2018 West Lancashire Borough Council election

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.

Local election results in West Lancashire

Election result

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West Lancashire Local Election Result 2018
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

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Ashurst

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Ashurst
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

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Aughton and Downholland
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

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Aughton Park
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

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Burscough East
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

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Burscough West
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

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Derby
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

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Hesketh-with-Becconsall
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

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Knowsley
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

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Moorside
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

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Newburgh
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

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North Meols
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

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Parbold
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

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Scarisbrick
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

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Scott
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

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Skelmersdale South
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

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Tanhouse
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

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Tarleton
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

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Up Holland
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

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  1. ^ "Local - West Lancashire Borough Council Elections - Thursday, 3rd May, 2018". West Lancashire Borough Council. Retrieved 13 June 2022.