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West Lancashire 2023

Local elections held 4 May 2023.

15 ward races

45 seats

33 elected below the proportional quota

73.3% of seats below quota

How to read this page

Each race below shows the share of valid ballots the marginal elected candidate actually won, and compares it to the proportional quota: the share that would be needed to be guaranteed that seat under any proportional voting method (1 seats + 1). For a 1-seat ward the quota is 50%; for 2 seats, 33.3%; for 3 seats, 25%.

Where the actual winning share fell below the quota, we show the gap as points under par — the editorial indictment. Above-par results are just majority mandates and pass without comment. The voting method is the subject of every observation here. Named candidates appear as the public election record requires; the cause being audited is the voting method, not the individuals. See the methodology page for derivations.

If votes were counted by party

Across the 15 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 45 seats had been allocated to those vote totals in proportion (how, with caveats). The Δ column is the actual seat count minus the proportional seat count — positive numbers are parties First-Past-the-Post over-represented in this council, negative are parties it under-represented.

Party	Votes	Vote %	Seats won	% of seats	Proportional seats	Proportional %	Δ
Labour Party	38,244	52.7%	26	57.8%	24	53.3%	+2
Conservative and Unionist Party	22,769	31.4%	15	33.3%	14	31.1%	+1
Our West Lancashire	9,328	12.9%	4	8.9%	6	13.3%	-2
Liberal Democrats	1,736	2.4%	0	0.0%	1	2.2%	-1
SKEM IND	245	0.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Green Party	206	0.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Total	72,528	100.0%	45	100.0%	45	100.0%	0

Vote share vs seats won

The top bar is each party's share of votes cast in this council. Below, one square per seat, coloured by the party that won it — first the actual First-Past-the-Post result, then what a proportional method would have produced from the same vote totals. Divergence between the bar and the actual grid is the indictment of the method.

Vote share

Actual seats

Proportional seats

Wards in this council

Sorted with the largest gap below the quota first. Click any ward to jump to its full result.

Rural West · 3 seats · won at 14.7% · +10.3 pts below quota
Rural North East · 3 seats · won at 15.0% · +10.0 pts below quota
Ormskirk East · 3 seats · won at 15.2% · +9.8 pts below quota
Rural South · 3 seats · won at 15.8% · +9.2 pts below quota
Ormskirk West · 3 seats · won at 17.0% · +8.0 pts below quota
Burscough Bridge & Rufford · 3 seats · won at 17.2% · +7.8 pts below quota
Aughton & Holborn · 3 seats · won at 17.6% · +7.4 pts below quota
Burscough Town · 3 seats · won at 17.6% · +7.4 pts below quota
North Meols & Hesketh Bank · 3 seats · won at 19.4% · +5.6 pts below quota
Tarleton Village · 3 seats · won at 19.6% · +5.4 pts below quota
Up Holland · 3 seats · won at 23.2% · +1.8 pts below quota
Skelmersdale South · 3 seats · won at 25.5% · above quota
Skelmersdale North · 3 seats · won at 27.4% · above quota
Old Skelmersdale · 3 seats · won at 27.5% · above quota
Tanhouse & Skelmersdale Town Centre · 3 seats · won at 28.5% · above quota

Race results

Rural West · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 14.7% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +10.3 pts below quota Valid ballots 4,564

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Blundell, A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	765	16.8%	Elected
2	Marshall, J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	684	15.0%	Elected
3	Westley, M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	670	14.7%	Elected
4	Brooks, M.	Labour Party	655	14.4%
5	Gamester, P.	Labour Party	625	13.7%
6	Watt, J.	Labour Party	596	13.1%
7	Brown, R.	Our West Lancashire	569	12.5%

Electorate 5,617 · Ballots cast 4,564 · Back to ward index

Rural North East · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 15.0% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +10.0 pts below quota Valid ballots 6,834

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Bailey, R.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,182	17.3%	Elected
2	Juckes, K.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,059	15.5%	Elected
3	Whittington, D.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,023	15.0%	Elected
4	Blake, M.	Labour Party	891	13.0%
5	Kirrelly, S.	Labour Party	766	11.2%
6	Paris, M.	Labour Party	751	11.0%
7	Pye, N.	Our West Lancashire	480	7.0%
8	Puddifer, J.	Liberal Democrats	383	5.6%
9	Chandler, P.	Liberal Democrats	299	4.4%

Electorate 6,145 · Ballots cast 6,834 · Back to ward index

Ormskirk East · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 15.2% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +9.8 pts below quota Valid ballots 6,722

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Hennessy, N.	Labour Party	1,211	18.0%	Elected
2	Molloy, R.	Labour Party	1,057	15.7%	Elected
3	Yates, A.	Labour Party	1,022	15.2%	Elected
4	Ingman, J.	Our West Lancashire	1,011	15.0%
5	Johnson, G.	Our West Lancashire	969	14.4%
6	Owens, A.	Our West Lancashire	954	14.2%
7	Gresty, L.	Conservative and Unionist Party	168	2.5%
8	Maughan, K.	Conservative and Unionist Party	167	2.5%
9	Meadows, D.	Conservative and Unionist Party	163	2.4%

Electorate 6,083 · Ballots cast 6,722 · Back to ward index

Rural South · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 15.8% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +9.2 pts below quota Valid ballots 4,192

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Rigby, I.	Our West Lancashire	704	16.8%	Elected
2	Webster, L.	Our West Lancashire	674	16.1%	Elected
3	Marsh-Pritchard, T.	Our West Lancashire	664	15.8%	Elected
4	Gibson, J.	Labour Party	486	11.6%
5	Moran, I.	Labour Party	485	11.6%
6	Dickie, P.	Labour Party	479	11.4%
7	Naraen, S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	241	5.7%
8	Turpin, P.	Conservative and Unionist Party	233	5.6%
9	Naraen, A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	226	5.4%

Electorate 5,246 · Ballots cast 4,192 · Back to ward index

Ormskirk West · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 17.0% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +8.0 pts below quota Valid ballots 6,198

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Anderson, M.	Labour Party	1,073	17.3%	Elected
2	Dowling, G.	Labour Party	1,055	17.0%	Elected
3	Fennell, A.	Labour Party	1,053	17.0%	Elected
4	Thompson, J.	Our West Lancashire	882	14.2%
5	Mitchell, K.	Our West Lancashire	874	14.1%
6	Evans, J.	Our West Lancashire	771	12.4%
7	Sampson, L.	Conservative and Unionist Party	178	2.9%
8	Westley, S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	167	2.7%
9	Witter, B.	Conservative and Unionist Party	145	2.3%

Electorate 6,132 · Ballots cast 6,198 · Back to ward index

Burscough Bridge & Rufford · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 17.2% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +7.8 pts below quota Valid ballots 5,469

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Gordon, J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,043	19.1%	Elected
2	Pope, E.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,024	18.7%	Elected
3	Rear, J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	939	17.2%	Elected
4	Hennessy, S.	Labour Party	787	14.4%
5	Jones, M.	Labour Party	769	14.1%
6	Robinson, P.	Labour Party	676	12.4%
7	Trandafoiu, R.	Liberal Democrats	231	4.2%

Electorate 5,703 · Ballots cast 5,469 · Back to ward index

Aughton & Holborn · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 17.6% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +7.4 pts below quota Valid ballots 6,683

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Lawton, S.	Labour Party	1,216	18.2%	Elected
2	Hennessy, P.	Labour Party	1,215	18.2%	Elected
3	Lloyd, K.	Labour Party	1,178	17.6%	Elected
4	O'Toole, D.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,050	15.7%
5	Porteous, B.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,035	15.5%
6	Stephenson, D.	Conservative and Unionist Party	989	14.8%

Electorate 6,503 · Ballots cast 6,683 · Back to ward index

Burscough Town · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 17.6% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +7.4 pts below quota Valid ballots 4,401

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Burnside, P.	Labour Party	885	20.1%	Elected
2	Fowler, A.	Labour Party	823	18.7%	Elected
3	Hesketh, P.	Our West Lancashire	776	17.6%	Elected
4	Owen, D.	Labour Party	750	17.0%
5	Grice, J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	421	9.6%
6	Ainsworth, R.	Conservative and Unionist Party	323	7.3%
7	Pollington, N.	Liberal Democrats	215	4.9%
8	Rear, D.	Conservative and Unionist Party	208	4.7%

Electorate 5,199 · Ballots cast 4,401 · Back to ward index

North Meols & Hesketh Bank · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 19.4% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +5.6 pts below quota Valid ballots 4,354

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Howard, J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	954	21.9%	Elected
2	Freitas, T.	Conservative and Unionist Party	862	19.8%	Elected
3	Eccles, I.	Conservative and Unionist Party	845	19.4%	Elected
4	Dereli, C.	Labour Party	459	10.5%
5	Oliver, G.	Labour Party	408	9.4%
6	Jones-Verity, G.	Labour Party	390	9.0%
7	Taylor, K.	Liberal Democrats	230	5.3%
8	Black, E.	Green Party	206	4.7%

Electorate 5,762 · Ballots cast 4,354 · Back to ward index

Tarleton Village · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 19.6% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +5.4 pts below quota Valid ballots 5,038

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Witter, J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,082	21.5%	Elected
2	Daniels, D.	Conservative and Unionist Party	992	19.7%	Elected
3	Westley, D.	Conservative and Unionist Party	987	19.6%	Elected
4	Monaghan, J.	Labour Party	578	11.5%
5	Delaney, N.	Labour Party	512	10.2%
6	Sawyer, C.	Labour Party	509	10.1%
7	Stringfellow, T.	Liberal Democrats	378	7.5%

Electorate 5,529 · Ballots cast 5,038 · Back to ward index

Up Holland · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 23.2% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +1.8 pts below quota Valid ballots 4,590

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Fillis, J.	Labour Party	1,128	24.6%	Elected
2	Patel, S.	Labour Party	1,097	23.9%	Elected
3	Owen, G.	Labour Party	1,063	23.2%	Elected
4	Dorling, J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	463	10.1%
5	Peel, J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	447	9.7%
6	Mee, J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	392	8.5%

Electorate 6,013 · Ballots cast 4,590 · Back to ward index

Skelmersdale South · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 25.5% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference −0.5 pts Valid ballots 3,242

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Aldridge, T.	Labour Party	974	30.0%	Elected
2	Cummins, V.	Labour Party	922	28.4%	Elected
3	Finch, J.	Labour Party	828	25.5%	Elected
4	Body, A.	SKEM IND	245	7.6%
5	Hayman, M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	94	2.9%
6	Ross, J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	92	2.8%
7	White, I.	Conservative and Unionist Party	87	2.7%

Electorate 5,856 · Ballots cast 3,242 · Back to ward index

Skelmersdale North · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 27.4% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference −2.4 pts Valid ballots 3,336

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Gagen, Y.	Labour Party	998	29.9%	Elected
2	Devine, T.	Labour Party	975	29.2%	Elected
3	Parlour, M.	Labour Party	915	27.4%	Elected
4	Chapman, J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	168	5.0%
5	Janvier, S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	142	4.3%
6	Fielding, N.	Conservative and Unionist Party	138	4.1%

Electorate 5,670 · Ballots cast 3,336 · Back to ward index

Old Skelmersdale · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 27.5% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference −2.5 pts Valid ballots 3,736

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Furey, N.	Labour Party	1,167	31.2%	Elected
2	Roberts, N.	Labour Party	1,041	27.9%	Elected
3	West, D.	Labour Party	1,029	27.5%	Elected
4	Ashcroft, K.	Conservative and Unionist Party	176	4.7%
5	Melling, R.	Conservative and Unionist Party	166	4.4%
6	Gudgeon, J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	157	4.2%

Electorate 6,308 · Ballots cast 3,736 · Back to ward index

Tanhouse & Skelmersdale Town Centre · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 28.5% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference −3.5 pts Valid ballots 3,169

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Coughlan, C.	Labour Party	925	29.2%	Elected
2	Hogan, P.	Labour Party	920	29.0%	Elected
3	Nixon, M.	Labour Party	902	28.5%	Elected
4	Brake, S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	151	4.8%
5	Taylor, G.	Conservative and Unionist Party	136	4.3%
6	Cropper, W.	Conservative and Unionist Party	135	4.3%

Electorate 6,193 · Ballots cast 3,169 · Back to ward index