West Lancashire District Council election, 1986

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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]

West Lancashire Borough in England

West Lancashire is a non-metropolitan district with the status of a borough in Lancashire, England. Its council is based in Ormskirk. The other town in the borough is Skelmersdale. The population of the District taken at the 2011 census was 110,685. The district was formed in 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, as a merger of Ormskirk and Skelmersdale and Holland urban districts along with part of West Lancashire Rural District and part of the former Wigan Rural District.

Non-metropolitan district Type of local government district in England

Non-metropolitan districts, or colloquially "shire districts", are a type of local government district in England. As created, they are sub-divisions of non-metropolitan counties in a two-tier arrangement.

Lancashire County of England

Lancashire is a ceremonial county in North West England. The administrative centre is Preston. The county has a population of 1,449,300 and an area of 1,189 square miles (3,080 km2). People from Lancashire are known as Lancastrians.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

PartySeats  ±  
Conservative 27 -3
Labour 21 +2
Social Democrat 3 +1
Liberal 1 +0
Independent 3 +0

Election results

Aughton Town Green
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Raymond Wardle1041
Social Democratic Grace Wyatt 345
Labour Judith Pickthall 290
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing


Birch Green (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Danny Bassey1637
Social Democratic Robert Jones865
Conservative Ronald Brown 465
Conservative Florence Smith 420
Majority
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Social Democratic gain from Labour Swing


Burscough
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Anne Maguire806
Conservative Ronald Barker 721
Social Democratic Margaret McCain 161
Majority
Turnout
Labour gain from Conservative Swing


Derby
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Social Democratic Robert Jermyn1108
Conservative William Rigby 984
Labour Maurice George 647
Majority
Turnout
Social Democratic gain from Conservative Swing


Downholland
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Alexander Chadwick294
Social Democratic Andrew Johnson 91
Labour Christopher Sawyer 53
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing


Knowsley
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Val Hopley902
Social Democratic Matthew Cochrane 753
Labour Bernard Brown 323
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing


Lathom
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Malcolm Gibbons877
Labour John Draper 450
Social Democratic Carol Jermyn 100
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing


Moorside
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Francis Riley665
Social Democratic Stephen Gaskill 93
Conservative James Hignett 93
Communist Terence Aldridge 80
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing


Newburgh
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Kenneth Vincent559
Labour Cynthia Dereli 154
Social Democratic Louise Randall 146
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing


North Meols (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative William Ryding515
Conservative David Bintcliffe500
Labour Peter Wynn 281
Labour Joan Draper 280
Social Democratic Andrew Cowley 90
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing


Parbold
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Peter Turner968
Social Democratic David Pryer 423
Labour Patricia Carson 208
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing


Scarisbrick
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Margaret Edwards561
Labour Victor Coman 125
Social Democratic Mark Winstanley 110
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing


Scott
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Ash Martin1045
Conservative Anthony Toal 885
Social Democratic Jill Cochrane 291
Majority
Turnout
Labour gain from Conservative Swing


Skelmersdale North
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Jean White1111
Conservative George Alty 233
Social Democratic Rosamond Bull 177
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing


Skelmersdale South
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Peter Harrison1124
Social Democratic Joan Critchley 239
Conservative Ronald Harrison 145
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing


Tanhouse
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Stanley Sent999
Social Democratic Thomas Sweeney 228
Conservative Sylvia Winters 134
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing


Tarleton
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Barry Gannaway-Jones803
Social Democratic Roy Hiscock 314
Labour Wayne Marland 182
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing


Upholland South
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour John Burke735
Conservative Peter Edwards 593
Majority
Turnout
Labour gain from Social Democratic Swing

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References

  1. "Local Elections results". Ormskirk Advertiser. 1986-05-08. p. ?.