1986 West Lancashire District Council election

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The 1986 West Lancashire District Council election took place on 1 May 1986 to elect members of West Lancashire District Council in Lancashire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council. [1]

After the election, the composition of the council was:

PartySeats  ±  
Conservative 27-3
Labour 21+2
Social Democrat 3+1
Liberal 10
Independent 30

Election results

Aughton Town Green
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Raymond Wardle 1,041
SDP Grace Wyatt345
Labour Judith Pickthall290
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Birch Green (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Danny Bassey 1,637
SDP Robert Jones 865
Conservative Ronald Brown465
Conservative Florence Smith420
Majority
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
SDP gain from Labour Swing
Burscough
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Anne Maguire 806
Conservative Ronald Barker721
SDP Margaret McCain161
Majority
Turnout
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Derby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
SDP Robert Jermyn 1,108
Conservative William Rigby984
Labour Maurice George647
Majority
Turnout
SDP gain from Conservative Swing
Downholland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alexander Chadwick 294
SDP Andrew Johnson91
Labour Christopher Sawyer53
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Knowsley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Val Hopley 902
SDP Matthew Cochrane753
Labour Bernard Brown323
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Lathom
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Malcolm Gibbons 877
Labour John Draper450
SDP Carol Jermyn100
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Moorside
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Francis Riley 665
SDP Stephen Gaskill93
Conservative James Hignett93
Communist Terence Aldridge80
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Newburgh
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Kenneth Vincent 559
Labour Cynthia Dereli154
SDP Louise Randall146
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
North Meols (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Ryding 515
Conservative David Bintcliffe 500
Labour Peter Wynn281
Labour Joan Draper280
SDP Andrew Cowley90
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Parbold
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Turner 968
SDP David Pryer423
Labour Patricia Carson208
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Scarisbrick
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Margaret Edwards 561
Labour Victor Coman125
SDP Mark Winstanley110
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Scott
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ash Martin 1,045
Conservative Anthony Toal885
SDP Jill Cochrane291
Majority
Turnout
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Skelmersdale North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jean White 1,111
Conservative George Alty233
SDP Rosamond Bull177
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Skelmersdale South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Peter Harrison 1,124
SDP Joan Critchley239
Conservative Ronald Harrison145
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Tanhouse
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Stanley Sent 999
SDP Thomas Sweeney228
Conservative Sylvia Winters134
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Tarleton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Barry Gannaway-Jones 803
SDP Roy Hiscock314
Labour Wayne Marland182
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Upholland South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Burke 735
Conservative Peter Edwards593
Majority
Turnout
Labour gain from SDP Swing

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References

  1. "Local Elections results". Ormskirk Advertiser. 8 May 1986. p. ?.