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West Lancashire 2026

Local elections held 7 May 2026.

15 ward races

15 seats

14 elected below the proportional quota

93.3% 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 they'd need to clinch the 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 signed gap as points below quota (a negative number) — the editorial indictment. Above-quota results clear the bar 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 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.

Vote share

Actual seats

Proportional seats

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.

Current (2026)

Previous (2025)

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 28.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −21.2 pts Valid ballots 2,872

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	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%	—

Electorate 5,870 · Ballots cast 2,878 · Invalid 6 · EC ward code local.west-lancashire.burscough-bridge-rufford.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Skelmersdale South · single-seat

Marginal winner 34.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −15.9 pts Valid ballots 1,705

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	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%	—

Electorate 5,751 · Ballots cast 1,708 · Invalid 3 · EC ward code local.west-lancashire.skelmersdale-south.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Rural North East · single-seat

Marginal winner 35.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −14.2 pts Valid ballots 3,053

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	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%	—

Electorate 6,116 · Ballots cast 3,063 · Invalid 10 · EC ward code local.west-lancashire.rural-north-east.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Skelmersdale North · single-seat

Marginal winner 38.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −11.2 pts Valid ballots 2,012

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	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%	—

Electorate 5,899 · Ballots cast 2,018 · Invalid 6 · EC ward code local.west-lancashire.skelmersdale-north.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Aughton and Holborn · single-seat

Marginal winner 39.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −10.6 pts Valid ballots 2,946

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	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%	—

Electorate 6,552 · Ballots cast 2,952 · Invalid 6 · EC ward code local.west-lancashire.aughton-holborn.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Up Holland · single-seat

Marginal winner 40.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −10.0 pts Valid ballots 2,567

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	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%	—

Electorate 6,044 · Ballots cast 2,571 · Invalid 4 · EC ward code local.west-lancashire.up-holland.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Burscough Town · single-seat

Marginal winner 40.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −9.7 pts Valid ballots 2,328

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	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%	—

Electorate 5,727 · Ballots cast 2,330 · Invalid 2 · EC ward code local.west-lancashire.burscough-town.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Rural South · single-seat

Marginal winner 40.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −9.4 pts Valid ballots 2,073

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	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%	—

Electorate 4,854 · Ballots cast 2,074 · Invalid 1 · EC ward code local.west-lancashire.rural-south.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Tanhouse and Skelmersdale Town Centre · single-seat

Marginal winner 41.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −8.1 pts Valid ballots 1,703

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	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%	—

Electorate 6,281 · Ballots cast 1,711 · Invalid 8 · EC ward code local.west-lancashire.tanhouse-skelmersdale-town-centre.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Ormskirk West · single-seat

Marginal winner 42.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −7.5 pts Valid ballots 2,601

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	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%	—

Electorate 5,847 · Ballots cast 2,605 · Invalid 4 · EC ward code local.west-lancashire.ormskirk-west.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Old Skelmersdale · single-seat

Marginal winner 42.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −7.2 pts Valid ballots 2,061

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	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%	—

Electorate 6,267 · Ballots cast 2,076 · Invalid 15 · EC ward code local.west-lancashire.old-skelmersdale.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Ormskirk East · single-seat

Marginal winner 43.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −7.0 pts Valid ballots 2,679

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	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%	—

Electorate 5,840 · Ballots cast 2,682 · Invalid 3 · EC ward code local.west-lancashire.ormskirk-east.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Tarleton Village · single-seat

Marginal winner 45.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −4.4 pts Valid ballots 2,712

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	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%	—

Electorate 5,775 · Ballots cast 2,718 · Invalid 6 · EC ward code local.west-lancashire.tarleton-village.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Rural West · single-seat

Marginal winner 46.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −3.3 pts Valid ballots 2,551

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	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%	—

Electorate 5,758 · Ballots cast 2,553 · Invalid 2 · EC ward code local.west-lancashire.rural-west.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

North Meols and Hesketh Bank · single-seat

Marginal winner 51.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota +1.8 pts Valid ballots 2,517

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	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%	—

Electorate 5,868 · Ballots cast 2,518 · Invalid 1 · EC ward code local.west-lancashire.north-meols-hesketh-bank.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index