West Lancashire council election, 2016

05/05/2016 · 18 wards · 18 seats contested

Most seats
12
Labour Party
Seats contested
18
across 18 wards
Turnout
—
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Labour Party 12 — 12,939 56.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party 5 — 7,651 33.2% —
Our West Lancashire 1 — 1,619 7.0% —
Green Party 0 — 722 3.1% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 0 — 118 0.5% —

Candidates

Party Candidates Of a possible 18
Conservative and Unionist Party 18
Labour Party 18
Green Party 6
Our West Lancashire 3
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 1

A party standing a full slate could field 18 candidates, one per seat.

Results by ward

Share is each candidate's share of ballots cast in the ward. Change compares each party's lead candidate with the ward's previous contest. Bold rows are elected candidates.

Ashurst

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Gail Pamela Hodson Elected 1,011 72.3% —
Green Party William Mason Rowan Gilmour 220 15.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party David Jonathan Griffiths 168 12.0% —
Majority791
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,399

Aughton and Downholland

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Sam Currie Elected 952 58.1% —
Labour Party Tom Phillips 686 41.9% —
Majority266
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,638

Birch Green

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Claire Louise Cooper Elected 662 88.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party William John Weingart 83 11.1% —
Majority579
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast745

Burscough East

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party David Evans Elected 760 58.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Robert Murrin Bailey 541 41.6% —
Majority219
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,301

Burscough West

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Andrew John Pritchard Elected 912 62.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Leon David James Joseph Graham 542 37.3% —
Majority370
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,454

Derby

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Our West Lancashire Adrian Edward Owens Elected 806 41.8% —
Labour Party Liam David Blacklock 710 36.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Thomas Burton 339 17.6% —
Green Party Heather Doyle 72 3.7% —
Majority96
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,927

Digmoor

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Kevin Wilkie Elected 784 92.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Richard Henry Shepherd 63 7.4% —
Majority721
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast847

Halsall

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Maureen Kathleen Patricia Mills Elected 313 43.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Doreen Joan Stephenson 289 40.1% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) John Stewart Simpson Stewart 118 16.4% —
Majority24
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast720

Hesketh-with-Becconsall

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Paul Moon Elected 578 63.4% —
Labour Party Sally Josephine Hodson 333 36.6% —
Majority245
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast911

Knowsley

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Adam Yates Elected 1,063 51.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Edward James McCarthy 744 36.0% —
Our West Lancashire Peter John Banks 173 8.4% —
Green Party Gaynor Anne Pickering 85 4.1% —
Majority319
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,065

Moorside

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Terence Aldridge Elected 725 91.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party George Ernest Pratt 70 8.8% —
Majority655
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast795

Rufford

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party John Gordon Elected 472 71.5% —
Labour Party Natalie June McCulloch 188 28.5% —
Majority284
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast660

Scott

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Kevin John Wright Elected 770 43.0% —
Our West Lancashire Jane Elizabeth Thompson 640 35.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Dave Meadows 300 16.7% —
Green Party Maurice Henry George 82 4.6% —
Majority130
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,792

Skelmersdale North

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Neil Stuart Furey Elected 856 89.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Susan Ingrid Janvier 98 10.3% —
Majority758
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast954

Skelmersdale South

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Donna West Elected 1,099 81.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Jenni Mayer 138 10.2% —
Green Party Martin John Lowe 115 8.5% —
Majority961
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,352

Tarleton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party John Philip Cairns Elected 1,077 67.4% —
Labour Party Frederick Andrew Hodson 522 32.6% —
Majority555
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,599

Up Holland

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Gaynar Owen Elected 1,113 67.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Jane Houlgrave 529 32.2% —
Majority584
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,642

Wrightington

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Carolyn Evans Elected 668 53.5% —
Labour Party Bernie Green 432 34.6% —
Green Party Julie Hotchkiss 148 11.9% —
Majority236
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,248

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