West Lancashire council election, 2018

03/05/2018 · 18 wards · 18 seats contested

Most seats
10
Labour Party
Seats contested
18
across 18 wards
Turnout
—
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Labour Party 10 -2 12,436 50.5% -5.7
Conservative and Unionist Party 7 +2 9,890 40.1% +7.0
Our West Lancashire 1 +0 2,010 8.2% +1.1
Green Party 0 +0 203 0.8% -2.3
Liberal Democrats 0 +0 97 0.4% —

Changes are against the previous council election on 05/05/2016. Vote share is each party's share of all votes cast across the borough.

Candidates

Party Candidates Of a possible 18
Conservative and Unionist Party 18
Labour Party 18
Our West Lancashire 3
Green Party 2
Liberal Democrats 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 Yvonne Gagen Elected 1,041 74.7% +2.4
Conservative and Unionist Party Jane Houlgrave 221 15.9% +3.8
Green Party William Mason Rowan Gilmour 132 9.5% -6.3
Majority820
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,394

Labour Party hold

Aughton Park

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Doreen Joan Stephenson Elected 752 62.9% —
Labour Party Bernie Green 443 37.1% —
Majority309
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,195

Aughton and Downholland

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party David Michael O'Toole Elected 919 55.7% -2.4
Labour Party Stephen John Kirrelly 730 44.3% +2.4
Majority189
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,649

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Burscough East

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Susan Anne Evans Elected 710 51.1% -7.3
Conservative and Unionist Party Ruth Melling 679 48.9% +7.3
Majority31
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,389

Labour Party hold

Burscough West

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Cynthia Dereli Elected 965 65.7% +3.0
Conservative and Unionist Party Gillian Marguerite Taylor 503 34.3% -3.0
Majority462
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,468

Labour and Co-operative Party hold

Derby

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Our West Lancashire Ian Davis Elected 884 46.9% +5.0
Labour Party Gareth Dowling 710 37.6% +0.8
Conservative and Unionist Party Lynne Gray 221 11.7% -5.9
Green Party Heather Doyle 71 3.8% +0.0
Majority174
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,886

Our West Lancashire hold

Hesketh-with-Becconsall

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Christopher Iain Ashcroft Elected 622 59.8% -3.7
Labour Party Nick Kemp 322 30.9% -5.6
Liberal Democrats Tina Stringfellow 97 9.3% —
Majority300
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,041

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Knowsley

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Michelle Aldridge Elected 1,014 50.9% -0.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Jeff Vernon 673 33.8% -2.3
Our West Lancashire Kate Mitchell 306 15.4% +7.0
Majority341
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,993

Labour Party hold

Moorside

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Terry Devine Elected 668 88.8% -2.4
Conservative and Unionist Party Sarah Alexandra Helen Westley 84 11.2% +2.4
Majority584
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast752

Labour Party hold

Newburgh

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Eddie Pope Elected 476 74.6% —
Labour Party Julian Finch 162 25.4% —
Majority314
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast638

North Meols

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Kath Lockie Elected 625 55.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party George Rear 503 44.6% —
Majority122
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,128

Parbold

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party David Whittington Elected 861 65.1% —
Labour Party Clare Gillard 461 34.9% —
Majority400
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,322

Scarisbrick

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Jane Margaret Marshall Elected 793 69.1% —
Labour Party Claire Bowen 354 30.9% —
Majority439
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,147

Scott

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Noel Delaney Elected 850 45.4% +2.5
Our West Lancashire Jane Elizabeth Thompson 820 43.8% +8.1
Conservative and Unionist Party George Ernest Pratt 201 10.7% -6.0
Majority30
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,871

Labour Party hold

Skelmersdale South

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Vickie Cummins Elected 1,126 81.2% -0.0
Conservative and Unionist Party Valerie Marsh 260 18.8% +8.6
Majority866
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,386

Labour Party hold

Tanhouse

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Bob Pendleton Elected 714 85.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Susan Ingrid Janvier 125 14.9% —
Majority589
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast839

Tarleton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party John Mee Elected 1,179 68.9% +1.6
Labour Party Frederick Andrew Hodson 531 31.1% -1.6
Majority648
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,710

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Up Holland

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Ian M Moran Elected 1,010 55.3% -12.5
Conservative and Unionist Party David Marsh 818 44.7% +12.5
Majority192
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,828

Labour Party hold

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