropolitan Borough Boundaries) Order 1993. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
  7. legislation.gov.uk - The Cheshire, Lancashire and Merseyside (County Boundaries) Order 1993. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
  8. legislation.gov.uk - The Lancashire and Merseyside (County Boundaries) Order 1993. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
  9. "West Lancashire". BBC News Online. Retrieved 13 April 2010.
  10. legislation.gov.uk - The District of West Lancashire (Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
  11. legislation.gov.uk - The West Lancashire (Parish Electoral Arrangements and Electoral Changes) Order 2007. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
  12. "Tories boosted in local byelections". guardian.co.uk. London. 14 October 2005. Retrieved 13 April 2010.
  13. "Skelmersdale councillor Bob Pendleton is defeated as Labour suffer in Lancashire polls". Ormskirk & Skelmersdale Advertiser. 5 June 2009. Retrieved 13 April 2010.
  14. "Elected Members - Borough By-Election Sept 2010". West Lancashire Borough Council. Retrieved 3 September 2010.
  15. http://www.westlancs.gov.uk/media/541317/declaration-of-results.pdf
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