The 2007 West Lancashire District Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of West Lancashire District Council in Lancashire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council.[1]
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After the election, the composition of the council was:
Party | Seats | ± | |
---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 33 | +1 | |
Labour | 21 | -1 |
Background
editBefore the election the Conservatives had a 10-seat majority over Labour, after gaining 3 seats in the 2006 election.[3] 19 seats were being contested in the election with the Conservative leader of the council, Geoff Roberts, being one of those who were defending seats.[3] The election was seen as mainly being fought just between the Conservative and Labour parties, with the Liberal Democrats only standing in 2 wards.[4]
The Conservatives were expected to remain in control of the council and were targeting the wards of Scott and Wrightington where Labour only had small majorities.[4]
Election result
editThe Conservatives held control of the council after making a net gain of 1 seat to have a majority of 12 over Labour.[5] They gained the seats of Scott and Wrightington from Labour, but lost Bickerstaffe back to Labour.[6] Overall turnout in the election was 31.5%, down from the 32.2% recorded in 2006.[6]
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 11 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 57.9 | 52.8 | 11,655 | -6.8% | |
Labour | 8 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 42.1 | 37.9 | 8,360 | +3.5% | |
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.6 | 786 | -0.9% | |
Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.7 | 601 | +2.7% | |
Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | 292 | -0.2% | |
English Democrat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | 196 | +0.9% | |
UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | 195 | +0.9% |
Ward results
editAshurst
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jane Roberts | 700 | 68.2 | −0.1 | |
Conservative | David Rydings | 326 | 31.8 | +0.1 | |
Majority | 374 | 36.5 | −0.1 | ||
Turnout | 1,026 | 21.1 | −2.0 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Aughton and Downholland
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David Westley | 1,168 | 72.1 | −3.1 | |
Labour | Nicola Hennessy | 453 | 27.9 | +3.1 | |
Majority | 715 | 44.1 | −6.3 | ||
Turnout | 1,621 | 35.9 | −0.9 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Aughton Park
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Geoffrey Roberts | 888 | 80.8 | +0.9 | |
Labour | Pauline Roughley | 211 | 19.2 | −0.9 | |
Majority | 677 | 61.6 | +1.8 | ||
Turnout | 1,099 | 35.4 | −0.9 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Bickerstaffe
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Paul Cotterill | 502 | 53.5 | +7.2 | |
Conservative | Robin Cropper | 436 | 46.5 | −7.2 | |
Majority | 66 | 7.0 | |||
Turnout | 938 | 53.0 | +7.9 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Birch Green
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Donna West | 424 | 81.4 | +0.4 | |
Conservative | Malcolm Barron | 97 | 18.6 | −0.4 | |
Majority | 327 | 62.8 | +0.8 | ||
Turnout | 521 | 16.9 | −10.9 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Derby
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David Swiffen | 792 | 57.2 | −0.7 | |
Labour | Jonathan Sockett | 367 | 26.5 | +0.2 | |
Green | Anne Doyle | 225 | 16.3 | +0.5 | |
Majority | 425 | 30.7 | −0.9 | ||
Turnout | 1,384 | 31.1 | −1.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Digmoor
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Mary Whitby | 531 | 79.8 | +6.9 | |
Conservative | Susan Cropper | 134 | 20.2 | +8.2 | |
Majority | 397 | 59.7 | +1.9 | ||
Turnout | 665 | 21.1 | −9.9 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Knowsley
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Robert Bailey | 885 | 55.8 | −6.8 | |
Labour | Alan Williams | 506 | 31.9 | +7.8 | |
Green | John Watt | 196 | 12.4 | −0.9 | |
Majority | 379 | 23.9 | −14.6 | ||
Turnout | 1,587 | 35.1 | −1.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Newburgh
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Edward Pope | 534 | 72.7 | −6.5 | |
Labour | Jacqueline Citarella | 125 | 17.0 | −3.8 | |
English Democrat | Stephen Garrett | 76 | 10.3 | +10.3 | |
Majority | 409 | 55.6 | −2.8 | ||
Turnout | 735 | 44.5 | −0.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
North Meols
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Austin Vickers | 567 | 59.2 | +2.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Rajni Somaiya | 254 | 26.5 | +26.5 | |
Labour | Christopher Mawdsley | 137 | 14.3 | +2.8 | |
Majority | 313 | 32.7 | −1.6 | ||
Turnout | 958 | 29.2 | +7.2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Parbold
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | May Blake | 992 | 78.2 | +3.7 | |
Labour | Clare Gillard | 277 | 21.8 | −3.7 | |
Majority | 715 | 56.3 | +7.3 | ||
Turnout | 1,269 | 40.8 | −0.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Scarisbrick
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Andrew Fowler | 614 | 53.3 | −16.2 | |
Independent | Margaret Edwards | 292 | 25.3 | +25.3 | |
Labour | Susan Jones | 158 | 13.7 | −3.3 | |
Green | Sylvia Walmsley | 89 | 7.7 | −5.8 | |
Majority | 322 | 27.9 | −24.6 | ||
Turnout | 1,153 | 36.5 | −3.2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Scott
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Raymond Hammond | 788 | 47.3 | +0.1 | |
Labour | Katherine Anderson | 572 | 34.3 | −1.3 | |
Green | Maurice George | 187 | 11.2 | +0.4 | |
English Democrat | Kenneth Walters | 120 | 7.2 | 1.7 | |
Majority | 216 | 13.0 | +1.4 | ||
Turnout | 1,667 | 36.6 | −2.8 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Skelmersdale North
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Richard Nolan | 669 | 77.3 | +31.6 | |
Conservative | Graham Jones | 197 | 22.7 | +9.2 | |
Majority | 472 | 54.5 | +49.5 | ||
Turnout | 866 | 27.7 | −9.7 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Skelmersdale South
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Doreen Saxon | 889 | 73.2 | −2.8 | |
Conservative | Joanne Rushton | 326 | 26.8 | +2.8 | |
Majority | 563 | 46.3 | −5.7 | ||
Turnout | 1,215 | 24.0 | +0.3 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Tanhouse
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Sarah Keegan | 412 | 60.5 | −3.9 | |
Conservative | Irene O'Donnell | 180 | 26.4 | +2.5 | |
Green | Martin Lowe | 89 | 13.1 | +1.4 | |
Majority | 232 | 34.1 | −6.4 | ||
Turnout | 681 | 19.6 | −1.8 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Tarleton
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Rosemary Evans | 1,133 | 69.5 | −16.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Michael Lonsdale | 347 | 21.3 | +21.3 | |
Labour | Shan Annis | 151 | 9.3 | −4.7 | |
Majority | 786 | 48.2 | −23.8 | ||
Turnout | 1,631 | 36.7 | +1.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Up Holland
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Anthony Rice | 776 | 45.1 | −5.9 | |
Conservative | Ruth Pollock | 749 | 43.5 | −5.5 | |
UKIP | Alan Freeman | 195 | 11.3 | +11.3 | |
Majority | 27 | 1.6 | −0.4 | ||
Turnout | 1,720 | 34.7 | +3.2 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Wrightington
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Michael Tattersall | 849 | 62.9 | −3.7 | |
Labour | Pauline Bailey | 500 | 37.1 | +3.7 | |
Majority | 349 | 25.9 | −7.3 | ||
Turnout | 1,349 | 40.2 | −12.5 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
References
edit- ^ "West Lancashire". BBC News. Retrieved 16 April 2010.
- ^ a b "Election 2007 Results". The Times. 4 May 2007. p. 8.
- ^ a b "19 seats are up for grabs". Liverpool Echo. 26 April 2007. p. 27.
- ^ a b "The view from Lancashire". New Statesman. 30 April 2007. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
- ^ "Labour aims for 2008; Results, reports and reaction from your council ... Local Election 2007 Culture year claims on night of tension - and scuffles". Liverpool Echo. 4 May 2007. p. 2.
- ^ a b "Tories tighten West Lancs grip". Lancashire Evening Post. 4 May 2007. Retrieved 17 April 2010.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t "District Council Election Results 2006" (PDF). West Lancashire District Council. Retrieved 16 April 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s "Local elections 2007 - who won where". Lancashire Evening Post. 2 May 2007. Archived from the original on 22 April 2013. Retrieved 17 April 2010.