The 2018 West Lancashire Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2018 to elect West Lancashire Borough Council members in England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections. Labour retained control of the council, while gaining two seats from the Conservatives, with localist party Our West Lancashire gaining one seat in Derby from the Conservatives.
Election result edit
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 55.6 | 50.5 | 12,436 | 7.5 | |
Conservative | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 38.9 | 40.1 | 9,890 | 2.5 | |
OWL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5.6 | 8.2 | 2,010 | New | |
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 203 | 2.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 97 | 0.1 |
Ward results edit
Ashurst edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Yvonne Gagen | 1,041 | 74.7 | 11.2 | |
Conservative | Jane Houlgrave | 221 | 15.9 | 6.3 | |
Green | William Gilmour | 132 | 9.5 | New | |
Majority | 820 | 58.8 | 22.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,397 | 30.0 | 1.3 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Aughton and Downholland edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David O'Toole | 919 | 55.7 | 13.0 | |
Labour | Stephen Kirrelly | 730 | 44.3 | 13.0 | |
Majority | 189 | 11.4 | |||
Turnout | 1,663 | 36.8 | 1.7 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Aughton Park edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Doreen Stephenson | 752 | 62.9 | 22.8 | |
Labour | Bernie Green | 443 | 37.1 | 7.8 | |
Majority | 309 | 25.8 | 16.3 | ||
Turnout | 1,199 | 37.7 | 0.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Burscough East edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Susan Evans | 710 | 51.1 | 15.4 | |
Conservative | Ruth Melling | 679 | 48.9 | 3.1 | |
Majority | 31 | 2.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,396 | 39.8 | 2.6 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Burscough West edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Cynthia Dereli | 965 | 65.7 | 15.3 | |
Conservative | Gillian Taylor | 503 | 34.3 | 6.1 | |
Majority | 462 | 31.4 | 9.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,473 | 38.1 | 2.3 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Derby edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
OWL | Ian Davis | 884 | 46.9 | New | |
Labour | Gareth Dowling | 710 | 37.6 | 2.4 | |
Conservative | Lynne Gray | 221 | 11.7 | 38.4 | |
Green | Heather Doyle | 71 | 3.8 | 10.9 | |
Majority | 174 | 9.3 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,891 | 34.7 | 6.1 | ||
OWL gain from Conservative | Swing |
Hesketh-with-Becconsall edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Christopher Ashcroft | 622 | 59.8 | 7.7 | |
Labour | Nick Kemp | 322 | 30.9 | 1.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Tina Stringfellow | 97 | 9.3 | New | |
Majority | 300 | 28.9 | 6.1 | ||
Turnout | 1,046 | 32.0 | 3.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Knowsley edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Michelle Aldridge | 1,014 | 50.9 | 5.7 | |
Conservative | Jeffrey Vernon | 673 | 33.8 | 10.0 | |
OWL | Kate Mitchell | 306 | 15.4 | New | |
Majority | 341 | 17.1 | 15.7 | ||
Turnout | 1,998 | 43.5 | 1.1 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Moorside edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Terry Devine | 668 | 88.8 | 1.7 | |
Conservative | Sarah Westley | 84 | 11.2 | 1.7 | |
Majority | 584 | 77.6 | 3.4 | ||
Turnout | 757 | 28.6 | 0.6 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Newburgh edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Eddie Pope | 476 | 74.6 | 14.9 | |
Labour | Julian Finch | 162 | 25.4 | 1.7 | |
Majority | 314 | 49.2 | 13.2 | ||
Turnout | 643 | 39.2 | 2.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
North Meols edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Kath Lockie | 625 | 55.4 | 29.8 | |
Conservative | George Rear | 503 | 44.6 | 4.0 | |
Majority | 122 | 10.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,132 | 32.1 | 0.8 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Parbold edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David Whittington | 861 | 65.1 | 11.2 | |
Labour | Clare Gillard | 461 | 34.9 | 5.8 | |
Majority | 400 | 30.2 | 5.4 | ||
Turnout | 1,333 | 43.8 | 2.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Scarisbrick edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jane Marshall | 793 | 69.1 | 2.8 | |
Labour | Claire Bowen | 354 | 30.9 | 2.8 | |
Majority | 439 | 38.2 | 5.6 | ||
Turnout | 1,151 | 38.2 | 0.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Scott edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Noel Delaney | 850 | 45.4 | 6.0 | |
OWL | Jane Thompson | 820 | 43.8 | New | |
Conservative | George Pratt | 201 | 10.7 | 21.0 | |
Majority | 30 | 1.6 | 18.1 | ||
Turnout | 1,876 | 42.3 | 4.6 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Skelmersdale South edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Vickie Cummins | 1,126 | 81.2 | 18.9 | |
Conservative | Valerie Marsh | 260 | 18.8 | 11.3 | |
Majority | 866 | 62.4 | 24.4 | ||
Turnout | 1,390 | 29.0 | 3.2 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Tanhouse edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Bob Pendleton | 714 | 85.1 | 5.5 | |
Conservative | Susan Janvier | 125 | 14.9 | 7.1 | |
Majority | 589 | 70.2 | 3.3 | ||
Turnout | 844 | 24.6 | 1.9 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Tarleton edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Mee | 1,179 | 68.9 | 15.2 | |
Labour | Freddie Hodson | 531 | 31.1 | 13.8 | |
Majority | 648 | 37.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,727 | 36.4 | 1.2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Up Holland edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ian Moran | 1,010 | 55.3 | 2.5 | |
Conservative | David Marsh | 818 | 44.7 | 22.2 | |
Majority | 192 | 10.6 | 17.5 | ||
Turnout | 1,841 | 36.7 | 0.1 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
References edit
- ^ "Local - West Lancashire Borough Council Elections - Thursday, 3rd May, 2018". West Lancashire Borough Council. Retrieved 13 June 2022.