2023 English local election
The 2023 West Lancashire Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2023, to elect all 45 members of West Lancashire Borough Council in Lancashire, England. The council is usually elected in thirds, but the whole council was up for election in 2023 following changes to ward boundaries, which reduced the number of councillors from 54 to 45.[2]
Background
A parliamentary by-election in the constituency of the same name in February 2023 saw Labour's candidate Ashley Dalton elected on a 10% swing.[3]
Overview
Prior to the election the council was under no overall control, being led by a Labour minority administration.[4]
Following the results, the Labour Party won the council from no overall control.[5][6]
Ward Results
Burscough Town
Old Skelmersdale
Ormskirk East
Ormskirk West
Rural North East
Rural South
The election in Rural South ward was delayed until 22nd June as a result of the death of one of the candidates.
Rural West
Skelmersdale North
Skelmersdale South
Tarleton Village
Up Holland
References
- ^ Including one vacant seat in the old Derby ward which had been held by Our West Lancashire councillor Ian Davis until his death in April 2023.[1]
- ^ Boothroyd, David (21 April 2023). "Manifest destiny". Local Councils. Thorncliffe. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
- ^ "The West Lancashire (Electoral Changes) Order 2022", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2022/1179, retrieved 27 June 2023
- ^ Bugel, Safi; Adu, Aletha (2023-02-10). "Labour wins West Lancashire byelection with 10% swing". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
- ^ "Your councillors by party". West Lancashire Borough Council. Archived from the original on 5 April 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
- ^ Hainey, Fionnula (2023-05-05). "Election results from West Lancashire local council election 2023 count in full". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
- ^ "West Lancashire result - Local Elections 2023". BBC News. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
