The 2012 West Lancashire Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of West Lancashire Borough Council in Lancashire, England. One third of the council was up for election, with results compared to the corresponding vote in 2008 West Lancashire Council election.[1]
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 7 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 38.9 | 35.64 | 7991 | -18.56 | |
| Labour | 11 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 61.1 | 56.04 | 12566 | +19.24 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.58 | 131 | N/A | |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.41 | 91 | N/A | |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.11 | 921 | +1.01 | |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.07 | 241 | -0.53 | |
Ward results
[edit]Ashurst
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Gail Hodson | 1046 | 77.2% | ||
| Conservative | Stacey Griffiths | 171 | 12.6% | ||
| Green | Elizabeth Boorman | 138 | 10.2% | ||
| Majority | 871 | 64.0% | |||
| Turnout | 1362 | 28.1% | |||
Aughton and Downholland
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Una Atherley | 913 | 59.8% | ||
| Labour | Paul Hennessy | 613 | 40.2% | ||
| Majority | 300 | 19.4% | |||
| Turnout | 1543 | 34.1% | |||
Birch Green
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Lucy Hodson | 686 | 86.7% | ||
| Conservative | Jane Marshall | 60 | 7.6% | ||
| Green | Peter Cranie | 45 | 5.7% | ||
| Majority | 626 | 78.6% | |||
| Turnout | 796 | 25.5% | |||
Burscough East
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Roger Bell | 461 | 42.0% | ||
| Conservative | George Pratt | 396 | 36.1% | ||
| Independent | Brian Bailey | 241 | 21.9% | ||
| Majority | 65 | 5.8% | |||
| Turnout | 1116 | 34.1% | |||
Burscough West
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Cynthia Dereli | 960 | 67.8% | ||
| Conservative | Jason Grice | 455 | 32.2% | ||
| Majority | 505 | 35.4% | |||
| Turnout | 1423 | 36.3% | |||
Derby
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Adrian Owens | 883 | 51.7% | ||
| Labour | Gareth Dowling | 575 | 33.6% | ||
| Green | Anne Doyle | 160 | 9.4% | ||
| UKIP | Thomas Roughley | 91 | 5.3% | ||
| Majority | 308 | 18.0% | |||
| Turnout | 1712 | 31.1% | |||
Digmoor
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Kevin Wilkie | 842 | 90.6% | ||
| Conservative | Ryan Waite | 68 | 7.3% | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Finnigan | 19 | 2.0% | ||
| Majority | 774 | 82.4% | |||
| Turnout | 939 | 30.1% | |||
Halsall
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Doreen Stephenson | 331 | 52.3% | ||
| Labour | Raymond Brookfield | 302 | 47.7% | ||
| Majority | 29 | 4.5% | |||
| Turnout | 648 | 37.5% | |||
Hesketh-with-Becconsall
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Martin Forshaw | 544 | 64.5% | ||
| Labour | Joan Draper | 300 | 35.5% | ||
| Majority | 244 | 28.6% | |||
| Turnout | 853 | 27.1% | |||
Knowsley
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | George Oliver | 918 | 51.3% | ||
| Conservative | David Meadows | 711 | 39.7% | ||
| Green | John Watt | 161 | 9.0% | ||
| Majority | 207 | 11.5% | |||
| Turnout | 1802 | 40.4% | |||
Moorside
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Terence Aldridge | 753 | 90.4% | ||
| Conservative | Cindy Miller | 80 | 9.6% | ||
| Majority | 673 | 80.0% | |||
| Turnout | 841 | 30.2% | |||
Rufford
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Jane Houlgrave | 333 | 45.2% | ||
| Independent | John Gordon | 293 | 39.8% | ||
| Labour | Simon Perkins | 111 | 15.1% | ||
| Majority | 40 | 5.3% | |||
| Turnout | 741 | 43.9% | |||
Scott
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Kevin Wright | 923 | 54.2 | +23.0 | |
| Conservative | Edward McCarthy | 516 | 30.3 | −25.4 | |
| Green | Maurice George | 151 | 8.9 | −4.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Banks | 112 | 6.6 | N/A | |
| Majority | 407 | 23.8 | −0.7 | ||
| Turnout | 1707 | 37.5 | +2.7 | ||
Skelmersdale North
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Neil Furey | 945 | 89.7% | ||
| Conservative | Amanda Shaw | 109 | 10.3% | ||
| Majority | 836 | 78.4% | |||
| Turnout | 1066 | 34.7% | |||
Skelmersdale South
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Donna West | 1165 | 82.4% | ||
| Conservative | David Gallagher | 134 | 9.5% | ||
| Green | Martin Lowe | 114 | 8.1% | ||
| Majority | 1031 | 72.4% | |||
| Turnout | 1424 | 28.4% | |||
Tarleton
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Rosie Evans | 1076 | 73.3% | ||
| Labour | Margaret Blake | 391 | 26.7% | ||
| Majority | 685 | 45.9% | |||
| Turnout | 1491 | 33.0% | |||
Up Holland
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Gaynar Owen | 1124 | 64.4% | ||
| Conservative | Ruth Pollock | 622 | 35.6% | ||
| Majority | 502 | 28.4% | |||
| Turnout | 1762 | 35.6% | |||
Wrightington
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Carolyn Evans | 589 | 49.4% | ||
| Labour | Jennifer Patterson | 451 | 37.8% | ||
| Green | Julie Hotchkiss | 152 | 12.8% | ||
| Majority | 138 | 11.5% | |||
| Turnout | 1197 | 35.75 | |||
References
[edit]- ^ Nominations West Lancashire Council
