# 2012 West Lancashire Borough Council election

The 2012 West Lancashire Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of West Lancashire Borough Council in Lancashire, England. One third of the council was up for election, with results compared to the corresponding vote in 2008 West Lancashire Council election.
West Lancashire Local Election Result 2012 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 7 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 38.9 | 35.64 | 7991 | -18.56 |
| Labour | 11 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 61.1 | 56.04 | 12566 | +19.24 |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.58 | 131 | N/A |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.41 | 91 | N/A |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.11 | 921 | +1.01 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.07 | 241 | -0.53 |

## Ward results
### Ashurst

Ashurst :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Gail Hodson | 1046 | 77.2% |
| | Conservative | Stacey Griffiths | 171 | 12.6% |
| | Green | Elizabeth Boorman | 138 | 10.2% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 871 | 64.0% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1362 | 28.1% |

### Aughton and Downholland

Aughton and Downholland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Una Atherley | 913 | 59.8% |
| | Labour | Paul Hennessy | 613 | 40.2% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 300 | 19.4% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1543 | 34.1% |

### Birch Green

Birch Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Lucy Hodson | 686 | 86.7% |
| | Conservative | Jane Marshall | 60 | 7.6% |
| | Green | Peter Cranie | 45 | 5.7% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 626 | 78.6% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 796 | 25.5% |

### Burscough East

Burscough East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Roger Bell | 461 | 42.0% |
| | Conservative | George Pratt | 396 | 36.1% |
| | Independent | Brian Bailey | 241 | 21.9% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 65 | 5.8% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1116 | 34.1% |

### Burscough West

Burscough West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Cynthia Dereli | 960 | 67.8% |
| | Conservative | Jason Grice | 455 | 32.2% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 505 | 35.4% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1423 | 36.3% |

### Derby

Derby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Adrian Owens | 883 | 51.7% |
| | Labour | Gareth Dowling | 575 | 33.6% |
| | Green | Anne Doyle | 160 | 9.4% |
| | UKIP | Thomas Roughley | 91 | 5.3% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 308 | 18.0% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1712 | 31.1% |

### Digmoor

Digmoor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Kevin Wilkie | 842 | 90.6% |
| | Conservative | Ryan Waite | 68 | 7.3% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Finnigan | 19 | 2.0% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 774 | 82.4% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 939 | 30.1% |

### Halsall

Halsall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Doreen Stephenson | 331 | 52.3% |
| | Labour | Raymond Brookfield | 302 | 47.7% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 29 | 4.5% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 648 | 37.5% |

### Hesketh-with-Becconsall

Hesketh-with-Becconsall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Martin Forshaw | 544 | 64.5% |
| | Labour | Joan Draper | 300 | 35.5% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 244 | 28.6% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 853 | 27.1% |

### Knowsley

Knowsley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | George Oliver | 918 | 51.3% |
| | Conservative | David Meadows | 711 | 39.7% |
| | Green | John Watt | 161 | 9.0% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 207 | 11.5% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1802 | 40.4% |

### Moorside

Moorside :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Terence Aldridge | 753 | 90.4% |
| | Conservative | Cindy Miller | 80 | 9.6% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 673 | 80.0% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 841 | 30.2% |

### Rufford

Rufford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Jane Houlgrave | 333 | 45.2% |
| | Independent | John Gordon | 293 | 39.8% |
| | Labour | Simon Perkins | 111 | 15.1% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 40 | 5.3% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 741 | 43.9% |

### Scott

Scott :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Kevin Wright | 923 | 54.2 | +23.0 |
| | Conservative | Edward McCarthy | 516 | 30.3 | −25.4 |
| | Green | Maurice George | 151 | 8.9 | −4.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Banks | 112 | 6.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 407 | 23.8 | −0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1707 | 37.5 | +2.7 |

### Skelmersdale North

Skelmersdale North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Neil Furey | 945 | 89.7% |
| | Conservative | Amanda Shaw | 109 | 10.3% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 836 | 78.4% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1066 | 34.7% |

### Skelmersdale South

Skelmersdale South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Donna West | 1165 | 82.4% |
| | Conservative | David Gallagher | 134 | 9.5% |
| | Green | Martin Lowe | 114 | 8.1% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1031 | 72.4% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1424 | 28.4% |

### Tarleton

Tarleton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Rosie Evans | 1076 | 73.3% |
| | Labour | Margaret Blake | 391 | 26.7% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 685 | 45.9% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1491 | 33.0% |

### Up Holland

Up Holland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Gaynar Owen | 1124 | 64.4% |
| | Conservative | Ruth Pollock | 622 | 35.6% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 502 | 28.4% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1762 | 35.6% |

### Wrightington

Wrightington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Carolyn Evans | 589 | 49.4% |
| | Labour | Jennifer Patterson | 451 | 37.8% |
| | Green | Julie Hotchkiss | 152 | 12.8% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 138 | 11.5% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1197 | 35.75 |