# 1986 West Lancashire District Council election

The 1986 West Lancashire District Council election took place on 1 May 1986 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 | Seats | ± |
| Conservative | 27 | -3 |
| Labour | 21 | +2 |
| Social Democrat | 3 | +1 |
| Liberal | 1 | 0 |
| Independent | 3 | 0 |

## Election results

Aughton Town Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Raymond Wardle | 1,041 |
| | SDP | Grace Wyatt | 345 |
| | Labour | Judith Pickthall | 290 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
Birch Green (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Danny Bassey | 1,637 |
| | SDP | Robert Jones | 865 |
| | Conservative | Ronald Brown | 465 |
| | Conservative | Florence Smith | 420 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | SDP gain from Labour | SDP gain from Labour | Swing |
Burscough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Anne Maguire | 806 |
| | Conservative | Ronald Barker | 721 |
| | SDP | Margaret McCain | 161 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Derby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | SDP | Robert Jermyn | 1,108 |
| | Conservative | William Rigby | 984 |
| | Labour | Maurice George | 647 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | SDP gain from Conservative | SDP gain from Conservative | Swing |
Downholland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Alexander Chadwick | 294 |
| | SDP | Andrew Johnson | 91 |
| | Labour | Christopher Sawyer | 53 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
Knowsley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Val Hopley | 902 |
| | SDP | Matthew Cochrane | 753 |
| | Labour | Bernard Brown | 323 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
Lathom :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Malcolm Gibbons | 877 |
| | Labour | John Draper | 450 |
| | SDP | Carol Jermyn | 100 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
Moorside :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Francis Riley | 665 |
| | SDP | Stephen Gaskill | 93 |
| | Conservative | James Hignett | 93 |
| | Communist | Terence Aldridge | 80 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
Newburgh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Kenneth Vincent | 559 |
| | Labour | Cynthia Dereli | 154 |
| | SDP | Louise Randall | 146 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
North Meols (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | William Ryding | 515 |
| | Conservative | David Bintcliffe | 500 |
| | Labour | Peter Wynn | 281 |
| | Labour | Joan Draper | 280 |
| | SDP | Andrew Cowley | 90 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
Parbold :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Peter Turner | 968 |
| | SDP | David Pryer | 423 |
| | Labour | Patricia Carson | 208 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
Scarisbrick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Margaret Edwards | 561 |
| | Labour | Victor Coman | 125 |
| | SDP | Mark Winstanley | 110 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
Scott :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Ash Martin | 1,045 |
| | Conservative | Anthony Toal | 885 |
| | SDP | Jill Cochrane | 291 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Skelmersdale North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Jean White | 1,111 |
| | Conservative | George Alty | 233 |
| | SDP | Rosamond Bull | 177 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
Skelmersdale South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Peter Harrison | 1,124 |
| | SDP | Joan Critchley | 239 |
| | Conservative | Ronald Harrison | 145 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
Tanhouse :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Stanley Sent | 999 |
| | SDP | Thomas Sweeney | 228 |
| | Conservative | Sylvia Winters | 134 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
Tarleton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Barry Gannaway-Jones | 803 |
| | SDP | Roy Hiscock | 314 |
| | Labour | Wayne Marland | 182 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
Upholland South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | John Burke | 735 |
| | Conservative | Peter Edwards | 593 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour gain from SDP | Labour gain from SDP | Swing |