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West Lancashire 2022

Local elections held 5 May 2022.

19 ward races

20 seats

5 elected below the proportional quota

25.0% 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 19 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 20 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	13,310	50.9%	11	55.0%	11	55.0%	0
Conservative and Unionist Party	9,215	35.2%	8	40.0%	7	35.0%	+1
Our West Lancashire	2,968	11.3%	1	5.0%	2	10.0%	-1
Liberal Democrats	671	2.6%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Total	26,164	100.0%	20	100.0%	20	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.

Burscough East · 2 seats · won at 26.1% · +7.2 pts below quota
Burscough West · 1 seat · won at 45.7% · +4.3 pts below quota
Derby · 1 seat · won at 45.9% · +4.1 pts below quota
Aughton & Downholland · 1 seat · won at 48.0% · +2.0 pts below quota
Knowsley · 1 seat · won at 50.5% · above quota
Scott · 1 seat · won at 50.7% · above quota
Aughton Park · 1 seat · won at 50.8% · above quota
Wrightington · 1 seat · won at 53.3% · above quota
Tarleton · 1 seat · won at 58.4% · above quota
Hesketh-With-Becconsall · 1 seat · won at 58.9% · above quota
North Meols · 1 seat · won at 59.3% · above quota
Parbold · 1 seat · won at 60.1% · above quota
Scarisbrick · 1 seat · won at 62.1% · above quota
Up Holland · 1 seat · won at 64.3% · above quota
Newburgh · 1 seat · won at 69.2% · above quota
Skelmersdale South · 1 seat · won at 72.6% · above quota
Ashurst · 1 seat · won at 80.9% · above quota
Tanhouse · 1 seat · won at 85.7% · above quota
Moorside · 1 seat · won at 86.9% · above quota

Race results

Burscough East · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 26.1% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +7.2 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,423

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Burnside P.	Labour Party	695	28.7%	Elected
2	Owen D.	Labour Party	632	26.1%	Elected
3	Baxter J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	495	20.4%
4	Grice J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	476	19.6%
5	Pollington N.	Liberal Democrats	125	5.2%

Electorate 3,542 · Ballots cast 2,423 · EC ward code E05005361 · Back to ward index

Burscough West · single-seat

Marginal winner 45.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +4.3 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,453

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Fowler A.	Labour Party	664	45.7%	Elected
2	Dow A.	Our West Lancashire	538	37.0%
3	Pratt G.	Conservative and Unionist Party	251	17.3%

Electorate 3,969 · Ballots cast 1,453 · EC ward code E05005362 · Back to ward index

Derby · single-seat

Marginal winner 45.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +4.1 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,749

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Davis I.	Our West Lancashire	803	45.9%	Elected
2	Hennessy N.	Labour Party	739	42.3%
3	Taylor G.	Conservative and Unionist Party	145	8.3%
4	Clark C.	Liberal Democrats	62	3.5%

Electorate 5,474 · Ballots cast 1,749 · EC ward code E05005363 · Back to ward index

Aughton & Downholland · single-seat

Marginal winner 48.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +2.0 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,719

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	O'Toole D.	Conservative and Unionist Party	825	48.0%	Elected
2	Hennessy P.	Labour Party	763	44.4%
3	O'Hara D.	Liberal Democrats	131	7.6%

Electorate 4,518 · Ballots cast 1,719 · EC ward code E05005358 · Back to ward index

Knowsley · single-seat

Marginal winner 50.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −0.5 pts Valid ballots 1,921

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Dowling G.	Labour Party	970	50.5%	Elected
2	Ingman J.	Our West Lancashire	747	38.9%
3	Peel J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	204	10.6%

Electorate 4,668 · Ballots cast 1,921 · EC ward code E05005367 · Back to ward index

Scott · single-seat

Marginal winner 50.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −0.7 pts Valid ballots 1,768

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Anderson M.	Labour Party	896	50.7%	Elected
2	Pye N.	Our West Lancashire	689	39.0%
3	Melling R.	Conservative and Unionist Party	183	10.4%

Electorate 4,835 · Ballots cast 1,768 · EC ward code E05005373 · Back to ward index

Aughton Park · single-seat

Marginal winner 50.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −0.8 pts Valid ballots 1,173

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Molloy R.	Labour Party	596	50.8%	Elected
2	Stephenson D.	Conservative and Unionist Party	577	49.2%

Electorate 3,141 · Ballots cast 1,173 · EC ward code E05005359 · Back to ward index

Wrightington · single-seat

Marginal winner 53.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −3.3 pts Valid ballots 1,288

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Bailey R.	Conservative and Unionist Party	687	53.3%	Elected
2	West-McGrath C.	Labour Party	601	46.7%

Electorate 3,313 · Ballots cast 1,288 · EC ward code E05005379 · Back to ward index

Tarleton · single-seat

Marginal winner 58.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −8.4 pts Valid ballots 1,876

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Mee J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,096	58.4%	Elected
2	Houlihan C.	Labour Party	584	31.1%
3	Stringfellow T.	Liberal Democrats	196	10.4%

Electorate 4,865 · Ballots cast 1,876 · EC ward code E05005377 · Back to ward index

Hesketh-With-Becconsall · single-seat

Marginal winner 58.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −8.9 pts Valid ballots 1,049

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Eccles I.	Conservative and Unionist Party	618	58.9%	Elected
2	Parlour M.	Labour Party	431	41.1%

Electorate 3,263 · Ballots cast 1,049 · EC ward code E05005366 · Back to ward index

North Meols · single-seat

Marginal winner 59.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −9.3 pts Valid ballots 1,147

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Gresty L.	Conservative and Unionist Party	680	59.3%	Elected
2	Lockie T.	Labour Party	408	35.6%
3	Taylor K.	Liberal Democrats	59	5.1%

Electorate 3,642 · Ballots cast 1,147 · EC ward code E05005369 · Back to ward index

Parbold · single-seat

Marginal winner 60.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −10.1 pts Valid ballots 1,264

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Whittington D.	Conservative and Unionist Party	760	60.1%	Elected
2	Blake M.	Labour Party	504	39.9%

Electorate 3,011 · Ballots cast 1,264 · EC ward code E05005370 · Back to ward index

Scarisbrick · single-seat

Marginal winner 62.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −12.1 pts Valid ballots 1,067

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Marshall J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	663	62.1%	Elected
2	Oliver G.	Labour Party	404	37.9%

Electorate 3,092 · Ballots cast 1,067 · EC ward code E05005372 · Back to ward index

Up Holland · single-seat

Marginal winner 64.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −14.3 pts Valid ballots 1,605

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Patel S.	Labour Party	1,032	64.3%	Elected
2	Holcroft A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	573	35.7%

Electorate 5,007 · Ballots cast 1,605 · EC ward code E05005378 · Back to ward index

Newburgh · single-seat

Marginal winner 69.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −19.2 pts Valid ballots 708

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Pope E.	Conservative and Unionist Party	490	69.2%	Elected
2	Tribe J.	Labour Party	218	30.8%

Electorate 1,634 · Ballots cast 708 · EC ward code E05005381 · Back to ward index

Skelmersdale South · single-seat

Marginal winner 72.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −22.6 pts Valid ballots 1,195

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Cummins V.	Labour Party	867	72.6%	Elected
2	Balan J.	Our West Lancashire	191	16.0%
3	Rear J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	137	11.5%

Electorate 4,708 · Ballots cast 1,195 · EC ward code E05005375 · Back to ward index

Ashurst · single-seat

Marginal winner 80.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −30.9 pts Valid ballots 1,385

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Gagen Y.	Labour Party	1,121	80.9%	Elected
2	Rear G.	Conservative and Unionist Party	166	12.0%
3	Chandler P.	Liberal Democrats	98	7.1%

Electorate 5,113 · Ballots cast 1,385 · EC ward code E05005357 · Back to ward index

Tanhouse · single-seat

Marginal winner 85.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −35.7 pts Valid ballots 757

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Hogan P.	Labour Party	649	85.7%	Elected
2	Janvier S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	108	14.3%

Electorate 3,438 · Ballots cast 757 · EC ward code E05005376 · Back to ward index

Moorside · single-seat

Marginal winner 86.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −36.9 pts Valid ballots 617

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Fillis J.	Labour Party	536	86.9%	Elected
2	Brake S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	81	13.1%

Electorate 2,646 · Ballots cast 617 · EC ward code E05005368 · Back to ward index