West Lancashire local elections
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One third of West Lancashire Council councillors are elected three years in every four.
Contents |
[edit] Political control
- No overall control 1973 - 1976
- Conservative 1976 - 1986
- No overall control 1986 - 1987
- Conservative 1987 - 1991
- No overall control 1991 - 1994
- Labour 1994 - 2002
- Conservative 2002 - present
[edit] Council elections
- West Lancashire Council election, 1998
- West Lancashire Council election, 1999
- West Lancashire Council election, 2000
- West Lancashire Council election, 2002
- West Lancashire Council election, 2003
- West Lancashire Council election, 2004
- West Lancashire Council election, 2006
- West Lancashire Council election, 2007
- West Lancashire Council election, 2008
[edit] By-election results
Birch Green By-Election 6 March 1997 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | 1,537 | 87.7 | |||
Conservative | 215 | 12.3 | |||
Majority | 1,322 | 75.4 | |||
Turnout | 1,752 | 23.0 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Upholland South By-Election 6 March 1997 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | 745 | 67.0 | |||
Conservative | 367 | 3.0 | |||
Majority | 378 | 34.0 | |||
Turnout | 1,112 | 44.3 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Tanhouse By-Election 24 July 1997 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | 435 | 90.6 | +2.7 | ||
Conservative | 45 | 9.4 | +0.4 | ||
Majority | 390 | 81.2 | |||
Turnout | 480 | 13.6 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Burscough By-Election 30 July 1998 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | 585 | 50.0 | -7.4 | ||
Conservative | 533 | 45.6 | +5.0 | ||
Liberal Democrat | 45 | 3.8 | +3.8 | ||
Natural Law | 7 | 0.6 | -1.4 | ||
Majority | 52 | 4.4 | |||
Turnout | 1,170 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Knowsley By-Election 7 June 2001 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | 1,385 | 50.4 | -8.7 | ||
Labour | 1,363 | 49.6 | +12.1 | ||
Majority | 22 | 0.8 | |||
Turnout | 2,748 | ||||
Conservative gain from Independent | Swing |
Upholland South By-Election 7 June 2001 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | 929 | 58.5 | +1.1 | ||
Conservative | 660 | 41.5 | +3.1 | ||
Majority | 269 | 17.0 | |||
Turnout | 1,589 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Derby By-Election 13 December 2001 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | 571 | 63.4 | +10.0 | ||
Labour | 330 | 36.6 | -6.0 | ||
Majority | 241 | 26.8 | |||
Turnout | 901 | 14.0 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Tanhouse By-Election 13 December 2001 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | 220 | 81.8 | +9.5 | ||
Conservative | 49 | 18.2 | -9.5 | ||
Majority | 179 | 63.8 | |||
Turnout | 269 | 8.3 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Up Holland By-Election 13 October 2005 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | 608 | 59.8 | +11.8 | ||
Conservative | 408 | 40.2 | +4.7 | ||
Majority | 200 | 19.6 | |||
Turnout | 1,016 | 20.5 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |