Rural South ward
Vote share over time
Each line is a party's lead candidate as a share of ballots cast. Hollow points are by-elections.
07/05/2026
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Our West Lancashire | Linda Marjorie Webster Elected | 842 | 40.6% | -7.6 |
| Reform UK | Michael Sharples | 580 | 28.0% | — |
| Labour Party | Paul Anthony Rochford | 259 | 12.5% | -19.0 |
| Green Party | Caitlyn Madden | 238 | 11.5% | +6.3 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Paul Vincent Turpin | 154 | 7.4% | -7.7 |
| Majority | 262 | |||
| Turnout | 42.8% | |||
| Registered electors | 4,854 | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,074 | |||
Our West Lancashire hold
02/05/2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Our West Lancashire | Adrian Edward Owens Elected | 708 | 48.2% | +0.2 |
| Labour Party | Paul Dickie | 462 | 31.5% | -1.7 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Asheem Naraen | 222 | 15.1% | -1.3 |
| Green Party | Karen Anne Field | 76 | 5.2% | — |
| Majority | 246 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,468 | |||
22/06/2023 By-election 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Our West Lancashire | Ian Rigby Elected | 704 | 48.0% | — |
| Our West Lancashire | Linda Marjorie Webster Elected | 674 | 46.0% | — |
| Our West Lancashire | Tom Marsh-Pritchard Elected | 664 | 45.3% | — |
| Labour Party | Julie Gibson | 486 | 33.2% | — |
| Labour Party | Ian M Moran | 485 | 33.1% | — |
| Labour Party | Paul Dickie | 479 | 32.7% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Sangeeta Naraen | 241 | 16.4% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Paul Vincent Turpin | 233 | 15.9% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Asheem Naraen | 226 | 15.4% | — |
| Majority | 178 | |||
| Turnout | 28.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 5,246 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,466 | |||
02/05/2019 Estimated
This ward's boundary changed, so nobody stood in it at this election. 100% of the ward is accounted for.
| Party | Estimated share |
|---|---|
| Our West Lancashire | 54% |
| Labour Party | 26% |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | 18% |
| Green Party | 2% |
Reconstructed from Derby (55%), Bickerstaffe (23%), Skelmersdale South (13%), Aughton and Downholland (9%). No hold or gain is shown: there is no comparable earlier result.