2021 West Lancashire Borough Council election

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Map showing the results of the 2021 West Lancashire Borough Council election

The 2021 West Lancashire Borough Council election took place on 6 May 2021 to elect members of West Lancashire Borough Council in Lancashire, England. [1]

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This election was postponed from May 2020 due to the Covid Pandemic.

Results summary

2021 West Lancashire Borough Council election
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Labour 9Decrease2.svg 347.4172648.110,38342.9+4.1
  Conservative 7Increase2.svg 136.8132037.08,38735.1+2.0
  OWL 2Increase2.svg 110.55713.02,1548.9-7.7
  Independent 1Increase2.svg 15.3011.91,3215.5+5.2
 Skelmersdale Independents0Steady2.svg0.0000.09213.8New
  Liberal Democrats 0Steady2.svg0.0000.07453.1New
  Green 0Steady2.svg0.0000.01730.7-2.9
  Reform UK 0Steady2.svg0.0000.0250.1New

Ward results

Ashurst

Ashurst
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent James Upton 1,162 60.4 N/A
Labour Margaret Blake60831.6-40.7
Conservative Rachel Bland985.1-6.9
Liberal Democrats Peter Chandler562.9N/A
Majority
Turnout
Independent gain from Labour Swing

Aughton and Downholland

Aughton and Downholland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Paul Turpin 839 46.2 -11.9
Labour Paul Hennessy60133.1-8.8
OWL David Gallagher21511.8N/A
Liberal Democrats David Thomas1377.5N/A
Reform UK Nigel Wilson251.4N/A
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Birch Green

Birch Green
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sue Gregson 509 66.7 -22.2
Skelmersdale IndependentsMark Jones17022.3N/A
Conservative Susan Janvier8411.0-0.1
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Burscough East

Burscough East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op David Evans 681 48.5 -9.9
Conservative Julie Baxter62344.3+2.7
Liberal Democrats Neil Pollington1017.2N/A
Majority
Turnout
Labour Co-op hold Swing

Burscough West

Burscough West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
OWL George Clandon 649 43.0 N/A
Labour Andrew Pritchard50733.6-29.1
Conservative Leon Graham32721.7-15.6
Liberal Democrats Ruxandra-Mihaela Trandafoiu271.8N/A
Majority
Turnout
OWL gain from Labour Swing

Derby

Derby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
OWL Adrian Owens 840 48.1 +6.3
Labour Kevin Wright61735.4-1.4
Conservative Lynne Gray24714.2-3.4
Liberal Democrats Callum Clark412.3N/A
Majority
Turnout
OWL hold Swing

Digmoor

Digmoor
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kevin Wilkie 635 67.3 -25.3
Skelmersdale IndependentsIrene Hughes21923.2N/A
Conservative Susan Brake899.4+2.0
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Halsall

Halsall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Denise Hirrell 322 52.4 +12.3
Labour David Heywood14924.3-19.2
Independent Neil Campbell12420.2N/A
Liberal Democrats Nick Rekers193.1N/A
Majority
Turnout
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Hesketh-with-Becconsall

Hesketh-with-Becconsall (2 seats due to by-election)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Joan Witter 706 64.7 +1.3
Conservative Ian Eccles 589 54.0 -9.4
Labour Jane Catterall23221.3-15.3
Labour Nicholas Kemp23021.1-15.5
Liberal Democrats Karen Taylor1039.4N/A
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Knowsley

Knowsley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Adam Yates 881 44.1 -7.4
OWL Neil Pye64032.0+23.6
Conservative Ruth Melling40420.2-15.8
Liberal Democrats Stephen Hunter743.7N/A
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Moorside

Moorside
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Terence Aldridge 448 62.2 -29.0
Skelmersdale IndependentsAaron Body15721.8N/A
Conservative Alexander Holcroft8011.1+2.3
Independent John Carroll354.9N/A
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Rufford

Rufford
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Gordon 597 72.7 +1.2
Labour Jude Abbott22427.3-1.2
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Scott

Scott
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Anne Fennell 737 42.8 -0.2
OWL Blair Piggin65037.8+2.1
Conservative George Pratt28816.70.0
Liberal Democrats Dermot O'Hara462.7N/A
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Skelmersdale North

Skelmersdale North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Neil Furey 703 72.8 -16.9
Skelmersdale IndependentsTrina Dunn13514.0N/A
Conservative Julie Peel12713.2+2.9
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Skelmersdale South

Skelmersdale South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Donna West 828 64.1 -17.2
Skelmersdale IndependentsLeonie Goldson24018.6N/A
Conservative Carolyn Evans22417.3+7.1
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Tarleton

Tarleton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Darren Daniels 1,385 72.4 +5.0
Labour Damien Owen38620.2-12.4
Liberal Democrats Tina Stringfellow1417.4N/A
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Up Holland

Up Holland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Gaynar Owen 982 59.2 -8.6
Conservative George Rear67840.8+8.6
Majority30418.4
Turnout 1,660
Labour hold Swing

Wrightington

Wrightington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Katie Juckles 780 56.7 +3.2
Labour Catherine West-McGrath42230.7-3.9
Green John Puddifer17312.6+0.7
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

By-elections

North Meols

North Meols: 4 November 2021
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Howard 634 64.9 +15.6
Labour Elizabeth Savage34335.1-3.0
Majority29129.8
Turnout 98027.1
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.svg9.3

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References

  1. "Official election and referendum notices". West Lancashire Borough Council. Retrieved 20 April 2021.