# 2006 West Lancashire District Council election

The 2006 West Lancashire District Council election took place on 4 May 2006 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.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
| Party | Party | Seats | ± |
| | Conservative | 33 | +3 |
| | Labour | 22 | -3 |

## Campaign

Before the election the Conservatives ran the council with a 4-seat majority over the Labour party. Most seats only had Conservative and Labour party candidates, with no Liberal Democrats standing in the election.
The Conservatives focused their campaign on crime and the environment, while targeting the Labour held wards of Burscough East, Burscough West and Scott. However Labour targeted the Conservative wards of Derby, Newburgh and Parbold, while criticising the Conservatives for holding a failed vote on transferring council housing.

## Election result

The results saw the Conservatives increase their control of the council, which they had held since 2002. They gained 3 seats from Labour in Burscough East, Burscough West and Scott wards, with the Labour leader on the council, Alan Bullen, saying that it had "not been a good night".
Overall turnout in the election was 32.2%, which was up on 2003 but down from 2004.
West Lancashire Local Election Result 2006 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 13 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 72.2 | 59.6 | 13,649 | +12.2% |
| Labour | 5 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 27.8 | 34.4 | 7,869 | -2.5% |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.5 | 1,021 | +1.2% |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 344 | -10.2% |
| Clause 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 16 | +0.1% |

## Ward results
### Ashurst

Ashurst :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ian Duffy | 774 | 68.3 | +10.9 |
| | Conservative | Richard Shepherd | 360 | 31.7 | +10.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 414 | 36.6 | +1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,134 | 23.1 | −10.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Aughton and Downholland

Aughton and Downholland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David O'Toole | 1,271 | 75.2 | −2.2 |
| | Labour | Gordon Rankin | 419 | 24.8 | +2.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 852 | 50.4 | −4.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,690 | 36.8 | −12.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Aughton Park

Aughton Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ian Grant | 912 | 79.9 | +1.9 |
| | Labour | Derek Latham | 230 | 20.1 | −1.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 682 | 59.8 | +3.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,142 | 36.3 | +8.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Burscough East

Burscough East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ruth Melling | 833 | 66.2 | +5.6 |
| | Labour | Mary Whitby | 426 | 33.8 | −5.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 407 | 32.4 | +11.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,259 | 38.0 | −11.7 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Burscough West

Burscough West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Griffiths | 821 | 55.9 | +3.7 |
| | Labour | Kathryn Anderson | 649 | 44.1 | −3.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 172 | 14.8 | +10.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,470 | 37.0 | −4.6 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Derby

Derby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Paul Greenall | 867 | 57.9 | +12.4 |
| | Labour | Jonathan Sockett | 394 | 26.3 | +1.0 |
| | Green | Anne Doyle | 237 | 15.8 | +9.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 473 | 31.6 | +11.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,498 | 32.2 | −14.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Hesketh-with-Becconsall

Hesketh-with-Becconsall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Christopher Ashcroft | 844 | 85.0 | +21.2 |
| | Labour | Christopher Mawdsley | 149 | 15.0 | +15.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 695 | 70.0 | +42.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 993 | 31.4 | −11.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Knowsley

Knowsley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Valerie Hopley | 1,062 | 62.6 | +1.2 |
| | Labour | Charles Cavaghan | 409 | 24.1 | −5.3 |
| | Green | John Watt | 225 | 13.3 | +4.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 653 | 38.5 | +6.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,696 | 36.9 | −12.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Moorside

Moorside :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Patricia Carson | 505 | 79.7 | −2.6 |
| | Conservative | Carolyn Evans | 129 | 20.3 | +2.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 376 | 59.4 | −5.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 634 | 21.8 | −7.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Newburgh

Newburgh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Edward Pope | 620 | 79.2 | +7.0 |
| | Labour | Jacqueline Citarella | 163 | 20.8 | −7.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 457 | 58.4 | +14.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 783 | 45.1 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### North Meols

North Meols :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Baldock | 620 | 56.5 | +7.6 |
| | Independent | Joan Draper | 243 | 22.2 | −14.0 |
| | Labour | Sarah Keegan | 126 | 11.5 | −3.3 |
| | Green | Nicholas Kemp | 108 | 9.8 | +9.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 377 | 34.3 | +21.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,097 | 22.0 | −2.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Parbold

Parbold :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Robert Collinson | 980 | 74.5 | +15.7 |
| | Labour | Clare Gillard | 335 | 25.5 | +11.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 645 | 49.0 | +17.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,315 | 41.2 | +0.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Scarisbrick

Scarisbrick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Cropper | 853 | 69.5 | −2.5 |
| | Labour | Shan Annis | 209 | 17.0 | −11.0 |
| | Green | Geoffery Barnes | 166 | 13.5 | +13.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 644 | 52.5 | +8.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,228 | 39.7 | +13.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Scott

Scott :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Meadows | 863 | 47.2 | −0.9 |
| | Labour | Noel Delaney | 650 | 35.6 | −2.2 |
| | Green | Maurice George | 197 | 10.8 | −3.3 |
| | Independent | Kenneth Walters | 101 | 5.5 | +5.5 |
| | Clause 28 | David Braid | 16 | 0.9 | +0.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 213 | 11.6 | +1.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,827 | 39.4 | −7.6 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Skelmersdale South

Skelmersdale South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | David McKay | 922 | 76.0 | +12.4 |
| | Conservative | Susan Cropper | 291 | 24.0 | +4.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 631 | 52.0 | +8.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,213 | 23.7 | −10.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Tanhouse

Tanhouse :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Robert Pendleton | 482 | 64.4 | −11.9 |
| | Conservative | Irene O'Donnell | 179 | 23.9 | +0.2 |
| | Green | Martin Lowe | 88 | 11.7 | +11.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 303 | 40.5 | −12.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 749 | 21.4 | +5.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Tarleton

Tarleton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | James Kay | 1,371 | 86.0 | +22.1 |
| | Labour | Pauline Roughley | 223 | 14.0 | +14.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,148 | 72.0 | +44.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,594 | 35.3 | −15.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Up Holland

Up Holland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | David Phythian | 804 | 51.0 | +3.0 |
| | Conservative | Ruth Pollock | 773 | 49.0 | +13.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 31 | 2.0 | −10.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,577 | 31.5 | −13.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |