Your Councillors
There are 45 councillors serving the 15 wards of the borough. Councillors are elected by a simple majority and serve for four years.
The political balance of the Council is currently 13 Labour seats, 12 seats held by Conservative, 11 'Our West Lancashire' seats, 7 seats held by Reform, and 2 Independent seats. Contact information for our borough councillors is available below.
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To find your councillor and further information including their contact details, political group and the committees on which they sit please use the links below:
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Councillor Judy AbbottBurscough Town
Labour Party
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Councillor Terry AldridgeSkelmersdale South
Labour and Co-operative Party
Older People’s Champion
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Councillor Mark AndersonOrmskirk West
Labour and Co-operative Party
Leader of the Labour Group
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Councillor Robert BaileyRural North East
The Conservative Party
Vice-Chairperson of Communities & Environment Committee; Small Business Champion
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Councillor Charles Robert BerryOrmskirk West
Our West Lancashire Party
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Councillor Alexander BlundellRural West
The Conservative Party
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Councillor Aaron BodyTanhouse & Skelmersdale Town Centre
Reform UK
Leader of West Lancashire Reform Group
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Councillor Patricia BurnsideBurscough Town
Labour and Co-operative Party
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Councillor Carl CoughlanTanhouse & Skelmersdale Town Centre
Labour and Co-operative Party
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Councillor Michael John CromptonOrmskirk East
Our West Lancashire Party
Youth Champion
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Councillor Ian EcclesNorth Meols & Hesketh Bank
The Conservative Party
Chairperson of Licensing & Gambling Committee; Vice-Chairperson of Licensing & Appeals Committee
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Councillor Anne Mary FennellOrmskirk West
Labour Party
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Councillor John FillisUp Holland
Labour Party
Deputy Leader of the Labour Group
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Councillor Julian Antoni FinchSkelmersdale South
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Councillor Thomas de FreitasNorth Meols & Hesketh Bank
The Conservative Party
Assistant Leader; Deputy Leader of the Conservative Group
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Councillor Neil FureyOld Skelmersdale
Our West Lancashire Party
Chairperson of Communities & Environment Committee
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Councillor Yvonne GagenSkelmersdale North
Labour and Co-operative Party
Chairperson of Audit & Governance Committee
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Councillor & Parish Councillor Norma GoodierTarleton Village
The Conservative Party
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Councillor John GordonBurscough Bridge & Rufford
The Conservative Party
Vice-Chairperson of Local Plan Committee; Armed Forces Champion
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Councillor Nikki HennessyOrmskirk East
Independent
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Councillor Paul David HeskethBurscough Bridge & Rufford
Our West Lancashire Party
Assistant Leader; Deputy Leader of Our West Lancashire (OWL)
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Councillor John HowardNorth Meols & Hesketh Bank
The Conservative Party
The Deputy Mayor of West Lancashire
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Councillor Nigel HudsonSkelmersdale South
Reform UK
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Councillor Anne Marie HughesAughton & Holborn
Our West Lancashire Party
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Councillor Janet IngmanOrmskirk East
Our West Lancashire Party
The Mayor of West Lancashire
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Councillor Gordon Paul JohnsonAughton & Holborn
Our West Lancashire Party
Chairperson of Licensing & Appeals Committee; Vice-Chairperson of Licensing & Gambling Committee
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Councillor Alison JonesBurscough Bridge & Rufford
Reform UK
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Councillor Katie JuckesRural North East
The Conservative Party
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Councillor Sarah E LawtonAughton & Holborn
Labour and Co-operative Party
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Councillor Richard LeeUp Holland
Reform UK
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Councillor John MeeTarleton Village
The Conservative Party
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Councillor Maureen NixonTanhouse & Skelmersdale Town Centre
Labour and Co-operative Party
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Councillor Gareth OakesRural West
Reform UK
The Deputy Leader of West Lancashire Reform Group; Vice-Chairperson of Audit & Governance Committee
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Councillor Gaynar OwenUp Holland
Labour Party
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Councillor Adrian OwensRural South
Our West Lancashire Party
The Deputy Leader of the Council; Vice-Chairperson of Policy and Resources
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Councillor Melissa S ParlourSkelmersdale North
Labour and Co-operative Party
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Councillor Jess RidingBurscough Town
Our West Lancashire Party
Dementia Champion
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Councillor Ian RigbyRural South
Our West Lancashire Party
Chairperson of Local Plan Committee
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Councillor Lizzie UrquhartSkelmersdale North
Reform UK
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Councillor Linda Marjorie WebsterRural South
Our West Lancashire Party
Chairperson of Planning Committee
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Councillor Donna WestOld Skelmersdale
Labour and Co-operative Party
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Councillor Mrs Marilyn WestleyRural West
The Conservative Party
Vice-Chairperson of Planning Committee
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Councillor David WhittingtonRural North East
The Conservative Party
The Leader of The Council; Chairperson of Policy & Resources Committee
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Councillor Mrs Joan WitterTarleton Village
The Conservative Party
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Councillor Ella WorthingtonOld Skelmersdale
Reform UK
Your West Lancashire
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