# 2014 West Lancashire Borough Council election

The 2014 West Lancashire Borough Council election took place on 22 May 2014 to elect members of West Lancashire Borough Council in Lancashire, England, as part of the wider 2014 United Kingdom local elections and with the United Kingdom component of the 2014 European Parliament election on the same day. One third of the council is up for election.

## Results

The council became No Overall Control.
West Lancashire Local Election Result 2014 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| Conservative | 27 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 50% | 39.5 | 10,457 |
| Labour | 27 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 50% | 42.0 | 11,110 |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 66 |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.9 | 3,243 |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.2 | 855 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 567 |
Voters-70,195 Turnout-26478 Percentage-37.72%

### By ward
#### Ashurst

Ashurst :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Yvonne Gagen | 945 | 63.5 |
| | UKIP | Johnathan Celis | 400 | 26.9 |
| | Conservative | Amanda Kay | 143 | 9.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 545 | 36.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,488 | 31.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

#### Aughton and Downholland

Aughton and Downholland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | David O'Toole | 761 | 42.7 |
| | Labour | Paul Hennessy | 557 | 31.3 |
| | UKIP | Jim Bevan | 464 | 26.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 204 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1.782 | 38.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

#### Aughton Park

Aughton Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Sue Bailey | 478 | 40.1 |
| | Labour | Charles Gains | 350 | 29.3 |
| | UKIP | Tony Green | 365 | 30.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 113 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1193 | 37.1% |

#### Burscough East

Burscough East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Ruth Melling | 645 | 45.8% |
| | Labour | Jennifer Patterson | 502 | 35.7% |
| | UKIP | John Stewart | 261 | 18.5% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 143 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1408 | 42.2% |

#### Burscough West

Burscough West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Jason Grice | 445 | 28.2% |
| | Labour | John Davis | 794 | 50.4% |
| | UKIP | Chris McIntosh | 337 | 21.4% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 349 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1576 | 40.2% |

#### Derby

Derby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Paul Cotterill | 585 | 35.2% |
| | Green | Heather Doyle | 245 | 14.7% |
| | Conservative | Paul Greenall | 832 | 50.1% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 247 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1662 | 28.5% |

#### Hesketh with Becconsall

Hesketh with Becconsall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Sally Hodson | 358 | 32.5% |
| | Conservative | Iain Ashcroft | 743 | 67.5% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 385 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1101 | 34.4% |

#### Knowsley

Knowsley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Gareth Dowling | 913 | 45.2% |
| | Conservative | Edward McCarthy | 885 | 43.8% |
| | Green | John Watt | 224 | 11.1% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 28 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2022 | 44.2% |

#### Moorside

Moorside :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Terence Devine | 715 | 90.5% |
| | Conservative | Amanda Shaw | 75 | 9.5% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 640 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 790 | 28.4% |

#### Newburgh

Newburgh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Eddie Pope | 411 | 59.7% |
| | Labour | Jacky Citarella | 163 | 23.7% |
| | UKIP | Ken Tyms | 114 | 16.6% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 248 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 688 | 41.8% |

#### North Meols

North Meols :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Joan Draper | 277 | 25.6% |
| | Conservative | Malcolm Barron | 439 | 40.6% |
| | UKIP | Stuart Wilson | 364 | 33.7% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 75 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1080 | 32.9% |

#### Parbold

Parbold :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | UKIP | Joseph Farley | 156 | 12.1% |
| | Conservative | David Whittington | 696 | 53.9% |
| | Labour | Clare Gillard | 376 | 29.1% |
| | Green | Julie Hotchkiss | 64 | 5.0% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 320 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1292 | 41.5% |

#### Scarisbrick

Scarisbrick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Allison Sinton | 385 | 33.7% |
| | Conservative | Jane Marshall | 758 | 66.3% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 373 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1143 | 37.4% |

#### Scott

Scott :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | David Meadows | 551 | 31.7% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Banks | 66 | 3.8% |
| | Labour | Noel Delaney | 894 | 51.4% |
| | Green | Maurice George | 227 | 13.1% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 343 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1738 | 37.5% |

#### Skelmersdale South

Skelmersdale South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | David McKay | 995 | 62.3% |
| | UKIP | Mike Brennan | 388 | 24.3% |
| | Conservative | James Trafford | 119 | 7.5% |
| | Green | Martin Lowe | 95 | 5.9% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 607 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1597 | 32.1% |

#### Tanhouse

Tanhouse :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Bob Pendleton | 759 | 79.6% |
| | Conservative | Bill Weingart | 74 | 7.8% |
| | UKIP | Damon Noone | 121 | 12.7% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 638 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 954 | 26.3% |

#### Tarleton (2 Seats)

Tarleton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Mee | 1054 | 33.7 |
| | Conservative | James Kay | 936 | 29.9% |
| | Independent | Jim Doran | 567 | 18.1% |
| | Labour | Julie Higson | 340 | 10.9% |
| | Labour | Matthew Waller | 234 | 7.5% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 487 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3131 | 68.8% |

#### Up Holland

Up Holland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | David Gallagher | 412 | 22.5% |
| | UKIP | Colin Wilkinson | 453 | 24.7% |
| | Labour | Ian Moran | 968 | 52.8% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 515 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1833 | 36.5% |