West Lancashire District Council election, 2002

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The 2002 West Lancashire District Council election took place on 2 May 2002 to elect members of West Lancashire District Council in Lancashire, England. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 2000 reducing the number of seats by 1. [1] The Conservative party gained overall control of the council from Labour. [2]

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.

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.

England Country in north-west Europe, part of the United Kingdom

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to the west and Scotland to the north-northwest. The Irish Sea lies west of England and the Celtic Sea lies to the southwest. England is separated from continental Europe by the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south. The country covers five-eighths of the island of Great Britain, which lies in the North Atlantic, and includes over 100 smaller islands, such as the Isles of Scilly and the Isle of Wight.

Contents

After the election the composition of the council was:

PartySeats  ±  
Conservative 30+8
Labour 24-7
Independent 0-2

Campaign

Before the election Labour had 25 seats on the council, compared to 23 for the Conservatives. [3] All the seats were being contested for the first time since 1974 after boundary changes had taken place. [4] Among the candidates there was a record number of independents at 12, with 6 of them having defected from Labour. [4]

The Labour Party is a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom that has been described as an alliance of social democrats, democratic socialists and trade unionists. The party's platform emphasises greater state intervention, social justice and strengthening workers' rights.

Issues in the election including transport, housing and leisure facilities. [5] The Labour party said they were the only party that had the experience to run the council and pledged to remove charges for pensioners for pest control. [5] However the Conservatives pledged to improve services, increase recycling, keep parking charges low, form partnerships with private firms to improve facilities, while making efficiency savings. [5]

Pest control group of methods to control some species that are harmful to health, economy or ecology

Pest control is the regulation or management of a species defined as a pest, a member of the animal kingdom that impacts adversely on human activities. The human response depends on the importance of the damage done, and will range from tolerance, through deterrence and management, to attempts to completely eradicate the pest. Pest control measures may be performed as part of an integrated pest management strategy.

Election result

The results saw the Conservatives gain control of the council after winning 30 seats compared to 24 for Labour. [4] The Conservatives won the seats in Ormskirk, while Labour held the seats in Skelmersdale. [4] However the former Labour chairman of the council, Andrew Johnson, was defeated in the election in Aughton and Downholland ward after his former seat of Downholland was merged with the more Conservative Aughton in the boundary changes. [4] All of the independent candidates were defeated in the election, which saw an overall turnout of 32.5%. [4]

Ormskirk market town in West Lancashire, England

Ormskirk is a market town in West Lancashire, England, 13 miles (21 km) north of Liverpool, 11 miles (18 km) northwest of St Helens, 9 miles (14 km) southeast of Southport and 18 miles (29 km) southwest of Preston. Ormskirk is known for its gingerbread.

Skelmersdale town in West Lancashire, England

Skelmersdale is a town in West Lancashire, England, on the River Tawd, 6 miles (10 km) west of Wigan, 13 miles (21 km) northeast of Liverpool and 15 miles (24 km)southwest of Preston. In 2006, it had a population of 38,813. The town is known locally as Skem.

Aughton, Lancashire village and civil parish within the West Lancashire district of Lancashire, England

Aughton is a village and civil parish in the Borough of West Lancashire of Lancashire, England, between Ormskirk and Maghull. It is a residential area with tree lined roads being found in all parts of the parish and an area of 1,658 hectares. The northern part is known as Aughton village, the south-west as Holt Green and the south-east as Town Green.

West Lancashire Local Election Result 2002 [2] [6]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 30+855.647.526,397
  Labour 24-844.440.022,256
  Independent 0-2011.56,378
  Green 0000.8454
  Socialist Alliance 0000.293

Ward results

Ashurst

Ashurst (3) [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Ian Duffy728
Labour Donna Duffy726
Labour Ann Rice656
Independent Marie McElhinney382
Independent Patrick McElhinney349
Conservative James Coomber219
Socialist Alliance Lyndsey Shipstone93
Turnout 3,153

Aughton and Downholland

Aughton and Downholland (3) [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative David O'Toole1,085
Conservative Una Atherley1,069
Conservative David Westley985
Labour Andrew Johnson780
Turnout 3,919

Aughton Park

Aughton Park (2) [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Ian Grant879
Conservative Geoffrey Roberts790
Labour Gordon Rankin322
Turnout 1,991

Bickerstaffe

Bickerstaffe (1) [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Patricia Taylor44062.2
Labour Paul Cotterill26737.8
Majority17324.4
Turnout 707

Birch Green

Birch Green (2) [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Mary Pendleton410
Labour Jane Roberts320
Independent John Hiley165
Conservative Florence Kean56
Turnout 951

Burscough East

Burscough East (2) [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Walter Carter582
Conservative Florence Westley582
Labour Anne Carter580
Conservative Susan Murrin-Bailey546
Turnout 2,290

Burscough West

Burscough West (2) [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour John Draper732
Labour Cynthia Dereli713
Conservative Richard Shepherd633
Conservative Graham Rhys Jones607
Turnout 2,685

Derby

Derby (3) [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Paul Greenall811
Conservative Adrian Owens750
Conservative David Swiffen734
Labour Noel Delaney610
Labour Elizabeth Rafferty571
Green Anne Doyle321
Turnout 3,797

Digmoor

Digmoor (2) [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Terence Aldridge609
Labour Anne Maguire461
Independent Ian Givens139
Conservative Malcolm Barron85
Turnout 1,294

Halsall

Halsall (1) [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Doreen Stephenson43173.8
Labour Dorothy Rimmer15326.2
Majority27847.6
Turnout 584

Hesketh-with-Becconsall

Hesketh-with-Becconsall (2) [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Christopher Ashcroft607
Conservative Martin Forshaw592
Independent Gail Hodson295
Independent Lesley Standish-Gore285
Labour Susan Jones113
Turnout 1,892

Knowsley

Knowsley (3) [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Valerie Hopley1,059
Conservative Peter Lea1,010
Conservative Robert Bailey913
Labour Margaret Pinnington635
Labour Richard Nolan541
Turnout 4,158

Moorside

Moorside (2) [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Patricia Carson423
Labour Susan Riley415
Independent Ronald Ford144
Independent Karl Taraldsen128
Turnout 1,110

Newburgh

Newburgh (1) [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Kenneth Vincent53372.2
Labour Jacqueline Citarella20527.8
Majority32844.4
Turnout 738

North Meols

North Meols (2) [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative John Baldock549
Conservative Jill Baldock548
Independent Joan Draper383
Labour Shan France304
Turnout 1,784

Parbold

Parbold (2) [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative William Waterworth935
Conservative May Blake920
Labour David McKay305
Turnout 2,160

Rufford

Rufford (1) [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Joan Colling37475.3
Labour Christopher Cheetham12324.7
Majority25150.6
Turnout 497

Scarisbrick

Scarisbrick (2) [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative William Cropper755
Conservative Margaret Edwards695
Labour Paul Gray281
Turnout 1,731

Scott

Scott (3) [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Charles Gains722
Labour Francis Williams710
Conservative Cyril Ainscough656
Labour John Hodson636
Conservative Leslie Yeates587
Independent John Fillis463
Independent David Braid187
Turnout 3,961

Skelmersdale North

Skelmersdale North (2) [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Alan Bullen514
Labour Jane McDermott498
Independent Joan Morrison368
Independent Alan Spears301
Turnout 1,681

Skelmersdale South

Skelmersdale South (3) [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Richard Cavanagh754
Labour Sydney Jones728
Labour Doreen Saxon703
Independent Joan Britton520
Independent Sharon Wright329
Conservative Susan Cropper140
Green Martin Lowe133
Turnout 3,307

Tanhouse

Tanhouse (2) [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Robert Pendleton374
Labour William Roberts321
Independent David Gibson163
Conservative Irene O'Donnell129
Turnout 987

Tarleton

Tarleton (3) [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Robert Hodge986
Conservative John Mee939
Conservative Rosemary Evans833
Independent John Hodson625
Independent Roy Hiscock583
Independent Nadine Ashcroft569
Labour Denise Francis131
Turnout 4,666

Up Holland

Up Holland (3) [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Barbara Burke940
Labour Margaret Skilling837
Labour Anthony Rice796
Conservative Ruth Pollock615
Turnout 3,188

Wrightington

Wrightington (2) [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Peter Gartside661
Conservative Carolyn Evans659
Labour Derek Thompson542
Labour David Phythian485
Turnout 2,347

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