2008 West Lancashire District Council election

2008 UK local government election March 2025 November 2013 West Lancashire Borough Council elections thumb|Results of the 2008 West Lancashire Borough Council election The 2008 West Lancashire District Council election took place on 1 May 2008 to elect members of West Lancashire District 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/bsp/hi/elections/local_council/08/html/30up.stm West Lancashire 2010-04-18 BBC News 2008-04-19 After the election, the composition of the council was: PartySeats  ±  Conservative 35 +2Labour 18 -2Independent 1 0 Two wins sees grip tighten Liverpool Echo 5 2008-05-02 Campaign Before the election, in which 19 seats were being contested, the Conservatives ran the council with 33 of the 52 seats. Tories confident of maintaining their grip Liverpool Daily Post 9 2008-04-25 The seat in Tanhouse was being contested after the death of Labour councillor Sally Keegan in December 2007, while Conservative Martin Forshaw was unopposed in Hesketh with Becconsall. Michael Byrne Tories 'strong' in W Lancs Liverpool Daily Post 6 2008-05-02 The Conservatives were strongly favoured to remain in control and were particularly targeting the last Labour held seat in Burscough. The Conservatives campaigned on plans to regenerate Skelmersdale, build new council offices on a site in Ormskirk and a pledge to keep council tax rises as low as possible. Election result The results saw the Conservatives increase their control of the council after making 2 gains from Labour. They gained the seats of Burscough West and Up Holland, with the margin of victory in Up Holland being only 3 votes after 2 recounts were required. Labour also only held the Tanhouse seat by 34 votes after a recount. The results meant the Conservatives had 35 seats compared to 18 for Labour and 1 independent. Overall turnout in the election was 30.51%. http://webdocs.westlancsdc.gov.uk/coins/Election_summary.asp?electionname=District%20Council%20Elections%202008 Election Summary - District Council Elections 2008 2010-04-18 West Lancashire Borough Council https://web.archive.org/web/20110902035021/http://webdocs.westlancsdc.gov.uk/coins/Election_summary.asp?electionname=District%20Council%20Elections%202008 2 September 2011 dead The Conservative council leader, Geoff Roberts, saw the results as a sign they could take the parliamentary seat in the next general election, while Labour blamed their defeats on national issues. West Lancashire local election result 2008 Conservative Party (UK) 12 2 0 +2 63.2 54.2 11,101 +1.4 Labour Party (UK) 7 0 2 -2 36.8 36.8 7,543 -1.1 United Kingdom Independence Party 0 0 0 0 0.0 4.2 857 +3.3 Green Party of England and Wales 0 0 0 0 0.0 3.1 638 -0.5 Independent (politician) 0 0 0 0 0.0 1.6 336 +0.3 Ward results Ashurst Ashurst Labour Party (UK) Geoff Roberts 533 51.2 -17.0 Conservative Party (UK) James Coomber 302 29.0 -2.8 United Kingdom Independence Party Roy Green 207 19.9 +19.9 231 22.2 -14.3 1,042 21.5 +0.4 Labour Party (UK) Aughton and Downholland Aughton and Downholland Conservative Party (UK) Una Atherley 1,073 65.0 -7.1 Labour Party (UK) Julie Gibson 302 18.3 -9.6 United Kingdom Independence Party Jim Bevan 276 16.7 +16.7 771 46.7 +2.6 1,651 36.7 +0.8 Conservative Party (UK) Birch Green Birch Green Labour Party (UK) Mary Pendleton 394 75.9 -5.5 Conservative Party (UK) Malcolm Barron 125 24.1 +5.5 269 51.8 -11.0 519 17.1 +0.2 Labour Party (UK) Burscough East Burscough East Conservative Party (UK) George Pratt 737 65.6 -0.6 Labour Party (UK) Kate Anderson 386 34.4 +0.6 351 31.3 -1.1 1,123 34.6 -3.4 Conservative Party (UK) Burscough West Burscough West Conservative Party (UK) Jason Grice 853 58.6 +2.7 Labour Party (UK) Cynthia Dereli 602 41.4 -2.7 251 17.3 +2.5 1,455 37.0 +0.0 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Derby Derby Conservative Party (UK) Adrian Owens 904 61.8 +4.6 Labour Party (UK) Alexander Gilmore 336 23.0 -3.5 Green Party of England and Wales Anne Doyle 223 15.2 -1.1 568 38.8 +8.1 1,463 29.1 -2.0 Conservative Party (UK) Digmoor Digmoor Labour Party (UK) Terence Aldridge 515 76.5 -3.3 Conservative Party (UK) Graham Jones 158 23.5 +3.3 357 53.0 -6.7 673 21.6 +0.5 Labour Party (UK) Halsall Halsall Conservative Party (UK) Doreen Stephenson 395 64.4 +9.0 Independent (politician) David Corfield 152 24.8 -19.8 Labour Party (UK) Susan Jones 66 10.8 +10.8 243 39.6 +28.8 613 34.6 -12.4 Conservative Party (UK) Hesketh-with-Becconsall Hesketh-with-Becconsall Conservative Party (UK) Martin Forshaw unopposed Conservative Party (UK) Knowsley Knowsley Conservative Party (UK) Peter Lea 1,003 63.8 +8.0 Labour Party (UK) Ann Rice 357 22.7 -9.2 Green Party of England and Wales John Watt 211 13.4 +1.0 646 41.1 +17.2 1,571 35.4 +0.3 Conservative Party (UK) Moorside Moorside Labour Party (UK) Christopher Mawdsley 478 74.5 -5.2 Conservative Party (UK) Richard Shepherd 164 25.5 +5.2 314 48.9 -10.5 642 22.7 +0.9 Labour Party (UK) Rufford Rufford Conservative Party (UK) Joan Colling 524 84.8 +7.1 Labour Party (UK) Jacqueline Citarella 94 15.2 -7.1 430 69.6 +14.2 618 37.6 -9.7 Conservative Party (UK) Scott Scott Conservative Party (UK) Cyril Ainscough 861 55.7 +8.4 Labour Party (UK) Noel Delaney 482 31.2 -3.1 Green Party of England and Wales Maurice George 204 13.2 +2.0 379 24.5 +11.5 1,547 34.8 -1.8 Conservative Party (UK) Skelmersdale North Skelmersdale North Labour Party (UK) Neil Furey 563 62.9 -14.4 Independent (politician) Joan Morrison 184 20.6 +20.6 Conservative Party (UK) Dave Rydings 148 16.5 -6.2 379 42.3 -12.2 895 29.0 +1.3 Labour Party (UK) Skelmersdale South Skelmersdale South Labour Party (UK) Sydney Jones 778 66.7 -6.5 Conservative Party (UK) Joanne Rushton 389 33.3 +6.5 389 33.3 -13.0 1,167 23.3 -0.7 Labour Party (UK) Tanhouse Tanhouse Labour Party (UK) Nikki Hennessy 402 52.2 -8.3 Conservative Party (UK) Cindy Miller 368 47.8 +21.4 34 4.4 -29.7 770 22.7 +3.1 Labour Party (UK) Tarleton Tarleton Conservative Party (UK) John Mee 1,526 87.7 +18.2 Labour Party (UK) Stephen Hanlon 215 12.3 +3.0 1,311 75.3 +27.1 1,741 38.9 +2.2 Conservative Party (UK) Up Holland Up Holland Conservative Party (UK) Ruth Pollock 728 43.1 -0.4 Labour Party (UK) Maggie Skilling 725 42.9 -2.2 United Kingdom Independence Party Marie Settle 238 14.1 +2.8 3 0.2 1,691 34.4 -0.3 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Wrightington Wrightington Conservative Party (UK) Peter Gartside 843 65.1 +2.2 Labour Party (UK) Pauline Bailey 315 24.3 -12.8 United Kingdom Independence Party Iain Routh 136 10.5 +10.5 528 40.8 +14.9 1,294 38.8 -1.4 Conservative Party (UK) References External links Reactions to the results from the group leaders Category:2008 English local elections 2008 Category:2000s in Lancashire