West Lancashire Borough Council elections

West Lancashire Borough Council elections are generally held three years out of every four, with a third of the council elected each time. West Lancashire Borough Council is the local authority for the non-metropolitan district of West Lancashire in Lancashire, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2023 the council has comprised 45 councillors representing 15 wards, with each ward electing three councillors.[1]

West Lancashire shown within the non-metropolitan county of Lancashire (Unitary authorities excluded)

Council elections

Borough result maps
  • 2006 results map
    2006 results map
  • 2007 results map
    2007 results map
  • 2008 results map
    2008 results map
  • 2021 results map
    2021 results map

By-election results

1994-1998
Birch Green By-Election 6 March 1997
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 1,537 87.7
Conservative 215 12.3
Majority 1,322 75.4
Turnout 1,752 23.0
Labour hold Swing
Upholland South By-Election 6 March 1997
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 745 67.0
Conservative 367 3.0
Majority 378 34.0
Turnout 1,112 44.3
Labour hold Swing
Tanhouse By-Election 24 July 1997
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 435 90.6 +2.7
Conservative 45 9.4 +0.4
Majority 390 81.2
Turnout 480 13.6
Labour hold Swing

1998-2002
Burscough By-Election 30 July 1998
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 585 50.0 -7.4
Conservative 533 45.6 +5.0
Liberal Democrats 45 3.8 +3.8
Natural Law 7 0.6 -1.4
Majority 52 4.4
Turnout 1,170
Labour hold Swing
Knowsley By-Election 7 June 2001
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 1,385 50.4 -8.7
Labour 1,363 49.6 +12.1
Majority 22 0.8
Turnout 2,748
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Upholland South By-Election 7 June 2001
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 929 58.5 +1.1
Conservative 660 41.5 +3.1
Majority 269 17.0
Turnout 1,589
Labour hold Swing
Derby By-Election 13 December 2001
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 571 63.4 +10.0
Labour 330 36.6 -6.0
Majority 241 26.8
Turnout 901 14.0
Conservative hold Swing
Tanhouse By-Election 13 December 2001
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 220 81.8 +9.5
Conservative 49 18.2 -9.5
Majority 179 63.8
Turnout 269 8.3
Labour hold Swing

2002-2006
Up Holland By-Election 13 October 2005[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 608 59.8 +11.8
Conservative 408 40.2 +4.7
Majority 200 19.6
Turnout 1,016 20.5
Labour hold Swing

2006-2010
Digmoor By-Election 4 June 2009[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jackie Coyle 515 59.8 -16.7
UKIP Helen Daniels 236 27.4 +27.4
Conservative Sarah Ainscough 110 12.8 -10.7
Majority 279 32.4
Turnout 861 27.9
Labour hold Swing

2010-2014
Skelmersdale South By-Election 2 September 2010[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Nicola Pryce Roberts 644 73.9 +0.6
Conservative Sarah Ainscough 122 14.0 -4.2
UKIP Michael Brennan 105 12.1 +12.1
Majority 522 59.9
Turnout 871 17.6
Labour hold Swing
Upholland By-Election 2 September 2010[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Fillis 749 51.2 -6.9
Conservative David Sudworth 597 40.8 -1.2
UKIP Gary McNulty 118 8.1 +8.1
Majority 152 10.4
Turnout 1,464 29.5
Labour hold Swing
Digmoor By-Election 2 May 2013[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Chris Wynn 685 86.8 -3.8
Green Peter Cranie 57 7.2 +7.2
Conservative Edward McCarthy 47 6.0 -1.3
Majority 628 79.6
Turnout 789
Labour hold Swing
Parbold By-Election 10 October 2013[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Whittington 554 49.6 -18.3
Labour Clare Gillard 461 41.2 +9.1
UKIP Damon Noone 103 9.2 +9.2
Majority 93 8.3
Turnout 1,118
Conservative hold Swing

2014-2018
Skelmersdale North By-Election 11 December 2014[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jennifer Patterson 591 87.9 -1.8
Conservative David Meadows 81 12.1 +1.8
Majority 510 75.9
Turnout 672
Labour hold Swing
Aughton Park By-Election 8 June 2017[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Doreen Stephenson 1,381 55.8 +7.4
Labour Bernie Green 1,095 44.2 +8.7
Majority 286 11.6
Turnout 2,476
Conservative hold Swing
Derby by-election 29 June 2017[18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
OWL Ian Davis 705 42.4 +0.6
Labour George Oliver 596 35.8 -1.0
Conservative Jane Houlgrave 362 21.8 +4.2
Majority 109 6.6
Turnout 1,667
OWL gain from Conservative Swing

2018-2022
Hesketh-with-Becconsall by-election 19 July 2018[19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Joan Witter 510 41.2 -18.6
Labour Nick Kemp 432 34.9 +4.0
Independent Steve Kirby 295 23.8 +23.8
Majority 78 6.3
Turnout 1,237
Conservative hold Swing
Knowsley by-election 26 July 2018[20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Gareth Dowling 641 40.8 -10.1
OWL Kate Mitchell 567 36.1 +20.7
Conservative Jeffrey Vernon 364 23.2 -10.6
Majority 74 4.7
Turnout 1,572
Labour hold Swing
Tanhouse by-election 11 October 2018[21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ron Cooper 464 72.3 -12.8
Independent Aaron Body 129 20.1 +20.1
Conservative Alexander Blundell 49 7.6 -7.3
Majority 335 52.2
Turnout 642
Labour hold Swing
Birch Green by-election 21 November 2019[22]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sue Gregson 390 60.8 +2.2
Skelmersdale Independent Party Andrew Taylor 191 29.8 -5.3
Conservative George Rear 60 9.4 +3.1
Majority 199 31.0
Turnout 641
Labour hold Swing
North Meols by-election 4 November 2021[23]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Howard 634 64.9
Labour Liz Savage 343 35.1
Majority 291 29.8
Turnout 977
Conservative hold Swing

References
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  2. The District of West Lancashire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976
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