West Lancashire

  • Council Control: Lab
  • Conservatives 14
  • Labour 22
  • Liberal Democrats 0
  • Green 0
  • Other 9

Our West Lancashire 5, Independent 4. Low-lying area between Southport and Wigan, with the largest town being the unfinished new town of Skelmersdale (one claimant as the largest in England with no railway station). Nearby is the market town of Ormskirk, home to Edge Hill University, and Burscough.

Nikki Hennessy (Ormskirk East) moved from Labour to Independent in May 2025.

Next local elections
2026

Election cycle
Thirds

Local authority type
District

Address
PO Box 16, 52 Derby Street, Ormskirk L39 2DF

Phone
01695 577177

Website
http://www.westlancs.gov.uk/

Council Tax (Band D)
£2362.12

Upper tier authority
Lancashire