# 2021 West Lancashire Borough Council election

The 2021 West Lancashire Borough Council election took place on 6 May 2021 to elect members of West Lancashire Borough Council in Lancashire, England.
This election was postponed from May 2020 due to the COVID-19 Pandemic.

## Results summary

2021 West Lancashire Borough Council election :
| Party | Party | This election | This election | This election | Full council | Full council | Full council | This election | This election | This election |
| Party | Party | Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− |
| | Labour | 9 | 3 | 47.4 | 17 | 26 | 48.1 | 10,383 | 42.9 | +4.1 |
| | Conservative | 7 | 1 | 36.8 | 13 | 20 | 37.0 | 8,387 | 35.1 | +2.0 |
| | OWL | 2 | 1 | 10.5 | 5 | 7 | 13.0 | 2,154 | 8.9 | -7.7 |
| | Independent | 1 | 1 | 5.3 | 0 | 1 | 1.9 | 1,321 | 5.5 | +5.2 |
| | Skelmersdale Independents | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 921 | 3.8 | New |
| | Liberal Democrats | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 745 | 3.1 | New |
| | Green | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 173 | 0.7 | -2.9 |
| | Reform UK | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 25 | 0.1 | New |

## Ward results
### Ashurst

Ashurst :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | James Upton | 1,162 | 60.4 | N/A |
| | Labour | Margaret Blake | 608 | 31.6 | −40.7 |
| | Conservative | Rachel Bland | 98 | 5.1 | −6.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Chandler | 56 | 2.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Aughton and Downholland

Aughton and Downholland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Paul Turpin | 839 | 46.2 | −11.9 |
| | Labour | Paul Hennessy | 601 | 33.1 | −8.8 |
| | OWL | David Gallagher | 215 | 11.8 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Thomas | 137 | 7.5 | N/A |
| | Reform UK | Nigel Wilson | 25 | 1.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Birch Green

Birch Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Sue Gregson | 509 | 66.7 | −22.2 |
| | Skelmersdale Independents | Mark Jones | 170 | 22.3 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Susan Janvier | 84 | 11.0 | −0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Burscough East

Burscough East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | David Evans | 681 | 48.5 | −9.9 |
| | Conservative | Julie Baxter | 623 | 44.3 | +2.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Neil Pollington | 101 | 7.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | | |

### Burscough West

Burscough West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | OWL | George Clandon | 649 | 43.0 | N/A |
| | Labour | Andrew Pritchard | 507 | 33.6 | −29.1 |
| | Conservative | Leon Graham | 327 | 21.7 | −15.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ruxandra-Mihaela Trandafoiu | 27 | 1.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | OWL gain from Labour | OWL gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Derby

Derby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | OWL | Adrian Owens | 840 | 48.1 | +6.3 |
| | Labour | Kevin Wright | 617 | 35.4 | −1.4 |
| | Conservative | Lynne Gray | 247 | 14.2 | −3.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Callum Clark | 41 | 2.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | OWL hold | OWL hold | Swing | | |

### Digmoor

Digmoor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Kevin Wilkie | 635 | 67.3 | −25.3 |
| | Skelmersdale Independents | Irene Hughes | 219 | 23.2 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Susan Brake | 89 | 9.4 | +2.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Halsall

Halsall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Denise Hirrell | 322 | 52.4 | +12.3 |
| | Labour | David Heywood | 149 | 24.3 | −19.2 |
| | Independent | Neil Campbell | 124 | 20.2 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nick Rekers | 19 | 3.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Hesketh-with-Becconsall

Hesketh-with-Becconsall (2 seats due to by-election) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Joan Witter | 706 | 64.7 | +1.3 |
| | Conservative | Ian Eccles | 589 | 54.0 | −9.4 |
| | Labour | Jane Catterall | 232 | 21.3 | −15.3 |
| | Labour | Nicholas Kemp | 230 | 21.1 | −15.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Karen Taylor | 103 | 9.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Knowsley

Knowsley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Adam Yates | 881 | 44.1 | −7.4 |
| | OWL | Neil Pye | 640 | 32.0 | +23.6 |
| | Conservative | Ruth Melling | 404 | 20.2 | −15.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Hunter | 74 | 3.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Moorside

Moorside :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Terence Aldridge | 448 | 62.2 | −29.0 |
| | Skelmersdale Independents | Aaron Body | 157 | 21.8 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Alexander Holcroft | 80 | 11.1 | +2.3 |
| | Independent | John Carroll | 35 | 4.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Rufford

Rufford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Gordon | 597 | 72.7 | +1.2 |
| | Labour | Jude Abbott | 224 | 27.3 | −1.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Scott

Scott :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Anne Fennell | 737 | 42.8 | −0.2 |
| | OWL | Blair Piggin | 650 | 37.8 | +2.1 |
| | Conservative | George Pratt | 288 | 16.7 | 0.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dermot O'Hara | 46 | 2.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Skelmersdale North

Skelmersdale North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Neil Furey | 703 | 72.8 | −16.9 |
| | Skelmersdale Independents | Trina Dunn | 135 | 14.0 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Julie Peel | 127 | 13.2 | +2.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Skelmersdale South

Skelmersdale South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Donna West | 828 | 64.1 | −17.2 |
| | Skelmersdale Independents | Leonie Goldson | 240 | 18.6 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Carolyn Evans | 224 | 17.3 | +7.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Tarleton

Tarleton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Darren Daniels | 1,385 | 72.4 | +5.0 |
| | Labour | Damien Owen | 386 | 20.2 | −12.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tina Stringfellow | 141 | 7.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Up Holland

Up Holland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Gaynar Owen | 982 | 59.2 | −8.6 |
| | Conservative | George Rear | 678 | 40.8 | +8.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 304 | 18.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,660 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Wrightington

Wrightington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Katie Juckles | 780 | 56.7 | +3.2 |
| | Labour | Catherine West-McGrath | 422 | 30.7 | −3.9 |
| | Green | John Puddifer | 173 | 12.6 | +0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

## By-elections
### North Meols

North Meols: 4 November 2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Howard | 634 | 64.9 | +15.6 |
| | Labour | Elizabeth Savage | 343 | 35.1 | −3.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 291 | 29.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 980 | 27.1 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 9.3 | |