West Lancashire Borough Council election, 2014
The 2014 West Lancashire Borough Council election took place on 22 May 2014 to elect members of West Lancashire Borough Council in Lancashire, England, as part of the wider 2014 United Kingdom local elections and with the United Kingdom component of the 2014 European Parliament election on the same day. One third of the council is up for election.[1]
Results
The council became No Overall Control.
West Lancashire Local Election Result 2014 |
Party |
Seats |
Gains |
Losses |
Net gain/loss |
Seats % |
Votes % |
Votes |
+/− |
|
Conservative |
27 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
50% |
39.5 |
10,457 |
|
|
Labour |
27 |
1 |
0 |
+1 |
50% |
42.0 |
11,110 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.3 |
66 |
|
|
UKIP |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
12.9 |
3,243 |
|
|
Green |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3.2 |
855 |
|
|
Independent |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2.1 |
567 |
|
Voters-70,195
Turnout-26478
Percentage-37.72%
By ward
Ashurst
Aughton and Downholland
Aughton Park
Aughton Park
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Conservative |
Sue Bailey |
478 |
40.1 |
|
|
Labour |
Charles Gains |
350 |
29.3 |
|
|
UKIP |
Tony Green |
365 |
30.6 |
|
Majority |
113 |
|
|
Turnout |
1193 |
37.1% |
|
Burscough East
Burscough East
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Conservative |
Ruth Melling |
645 |
45.8% |
|
|
Labour |
Jennifer Patterson |
502 |
35.7% |
|
|
UKIP |
John Stewart |
261 |
18.5% |
|
Majority |
143 |
|
|
Turnout |
1408 |
42.2% |
|
Burscough West
Burscough West
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Conservative |
Jason Grice |
445 |
28.2% |
|
|
Labour |
John Davis |
794 |
50.4% |
|
|
UKIP |
Chris McIntosh |
337 |
21.4% |
|
Majority |
349 |
|
|
Turnout |
1576 |
40.2% |
|
Derby
Derby
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Labour |
Paul Cotterill |
585 |
35.2% |
|
|
Green |
Heather Doyle |
245 |
14.7% |
|
|
Conservative |
Paul Greenall |
832 |
50.1% |
|
Majority |
247 |
|
|
Turnout |
1662 |
28.5% |
|
Hesketh with Becconsall
Hesketh with Becconsall
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Labour |
Sally Hodson |
358 |
32.5% |
|
|
Conservative |
Iain Ashcroft |
743 |
67.5% |
|
Majority |
385 |
|
|
Turnout |
1101 |
34.4% |
|
Knowsley
Knowsley
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Labour |
Gareth Dowling |
913 |
45.2% |
|
|
Conservative |
Edward McCarthy |
885 |
43.8% |
|
|
Green |
John Watt |
224 |
11.1% |
|
Majority |
28 |
|
|
Turnout |
2022 |
44.2% |
|
Moorside
Moorside
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Labour |
Terence Devine |
715 |
90.5% |
|
|
Conservative |
Amanda Shaw |
75 |
9.5% |
|
Majority |
640 |
|
|
Turnout |
790 |
28.4% |
|
Newburgh
Newburgh
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Conservative |
Eddie Pope |
411 |
59.7% |
|
|
Labour |
Jacky Citarella |
163 |
23.7% |
|
|
UKIP |
Ken Tyms |
114 |
16.6% |
|
Majority |
248 |
|
|
Turnout |
688 |
41.8% |
|
North Meols
North Meols
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Labour |
Joan Draper |
277 |
25.6% |
|
|
Conservative |
Malcolm Barron |
439 |
40.6% |
|
|
UKIP |
Stuart Wilson |
364 |
33.7% |
|
Majority |
75 |
|
|
Turnout |
1080 |
32.9% |
|
Parbold
Parbold
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
UKIP |
Joseph Farley |
156 |
12.1% |
|
|
Conservative |
David Whittington |
696 |
53.9% |
|
|
Labour |
Clare Gillard |
376 |
29.1% |
|
|
Green |
Julie Hotchkiss |
64 |
5.0% |
|
Majority |
320 |
|
|
Turnout |
1292 |
41.5% |
|
Scarisbrick
Scarisbrick
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Labour |
Allison Sinton |
385 |
33.7% |
|
|
Conservative |
Jane Marshall |
758 |
66.3% |
|
Majority |
373 |
|
|
Turnout |
1143 |
37.4% |
|
Scott
Skelmersdale South
Skelmersdale South
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Labour |
David McKay |
995 |
62.3% |
|
|
UKIP |
Mike Brennan |
388 |
24.3% |
|
|
Conservative |
James Trafford |
119 |
7.5% |
|
|
Green |
Martin Lowe |
95 |
5.9% |
|
Majority |
607 |
|
|
Turnout |
1597 |
32.1% |
|
Tanhouse
Tanhouse
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Labour |
Bob Pendleton |
759 |
79.6% |
|
|
Conservative |
Bill Weingart |
74 |
7.8% |
|
|
UKIP |
Damon Noone |
121 |
12.7% |
|
Majority |
638 |
|
|
Turnout |
954 |
26.3% |
|
Tarleton (2 Seats)
Up Holland
Up Holland
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Conservative |
David Gallagher |
412 |
22.5% |
|
|
UKIP |
Colin Wilkinson |
453 |
24.7% |
|
|
Labour |
Ian Moran |
968 |
52.8% |
|
Majority |
515 |
|
|
Turnout |
1833 |
36.5% |
|
References