# 2023 West Lancashire Borough Council election

The 2023 West Lancashire Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2023, to elect all 45 members of West Lancashire Borough Council in Lancashire, England. The council is usually elected in thirds, but the whole council was up for election in 2023 following changes to ward boundaries, which reduced the number of councillors from 54 to 45.

## Background

A parliamentary by-election in the constituency of the same name in February 2023 saw Labour's candidate Ashley Dalton elected on a 10% swing.

## Overview

Prior to the election the council was under no overall control, being led by a Labour minority administration.
Following the results, the Labour Party won the council from no overall control.

## Ward Results
### Aughton & Holborn

Aughton & Holborn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Sarah Lawton | 1,216 | 51.3 | |
| | Labour | Paul Hennessy | 1,215 | 51.2 | |
| | Labour | Kerry Lloyd | 1,178 | 49.7 | |
| | Conservative | David O'Toole | 1,050 | 44.3 | |
| | Conservative | Bruce Porteous | 1,035 | 43.6 | |
| | Conservative | Doreen Stephenson | 989 | 41.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,372 | 37 | |
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### Burscough Bridge & Rufford

Burscough Bridge & Rufford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Gordon | 1,043 | 52.4 | |
| | Conservative | Eddie Pope | 1,024 | 51.5 | |
| | Conservative | Jayne Rear | 939 | 47.2 | |
| | Labour | Sophia Hennessy | 787 | 39.5 | |
| | Labour | Mary Jones | 769 | 38.6 | |
| | Labour | Pinar Robinson | 676 | 34.0 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ruxandra-Mihaela Trandafoiu | 231 | 11.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,990 | 35 | |
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### Burscough Town

Burscough Town :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Patricia Burnside | 885 | 50.9 | |
| | Labour | Andrew Fowler | 823 | 47.4 | |
| | OWL | Paul Hesketh | 776 | 44.7 | |
| | Labour | Damian Owen | 750 | 43.2 | |
| | Conservative | Jason Grice | 421 | 24.2 | |
| | Conservative | Richard Ainsworth | 323 | 18.6 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Neil Pollington | 215 | 12.4 | |
| | Conservative | Dan Rear | 208 | 12.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,737 | 33 | |
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### North Meols & Hesketh Bank

North Meols & Hesketh Bank :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Howard | 954 | 58.2 | |
| | Conservative | Thomas De Freitas | 862 | 52.6 | |
| | Conservative | Ian Eccles | 845 | 51.6 | |
| | Labour | Cynthia Dereli | 459 | 28.0 | |
| | Labour | George Oliver | 408 | 24.9 | |
| | Labour | Gavin Jones-Verity | 390 | 23.8 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Karen Taylor | 230 | 14.0 | |
| | Green | Edwin Black | 206 | 12.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,638 | 29 | |
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### Old Skelmersdale

Old Skelmersdale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Neil Furey | 1,167 | 80.2 | |
| | Labour | Nicola Pryce-Roberts | 1,041 | 71.5 | |
| | Labour | Donna West | 1,029 | 70.7 | |
| | Conservative | Keith Ashcroft | 176 | 12.1 | |
| | Conservative | Ruth Melling | 166 | 11.4 | |
| | Conservative | Juliana Gudgeon | 157 | 10.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,455 | 23 | |
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### Ormskirk East

Ormskirk East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Nicola Hennessy | 1,211 | 51.4 | |
| | Labour | Robert Molloy | 1,057 | 44.9 | |
| | Labour | Adam Yates | 1,022 | 43.4 | |
| | OWL | Janet Ingman | 1,011 | 42.9 | |
| | OWL | Gordon Johnson | 969 | 41.1 | |
| | OWL | Adrian Owens | 954 | 40.5 | |
| | Conservative | Linda Gresty | 168 | 7.1 | |
| | Conservative | Kate Maughan | 167 | 7.1 | |
| | Conservative | Dave Meadows | 163 | 6.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,355 | 39 | |
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### Ormskirk West

Ormskirk West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mark Anderson | 1,073 | 49.9 | |
| | Labour | Gareth Dowling | 1,055 | 49.0 | |
| | Labour | Anne Fennell | 1,053 | 49.0 | |
| | OWL | Jane Thompson | 882 | 41.0 | |
| | OWL | Kate Mitchell | 874 | 40.6 | |
| | OWL | John Evans | 771 | 35.8 | |
| | Conservative | Laura Sampson | 178 | 8.3 | |
| | Conservative | Sarah Westley | 167 | 7.8 | |
| | Conservative | Bill Witter | 145 | 6.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,151 | 35 | |
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### Rural North East

Rural North East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Rob Bailey | 1,182 | 48.1 | |
| | Conservative | Katie Juckes | 1,059 | 43.1 | |
| | Conservative | David Whittington | 1,023 | 41.7 | |
| | Labour | Margaret Blake | 891 | 36.3 | |
| | Labour | Stephen Kirrelly | 766 | 31.2 | |
| | Labour | Michael Paris | 751 | 30.6 | |
| | OWL | Neil Pye | 480 | 19.5 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Puddifer | 383 | 15.6 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Chandler | 299 | 12.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,456 | 40 | |
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### Rural South

The election in Rural South ward was delayed until 22nd June as a result of the death of one of the candidates.
Rural South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | OWL | Ian Rigby | 704 | 48.0 | |
| | OWL | Linda Webster | 674 | 46.0 | |
| | OWL | Thomas Marsh-Pritchard | 664 | 45.3 | |
| | Labour | Julie Gibson | 486 | 33.2 | |
| | Labour | Ian Moran | 485 | 33.1 | |
| | Labour | Paul Dickie | 479 | 32.7 | |
| | Conservative | Sangeeta Naraen | 241 | 16.4 | |
| | Conservative | Paul Turpin | 233 | 15.9 | |
| | Conservative | Asheem Naraen | 226 | 15.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,466 | 28 | |
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### Rural West

Rural West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Alex Blundell | 765 | 43.6 | |
| | Conservative | Jane Marshall | 684 | 39.0 | |
| | Conservative | Marilyn Westley | 670 | 38.2 | |
| | Labour | Michael Brooks | 655 | 37.3 | |
| | Labour | Pauline Gamester | 625 | 35.6 | |
| | Labour | John Watt | 596 | 33.9 | |
| | OWL | Richard Brown | 569 | 32.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,756 | 31 | |
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### Skelmersdale North

Skelmersdale North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Yvonne Gagen | 998 | 79.6 | |
| | Labour | Terence Devine | 975 | 77.8 | |
| | Labour | Melissa Parlour | 915 | 73.0 | |
| | Conservative | Jason Chapman | 168 | 13.4 | |
| | Conservative | Sue Janvier | 142 | 11.3 | |
| | Conservative | Nigel Fielding | 138 | 11.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,254 | 22 | |
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### Skelmersdale South

Skelmersdale South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Terence Aldridge | 974 | 76.2 | |
| | Labour | Victoria Cummins | 922 | 72.1 | |
| | Labour | Julian Finch | 828 | 64.7 | |
| | Skelmersdale Independents | Aaron Body | 245 | 19.2 | |
| | Conservative | Malcolm Hayman | 94 | 7.3 | |
| | Conservative | Jean Ross | 92 | 7.2 | |
| | Conservative | Ian White | 87 | 6.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,279 | 22 | |
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### Tanhouse & Skelmersdale Town Centre

Tanhouse & Skelmersdale Town Centre :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Carl Coughlan | 925 | 78.2 | |
| | Labour | Paul Hogan | 920 | 77.8 | |
| | Labour | Maureen Nixon | 902 | 76.2 | |
| | Conservative | Sue Brake | 151 | 12.8 | |
| | Conservative | Gillian Taylor | 136 | 11.5 | |
| | Conservative | William Cropper | 135 | 11.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,183 | 19 | |
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### Tarleton Village

Tarleton Village :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Joan Witter | 1,082 | 59.2 | |
| | Conservative | Darren Daniels | 992 | 54.2 | |
| | Conservative | David Westley | 987 | 54.0 | |
| | Labour | Janice Monaghan | 578 | 31.6 | |
| | Labour | Noel Delaney | 512 | 28.0 | |
| | Labour | Christopher Sawyer | 509 | 27.8 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tina Stringfellow | 378 | 20.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,829 | 33 | |
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### Up Holland

Up Holland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Fillis | 1,128 | 65.8 | |
| | Labour | Suresh Patel | 1,097 | 64.0 | |
| | Labour | Gaynar Owen | 1,063 | 62.0 | |
| | Conservative | James Dorling | 463 | 27.0 | |
| | Conservative | Julie Peel | 447 | 26.1 | |
| | Conservative | John Mee | 392 | 22.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,714 | 29 | |
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