# 2007 West Lancashire District Council election

The 2007 West Lancashire District Council election took place on 3 May 2007 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 | Party | Seats | ± |
| | Conservative | 33 | +1 |
| | Labour | 21 | -1 |

## Background

Before the election the Conservatives had a 10-seat majority over Labour, after gaining 3 seats in the 2006 election. 19 seats were being contested in the election with the Conservative leader of the council, Geoff Roberts, being one of those who were defending seats. The election was seen as mainly being fought just between the Conservative and Labour parties, with the Liberal Democrats only standing in 2 wards.
The Conservatives were expected to remain in control of the council and were targeting the wards of Scott and Wrightington where Labour only had small majorities.

## Election result

The Conservatives held control of the council after making a net gain of 1 seat to have a majority of 12 over Labour. They gained the seats of Scott and Wrightington from Labour, but lost Bickerstaffe back to Labour. Overall turnout in the election was 31.5%, down from the 32.2% recorded in 2006.
West Lancashire Local Election Result 2007 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 11 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 57.9 | 52.8 | 11,655 | -6.8% |
| Labour | 8 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 42.1 | 37.9 | 8,360 | +3.5% |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.6 | 786 | -0.9% |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.7 | 601 | +2.7% |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | 292 | -0.2% |
| English Democrat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | 196 | +0.9% |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | 195 | +0.9% |

## Ward results
### Ashurst

Ashurst :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jane Roberts | 700 | 68.2 | −0.1 |
| | Conservative | David Rydings | 326 | 31.8 | +0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 374 | 36.5 | −0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,026 | 21.1 | −2.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Aughton and Downholland

Aughton and Downholland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Westley | 1,168 | 72.1 | −3.1 |
| | Labour | Nicola Hennessy | 453 | 27.9 | +3.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 715 | 44.1 | −6.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,621 | 35.9 | −0.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Aughton Park

Aughton Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Geoffrey Roberts | 888 | 80.8 | +0.9 |
| | Labour | Pauline Roughley | 211 | 19.2 | −0.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 677 | 61.6 | +1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,099 | 35.4 | −0.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Bickerstaffe

Bickerstaffe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Paul Cotterill | 502 | 53.5 | +7.2 |
| | Conservative | Robin Cropper | 436 | 46.5 | −7.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 66 | 7.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 938 | 53.0 | +7.9 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Birch Green

Birch Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Donna West | 424 | 81.4 | +0.4 |
| | Conservative | Malcolm Barron | 97 | 18.6 | −0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 327 | 62.8 | +0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 521 | 16.9 | −10.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Derby

Derby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Swiffen | 792 | 57.2 | −0.7 |
| | Labour | Jonathan Sockett | 367 | 26.5 | +0.2 |
| | Green | Anne Doyle | 225 | 16.3 | +0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 425 | 30.7 | −0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,384 | 31.1 | −1.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Digmoor

Digmoor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mary Whitby | 531 | 79.8 | +6.9 |
| | Conservative | Susan Cropper | 134 | 20.2 | +8.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 397 | 59.7 | +1.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 665 | 21.1 | −9.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Knowsley

Knowsley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Robert Bailey | 885 | 55.8 | −6.8 |
| | Labour | Alan Williams | 506 | 31.9 | +7.8 |
| | Green | John Watt | 196 | 12.4 | −0.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 379 | 23.9 | −14.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,587 | 35.1 | −1.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Newburgh

Newburgh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Edward Pope | 534 | 72.7 | −6.5 |
| | Labour | Jacqueline Citarella | 125 | 17.0 | −3.8 |
| | English Democrat | Stephen Garrett | 76 | 10.3 | +10.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 409 | 55.6 | −2.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 735 | 44.5 | −0.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### North Meols

North Meols :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Austin Vickers | 567 | 59.2 | +2.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rajni Somaiya | 254 | 26.5 | +26.5 |
| | Labour | Christopher Mawdsley | 137 | 14.3 | +2.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 313 | 32.7 | −1.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 958 | 29.2 | +7.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Parbold

Parbold :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | May Blake | 992 | 78.2 | +3.7 |
| | Labour | Clare Gillard | 277 | 21.8 | −3.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 715 | 56.3 | +7.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,269 | 40.8 | −0.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Scarisbrick

Scarisbrick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Andrew Fowler | 614 | 53.3 | −16.2 |
| | Independent | Margaret Edwards | 292 | 25.3 | +25.3 |
| | Labour | Susan Jones | 158 | 13.7 | −3.3 |
| | Green | Sylvia Walmsley | 89 | 7.7 | −5.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 322 | 27.9 | −24.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,153 | 36.5 | −3.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Scott

Scott :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Raymond Hammond | 788 | 47.3 | +0.1 |
| | Labour | Katherine Anderson | 572 | 34.3 | −1.3 |
| | Green | Maurice George | 187 | 11.2 | +0.4 |
| | English Democrat | Kenneth Walters | 120 | 7.2 | 1.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 216 | 13.0 | +1.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,667 | 36.6 | −2.8 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Skelmersdale North

Skelmersdale North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Richard Nolan | 669 | 77.3 | +31.6 |
| | Conservative | Graham Jones | 197 | 22.7 | +9.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 472 | 54.5 | +49.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 866 | 27.7 | −9.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Skelmersdale South

Skelmersdale South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Doreen Saxon | 889 | 73.2 | −2.8 |
| | Conservative | Joanne Rushton | 326 | 26.8 | +2.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 563 | 46.3 | −5.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,215 | 24.0 | +0.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Tanhouse

Tanhouse :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Sarah Keegan | 412 | 60.5 | −3.9 |
| | Conservative | Irene O'Donnell | 180 | 26.4 | +2.5 |
| | Green | Martin Lowe | 89 | 13.1 | +1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 232 | 34.1 | −6.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 681 | 19.6 | −1.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Tarleton

Tarleton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Rosemary Evans | 1,133 | 69.5 | −16.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Lonsdale | 347 | 21.3 | +21.3 |
| | Labour | Shan Annis | 151 | 9.3 | −4.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 786 | 48.2 | −23.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,631 | 36.7 | +1.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Up Holland

Up Holland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Anthony Rice | 776 | 45.1 | −5.9 |
| | Conservative | Ruth Pollock | 749 | 43.5 | −5.5 |
| | UKIP | Alan Freeman | 195 | 11.3 | +11.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 27 | 1.6 | −0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,720 | 34.7 | +3.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Wrightington

Wrightington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Michael Tattersall | 849 | 62.9 | −3.7 |
| | Labour | Pauline Bailey | 500 | 37.1 | +3.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 349 | 25.9 | −7.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,349 | 40.2 | −12.5 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |