2024 West Lancashire Borough Council election

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2024 West Lancashire Borough Council election
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  2023 2 May 2024 (2024-05-02)2026 

16 of 45 seats on West Lancashire Borough Council
23 seats needed for a majority
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LeaderYvonne GagenDavid WestleyIan Rigby
Party Labour Conservative OWL
Current seats2615 [lower-alpha 1] 4

Incumbent Leader

Yvonne Gagen
Labour



The 2024 West Lancashire Borough Council election is scheduled to be held on 2 May 2024 to elect members of West Lancashire Borough Council. [1] 16 of the 45 seats of the council are up for election. The election will take place at the same time as other local elections across England. [2]

Contents

Ward Results

Aughton & Holborn

Aughton & Holborn
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kerry Lloyd 931 40.7 -9.0
OWL Gordon Johnson57525.1N/A
Conservative Bruce Porteous54023.6-20.0
Reform UK Nigel Wilson1265.5N/A
Green Paul Hamby1165.1N/A
Turnout 2,28835
Labour hold Swing

Burscough Bridge & Rufford

Burscough Bridge & Rufford
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
OWL Paul Hesketh 766 36.2 +24.6
Conservative Jayne Rear63630.0-17.2
Labour Swin Purple58427.6-11.9
Green Reese Riding763.6N/A
Liberal Democrats Karen Taylor552.6N/A
Turnout 2,11737
OWL gain from Conservative Swing

Burscough Town

Burscough Town
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Judy Abbott 960 55.8 +12.6
OWL Adi Cotter38722.5-22.2
Conservative Ruth Melling21912.7-11.5
Liberal Democrats Neil Pollington854.9-7.5
Green Simon Greenhalgh704.1N/A
Turnout 1,72133
Labour gain from OWL Swing

North Meols & Hesketh

North Meols & Hesketh
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ian Eccles 768 50.3 -1.3
Labour Jan Monaghan48431.7+3.7
Liberal Democrats Sarah Clifton1409.2-4.8
Green William Black1348.8-3.8
Turnout 1,52626
Conservative hold Swing

Old Skelmersdale

Old Skelmersdale
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Donna West 1,102 76.6 +5.9
Conservative Jason Chapman17712.3+0.2
Green Kath Lockie15911.1N/A
Turnout 1,43823
Labour hold Swing

Ormskirk East

Ormskirk East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
OWL Janet Ingman 957 43.2 +0.3
Labour Adam Yates92241.6-1.8
Conservative Jason Grice1577.1±0.0
Reform UK Simon Evans964.3N/A
Green Richard Taylor823.7N/A
Turnout 2,21437
OWL gain from Labour Swing

Ormskirk West

Ormskirk West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Anne Fennell 948 45.8 -3.2
OWL Jane Thompson76036.7-4.3
Conservative Juliana Gudgeon1336.4-1.9
Green Paul French1225.9N/A
Reform UK John Bullock1075.2N/A
Turnout 2,07034
Labour hold Swing

Rural North East

Rural North East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Whittington 1,203 54.7 +13.0
Labour Jennie Jackson78135.5-0.8
Green Carole Dundas2179.9N/A
Turnout 2,20136
Conservative hold Swing

Rural South

Rural South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
OWL Adrian Owens 708 48.2 +2.9
Labour Paul Dickie46231.5-1.2
Conservative Asheem Naraen22215.1-0.3
Green Karen Field765.2N/A
Turnout 1,46829
OWL hold Swing

Rural West

Rural West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Marilyn Westley 589 33.9 -4.3
OWL Mark Brown52030.0-2.4
Labour George Oliver50128.9-8.4
Green Lisa Smith1267.3N/A
Turnout 1,73631
Conservative hold Swing

Skelmersdale North

Skelmersdale North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Melissa Parlour 959 76.5 +3.5
Liberal Democrats Peter Chandler15012.0N/A
Conservative Sue Brake14511.6-1.8
Turnout 1,25422
Labour hold Swing

Skelmersdale South

Skelmersdale South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Julian Finch 1,103 90.9 +26.2
Conservative Sue Janvier1109.1+1.8
Turnout 1,21321
Labour hold Swing

Tanhouse & Skelmersdale Town Centre

Tanhouse & Skelmersdale Town Centre
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Maureen Nixon 925 77.4 +1.2
Green Peter Chandler13611.4N/A
Conservative Sue Brake13411.2-1.6
Turnout 1,19519
Labour hold Swing

Tarleton Village

Tarleton Village
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Mee 985 53.2 -1.0
Conservative David Westley 834 45.0 -9.0
Labour Michelle Matthews61433.1+1.5
Labour Damian Owen52728.4+0.4
Liberal Democrats Tina Stringfellow27915.1-5.6
Green Edwin Black26214.1N/A
Turnout 1,85333
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Up Holland

Up Holland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Gaynar Owen 1,056 62.3 +0.3
Conservative Julie Peel38022.4-3.7
Green Charlotte Houltram25815.2N/A
Turnout 1,69428
Labour hold Swing

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