2010 West Lancashire Borough Council election

2010 UK local government election March 2025 November 2013 thumb|Results of the 2010 West Lancashire Borough Council election West Lancashire Borough Council elections The 2010 West Lancashire Borough Council election took place on 6 May 2010 to elect members of West Lancashire Borough Council in Lancashire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council. https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/election2010/council/html/3787.stm West Lancashire 2010-09-02 BBC News 2009-04-19 After the election, the composition of the council was: Conservative 31 Labour 21 Independent 1 Vacant 1 http://www.osadvertiser.co.uk/news/skelmersdale-news/2010/05/08/conservatives-keep-west-lancashire-control-after-labour-gains-100252-26402350/ Conservatives keep West Lancashire control after Labour gains 2010-09-03 2010-05-08 Ormskirk & Skelmersdale Advertiser Background Since the council was created in 1973 West Lancashire has alternated between the Conservative and Labour parties. https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-225873291.html Tories favourites in two-party race for control; Local election profile: West Lancashire: Local election. 2010-09-03 2010-05-03 2012-11-04 HighBeam Research subscription https://web.archive.org/web/20121104171055/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-225873291.html Liverpool, England usurped Liverpool Daily Post The Conservatives gained control of the council in the 2002 election and since then had increased their majority. This meant that before the 2010 election the Conservatives held 33 of the 54 seats on the council as compared to 16 for Labour, 2 independents and a number of vacancies. The third party nationally, the Liberal Democrats, had no councillors in West Lancashire and did not stand any candidates in the election. Campaign 19 seats were being contested in the 2010 election, including the normal 18 seats and one by-election. The by-election in Scott ward came after the resignation of Conservative Geoff Hammond in March, http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-225789826.html https://web.archive.org/web/20121104171102/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-225789826.html usurped 2012-11-04 Tories hold on in West Lancs 2010-09-03 2010-05-08 HighBeam Research subscription Liverpool, England Liverpool Echo meaning that 2 councillors would be elected from the ward in 2010. As well as the Conservative and Labour parties, there were also several Green Party candidates and one English Democrat who was standing in Ashurst ward. The Conservatives' strong majority before the election meant it was seen as being almost certain that they would remain in control of the council. They were defending 14 of the 19 seats being contested, but were still hoping to make some gains. The Conservatives pointed to their record in freezing Council Tax, while making improvements in services and local parks. Meanwhile, Labour pointed to their candidates and the increased turnout due to the election taking place at the same time as the general election, as factors leading them to hope they would make gains. They targeted the wards of Burscough East, Burscough West and Scott, while also hoping to make progress elsewhere in the north of the council. Election result The results saw the Conservatives stay in control of the council despite losing 3 council seats to reduce their majority to 8 seats. http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-225840888.html https://web.archive.org/web/20121104171110/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-225840888.html usurped 2012-11-04 Lib-Dem losses reflect party's national nosedive 2010-09-03 2010-05-10 HighBeam Research subscription Liverpool, England Liverpool Daily Post Labour gained the 3 seats from the Conservatives in Burscough West and both seats in Scott ward, with Labour's 41 vote majority in Burscough West being the most marginal of the election. Labour also regained a seat in Up Holland, where the former councillor, David Phythian, had served as an independent after having been suspended from Labour in 2007 due to racist comments. However the Conservative group leader, Ian Grant, was among those who held their seats with the Conservatives remaining safely in control of the council. West Lancashire local election result 2010 http://webdocs.westlancsdc.gov.uk/coins/elected_members.asp?electionname=Borough+Council+Election+2010 Elected Members - Borough Council Election 2010 2010-09-02 West Lancashire Borough Council https://web.archive.org/web/20110902040541/http://webdocs.westlancsdc.gov.uk/coins/elected_members.asp?electionname=Borough+Council+Election+2010 2 September 2011 dead Conservative Party (UK) 11 0 3 -3 57.9 47.5 22,328 -6.7 Labour Party (UK) 8 4 0 +4 42.1 48.8 22,930 +12.0 Green Party of England and Wales 0 0 0 0 0.0 3.0 1,402 -0.1 English Democrats Party 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.8 353 +0.8 Independent (politician) 0 0 1 -1 0.0 0.0 0 - Ward results Ashurst https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpool-news/local-news/2010/05/08/no-headline-100252-26402408/5/ Election 2010: Your comprehensive guide to all the local council results 2010-09-03 2010-05-08 Liverpool Echo Labour Party (UK) Yvonne Gagen 2,109 69.5 +18.3 Conservative Party (UK) David Gallagher 574 18.9 -10.1 English Democrats Party Stephen Bennett 353 11.6 +11.6 1,535 50.6 +28.4 3,036 63.1 +41.6 Labour Party (UK) Aughton & Downholland Conservative Party (UK) David O'Toole 1,871 57.7 -7.3 Labour Party (UK) Paul Hennessy 1,372 42.3 +24.0 499 15.4 -31.3 3,243 72.5 +35.8 Conservative Party (UK) Aughton Park Conservative Party (UK) Ian Grant 1,511 68.7 -12.1 Labour Party (UK) Kate Ainscough 688 31.3 +12.1 823 37.4 -24.2 2,199 70.6 +35.2 Conservative Party (UK) Burscough East Conservative Party (UK) Ruth Melling 1,192 53.1 -12.5 Labour Party (UK) Roger Bell 1,054 46.9 +12.5 138 6.1 -25.2 2,246 68.5 +33.9 Conservative Party (UK) Burscough West Labour Party (UK) John Davis 1,307 50.8 +9.4 Conservative Party (UK) David Griffiths 1,266 49.2 -9.4 41 1.6 2,573 66.3 +29.3 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Derby Conservative Party (UK) Paul Greenall 1,396 46.0 -15.8 Labour Party (UK) John Fillis 1,195 39.4 +16.4 Green Party of England and Wales Anne Doyle 445 14.7 -0.5 201 6.6 -32.2 3,036 58.2 +29.1 Conservative Party (UK) Hesketh-with-Becconsall Conservative Party (UK) Christopher Ashcroft 1,339 68.6 Labour Party (UK) Lucy Hodson 612 31.4 727 37.2 1,951 62.7 Conservative Party (UK) Knowsley Conservative Party (UK) Val Hopley 1,535 48.6 -15.2 Labour Party (UK) Judith Hanlon 1,331 42.1 +19.4 Green Party of England and Wales John Watt 292 9.2 -4.2 204 6.5 -34.6 3,158 72.1 +36.7 Conservative Party (UK) Moorside Labour Party (UK) Julie Gibson 1,298 83.4 +8.9 Conservative Party (UK) Graham Jones 259 16.6 -8.9 1,039 66.7 +17.8 1,557 56.9 +34.2 Labour Party (UK) Newburgh Conservative Party (UK) Edward Pope 832 66.9 -5.8 Labour Party (UK) Jacqueline Citarella 411 33.1 +16.1 421 33.9 -21.7 1,243 78.0 +33.5 Conservative Party (UK) North Meols Conservative Party (UK) John Baldock 1,192 65.1 +5.9 Labour Party (UK) John Hodson 638 34.9 +20.6 554 30.3 -2.4 1,830 57.7 +28.5 Conservative Party (UK) Parbold Conservative Party (UK) Barbara Kean 1,477 63.1 -15.1 Labour Party (UK) Clare Gillard 864 36.9 +15.1 613 26.2 -30.1 2,341 76.9 +36.1 Conservative Party (UK) Scarisbrick Conservative Party (UK) William Cropper 1,480 69.3 +16.0 Labour Party (UK) Susan Jones 657 30.7 +17.0 823 38.5 +10.6 2,137 70.9 +34.4 Conservative Party (UK) Scott (2) Labour Party (UK) Noel Delaney 1,500 Labour Party (UK) Steve Hanlon 1,379 Conservative Party (UK) David Meadows 1,127 Conservative Party (UK) Sarah Ainscough 898 Green Party of England and Wales Maurice George 408 5,312 67.3 +32.5 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Skelmersdale South Labour Party (UK) Ian McKay 2,228 73.3 +6.6 Conservative Party (UK) Amanda Shaw 554 18.2 -15.1 Green Party of England and Wales Martin Lowe 257 8.5 +8.5 1,674 55.1 +21.8 3,039 61.8 +38.5 Labour Party (UK) Tanhouse Labour Party (UK) Bob Pendleton 1,416 76.6 +24.4 Conservative Party (UK) Cindy Miller 433 23.4 -24.4 983 53.2 +48.8 1,849 55.2 +32.5 Labour Party (UK) Tarleton Conservative Party (UK) James Kay 2,000 67.9 -19.8 Labour Party (UK) Gail Hodson 944 32.1 +19.8 1,056 35.9 -39.4 2,944 66.0 +27.1 Conservative Party (UK) Up Holland Labour Party (UK) Ian Moran 1,927 58.1 +15.2 Conservative Party (UK) Jonathan Kirkby 1,392 41.9 -1.2 535 16.2 3,319 68.0 +33.6 Labour Party (UK) Independent (politician) References West Lancashire 2010 Category:2010s in Lancashire