2004 West Lancashire District Council election

2004 UK local government election March 2025 November 2013 thumb|Results of the 2004 West Lancashire District Council election West Lancashire Borough Council elections The 2004 West Lancashire District Council election took place on 10 June 2004 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/vote2004/locals/html/3787.stm West Lancashire council 2009-12-18 BBC News After the election, the composition of the council was: PartySeats  ±  Conservative 29 +1Labour 25 -1 Elections 2004: Election results The Independent 4 2004-06-11 Campaign Before the election the Conservatives held 28 seats compared to 26 for Labour. Elections 2004: West Lancs Liverpool Daily Post 15 2004-05-13 18 seats were contested in the election, with 9 seats being defended by each of the 2 parties. As well as candidates from the Conservative and Labour parties, there were also 7 independents, 4 Greens, 1 Liberal Democrat and 1 from the new Ormskirk Party. Labour battles to seize back West Lancs from Tories Liverpool Daily Post 17 2004-05-28 Both the Liberal Democrat and Ormskirk Party candidates were standing in Derby ward, which was seen as being one of the critical contests in the election. A major issue in the election was privatisation, which the Conservatives supported saying it would improve efficiency, however Labour criticised the Conservatives plans saying investment should be kept in the area. The Conservatives called on voters to back their moves to establish litter free zones, create secure leisure facilities for young people and refurbish parks. However Labour attacked plans to sell council housing and the handing of a local park to a private developer. Other issues included crime, anti-social behaviour, CCTV and plans to move the accident and emergency department of Ormskirk hospital to Southport hospital. Nick Murton Vote 2004: Vital Issues for families; Nick Murton canvasses opinion from people in West Lancashire and Halton in the days leading up to the local elections Liverpool Echo 10 2004-05-25 Election results The results saw the Conservatives hold on to control of the council after making 1 gain from Labour. Vote 2004: West Lancs Liverpool Echo 11 2004-06-11 This meant the Conservatives held 29 seats compared to 25 for Labour and the election was described as a "vindication of Conservative policies running West Lancs" by the Conservative leader of the council, Geoff Roberts. Meanwhile, Labour's group leader on the council, Alan Bullen, only narrowly held his own seat on the council in Skelmersdale North. Overall turnout in the election was up by 14% at 42.47%. West Lancashire local election result 2004 http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/loc04/Pages/westlancsdc/Wards.htm Election results - 10 Jun 2004 2010-04-15 Political Science Resources https://web.archive.org/web/20120531133128/http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/loc04/Pages/westlancsdc/Wards.htm 31 May 2012 dead Ballot box The Times London 26 2004-06-12 Conservative Party (UK) 10 1 0 +1 55.6 47.4 13,309 +1.3 Labour Party (UK) 8 0 1 -1 44.4 36.9 10,346 -3.0 Independent (politician) 0 0 0 0 0.0 10.6 2,979 -0.5 Green Party of England and Wales 0 0 0 0 0.0 3.3 937 +0.4 Ormskirk Party 0 0 0 0 0.0 1.1 298 +1.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.7 190 +0.7 Ward results Ashurst Ashurst Labour Party (UK) Donna Duffy 911 57.4 +4.3 Independent (politician) Patrick McElhinney 347 21.9 -7.6 Conservative Party (UK) David Meadows 330 20.8 +3.4 564 35.5 +11.9 1,588 33.4 +14.7 Labour Party (UK) Aughton and Downholland Aughton and Downholland Conservative Party (UK) Una Atherley 1,725 77.4 +16.7 Labour Party (UK) David McKay 503 22.6 -16.7 1,222 54.8 +33.4 2,228 49.4 +15.4 Conservative Party (UK) Birch Green Birch Green Labour Party (UK) Mary Pendleton 676 81.0 -3.6 Conservative Party (UK) Susan Cropper 159 19.0 +3.6 517 62.0 -7.2 835 27.8 +14.9 Labour Party (UK) Burscough Burscough East Conservative Party (UK) Florence Westley 900 60.6 Labour Party (UK) Anne Carter 584 39.4 316 21.2 1,484 49.7 Conservative Party (UK) Burscough West Burscough West Labour Party (UK) Cynthia Dereli 832 52.2 Conservative Party (UK) Graham Jones 763 47.8 69 4.4 1,595 41.6 Labour Party (UK) Derby Derby Conservative Party (UK) Adrian Owens 987 45.5 -2.0 Labour Party (UK) Alan Williams 550 25.3 -16.3 Ormskirk Party Margaret Heslegrave 298 13.7 +13.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Julian Reid 190 8.8 +8.8 Green Party of England and Wales Anne Doyle 146 6.7 -4.1 437 20.2 +14.3 2,171 47.0 +18.8 Conservative Party (UK) Digmoor Digmoor Labour Party (UK) Terence Aldridge 710 72.9 -2.6 Independent (politician) Alan Spears 147 15.1 +0.9 Conservative Party (UK) Irene O'Donnell 117 12.0 +1.7 563 57.8 -3.5 974 31.0 +14.6 Labour Party (UK) Halsall Halsall Conservative Party (UK) Doreen Stephenson 459 55.4 -18.4 Independent (politician) Raymond Brookfield 370 44.6 +44.6 89 10.8 -36.8 829 47.0 Conservative Party (UK) Hesketh-with-Becconsall Hesketh-with-Becconsall Conservative Party (UK) Martin Forshaw 820 63.8 Independent (politician) Nadine Ashcroft 466 36.2 354 27.6 1,286 42.8 Conservative Party (UK) Knowsley Knowsley Conservative Party (UK) Peter Lea 1,360 61.4 +4.8 Labour Party (UK) Francis Williams 652 29.4 -2.8 Green Party of England and Wales John Watt 204 9.2 -2.0 708 32.0 +7.6 2,216 49.2 +20.8 Conservative Party (UK) Moorside Moorside Labour Party (UK) Stephen Hanlon 664 82.3 Conservative Party (UK) Malcolm Barron 143 17.7 521 64.6 807 29.2 Labour Party (UK) Rufford Rufford Conservative Party (UK) Joan Colling 609 77.7 +2.4 Labour Party (UK) Shan Annis 175 22.3 -2.4 434 55.4 +4.8 784 47.3 Conservative Party (UK) Scott Scott Conservative Party (UK) Cyril Ainscough 1,044 48.1 +10.4 Labour Party (UK) Noel Delaney 820 37.8 -0.5 Green Party of England and Wales Maurice George 305 14.1 +4.6 224 10.3 2,169 47.0 +14.5 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Skelmersdale North Skelmersdale North Labour Party (UK) Alan Bullen 531 45.7 -15.4 Independent (politician) Joan Morrison 473 40.7 +14.2 Conservative Party (UK) Joan Witter 157 13.5 +1.0 58 5.0 -29.6 1,161 37.4 +13.9 Labour Party (UK) Skelmersdale South Skelmersdale South Labour Party (UK) Sydney Jones 1,077 63.6 -10.2 Conservative Party (UK) Richard Shepherd 334 19.7 +5.5 Green Party of England and Wales Martin Lowe 282 16.7 +4.7 743 43.9 -15.7 1,693 33.9 +15.3 Labour Party (UK) Tarleton Tarleton Conservative Party (UK) John Mee 1,431 63.9 +4.6 Independent (politician) John Hodson 810 36.1 -4.6 621 27.8 +9.2 2,241 50.5 +13.5 Conservative Party (UK) Up Holland Up Holland Labour Party (UK) Margaret Skilling 1,066 48.0 -7.2 Conservative Party (UK) Ruth Pollock 787 35.5 -9.3 Independent (politician) Karen Horrocks 366 16.5 +16.5 279 12.5 +2.1 2,219 45.2 +14.9 Labour Party (UK) Wrightington Wrightington Conservative Party (UK) Peter Gartside 1,184 66.6 +17.4 Labour Party (UK) Pauline Bailey 595 33.4 -17.4 589 33.2 1,779 52.7 +15.5 Conservative Party (UK) References 2004 Category:2004 English local elections Category:2000s in Lancashire