2019 West Lancashire Borough Council election

The 2019 West Lancashire Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of West Lancashire Borough Council.[1]

Results summary

2019 West Lancashire Borough Council election
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Labour 7 Decrease 4 38.9 22 29 53.7 8,824 38.8
  Conservative 7 Steady 38.9 12 19 35.2 7,531 33.1
  OWL 4 Increase 4 22.2 2 6 11.1 3,772 16.6
  Skelmersdale Independent Party 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 1,656 7.3
  Green 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 827 3.6
  UKIP 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 152 0.7
  Independent 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 47 0.3

Ward results

OWL = Our West Lancashire

Ashurst

Ashurst
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jan Monaghan 744 54.9
Skelmersdale Independent Party Rebekha Wymer 350 25.8
Green William Gilmour 155 11.4
Conservative George Rear 107 7.9
Majority
Turnout 1,356 29.0
Labour hold Swing

Aughton & Downholland

Aughton & Downholland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Westley 861 53.1
Labour Paul Hennessy 480 29.6
Green Gaynor Pickering 280 17.3
Majority
Turnout 1,621 36.0
Conservative hold Swing

Aughton Park

Aughton Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Marilyn Westley 741 67.9
Labour Stephen Regan 351 32.1
Majority
Turnout 1,092 35.0
Conservative hold Swing

Bickerstaffe

Bickerstaffe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
OWL Ian Rigby 540 67.4
Conservative Jeff Vernon 145 18.1
Labour Paul Dickie 116 14.5
Majority
Turnout 801 46.0
OWL gain from Labour Swing

Birch Green

Birch Green
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Carl Coughlan 463 58.6
Skelmersdale Independent Party Andrew Taylor 277 35.1
Conservative Jane Houlgrave 50 6.3
Majority
Turnout 790 27.0
Labour hold Swing

Derby

Derby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
OWL Gordon Johnson 1,044 64.0
Labour George Francis 427 26.2
Conservative Lynne Gray 160 9.8
Majority
Turnout 1,631 36.0
OWL gain from Labour Swing

Digmoor

Digmoor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Julian Finch 432 50.3
Skelmersdale Independent Party Brian Hughes 385 44.9
Conservative Sue Janvier 41 4.8
Majority
Turnout 858 28.0
Labour hold Swing

Knowsley

Knowsley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
OWL Kate Mitchell 804 42.3
Labour Co-op Nikki Hennessy 684 36.0
Conservative Ruth Melling 303 15.9
Green John Watt 110 5.8
Majority
Turnout 1,901 43.0
OWL gain from Labour Swing

North Meols

North Meols
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Tom Blane 595 49.3
Labour Nick Kemp 459 38.1
UKIP Stuart Wilson 152 12.6
Majority
Turnout 1,206 34.0
Conservative hold Swing

Parbold

Parbold
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative May Blake 882 68.7
Labour Isaac Brewer 402 31.3
Majority
Turnout 1,284 43.0
Conservative hold Swing

Scarisbrick

Scarisbrick
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Alexander Blundell 617 65.3
Labour Timothy Miles 328 34.7
Majority
Turnout 945 33.0
Conservative hold Swing

Scott

Scott
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
OWL Jane Thompson 945 57.8
Labour Samantha Jones 562 34.4
Conservative George Pratt 128 7.8
Majority
Turnout 1,635 38.0
OWL gain from Labour Swing

Skelmersdale North

Skelmersdale North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jennifer Forshaw 486 55.5
Skelmersdale Independent Party Maria Dumbell 320 36.5
Conservative Malcolm Barron 70 8.0
Majority
Turnout 876 30.0
Labour hold Swing

Skelmersdale South

Skelmersdale South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Nicola Roberts 719 56.1
OWL Blair Piggin 439 34.3
Conservative Jayne Rear 123 9.6
Majority
Turnout 1,281 27.0
Labour hold Swing

Tanhouse

Tanhouse
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Maureen Nixon 468 55.6
Skelmersdale Independent Party Aaron Body 277 32.9
Conservative Sarah Westley 50 5.9
Independent Alan Langdon 47 5.6
Majority
Turnout 842 24.0
Labour hold Swing

Tarleton

Tarleton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Anne Sutton 1,369 75.6
Labour Peter Langley 443 24.4
Majority
Turnout 1,812 39.0
Conservative hold Swing

Up Holland

Up Holland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Paul O'Neill 919 58.1
Conservative Jack Gilmore 662 41.9
Majority
Turnout 1,581 33.0
Labour hold Swing

Wrightington

Wrightington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Pam Baybutt 627 50.2
Labour Bernie Green 341 27.3
Green John Puddifer 282 22.6
Majority
Turnout 1,250 38.0
Conservative hold Swing

References

  1. ^ "Election results by party, 2 May 2019 - West Lancashire Borough Council". democracy.westlancs.gov.uk. Retrieved 18 June 2020.