2022 West Lancashire Borough Council election

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2022 West Lancashire Borough Council election
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20 out of 54 seats to West Lancashire Borough Council
28 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
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Party Labour Conservative
Last election 26 seats, 42.9% 20 seats, 35.1%
Seats won 11 8
Seats after 26 20
Seat change Steady Steady
Popular vote 13,310 9,215
Percentage 50.9% 35.2%
Swing Increase 8.0% Increase 0.1%
  Third party Fourth party
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Party OWL Independent
Last election 7 seats, 8.9% 1 seat, 5.5%
Seats won 1 0
Seats after 7 1
Seat change Steady Steady
Popular vote 3,164 0
Percentage 12.1% 0.0%
Swing Increase 3.2% Decrease 5.5%
Winner of each seat at the 2022 West Lancashire Borough Council election
Council control before election


No overall control

Council control after election


No overall control

The 2022 West Lancashire Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2022 to elect members of West Lancashire Borough Council in Lancashire, England.[1]

Results summary

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2022 West Lancashire Borough Council election
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Labour 11 Steady 55.0 15 26 48.1 13,310 50.9 +8.0
  Conservative 8 Steady 40.0 12 20 37.0 9,215 35.2 +0.1
  OWL 1 Steady 5.0 6 7 13.0 3,164 12.1 +3.2
  Independent 0 Steady 0.0 1 1 1.9 N/A N/A -5.5
  Liberal Democrats 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 475 1.8 -1.3

Ward results

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Ashurst

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Ashurst
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Yvonne Gagen 1,121 81
Conservative George Rear 166 12
Liberal Democrats Peter Chandler 98 7
Majority 69
Turnout 27
Labour hold Swing

Aughton and Downholland

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Aughton and Downholland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David O'Toole 825 48 +1.8
Labour Paul Hennessy 763 44 +10.9
Liberal Democrats Dermot O'Hara 131 8 +0.5
Majority 62 4 −9.1
Turnout 38
Conservative hold Swing

Aughton Park

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Aughton Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Rob Molloy 596 51
Conservative Doreen Stephenson 577 49
Majority 19 2
Turnout 37
Labour Co-op gain from Conservative Swing

Burscough East

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Burscough East (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Patricia Burnside 695 53
Labour Damian Owen 632 49
Conservative Julie Baxter 495 38
Conservative Jason Grice 476 37
Liberal Democrats Neil Pollington 125 10
Majority
Turnout 36.93
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Burscough West

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Burscough West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Andy Fowler 664 46
OWL Alexander William Dow 538 37
Conservative George Ernest Pratt 251 17
Majority 9
Turnout 1453 36.6
Labour hold Swing

Derby

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Derby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
OWL Ian Davis 803 46
Labour Co-op Nikki Hennessy 739 42
Conservative Gillian Taylor 145 8
Liberal Democrats Callum Clark 62 4
Majority 64 4
Turnout 32
OWL hold Swing

Hesketh with Becconsall

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Hesketh with Becconsall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ian Eccles 618 59
Labour Melissa Parlour 431 41
Majority 18
Turnout 32
Conservative hold Swing

Knowsley

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Knowsley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Gareth Dowling 970 50
OWL Janet Ingman 747 39
Conservative Julie Peel 204 11
Majority
Turnout 41
Labour Co-op hold Swing

Moorside

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Moorside
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Fillis 536 87
Conservative Susan Brake 81 13
Majority
Turnout 24
Labour hold Swing

Newburgh

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Newburgh
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Eddie Pope 490 69
Labour John Tribe 218 31
Majority
Turnout 44
Conservative hold Swing

North Meols

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North Meols
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Linda Gresty 680 59
Labour Tony Lockie 408 36
Liberal Democrats Karen Taylor 59 5
Majority
Turnout 32
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Parbold

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Parbold
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Whittington 760 60
Labour Margaret Blake 504 40
Majority 20
Turnout 42
Conservative hold Swing

Scarisbrick

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Scarisbrick
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jane Marshall 663 62
Labour Co-op George Oliver 404 38
Majority 24
Turnout 35
Conservative hold Swing

Scott

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Scott
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mark Anderson 896 51
OWL Neil Pye 689 39
Conservative Ruth Melling 183 10
Majority 207 12
Turnout 37
Labour hold Swing

Skelmersdale South

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Skelmersdale South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Vickie Cummins 867 73
OWL Joy Balan 191 16
Conservative Jayne Rear 137 11
Majority
Turnout 25
Labour Co-op hold Swing

Tanhouse

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Tanhouse
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Paul Hogan 649 86
Conservative Susan Janvier 108 14
Majority
Turnout 22
Labour hold Swing

Tarleton

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Tarleton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Mee 1,096 58
Labour Chris Houlihan 584 31
Liberal Democrats Tina Maria Stringfellow 196 10
Majority
Turnout 39
Conservative hold Swing

Up Holland

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Up Holland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Suresh Patel 1,032 64
Conservative Alexander Holcroft 573 36
Majority
Turnout 32
Labour hold Swing

Wrightington

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Wrightington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robert Bailey 687 53
Labour Catherine West-McGrath 601 47
Majority 86 6
Turnout 39
Conservative hold Swing

References

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  1. ^ "Official election and referendum notices". West Lancashire Borough Council. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
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