2019 West Lancashire Borough Council election

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The 2019 West Lancashire Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of West Lancashire Borough Council. [1]

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Results summary

2019 West Lancashire Borough Council election
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Labour 7Decrease2.svg 438.9222953.78,82438.8
  Conservative 7Steady2.svg38.9121935.27,53133.1
  OWL 4Increase2.svg 422.22611.13,77216.6
  Skelmersdale Independent Party 0Steady2.svg0.0000.01,6567.3
  Green 0Steady2.svg0.0000.08273.6
  UKIP 0Steady2.svg0.0000.01520.7
  Independent 0Steady2.svg0.0000.0470.3

Ward results

OWL = Our West Lancashire

Ashurst

Ashurst
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jan Monaghan 744 54.9
Skelmersdale Independent PartyRebekha Wymer35025.8
Green William Gilmour15511.4
Conservative George Rear1077.9
Majority
Turnout 1,35629.0
Labour hold Swing

Aughton & Downholland

Aughton & Downholland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Westley 861 53.1
Labour Paul Hennessy48029.6
Green Gaynor Pickering28017.3
Majority
Turnout 1,62136.0
Conservative hold Swing

Aughton Park

Aughton Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Marilyn Westley 741 67.9
Labour Stephen Regan35132.1
Majority
Turnout 1,09235.0
Conservative hold Swing

Bickerstaffe

Bickerstaffe
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
OWL Ian Rigby 540 67.4
Conservative Jeff Vernon14518.1
Labour Paul Dickie11614.5
Majority
Turnout 80146.0
OWL gain from Labour Swing

Birch Green

Birch Green
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Carl Coughlan 463 58.6
Skelmersdale Independent PartyAndrew Taylor27735.1
Conservative Jane Houlgrave506.3
Majority
Turnout 79027.0
Labour hold Swing

Derby

Derby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
OWL Gordon Johnson 1,044 64.0
Labour George Francis42726.2
Conservative Lynne Gray1609.8
Majority
Turnout 1,63136.0
OWL gain from Labour Swing

Digmoor

Digmoor
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Julian Finch 432 50.3
Skelmersdale Independent PartyBrian Hughes38544.9
Conservative Sue Janvier414.8
Majority
Turnout 85828.0
Labour hold Swing

Knowsley

Knowsley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
OWL Kate Mitchell 804 42.3
Labour Co-op Nikki Hennessy68436.0
Conservative Ruth Melling30315.9
Green John Watt1105.8
Majority
Turnout 1,90143.0
OWL gain from Labour Swing

North Meols

North Meols
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Tom Blane 595 49.3
Labour Nick Kemp45938.1
UKIP Stuart Wilson15212.6
Majority
Turnout 1,20634.0
Conservative hold Swing

Parbold

Parbold
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative May Blake 882 68.7
Labour Isaac Brewer40231.3
Majority
Turnout 1,28443.0
Conservative hold Swing

Scarisbrick

Scarisbrick
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alexander Blundell 617 65.3
Labour Timothy Miles32834.7
Majority
Turnout 94533.0
Conservative hold Swing

Scott

Scott
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
OWL Jane Thompson 945 57.8
Labour Samantha Jones56234.4
Conservative George Pratt1287.8
Majority
Turnout 1,63538.0
OWL gain from Labour Swing

Skelmersdale North

Skelmersdale North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jennifer Forshaw 486 55.5
Skelmersdale Independent PartyMaria Dumbell32036.5
Conservative Malcolm Barron708.0
Majority
Turnout 87630.0
Labour hold Swing

Skelmersdale South

Skelmersdale South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Nicola Roberts 719 56.1
OWL Blair Piggin43934.3
Conservative Jayne Rear1239.6
Majority
Turnout 1,28127.0
Labour hold Swing

Tanhouse

Tanhouse
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Maureen Nixon 468 55.6
Skelmersdale Independent PartyAaron Body27732.9
Conservative Sarah Westley505.9
Independent Alan Langdon475.6
Majority
Turnout 84224.0
Labour hold Swing

Tarleton

Tarleton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Anne Sutton 1,369 75.6
Labour Peter Langley44324.4
Majority
Turnout 1,81239.0
Conservative hold Swing

Up Holland

Up Holland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Paul O'Neill 919 58.1
Conservative Jack Gilmore66241.9
Majority
Turnout 1,58133.0
Labour hold Swing

Wrightington

Wrightington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Pam Baybutt 627 50.2
Labour Bernie Green34127.3
Green John Puddifer28222.6
Majority
Turnout 1,25038.0
Conservative hold Swing

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References

  1. ↑ "Election results by party, 2 May 2019 - West Lancashire Borough Council". democracy.westlancs.gov.uk. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
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