← West Lancashire (all cycles) · 7 May 2026 cohort
West Lancashire 2026
Local elections held 7 May 2026.
Each race compares the marginal winner's share of valid ballots to the proportional quota — the share they'd need under any common proportional method. How the numbers are derived →
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 15 seats had been shared out in proportion to votes received (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; negative are parties it under-represented.
| Party | Votes | Vote % | Seats won | % of seats | Proportional seats | Proportional % | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform UK | 11,650 | 32.0% | 7 | 46.7% | 5 | 33.3% | +2 |
| Our West Lancashire | 6,800 | 18.7% | 5 | 33.3% | 3 | 20.0% | +2 |
| Labour Party | 6,304 | 17.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 20.0% | -3 |
| Conservative Party | 6,289 | 17.3% | 3 | 20.0% | 3 | 20.0% | 0 |
| Green Party | 4,150 | 11.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 6.7% | -1 |
| Liberal Democrats | 737 | 2.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Your Party | 450 | 1.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Total | 36,380 | 100.0% | 15 | 100.0% | 15 | 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.
Council composition: what this election replaced
Two opencouncildata snapshots: the council immediately after the 2026 election (current) and immediately before it (2025). Only ~⅓ of seats were contested in 2026 — most of the bench is unchanged, and the cycle's effect on the overall composition is what shifts.
Wards in this council
Sorted with the largest gap below the quota first. Click any ward to jump to its full result.
- Burscough Bridge and Rufford · 1 seat · won at 28.8% · −21.2 pts below quota
- Skelmersdale South · 1 seat · won at 34.1% · −15.9 pts below quota
- Rural North East · 1 seat · won at 35.8% · −14.2 pts below quota
- Skelmersdale North · 1 seat · won at 38.8% · −11.2 pts below quota
- Aughton and Holborn · 1 seat · won at 39.4% · −10.6 pts below quota
- Up Holland · 1 seat · won at 40.0% · −10.0 pts below quota
- Burscough Town · 1 seat · won at 40.3% · −9.7 pts below quota
- Rural South · 1 seat · won at 40.6% · −9.4 pts below quota
- Tanhouse and Skelmersdale Town Centre · 1 seat · won at 41.9% · −8.1 pts below quota
- Ormskirk West · 1 seat · won at 42.5% · −7.5 pts below quota
- Old Skelmersdale · 1 seat · won at 42.8% · −7.2 pts below quota
- Ormskirk East · 1 seat · won at 43.0% · −7.0 pts below quota
- Tarleton Village · 1 seat · won at 45.6% · −4.4 pts below quota
- Rural West · 1 seat · won at 46.7% · −3.3 pts below quota
- North Meols and Hesketh Bank · 1 seat · won at 51.8% · above quota
Race results
Burscough Bridge and Rufford · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 28.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −21.2 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,872
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alison Jones | Reform UK | 827 | 28.8% | −21.2 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Richard Luke Bradshaw | Our West Lancashire | 758 | 26.4% | — | |
| 3 | Eddie Pope | Conservative Party | 627 | 21.8% | — | |
| 4 | Swin Purple | Labour Party | 399 | 13.9% | — | |
| 5 | Conor Robert Lyth Edwards | Green Party | 214 | 7.5% | — | |
| 6 | Ruxandra-Mihaela Trandafoiu | Liberal Democrats | 47 | 1.6% | — |
Skelmersdale South · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 34.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −15.9 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,705
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigel Hudson | Reform UK | 581 | 34.1% | −15.9 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Dave Beeston | Our West Lancashire | 455 | 26.7% | — | |
| 3 | Vickie Cummins | Labour Party | 364 | 21.3% | — | |
| 4 | Connor Patrick Scott Rudge | Green Party | 202 | 11.8% | — | |
| 5 | Tom Brown | Liberal Democrats | 57 | 3.3% | — | |
| 6 | Susan Carole Brake | Conservative Party | 46 | 2.7% | — |
Rural North East · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 35.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −14.2 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,053
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Katie Juckes | Conservative Party | 1,093 | 35.8% | −14.2 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Nicola Crawford | Reform UK | 1,001 | 32.8% | — | |
| 3 | George Francis Oliver | Labour Party | 539 | 17.7% | — | |
| 4 | Adriana P. Dent | Green Party | 420 | 13.8% | — |
Skelmersdale North · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 38.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −11.2 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,012
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lizzie Urquhart | Reform UK | 780 | 38.8% | −11.2 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Tom Phillips | Labour Party | 533 | 26.5% | — | |
| 3 | Jay D Lowe | Green Party | 329 | 16.4% | — | |
| 4 | Peter John Chandler | Liberal Democrats | 146 | 7.3% | — | |
| 5 | Paul Hogan | Your Party | 145 | 7.2% | — | |
| 6 | Susan Ingrid Janvier | Conservative Party | 79 | 3.9% | — |
Aughton and Holborn · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 39.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −10.6 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,946
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anne Marie Hughes | Our West Lancashire | 1,162 | 39.4% | −10.6 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Geoff Courtney | Reform UK | 713 | 24.2% | — | |
| 3 | Paul Hennessy | Labour Party | 427 | 14.5% | — | |
| 4 | Bruce Porteous | Conservative Party | 397 | 13.5% | — | |
| 5 | Simon T. Cockburn | Green Party | 247 | 8.4% | — |
Up Holland · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 40.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −10.0 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,567
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richard Lee | Reform UK | 1,028 | 40.0% | −10.0 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Suresh Patel | Labour Party | 597 | 23.3% | — | |
| 3 | Neil Ronald Pye | Our West Lancashire | 389 | 15.2% | — | |
| 4 | Peter Andrew Cranie | Green Party | 328 | 12.8% | — | |
| 5 | Jayne Louise Rear | Conservative Party | 225 | 8.8% | — |
Burscough Town · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 40.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −9.7 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,328
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jess Riding | Our West Lancashire | 938 | 40.3% | −9.7 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Gareth Fairclough | Reform UK | 629 | 27.0% | — | |
| 3 | Andy Fowler | Labour Party | 407 | 17.5% | — | |
| 4 | Richard S. Taylor | Green Party | 195 | 8.4% | — | |
| 5 | Joe De Freitas | Conservative Party | 159 | 6.8% | — |
Rural South · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 40.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −9.4 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,073
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linda Marjorie Webster | Our West Lancashire | 842 | 40.6% | −9.4 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Michael Sharples | Reform UK | 580 | 28.0% | — | |
| 3 | Paul Anthony Rochford | Labour Party | 259 | 12.5% | — | |
| 4 | Caitlyn Madden | Green Party | 238 | 11.5% | — | |
| 5 | Paul Vincent Turpin | Conservative Party | 154 | 7.4% | — |
Tanhouse and Skelmersdale Town Centre · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 41.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −8.1 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,703
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aaron Body | Reform UK | 713 | 41.9% | −8.1 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Terry Devine | Labour Party | 348 | 20.4% | — | |
| 3 | Ron Cooper | Your Party | 305 | 17.9% | — | |
| 4 | Neil D Jackson | Green Party | 225 | 13.2% | — | |
| 5 | Julie Peel | Conservative Party | 63 | 3.7% | — | |
| 6 | Peter Nicholas Gorrod | Liberal Democrats | 49 | 2.9% | — |
Ormskirk West · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 42.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −7.5 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,601
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charles Robert Berry | Our West Lancashire | 1,105 | 42.5% | −7.5 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Graham Gilbert | Reform UK | 585 | 22.5% | — | |
| 3 | Gareth Dowling | Labour Party | 480 | 18.5% | — | |
| 4 | Paul French | Green Party | 311 | 12.0% | — | |
| 5 | Ruth Melling | Conservative Party | 120 | 4.6% | — |
Old Skelmersdale · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 42.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −7.2 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,061
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ella Worthington | Reform UK | 883 | 42.8% | −7.2 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Karl Taraldsen | Labour Party | 549 | 26.6% | — | |
| 3 | Freya E J Matthews | Green Party | 523 | 25.4% | — | |
| 4 | Richard Patrick Ainsworth | Conservative Party | 106 | 5.1% | — |
Ormskirk East · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 43.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −7.0 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,679
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael John Crompton | Our West Lancashire | 1,151 | 43.0% | −7.0 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Simon Evans | Reform UK | 531 | 19.8% | — | |
| 3 | Julie Gibson | Labour Party | 524 | 19.6% | — | |
| 4 | Paul Hamby | Green Party | 320 | 11.9% | — | |
| 5 | Archie Thomas Fitzgerald | Conservative Party | 153 | 5.7% | — |
Tarleton Village · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 45.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −4.4 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,712
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norma Marjorie Goodier | Conservative Party | 1,236 | 45.6% | −4.4 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Karl Hunter | Reform UK | 875 | 32.3% | — | |
| 3 | Kate Anderson | Labour Party | 266 | 9.8% | — | |
| 4 | Tina Stringfellow | Liberal Democrats | 197 | 7.3% | — | |
| 5 | Suzanne J Smith | Green Party | 138 | 5.1% | — |
Rural West · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 46.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −3.3 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,551
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gareth Oakes | Reform UK | 1,191 | 46.7% | −3.3 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Jane Margaret Marshall | Conservative Party | 527 | 20.7% | — | |
| 3 | Mike Cooper | Labour Party | 405 | 15.9% | — | |
| 4 | Charlotte M Houltram | Green Party | 297 | 11.6% | — | |
| 5 | Jeffrey Christie | Liberal Democrats | 131 | 5.1% | — |
North Meols and Hesketh Bank · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 51.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +1.8 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,517
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas Andrew De Freitas | Conservative Party | 1,304 | 51.8% | +1.8 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Nigel Swales | Reform UK | 733 | 29.1% | — | |
| 3 | Noel Delaney | Labour Party | 207 | 8.2% | — | |
| 4 | Clare E Edwards | Green Party | 163 | 6.5% | — | |
| 5 | Karen Taylor | Liberal Democrats | 110 | 4.4% | — |