West Lancashire council election, 2023

04/05/2023 · 14 wards · 42 seats contested

Most seats
26
Labour Party
Seats contested
42
across 14 wards
Turnout
—
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Labour Party 26 +15 36,794 53.8% +3.0
Conservative and Unionist Party 15 +7 22,069 32.3% -2.9
Our West Lancashire 1 +0 7,286 10.7% -0.7
Liberal Democrats 0 +0 1,736 2.5% -0.0
Skelmersdale Independent Party 0 +0 245 0.4% —
Green Party 0 +0 206 0.3% —

Changes are against the previous council election on 05/05/2022. Vote share is each party's share of all votes cast across the borough.

Candidates

Party Candidates Of a possible 42
Conservative and Unionist Party 42
Labour Party 42
Our West Lancashire 9
Liberal Democrats 6
Green Party 1
Skelmersdale Independent Party 1

A party standing a full slate could field 42 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.

Aughton & Holborn 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Sarah E Lawton Elected 1,216 54.6% —
Labour Party Paul Hennessy Elected 1,215 54.5% —
Labour Party Kerry Anne Lloyd Elected 1,178 52.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party David Michael O'Toole 1,050 47.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Bruce Porteous 1,035 46.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Doreen Joan Stephenson 989 44.4% —
Majority128
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,228

Burscough Bridge & Rufford 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party John Gordon Elected 1,043 57.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Eddie Pope Elected 1,024 56.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Jayne Louise Rear Elected 939 51.5% —
Labour Party Sophia M Hennessy 787 43.2% —
Labour Party Mary Jones 769 42.2% —
Labour Party Pinar Robinson 676 37.1% —
Liberal Democrats Ruxandra-Mihaela Trandafoiu 231 12.7% —
Majority152
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,823

Burscough Town 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Patricia Clare Burnside Elected 885 60.3% —
Labour Party Andy Fowler Elected 823 56.1% —
Our West Lancashire Paul David Hesketh Elected 776 52.9% —
Labour Party Damian John Owen 750 51.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Jason Grice 421 28.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Richard Patrick Ainsworth 323 22.0% —
Liberal Democrats Neil Pollington 215 14.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Dan Rear 208 14.2% —
Majority26
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,467

North Meols & Hesketh Bank 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party John Howard Elected 954 65.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Thomas Andrew De Freitas Elected 862 59.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Ian Eccles Elected 845 58.2% —
Labour Party Cynthia Dereli 459 31.6% —
Labour Party George Francis Oliver 408 28.1% —
Labour Party Gavin J Jones-Verity 390 26.9% —
Liberal Democrats Karen Jayne Taylor 230 15.9% —
Green Party Edwin G Black 206 14.2% —
Majority386
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,451

Old Skelmersdale 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Neil Stuart Furey Elected 1,167 93.7% —
Labour Party Nicola Pryce Roberts Elected 1,041 83.6% —
Labour Party Donna West Elected 1,029 82.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Keith Ashcroft 176 14.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Ruth Melling 166 13.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Juliana Gudgeon 157 12.6% —
Majority853
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,245

Ormskirk East 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Nikki Hennessy Elected 1,211 54.0% —
Labour and Co-operative Party Rob Molloy Elected 1,057 47.2% —
Labour and Co-operative Party Adam Yates Elected 1,022 45.6% —
Our West Lancashire Janet Ingman 1,011 45.1% —
Our West Lancashire Gordon Paul Johnson 969 43.2% —
Our West Lancashire Adrian Edward Owens 954 42.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Linda Margaret Gresty 168 7.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Kate Maughan 167 7.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Dave Meadows 163 7.3% —
Majority11
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,241

Ormskirk West 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Mark R Anderson Elected 1,073 51.9% —
Labour and Co-operative Party Gareth Dowling Elected 1,055 51.1% —
Labour and Co-operative Party Anne Mary Fennell Elected 1,053 51.0% —
Our West Lancashire Jane Elizabeth Thompson 882 42.7% —
Our West Lancashire Kate Mitchell 874 42.3% —
Our West Lancashire John Evans 771 37.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Laura Sampson 178 8.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Sarah Alexandra Helen Westley 167 8.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Bill Witter 145 7.0% —
Majority171
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,066

Rural North East 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Robert Murrin Bailey Elected 1,182 51.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Katie Juckes Elected 1,059 46.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party David Whittington Elected 1,023 44.9% —
Labour Party Margaret Blake 891 39.1% —
Labour Party Stephen John Kirrelly 766 33.6% —
Labour Party Michael J Paris 751 33.0% —
Our West Lancashire Neil Ronald Pye 480 21.1% —
Liberal Democrats John Richard Puddifer 383 16.8% —
Liberal Democrats Peter John Chandler 299 13.1% —
Majority132
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,278

Rural West 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Alex Blundell Elected 765 50.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Jane Margaret Marshall Elected 684 45.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Marilyn May Westley Elected 670 44.0% —
Labour Party Michael W Brooks 655 43.1% —
Labour Party Pauline M Gamester 625 41.1% —
Labour Party John W H Watt 596 39.2% —
Our West Lancashire Richard Mark Brown 569 37.4% —
Majority15
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,521

Skelmersdale North 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Yvonne Gagen Elected 998 89.7% —
Labour and Co-operative Party Terry Devine Elected 975 87.7% —
Labour and Co-operative Party Melissa Parlour Elected 915 82.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Jason Chapman 168 15.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Susan Ingrid Janvier 142 12.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Nigel Fielding 138 12.4% —
Majority747
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,112

Skelmersdale South 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Terence Aldridge Elected 974 90.1% —
Labour and Co-operative Party Vickie Cummins Elected 922 85.3% —
Labour and Co-operative Party Julian Finch Elected 828 76.6% —
Skelmersdale Independent Party Aaron Body 245 22.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Malcolm Hayman 94 8.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Jean Ross 92 8.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Ian White 87 8.0% —
Majority583
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,081

Tanhouse & Skelmersdale Town Centre 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Carl Barry Coughlan Elected 925 87.6% —
Labour and Co-operative Party Paul Hogan Elected 920 87.1% —
Labour and Co-operative Party Maureen Nixon Elected 902 85.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Susan Carole Brake 151 14.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Gillian Marguerite Taylor 136 12.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party William Cropper 135 12.8% —
Majority751
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,056

Tarleton Village 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Joan Witter Elected 1,082 64.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Darren Daniels Elected 992 59.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party David Alexander Westley Elected 987 58.8% —
Labour Party Jan Monaghan 578 34.4% —
Labour Party Noel Delaney 512 30.5% —
Labour Party Christopher C Sawyer 509 30.3% —
Liberal Democrats Tina Stringfellow 378 22.5% —
Majority409
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,679

Up Holland 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party John Fillis Elected 1,128 73.7% —
Labour Party Suresh Patel Elected 1,097 71.7% —
Labour Party Gaynar Owen Elected 1,063 69.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party James William Dorling 463 30.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Julie Peel 447 29.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party John Mee 392 25.6% —
Majority600
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,530

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