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West Lancashire 2024

Local elections held 2 May 2024.

15 ward races

16 seats

8 elected below the proportional quota

50.0% 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 16 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	12,859	46.5%	8	50.0%	8	50.0%	0
Conservative and Unionist Party	7,232	26.2%	5	31.3%	4	25.0%	+1
Our West Lancashire	4,673	16.9%	3	18.8%	3	18.8%	0
Green Party	1,834	6.6%	0	0.0%	1	6.3%	-1
Liberal Democrats	709	2.6%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Reform UK	329	1.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Total	27,636	100.0%	16	100.0%	16	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 · 1 seat · won at 33.9% · +16.1 pts below quota
Burscough Bridge and Rufford · 1 seat · won at 36.2% · +13.8 pts below quota
Tarleton Village · 2 seats · won at 23.8% · +9.5 pts below quota
Aughton and Holborn · 1 seat · won at 40.7% · +9.3 pts below quota
Ormskirk East · 1 seat · won at 43.2% · +6.8 pts below quota
Ormskirk West · 1 seat · won at 45.8% · +4.2 pts below quota
Rural South · 1 seat · won at 48.2% · +1.8 pts below quota
North Meols and Hesketh Bank · 1 seat · won at 50.3% · above quota
Rural North East · 1 seat · won at 54.7% · above quota
Burscough Town · 1 seat · won at 55.8% · above quota
Up Holland · 1 seat · won at 62.3% · above quota
Skelmersdale North · 1 seat · won at 76.5% · above quota
Old Skelmersdale · 1 seat · won at 76.6% · above quota
Tanhouse and Skelmersdale Town Centre · 1 seat · won at 77.4% · above quota
Skelmersdale South · 1 seat · won at 90.9% · above quota

Race results

Rural West · single-seat

Marginal winner 33.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +16.1 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,736

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Westley, M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	589	33.9%	Elected
2	Brown, M.	Our West Lancashire	520	30.0%
3	Oliver, G.	Labour Party	501	28.9%
4	Smith, L.	Green Party	126	7.3%

Electorate 5,662 · Ballots cast 1,736 · EC ward code E05014938 · Back to ward index

Burscough Bridge and Rufford · single-seat

Marginal winner 36.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +13.8 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,117

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Hesketh, P.	Our West Lancashire	766	36.2%	Elected
2	Rear, J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	636	30.0%
3	Purple, S.	Labour Party	584	27.6%
4	Riding, R.	Green Party	76	3.6%
5	Taylor, K.	Liberal Democrats	55	2.6%

Electorate 5,722 · Ballots cast 2,117 · EC ward code E05014930 · Back to ward index

Tarleton Village · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 23.8% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +9.5 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,501

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Mee, J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	985	28.1%	Elected
2	Westley, D.	Conservative and Unionist Party	834	23.8%	Elected
3	Matthews, M.	Labour Party	614	17.5%
4	Owen, D.	Labour Party	527	15.1%
5	Stringfellow, T.	Liberal Democrats	279	8.0%
6	Black, E.	Green Party	262	7.5%

Electorate 5,613 · Ballots cast 3,501 · EC ward code E05014942 · Back to ward index

Aughton and Holborn · single-seat

Marginal winner 40.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +9.3 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,288

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Lloyd, K.	Labour Party	931	40.7%	Elected
2	Johnson, G.	Our West Lancashire	575	25.1%
3	Porteous, B.	Conservative and Unionist Party	540	23.6%
4	Wilson, N.	Reform UK	126	5.5%
5	Hamby, P.	Green Party	116	5.1%

Electorate 6,515 · Ballots cast 2,288 · EC ward code E05014929 · Back to ward index

Ormskirk East · single-seat

Marginal winner 43.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +6.8 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,214

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Ingman, J.	Our West Lancashire	957	43.2%	Elected
2	Yates, A.	Labour Party	922	41.6%
3	Grice, J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	157	7.1%
4	Evans, S.	Reform UK	96	4.3%
5	Taylor, R.	Green Party	82	3.7%

Electorate 6,067 · Ballots cast 2,214 · EC ward code E05014934 · Back to ward index

Ormskirk West · single-seat

Marginal winner 45.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +4.2 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,070

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Fennell, A.	Labour Party	948	45.8%	Elected
2	Thompson, J.	Our West Lancashire	760	36.7%
3	Gudgeon, J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	133	6.4%
4	French, P.	Green Party	122	5.9%
5	Bullock, J.	Reform UK	107	5.2%

Electorate 6,109 · Ballots cast 2,070 · EC ward code E05014935 · Back to ward index

Rural South · single-seat

Marginal winner 48.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +1.8 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,468

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Owens, A.	Our West Lancashire	708	48.2%	Elected
2	Dickie, P.	Labour Party	462	31.5%
3	Naraen, A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	222	15.1%
4	Field, K.	Green Party	76	5.2%

Electorate 5,141 · Ballots cast 1,468 · EC ward code E05014937 · Back to ward index

North Meols and Hesketh Bank · single-seat

Marginal winner 50.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −0.3 pts Valid ballots 1,526

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Eccles, I.	Conservative and Unionist Party	768	50.3%	Elected
2	Monaghan, J.	Labour Party	484	31.7%
3	Clifton, S.	Liberal Democrats	140	9.2%
4	Black, W.	Green Party	134	8.8%

Electorate 5,829 · Ballots cast 1,526 · EC ward code E05014932 · Back to ward index

Rural North East · single-seat

Marginal winner 54.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −4.7 pts Valid ballots 2,201

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Whittington, D.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,203	54.7%	Elected
2	Jackson, J.	Labour Party	781	35.5%
3	Dundas, C.	Green Party	217	9.9%

Electorate 6,154 · Ballots cast 2,201 · EC ward code E05014936 · Back to ward index

Burscough Town · single-seat

Marginal winner 55.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −5.8 pts Valid ballots 1,721

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Abbott, J.	Labour Party	960	55.8%	Elected
2	Cotter, A.	Our West Lancashire	387	22.5%
3	Melling, R.	Conservative and Unionist Party	219	12.7%
4	Pollington, N.	Liberal Democrats	85	4.9%
5	Greenhalgh, S.	Green Party	70	4.1%

Electorate 5,283 · Ballots cast 1,721 · EC ward code E05014931 · Back to ward index

Up Holland · single-seat

Marginal winner 62.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −12.3 pts Valid ballots 1,694

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Owen, G.	Labour Party	1,056	62.3%	Elected
2	Peel, J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	380	22.4%
3	Houltram, C.	Green Party	258	15.2%

Electorate 6,024 · Ballots cast 1,694 · EC ward code E05014943 · Back to ward index

Skelmersdale North · single-seat

Marginal winner 76.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −26.5 pts Valid ballots 1,254

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Parlour, M.	Labour Party	959	76.5%	Elected
2	Chandler, P.	Liberal Democrats	150	12.0%
3	Brake, S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	145	11.6%

Electorate 5,781 · Ballots cast 1,254 · EC ward code E05014939 · Back to ward index

Old Skelmersdale · single-seat

Marginal winner 76.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −26.6 pts Valid ballots 1,438

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	West, D.	Labour Party	1,102	76.6%	Elected
2	Chapman, J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	177	12.3%
3	Lockie, K.	Green Party	159	11.1%

Electorate 6,328 · Ballots cast 1,438 · EC ward code E05014933 · Back to ward index

Tanhouse and Skelmersdale Town Centre · single-seat

Marginal winner 77.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −27.4 pts Valid ballots 1,195

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Nixon, M.	Labour Party	925	77.4%	Elected
2	McElhinney, B.	Green Party	136	11.4%
3	Ainsworth, R.	Conservative and Unionist Party	134	11.2%

Electorate 6,226 · Ballots cast 1,195 · EC ward code E05014941 · Back to ward index

Skelmersdale South · single-seat

Marginal winner 90.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −40.9 pts Valid ballots 1,213

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Finch, J.	Labour Party	1,103	90.9%	Elected
2	Janvier, S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	110	9.1%

Electorate 5,884 · Ballots cast 1,213 · EC ward code E05014940 · Back to ward index