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(Top) 1 Results 1.1 Ashurst 1.2 Aughton and Downholland 1.3 Aughton Park 1.4 Bickerstaffe 1.5 Birch Green 1.6 Derby 1.7 Digmoor 1.8 Knowsley 1.9 North Meols 1.10 Parbold 1.11 Scarisbrick 1.12 Scott 1.13 Skelmersdale North 1.14 Skelmersdale South 1.15 Tanhouse 1.16 Tarleton 1.17 Up Holland 1.18 Wrightington 2 References

2015 West Lancashire Borough Council election

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The 2015 West Lancashire Borough Council election took place on 7 May 2015, to elect members of West Lancashire Borough Council in Lancashire, England. One third of the council participated in the election. The UK general election was also on 7 May 2015.^[1]

Results[edit]

Ashurst[edit]

Ashurst
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Liz Savage	2,211	71.9%	-5.4%
	UKIP	Barry Critchley	472	15.4	+15.4%
	Conservative	George Pratt	391	12.7	-10.0%
Majority			1,739
Turnout			3,104	68.2

Aughton and Downholland[edit]

Aughton and Downholland
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Westley	1,554	46.4	-13.5%
	Labour	Charles Gains	1,071	32.0	-9.1%
	UKIP	Jim Bevan	497	14.8	+14.8%
	Green	Hannah James	229	6.8	+6.8%
Majority			483
Turnout			3,366	74.4%

Aughton Park[edit]

Aughton Park
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Marilyn Westley	1,116	48.4	-21.3%
	Labour	Paul Hennessy	818	35.5	+5.2%
	UKIP	David Gallagher	373	16.2	+16.2%
Majority			298
Turnout			2,319	73.1

Bickerstaffe[edit]

Bickerstaffe
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Paul Cotterill	511	41.4	-2.5%
	Conservative	David Griffiths	458	37.1	-19.0%
	UKIP	Ken Tyms	150	12.2	+12.2%
	Our West Lancashire	Gordon Johnson	115	9.3	+9.3%
Majority			53	4.3
Turnout			1,234	75.2

Birch Green[edit]

Birch Green
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Frank McKenna	1,255	75.5	-12.8%
	UKIP	Damon Noone	272	16.4	+16.4%
	Conservative	David Meadows	135	8.1	-3.6%
Majority			983
Turnout			1662	58.2

Derby[edit]

Derby
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Phill Hudson	1,177	35.5	-0.1%
	Conservative	Edward McCarthy	1,055	31.8	-21.1%
	Our West Lancashire	Ian Davis	460	13.9	+13.9%
	Green	Heather Doyle	323	9.7	-1.9%
	UKIP	Ray Brookfield	302	9.1	+9.1%
Majority			122	3.7
Turnout			3,323	69

Digmoor[edit]

Digmoor
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Chris Wynn	1,512	83.5	-1.7%
	Conservative	Richard Shepherd	151	8.3	-1.9%
	Green	William Hite	148	8.2	+8.2%
Majority			1,361
Turnout			1,820	61.2

Knowsley[edit]

Knowsley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Nikki Hennessy	1,512	45.4	+4.3%
	Conservative	Rob Murrin-Bailey	1,125	33.8	-14.5%
	UKIP	Tony Green	316	9.5	+9.5%
	Green	Gaynor Pickering	188	5.7	-4.8%
	Our West Lancashire	Peter Banks	186	5.6	+5.6%
Majority			387	11.6
Turnout			3,345	73.7

North Meols[edit]

North Meols
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Tom Blane	1,026	50.5	-14.5%
	Labour	Andrew Pritchard	586	28.8	-6.2%
	UKIP	Richard Smith	420	20.7	+20.7%
Majority			440
Turnout			2,052	65.0

Parbold[edit]

Parbold
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	May Blake	1,412	60.5	-7.4%
	Labour	Clare Gillard	761	32.6	+0.5%
	Green	Jai Brierley	162	6.9	+6.9%
Majority			651
Turnout			2,347	77.8

Scarisbrick[edit]

Scarisbrick
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Charles Marshall	1,190	55.1	-11.7%
	Labour	Margaret Blake	525	24.3	-8.9%
	UKIP	David Massam	345	16.0	+16.0%
	Green	John Watt	100	4.6	+4.6%
Majority			665
Turnout			2,167	72.1

Scott[edit]

Scott
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Hodson	1,189	39.5	-6.6%
	Conservative	William Weingart	732	24.3	-14.1%
	Our West Lancashire	Jane Thompson	578	19.2	+19.2%
	UKIP	Tom Shannon	298	9.9	+9.9%
	Green	Maurice George	212	7.0	-1.4%
Majority			457
Turnout			3,020	68.6

Skelmersdale North[edit]

Skelmersdale North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jennifer Patterson	1,623	84.7	-0.3%
	Conservative	Susan Janvier	293	15.3	+0.3%
Majority			1,330
Turnout			1,947	67.3

Skelmersdale South[edit]

Skelmersdale South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Nicola Pryce-Roberts	2,240	71.3	+0.1%
	Conservative	Jennifer Mayer	451	14.4	-7.1%
	Our West Lancashire	Gerry Latham	243	7.7	+7.7%
	Green	Martin Lowe	207	6.6	-0.7%
Majority			1,789
Turnout			3,160	67.8

Tanhouse[edit]

Tanhouse
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Maureen Nixon	1,644	83.9	+4.4%
	Conservative	Amanda Shaw	316	16.1	-4.4%
Majority			1,328
Turnout			1,988	58.0

Tarleton[edit]

Tarleton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	James Kay	1,738	54.6	-14.1%
	Labour	Neil Pye	544	17.1	-14.2%
	UKIP	Barry Gannaway-Jones	482	15.1	+25.1%
	Independent	Jim Doran	422	13.2	+13.2%
Majority			1,194
Turnout			3,197	70.5

Up Holland[edit]

Up Holland
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Bullock	1,743	50.9	-5.8%
	Conservative	Ruth Pollock	1,020	29.8	-7.6%
	UKIP	John Stewart	661	19.3	+19.3%
Majority			723
Turnout			3,445	70.7

Wrightington[edit]

Wrightington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Pam Baybutt	1,334	55.3	-9.8%
	Green	Julie Hotchkiss	744	30.8	+30.8%
	Labour	Sophia Hennessy	335	13.6	-21.3%
Majority			590
Turnout			2,428	73.1

References[edit]

^ [1] WLBC Election summary

v t e Council elections in Lancashire
Lancashire County Council	1889 1892 1895 1898 1901 1904 1907 1910 1913 1919 1922 1925 1928 1931 1934 1937 1946 1949 1952 1955 1958 1961 1964 1967 1970 1973 1977 1981 1985 1989 1993 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 2021
Blackburn with Darwen	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1997 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023 2024
Blackpool	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1997 2000 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023
Burnley	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023 2024
Chorley	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fylde	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023
Hyndburn	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023 2024
Lancaster	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023
Pendle	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023 2024
Preston	1945 1946 1947 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023 2024
Ribble Valley	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023
Rossendale	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023 2024
South Ribble	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023
West Lancashire	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023 2024
Wyre	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023
See also: Wards Boundary changes

v t e (2014 ←) 2015 United Kingdom local elections (→ 2016)
Metropolitan boroughs	Barnsley Birmingham Bolton Bradford Bury Calderdale Coventry Doncaster Dudley Gateshead Kirklees Knowsley Leeds Liverpool Manchester Newcastle upon Tyne North Tyneside Oldham Rochdale Rotherham St Helens Salford Sandwell Sefton Sheffield Solihull South Tyneside Stockport Sunderland Tameside Trafford Wakefield Walsall Wigan Wirral Wolverhampton
Unitary authorities (England)	Bath and North East Somerset Bedford Blackburn with Darwen Blackpool Bournemouth Bracknell Forest Brighton & Hove Bristol Central Bedfordshire Cheshire East Cheshire West and Chester Darlington Derby East Riding of Yorkshire Halton Hartlepool Herefordshire Kingston upon Hull Leicester Luton Medway Middlesbrough Milton Keynes North East Lincolnshire North Lincolnshire North Somerset Nottingham Peterborough Plymouth Poole Portsmouth Reading Redcar and Cleveland Rutland Slough South Gloucestershire Southampton Southend-on-Sea Stockton-on-Tees Stoke-on-Trent Swindon Telford and Wrekin Thurrock Torbay Warrington West Berkshire Windsor and Maidenhead Wokingham York
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Mayoral elections	Bedford Copeland Leicester Mansfield Middlesbrough Torbay
See also: 2015 United Kingdom general election

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