# West Lancashire Borough Council elections

West Lancashire Borough Council elections are generally held three years out of every four, with a third of the council elected each time. West Lancashire Borough Council is the local authority for the non-metropolitan district of West Lancashire in Lancashire, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2023 the council has comprised 45 councillors representing 15 wards, with each ward electing three councillors.

## Council elections

* 1973 West Lancashire District Council election
* 1976 West Lancashire District Council election (New ward boundaries)
* 1979 West Lancashire District Council election
* 1980 West Lancashire District Council election
* 1982 West Lancashire District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)
* 1983 West Lancashire District Council election
* 1984 West Lancashire District Council election
* 1986 West Lancashire District Council election
* 1987 West Lancashire District Council election
* 1988 West Lancashire District Council election
* 1990 West Lancashire District Council election
* 1991 West Lancashire District Council election
* 1992 West Lancashire District Council election
* 1994 West Lancashire District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)
* 1995 West Lancashire District Council election
* 1996 West Lancashire District Council election
* 1998 West Lancashire District Council election
* 1999 West Lancashire District Council election
* 2000 West Lancashire District Council election
* 2002 West Lancashire District Council election (New ward boundaries reduced the number of seats by 1)
* 2003 West Lancashire District Council election
* 2004 West Lancashire District Council election
* 2006 West Lancashire District Council election
* 2007 West Lancashire District Council election (Some new ward boundaries)
* 2008 West Lancashire District Council election
* 2010 West Lancashire Borough Council election
* 2011 West Lancashire Borough Council election
* 2012 West Lancashire Borough Council election
* 2014 West Lancashire Borough Council election
* 2015 West Lancashire Borough Council election
* 2016 West Lancashire Borough Council election
* 2018 West Lancashire Borough Council election
* 2019 West Lancashire Borough Council election
* 2021 West Lancashire Borough Council election
* 2022 West Lancashire Borough Council election
* 2023 West Lancashire Borough Council election (Reduced to 45 council seats)
* 2024 West Lancashire Borough Council election

## Borough result maps

* 2006 results map
* 2007 results map
* 2008 results map
* 2021 results map
* 2022 results map
* 2023 results map
* 2024 results map

## By-election results
### 1994-1998

Birch Green By-Election 6 March 1997 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | | 1,537 | 87.7 |
| | Conservative | | 215 | 12.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,322 | 75.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,752 | 23.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Upholland South By-Election 6 March 1997 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | | 745 | 67.0 |
| | Conservative | | 367 | 3.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 378 | 34.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,112 | 44.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Tanhouse By-Election 24 July 1997 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | | 435 | 90.6 | +2.7 |
| | Conservative | | 45 | 9.4 | +0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 390 | 81.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 480 | 13.6 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### 1998-2002

Burscough By-Election 30 July 1998 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | | 585 | 50.0 | −7.4 |
| | Conservative | | 533 | 45.6 | +5.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 45 | 3.8 | +3.8 |
| | Natural Law | | 7 | 0.6 | −1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 52 | 4.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,170 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Knowsley By-Election 7 June 2001 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | | 1,385 | 50.4 | −8.7 |
| | Labour | | 1,363 | 49.6 | +12.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 22 | 0.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,748 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Upholland South By-Election 7 June 2001 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | | 929 | 58.5 | +1.1 |
| | Conservative | | 660 | 41.5 | +3.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 269 | 17.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,589 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Derby By-Election 13 December 2001 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | | 571 | 63.4 | +10.0 |
| | Labour | | 330 | 36.6 | −6.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 241 | 26.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 901 | 14.0 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Tanhouse By-Election 13 December 2001 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | | 220 | 81.8 | +9.5 |
| | Conservative | | 49 | 18.2 | −9.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 179 | 63.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 269 | 8.3 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### 2002-2006

Up Holland By-Election 13 October 2005 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | | 608 | 59.8 | +11.8 |
| | Conservative | | 408 | 40.2 | +4.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 200 | 19.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,016 | 20.5 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### 2006-2010

Digmoor By-Election 4 June 2009 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jackie Coyle | 515 | 59.8 | −16.7 |
| | UKIP | Helen Daniels | 236 | 27.4 | +27.4 |
| | Conservative | Sarah Ainscough | 110 | 12.8 | −10.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 279 | 32.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 861 | 27.9 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### 2010-2014

Skelmersdale South By-Election 2 September 2010 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Nicola Pryce Roberts | 644 | 73.9 | +0.6 |
| | Conservative | Sarah Ainscough | 122 | 14.0 | −4.2 |
| | UKIP | Michael Brennan | 105 | 12.1 | +12.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 522 | 59.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 871 | 17.6 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Upholland By-Election 2 September 2010 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Fillis | 749 | 51.2 | −6.9 |
| | Conservative | David Sudworth | 597 | 40.8 | −1.2 |
| | UKIP | Gary McNulty | 118 | 8.1 | +8.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 152 | 10.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,464 | 29.5 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Digmoor By-Election 2 May 2013 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Chris Wynn | 685 | 86.8 | −3.8 |
| | Green | Peter Cranie | 57 | 7.2 | +7.2 |
| | Conservative | Edward McCarthy | 47 | 6.0 | −1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 628 | 79.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 789 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Parbold By-Election 10 October 2013 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Whittington | 554 | 49.6 | −18.3 |
| | Labour | Clare Gillard | 461 | 41.2 | +9.1 |
| | UKIP | Damon Noone | 103 | 9.2 | +9.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 93 | 8.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,118 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### 2014-2018

Skelmersdale North By-Election 11 December 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jennifer Patterson | 591 | 87.9 | −1.8 |
| | Conservative | David Meadows | 81 | 12.1 | +1.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 510 | 75.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 672 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Aughton Park By-Election 8 June 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Doreen Stephenson | 1,381 | 55.8 | +7.4 |
| | Labour | Bernie Green | 1,095 | 44.2 | +8.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 286 | 11.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,476 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Derby by-election 29 June 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | OWL | Ian Davis | 705 | 42.4 | +0.6 |
| | Labour | George Oliver | 596 | 35.8 | −1.0 |
| | Conservative | Jane Houlgrave | 362 | 21.8 | +4.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 109 | 6.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,667 | | |
| | OWL gain from Conservative | OWL gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### 2018-2022

Hesketh-with-Becconsall by-election 19 July 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Joan Witter | 510 | 41.2 | −18.6 |
| | Labour | Nick Kemp | 432 | 34.9 | +4.0 |
| | Independent | Steve Kirby | 295 | 23.8 | +23.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 78 | 6.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,237 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Knowsley by-election 26 July 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Gareth Dowling | 641 | 40.8 | −10.1 |
| | OWL | Kate Mitchell | 567 | 36.1 | +20.7 |
| | Conservative | Jeffrey Vernon | 364 | 23.2 | −10.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 74 | 4.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,572 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Tanhouse by-election 11 October 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ron Cooper | 464 | 72.3 | −12.8 |
| | Independent | Aaron Body | 129 | 20.1 | +20.1 |
| | Conservative | Alexander Blundell | 49 | 7.6 | −7.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 335 | 52.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 642 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Birch Green by-election 21 November 2019 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Sue Gregson | 390 | 60.8 | +2.2 |
| | Skelmersdale Independent Party | Andrew Taylor | 191 | 29.8 | −5.3 |
| | Conservative | George Rear | 60 | 9.4 | +3.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 199 | 31.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 641 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
North Meols by-election 4 November 2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Howard | 634 | 64.9 |
| | Labour | Liz Savage | 343 | 35.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 291 | 29.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 977 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |