West Lancashire Borough Council election, 2012
The 2012 West Lancashire Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of West Lancashire Borough Council in Lancashire, England. One third of the council was up for election, with results compared to the corresponding vote in West Lancashire Council election, 2008.[1]
| West Lancashire Local Election Result 2012 |
| Party |
Seats |
Gains |
Losses |
Net gain/loss |
Seats % |
Votes % |
Votes |
+/− |
| |
Conservative |
7 |
0 |
5 |
-5 |
38.9 |
35.64 |
7991 |
-18.56 |
| |
Labour |
11 |
5 |
0 |
+5 |
61.1 |
56.04 |
12566 |
+19.24 |
| |
Liberal Democrat |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.58 |
131 |
N/A |
| |
UKIP |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.41 |
91 |
N/A |
| |
Green |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4.11 |
921 |
+1.01 |
| |
Independent |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.07 |
241 |
-0.53 |
Ward results
Ashurst
| Ashurst |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Green |
Elizabeth Boorman |
138 |
10.2% |
|
|
Conservative |
Stacey Griffiths |
171 |
12.6% |
|
|
Labour |
Gail Hodson |
1046 |
77.2% |
|
| Majority |
871 |
64.0% |
|
| Turnout |
1362 |
28.1% |
|
Aughton and Downholland
| Aughton and Downholland |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Una Atherley |
913 |
59.8% |
|
|
Labour |
Paul Hennessy |
613 |
40.2% |
|
| Majority |
300 |
19.4% |
|
| Turnout |
1543 |
34.1% |
|
Birch Green
| Birch Green |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Green |
Peter Cranie |
45 |
5.7% |
|
|
Labour |
Lucy Hodson |
686 |
86.7% |
|
|
Conservative |
Jane Marshall |
60 |
7.6% |
|
| Majority |
626 |
78.6% |
|
| Turnout |
796 |
25.5% |
|
Burscough East
| Burscough East |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Independent |
Brian Bailey |
241 |
21.9% |
|
|
Labour |
Roger Bell |
461 |
42.0% |
|
|
Conservative |
George Pratt |
396 |
36.1% |
|
| Majority |
65 |
5.8% |
|
| Turnout |
1116 |
34.1% |
|
Burscough West
| Burscough West |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Cynthia Dereli |
960 |
67.8% |
|
|
Conservative |
Jason Grice |
455 |
32.2% |
|
| Majority |
505 |
35.4% |
|
| Turnout |
1423 |
36.3% |
|
Derby
| Derby |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Gareth Dowling |
575 |
33.6% |
|
|
Green |
Anne Doyle |
160 |
9.4% |
|
|
Conservative |
Adrian Owens |
883 |
51.7% |
|
|
UKIP |
Thomas Roughley |
91 |
5.3% |
|
| Majority |
308 |
18.0% |
|
| Turnout |
1712 |
31.1% |
|
Digmoor
Halsall
| Halsall |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Raymond Brookfield |
302 |
47.7% |
|
|
Conservative |
Doreen Stephenson |
331 |
52.3% |
|
| Majority |
29 |
4.5% |
|
| Turnout |
648 |
37.5% |
|
Hesketh-with-Becconsall
| Hesketh-with-Becconsall |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Joan Draper |
300 |
35.5% |
|
|
Conservative |
Martin Forshaw |
544 |
64.5% |
|
| Majority |
244 |
28.6% |
|
| Turnout |
853 |
27.1% |
|
Knowsley
| Knowsley |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
David Meadows |
711 |
39.7% |
|
|
Labour |
George Oliver |
918 |
51.3% |
|
|
Green |
John Watt |
161 |
9.0% |
|
| Majority |
207 |
11.5% |
|
| Turnout |
1802 |
40.4% |
|
Moorside
| Moorside |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Terence Aldridge |
753 |
90.4% |
|
|
Conservative |
Cindy Miller |
80 |
9.6% |
|
| Majority |
673 |
80.0% |
|
| Turnout |
841 |
30.2% |
|
Rufford
| Rufford |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Independent |
John Gordon |
293 |
39.8% |
|
|
Conservative |
Jane Houlgrave |
333 |
45.2% |
|
|
Labour |
Simon Perkins |
111 |
15.1% |
|
| Majority |
40 |
5.3% |
|
| Turnout |
741 |
43.9% |
|
Scott
| Scott |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Peter Banks |
112 |
6.6 |
N/A |
|
Green |
Maurice George |
151 |
8.9 |
-4.9 |
|
Conservative |
Edward McCarthy |
516 |
30.3 |
-25.4 |
|
Labour |
Kevin Wright |
923 |
54.2 |
+23.0 |
| Majority |
407 |
23.8 |
-0.7 |
| Turnout |
1707 |
37.5 |
+2.7 |
Skelmersdale North
| Skelmersdale North |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Neil Furey |
945 |
89.7% |
|
|
Conservative |
Amanda Shaw |
109 |
10.3% |
|
| Majority |
836 |
78.4% |
|
| Turnout |
1066 |
34.7% |
|
Skelmersdale South
| Skelmersdale South |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
David Gallagher |
134 |
9.5% |
|
|
Green |
Martin Lowe |
114 |
8.1% |
|
|
Labour |
Donna West |
1165 |
82.4% |
|
| Majority |
1031 |
72.4% |
|
| Turnout |
1424 |
28.4% |
|
Tarleton
| Tarleton |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Margaret Blake |
391 |
26.7% |
|
|
Conservative |
Rosie Evans |
1076 |
73.3% |
|
| Majority |
685 |
45.9% |
|
| Turnout |
1491 |
33.0% |
|
Up Holland
| Up Holland |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Gaynar Owen |
1124 |
64.4% |
|
|
Conservative |
Ruth Pollock |
622 |
35.6% |
|
| Majority |
502 |
28.4% |
|
| Turnout |
1762 |
35.6% |
|
Wrightington
| Wrightington |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Carolyn Evans |
589 |
49.4% |
|
|
Green |
Julie Hotchkiss |
152 |
12.8% |
|
|
Labour |
Jennifer Patterson |
451 |
37.8% |
|
| Majority |
138 |
11.5% |
|
| Turnout |
1197 |
35.75 |
|
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