2014 West Lancashire Borough Council election

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The 2014 West Lancashire Borough Council election took place on 22 May 2014 to elect members of West Lancashire Borough Council in Lancashire, England, as part of the wider 2014 United Kingdom local elections and with the United Kingdom component of the 2014 European Parliament election on the same day. One third of the council is up for election. [1]

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Results

The council became No Overall Control.

West Lancashire Local Election Result 2014
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 2701-150%39.510,457
  Labour 2710+150%42.011,110
  Liberal Democrats 000000.366
  UKIP 0000012.93,243
  Green 000003.2855
  Independent 000002.1567

Voters-70,195 Turnout-26478 Percentage-37.72%

By ward

Ashurst

Ashurst
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Yvonne Gagen94563.5
UKIP Johnathan [2] Celis40026.9
Conservative Amanda Kay1439.6
Majority54536.6
Turnout 1,48831.0
Labour hold Swing

Aughton and Downholland

Aughton and Downholland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David O'Toole76142.7
Labour Paul Hennessy55731.3
UKIP Jim Bevan46426.0
Majority204
Turnout 1.78238.3
Conservative hold Swing

Aughton Park

Aughton Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sue Bailey47840.1
Labour Charles Gains35029.3
UKIP Tony Green36530.6
Majority113
Turnout 119337.1%

Burscough East

Burscough East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ruth Melling64545.8%
Labour Jennifer Patterson50235.7%
UKIP John Stewart26118.5%
Majority143
Turnout 140842.2%

Burscough West

Burscough West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jason Grice44528.2%
Labour John Davis79450.4%
UKIP Chris McIntosh33721.4%
Majority349
Turnout 157640.2%

Derby

Derby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Paul Cotterill58535.2%
Green Heather Doyle24514.7%
Conservative Paul Greenall83250.1%
Majority247
Turnout 166228.5%

Hesketh with Becconsall

Hesketh with Becconsall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sally Hodson35832.5%
Conservative Iain Ashcroft74367.5%
Majority385
Turnout 110134.4%

Knowsley

Knowsley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Gareth Dowling91345.2%
Conservative Edward McCarthy88543.8%
Green John Watt22411.1%
Majority28
Turnout 202244.2%

Moorside

Moorside
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Terence Devine71590.5%
Conservative Amanda Shaw759.5%
Majority640
Turnout 79028.4%

Newburgh

Newburgh
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Eddie Pope41159.7%
Labour Jacky Citarella16323.7%
UKIP Ken Tyms11416.6%
Majority248
Turnout 68841.8%

North Meols

North Meols
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Joan Draper27725.6%
Conservative Malcolm Barron43940.6%
UKIP Stuart Wilson36433.7%
Majority75
Turnout 108032.9%

Parbold

Parbold
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UKIP Joseph Farley15612.1%
Conservative David Whittington69653.9%
Labour Clare Gillard37629.1%
Green Julie Hotchkiss645.0%
Majority320
Turnout 129241.5%

Scarisbrick

Scarisbrick
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Allison Sinton38533.7%
Conservative Jane Marshall75866.3%
Majority373
Turnout 114337.4%

Scott

Scott
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Meadows55131.7%
Liberal Democrats Peter Banks663.8%
Labour Noel Delaney89451.4%
Green Maurice George22713.1%
Majority343
Turnout 173837.5%

Skelmersdale South

Skelmersdale South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David McKay99562.3%
UKIP Mike Brennan38824.3%
Conservative James Trafford1197.5%
Green Martin Lowe955.9%
Majority607
Turnout 159732.1%

Tanhouse

Tanhouse
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Bob Pendleton75979.6%
Conservative Bill Weingart747.8%
UKIP Damon Noone12112.7%
Majority638
Turnout 95426.3%

Tarleton (2 Seats)

Tarleton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Mee105433.7
Conservative James Kay93629.9%
Independent Jim Doran56718.1%
Labour Julie Higson34010.9%
Labour Matthew Waller2347.5%
Majority487
Turnout 313168.8%

Up Holland

Up Holland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Gallagher41222.5%
UKIP Colin Wilkinson45324.7%
Labour Ian Moran96852.8%
Majority515
Turnout 183336.5%

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