# 2015 West Lancashire Borough Council election

The 2015 West Lancashire Borough Council election took place on 7 May 2015, to elect members of West Lancashire Borough Council in Lancashire, England. One third of the council participated in the election. The UK general election was also on 7 May 2015.

## Results
### Ashurst

Ashurst :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Liz Savage | 2,211 | 71.9% | −5.4% |
| | UKIP | Barry Critchley | 472 | 15.4 | +15.4% |
| | Conservative | George Pratt | 391 | 12.7 | −10.0% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,739 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,104 | 68.2 | |

### Aughton and Downholland

Aughton and Downholland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Westley | 1,554 | 46.4 | −13.5% |
| | Labour | Charles Gains | 1,071 | 32.0 | −9.1% |
| | UKIP | Jim Bevan | 497 | 14.8 | +14.8% |
| | Green | Hannah James | 229 | 6.8 | +6.8% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 483 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,366 | 74.4% | |

### Aughton Park

Aughton Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Marilyn Westley | 1,116 | 48.4 | −21.3% |
| | Labour | Paul Hennessy | 818 | 35.5 | +5.2% |
| | UKIP | David Gallagher | 373 | 16.2 | +16.2% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 298 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,319 | 73.1 | |

### Bickerstaffe

Bickerstaffe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Paul Cotterill | 511 | 41.4 | −2.5% |
| | Conservative | David Griffiths | 458 | 37.1 | −19.0% |
| | UKIP | Ken Tyms | 150 | 12.2 | +12.2% |
| | Our West Lancashire | Gordon Johnson | 115 | 9.3 | +9.3% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 53 | 4.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,234 | 75.2 | |

### Birch Green

Birch Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Frank McKenna | 1,255 | 75.5 | −12.8% |
| | UKIP | Damon Noone | 272 | 16.4 | +16.4% |
| | Conservative | David Meadows | 135 | 8.1 | −3.6% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 983 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1662 | 58.2 | |

### Derby

Derby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Phill Hudson | 1,177 | 35.5 | −0.1% |
| | Conservative | Edward McCarthy | 1,055 | 31.8 | −21.1% |
| | Our West Lancashire | Ian Davis | 460 | 13.9 | +13.9% |
| | Green | Heather Doyle | 323 | 9.7 | −1.9% |
| | UKIP | Ray Brookfield | 302 | 9.1 | +9.1% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 122 | 3.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,323 | 69 | |

### Digmoor

Digmoor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Chris Wynn | 1,512 | 83.5 | −1.7% |
| | Conservative | Richard Shepherd | 151 | 8.3 | −1.9% |
| | Green | William Hite | 148 | 8.2 | +8.2% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,361 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,820 | 61.2 | |

### Knowsley

Knowsley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Nikki Hennessy | 1,512 | 45.4 | +4.3% |
| | Conservative | Rob Murrin-Bailey | 1,125 | 33.8 | −14.5% |
| | UKIP | Tony Green | 316 | 9.5 | +9.5% |
| | Green | Gaynor Pickering | 188 | 5.7 | −4.8% |
| | Our West Lancashire | Peter Banks | 186 | 5.6 | +5.6% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 387 | 11.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,345 | 73.7 | |

### North Meols

North Meols :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Tom Blane | 1,026 | 50.5 | −14.5% |
| | Labour | Andrew Pritchard | 586 | 28.8 | −6.2% |
| | UKIP | Richard Smith | 420 | 20.7 | +20.7% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 440 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,052 | 65.0 | |

### Parbold

Parbold :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | May Blake | 1,412 | 60.5 | −7.4% |
| | Labour | Clare Gillard | 761 | 32.6 | +0.5% |
| | Green | Jai Brierley | 162 | 6.9 | +6.9% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 651 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,347 | 77.8 | |

### Scarisbrick

Scarisbrick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Charles Marshall | 1,190 | 55.1 | −11.7% |
| | Labour | Margaret Blake | 525 | 24.3 | −8.9% |
| | UKIP | David Massam | 345 | 16.0 | +16.0% |
| | Green | John Watt | 100 | 4.6 | +4.6% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 665 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,167 | 72.1 | |

### Scott

Scott :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Hodson | 1,189 | 39.5 | −6.6% |
| | Conservative | William Weingart | 732 | 24.3 | −14.1% |
| | Our West Lancashire | Jane Thompson | 578 | 19.2 | +19.2% |
| | UKIP | Tom Shannon | 298 | 9.9 | +9.9% |
| | Green | Maurice George | 212 | 7.0 | −1.4% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 457 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,020 | 68.6 | |

### Skelmersdale North

Skelmersdale North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jennifer Patterson | 1,623 | 84.7 | −0.3% |
| | Conservative | Susan Janvier | 293 | 15.3 | +0.3% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,330 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,947 | 67.3 | |

### Skelmersdale South

Skelmersdale South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Nicola Pryce-Roberts | 2,240 | 71.3 | +0.1% |
| | Conservative | Jennifer Mayer | 451 | 14.4 | −7.1% |
| | Our West Lancashire | Gerry Latham | 243 | 7.7 | +7.7% |
| | Green | Martin Lowe | 207 | 6.6 | −0.7% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,789 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,160 | 67.8 | |

### Tanhouse

Tanhouse :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Maureen Nixon | 1,644 | 83.9 | +4.4% |
| | Conservative | Amanda Shaw | 316 | 16.1 | −4.4% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,328 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,988 | 58.0 | |

### Tarleton

Tarleton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | James Kay | 1,738 | 54.6 | −14.1% |
| | Labour | Neil Pye | 544 | 17.1 | −14.2% |
| | UKIP | Barry Gannaway-Jones | 482 | 15.1 | +25.1% |
| | Independent | Jim Doran | 422 | 13.2 | +13.2% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,194 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,197 | 70.5 | |

### Up Holland

Up Holland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Bullock | 1,743 | 50.9 | −5.8% |
| | Conservative | Ruth Pollock | 1,020 | 29.8 | −7.6% |
| | UKIP | John Stewart | 661 | 19.3 | +19.3% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 723 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,445 | 70.7 | |

### Wrightington

Wrightington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Pam Baybutt | 1,334 | 55.3 | −9.8% |
| | Green | Julie Hotchkiss | 744 | 30.8 | +30.8% |
| | Labour | Sophia Hennessy | 335 | 13.6 | −21.3% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 590 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,428 | 73.1 | |