The 2018 West Lancashire Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2018 to elect West Lancashire Borough Council members in England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections. Labour retained control of the council, while gaining two seats from the Conservatives, with localist party Our West Lancashire gaining one seat in Derby from the Conservatives.
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 55.6 | 50.5 | 12,436 | 7.5 | |
Conservative | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 38.9 | 40.1 | 9,890 | 2.5 | |
OWL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5.6 | 8.2 | 2,010 | New | |
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 203 | 2.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 97 | 0.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Yvonne Gagen | 1,041 | 74.7 | 11.2 | |
Conservative | Jane Houlgrave | 221 | 15.9 | 6.3 | |
Green | William Gilmour | 132 | 9.5 | New | |
Majority | 820 | 58.8 | 22.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,397 | 30.0 | 1.3 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David O'Toole | 919 | 55.7 | 13.0 | |
Labour | Stephen Kirrelly | 730 | 44.3 | 13.0 | |
Majority | 189 | 11.4 | |||
Turnout | 1,663 | 36.8 | 1.7 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Doreen Stephenson | 752 | 62.9 | 22.8 | |
Labour | Bernie Green | 443 | 37.1 | 7.8 | |
Majority | 309 | 25.8 | 16.3 | ||
Turnout | 1,199 | 37.7 | 0.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Susan Evans | 710 | 51.1 | 15.4 | |
Conservative | Ruth Melling | 679 | 48.9 | 3.1 | |
Majority | 31 | 2.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,396 | 39.8 | 2.6 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Cynthia Dereli | 965 | 65.7 | 15.3 | |
Conservative | Gillian Taylor | 503 | 34.3 | 6.1 | |
Majority | 462 | 31.4 | 9.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,473 | 38.1 | 2.3 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
OWL | Ian Davis | 884 | 46.9 | New | |
Labour | Gareth Dowling | 710 | 37.6 | 2.4 | |
Conservative | Lynne Gray | 221 | 11.7 | 38.4 | |
Green | Heather Doyle | 71 | 3.8 | 10.9 | |
Majority | 174 | 9.3 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,891 | 34.7 | 6.1 | ||
OWL gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Christopher Ashcroft | 622 | 59.8 | 7.7 | |
Labour | Nick Kemp | 322 | 30.9 | 1.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Tina Stringfellow | 97 | 9.3 | New | |
Majority | 300 | 28.9 | 6.1 | ||
Turnout | 1,046 | 32.0 | 3.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Michelle Aldridge | 1,014 | 50.9 | 5.7 | |
Conservative | Jeffrey Vernon | 673 | 33.8 | 10.0 | |
OWL | Kate Mitchell | 306 | 15.4 | New | |
Majority | 341 | 17.1 | 15.7 | ||
Turnout | 1,998 | 43.5 | 1.1 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Terry Devine | 668 | 88.8 | 1.7 | |
Conservative | Sarah Westley | 84 | 11.2 | 1.7 | |
Majority | 584 | 77.6 | 3.4 | ||
Turnout | 757 | 28.6 | 0.6 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Eddie Pope | 476 | 74.6 | 14.9 | |
Labour | Julian Finch | 162 | 25.4 | 1.7 | |
Majority | 314 | 49.2 | 13.2 | ||
Turnout | 643 | 39.2 | 2.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Kath Lockie | 625 | 55.4 | 29.8 | |
Conservative | George Rear | 503 | 44.6 | 4.0 | |
Majority | 122 | 10.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,132 | 32.1 | 0.8 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David Whittington | 861 | 65.1 | 11.2 | |
Labour | Clare Gillard | 461 | 34.9 | 5.8 | |
Majority | 400 | 30.2 | 5.4 | ||
Turnout | 1,333 | 43.8 | 2.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jane Marshall | 793 | 69.1 | 2.8 | |
Labour | Claire Bowen | 354 | 30.9 | 2.8 | |
Majority | 439 | 38.2 | 5.6 | ||
Turnout | 1,151 | 38.2 | 0.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Noel Delaney | 850 | 45.4 | 6.0 | |
OWL | Jane Thompson | 820 | 43.8 | New | |
Conservative | George Pratt | 201 | 10.7 | 21.0 | |
Majority | 30 | 1.6 | 18.1 | ||
Turnout | 1,876 | 42.3 | 4.6 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Vickie Cummins | 1,126 | 81.2 | 18.9 | |
Conservative | Valerie Marsh | 260 | 18.8 | 11.3 | |
Majority | 866 | 62.4 | 24.4 | ||
Turnout | 1,390 | 29.0 | 3.2 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Bob Pendleton | 714 | 85.1 | 5.5 | |
Conservative | Susan Janvier | 125 | 14.9 | 7.1 | |
Majority | 589 | 70.2 | 3.3 | ||
Turnout | 844 | 24.6 | 1.9 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Mee | 1,179 | 68.9 | 15.2 | |
Labour | Freddie Hodson | 531 | 31.1 | 13.8 | |
Majority | 648 | 37.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,727 | 36.4 | 1.2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ian Moran | 1,010 | 55.3 | 2.5 | |
Conservative | David Marsh | 818 | 44.7 | 22.2 | |
Majority | 192 | 10.6 | 17.5 | ||
Turnout | 1,841 | 36.7 | 0.1 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |